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Book Recommendations for Music in 2023

There are 78 music books recommended by the community in 2023.
Harmonica For Dummies
Harmonica For Dummies
Winslow Yerxa
4.4
Comments: 34
Avaliable on Amazon
Blues Harmonica For Dummies
Blues Harmonica For Dummies
Winslow Yerxa
4.0
Comments: 23
Avaliable on Amazon
Adult All-In-One Course: Lesson-Theory-Technic: Level 1
Adult All-In-One Course: Lesson-Theory-Technic: Level 1
Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco
4.6
Comments: 15
Avaliable on Amazon
Progressive Sight Reading Exercises: Piano Technique
Progressive Sight Reading Exercises: Piano Technique
H Smith
4.1
Comments: 12
Avaliable on Amazon
Jazz Theory, Second Edition (Textbook and Workbook Package): Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study (Volume 1)
Jazz Theory, Second Edition (Textbook and Workbook Package): Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study (Volume 1)
Dariusz Terefenko
4.3
Comments: 10
Avaliable on Amazon
Divine Eros: Hymns of Saint Symeon the New Theologian (Popular Patristics)
Divine Eros: Hymns of Saint Symeon the New Theologian (Popular Patristics)
Daniel K. Griggs
5.0
Comments: 6
Avaliable on Amazon
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Gary Davis, Gary D. Davis
4.4
Comments: 6
Avaliable on Amazon
Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer
Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer
George Lawrence Stone
4.8
Comments: 6
Avaliable on Amazon
Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
William E. Caplin
4.7
Comments: 6
Avaliable on Amazon
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales -- Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales -- Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals
Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco
4.7
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)
Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)
Tom Kolb
4.3
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Writing Better Lyrics
Writing Better Lyrics
Pat Pattison
4.6
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Edition)
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Edition)
Elaine Gould
4.4
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Rosetta Pattern: An Intuitive Guide To Scales And Modes
The Rosetta Pattern: An Intuitive Guide To Scales And Modes
Daniel D. Barber
5.0
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Dancing with Jesus: Featuring a Host of Miraculous Moves
Dancing with Jesus: Featuring a Host of Miraculous Moves
Sam Stall
4.6
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
David Felton
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
You Need to Calm Down: College Ruled Blank Lined Designer Notebook Journal
You Need to Calm Down: College Ruled Blank Lined Designer Notebook Journal
Ben Glisso Jr
4.9
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Step Into the Daylight and Let It Go: College Ruled Blank Lined Notebook Journal
Step Into the Daylight and Let It Go: College Ruled Blank Lined Notebook Journal
April Heart
4.3
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
Jean-Michel Guesdon, Philippe Margotin
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Guitar Fretboard Workbook
Guitar Fretboard Workbook
Barrett Tagliarino
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 3rd Edition
The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 3rd Edition
Steven G. Laitz
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Beatles: Complete Scores (Transcribed Score)
The Beatles: Complete Scores (Transcribed Score)
The Beatles
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now
Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now
Barry Miles
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle
The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle
Donald Swann
4.8
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Essential Dictionary of Music Notation: Pocket Size Book (Essential Dictionary Series)
Essential Dictionary of Music Notation: Pocket Size Book (Essential Dictionary Series)
Tom Gerou, Linda Lusk
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Second Edition) (The Musician's Guide Series)
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (Second Edition) (The Musician's Guide Series)
Jane Piper Clendinning, Elizabeth West Marvin
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Study of Counterpoint: From Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad Parnassum
The Study of Counterpoint: From Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad Parnassum
Johann Joseph Fux, Alfred Mann
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Clawhammer Style Banjo
Clawhammer Style Banjo
Ken Perlman
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
How Music Works
How Music Works
David Byrne
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century
Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century
Joel Lester
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part 1 (Pt. 1)
The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part 1 (Pt. 1)
Eric Taylor
4.0
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Real Book: Sixth Edition
The Real Book: Sixth Edition
Hal Leonard Corporation
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations
Sviatoslav Richter: Notebooks and Conversations
Stewart Spencer
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and Performance
The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and Performance
Guerino Mazzola
3.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Guitar Grimoire: The Exercise Book
The Guitar Grimoire: The Exercise Book
Adam Kadmon
4.3
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles
4.8
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
Robert Greenfield
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style: 24 Short Piano Pieces in All Keys
Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style: 24 Short Piano Pieces in All Keys
William L. Gillock
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
How Music Works
How Music Works
David Byrne
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Audio Programming Book (MIT Press)
The Audio Programming Book (MIT Press)
Richard Charles Boulanger, Victor Lazzarini
3.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Art Sleeves: Album Covers by Artists
Art Sleeves: Album Covers by Artists
DB Burkeman
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series)
The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series)
Peter C. Zimmerman
5.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks
How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks
Dave Tompkins
3.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Operation Wagner
Operation Wagner
Manuela Hoelterhoff
0.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture
The Earliest Instrument: Ritual Power and Fertility Magic of the Flute in Upper Paleolithic Culture
Lana Neal
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Dance Music Manual
Dance Music Manual
Rick Snoman
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Queen in 3D
Queen in 3D
Brian May
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
First Nights: Five Musical Premiers
First Nights: Five Musical Premiers
Thomas Forrest Kelly
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Text and Act: Essays on Music and Performance
Text and Act: Essays on Music and Performance
Richard Taruskin
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music (Volume 1) (The MIT Press)
Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music (Volume 1) (The MIT Press)
Gareth Loy
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Spanish for Guitar -- Masters in TAB: Easy to Intermediate Solos by the Spanish Masters
Spanish for Guitar -- Masters in TAB: Easy to Intermediate Solos by the Spanish Masters
Howard Wallach
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
New computational paradigms for computer music
New computational paradigms for computer music
COLLECTIF
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
Robert Greenfield
4.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
Oliver Sacks
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
A Modern Method for Guitar - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete
A Modern Method for Guitar - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete
William Leavitt
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
Peter Hook
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (Music/Culture)
Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (Music/Culture)
Christopher Small
4.9
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Prophet from Silicon Valley: The Complete Story of Sequential Circuits
The Prophet from Silicon Valley: The Complete Story of Sequential Circuits
David Abernethy, Dave Smith
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Absolutely on Music: Conversations
Absolutely on Music: Conversations
Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa, Jay Rubin
3.9
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Brian Eno's Another Green World (33 1/3 series)
Brian Eno's Another Green World (33 1/3 series)
Geeta Dayal
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Sultan's Organ: London to Constantinople in 1599 and adventures on the way
The Sultan's Organ: London to Constantinople in 1599 and adventures on the way
John Mole
3.9
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano
88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano
Miles Chapin, Rodica Prato
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Designing Tube Preamps for Guitar and Bass, 2nd Edition
Designing Tube Preamps for Guitar and Bass, 2nd Edition
Merlin Blencowe
4.8
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Bill Evans - Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 19 (Jazz Piano Solos, 19)
Bill Evans - Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 19 (Jazz Piano Solos, 19)
Bill Evans, Brent Edstrom
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly (Essential Learning Tools for Musicians)
Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly (Essential Learning Tools for Musicians)
Nicolas Carter
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Frozen - Recorder Fun!: Pack with Songbook and Instrument
Frozen - Recorder Fun!: Pack with Songbook and Instrument
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
4.7
Avaliable on Amazon
The Bass Grimoire Complete
The Bass Grimoire Complete
Adam Kadmon
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
The Jazz Theory Book
The Jazz Theory Book
Mark Levine
4.7
Avaliable on Amazon
Essential Keyboard Repertoire: Vol. 1: 100 Early Intermediate Selections in Their Original Form Baroque to Modern (Item 501C)
Essential Keyboard Repertoire: Vol. 1: 100 Early Intermediate Selections in Their Original Form Baroque to Modern (Item 501C)
Lynn Freeman Olson
4.3
Avaliable on Amazon
Miles: The Autobiography
Miles: The Autobiography
Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe
4.7
Avaliable on Amazon
Play it Again: Piano Book 1 - The Perfect Way to Rediscover the Piano
Play it Again: Piano Book 1 - The Perfect Way to Rediscover the Piano
Melanie Spanswick
5.0
Avaliable on Amazon
Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day - Book 1A
Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day - Book 1A
Kevin Olson, Visit Amazon's Kevin Olson Pagesearch resultsLearn about Author CentralKevin Olson
4.3
Avaliable on Amazon
Piano Paper Notebook: Ideal for beginners who can't read music.
Piano Paper Notebook: Ideal for beginners who can't read music.
Jay Borg
4.0
Avaliable on Amazon
Building Walking Bass Lines (Bass Builders)
Building Walking Bass Lines (Bass Builders)
Ed Friedland
4.4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Guitar Player Repair Guide - 3rd
The Guitar Player Repair Guide - 3rd
Dan Erlewine
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult
Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult
Dayal Patterson
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
Ableton Live 10 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide
Ableton Live 10 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide
Jon Margulies
4.2
Avaliable on Amazon