ARRANGING AND ORCHESTRATION
- Instrumentation/Orchestration by Alfred Blatter
BLUES AND BLACK ROOTS MUSIC
- The History of The Blues (The Roots, The Music, The People from Charley Patton to Robert Cray) by Francis Davis
- Roots of Black Music (The Vocal, Instrumental, and Dance Heritage of Africa and Black America) by Ashenafi Kebede
- Mance Lipscomb (The Oral Autobiography of a Texas Bluesman) by Glen Alyn
- Black Music (Four Lives: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, Jackie Mclean) by A.B. Spellman
- White Boy Singin' the Blues (The Black Roots of White Rock) by Michael Bane
- The Big Book of Blues (An Essential Guide to The Great Blues Artists and Their Music) by Robert Santelli
MUSIC BUSINESS
- All you need to know about the Music Business by Donald S. Passman
- This Business of Music (A Practical Guide to the Music Industry for Publishers, Writers, Record Companies, Producers, Artists and Agents) by William Krasilovsky and Sidney Shemel
- Recording Industry Sourcebook (Seventh Edition)
- The Musician's Business and Legal Guide by Mark Halloran, ESQ.
CREATIVE/NEW AGE
- The Secret Power of Music (The Transformation of Self and Society Through Musical Energy) by David Tame
- A Method for Creative Design by Adolfo Best-Maugard
- The Artist's Way at Work (Riding the Dragon-Twelve Weeks to Creative Freedom) by Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine Allen
DRUMMING
- Sonic Boom (Drums and Drummers in Early Jazz) by Dr. Karl Koenig
- Drummin' Men (The Heartbeat of Jazz, The Swing Years) by Burt Korall
- Drumming at the Edge of Magic (A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion) by Mickey Hart with Jay Stevens
- The Baby Dodds Story as told to Larry Gara
MUSIC DICTIONARY
- The New Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Randel
- Pocket Manual of Musical Terms by Theodore Baker
- Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary by Louis C. Elson
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
- World Music by The Rough Guide
- African Rhythm and African Sensibility (Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms) by John Miller Chernoff
- Bayaka (The Music of The Babenzele Pygmies) by Louis Sarno
- African Music and Dance (Ethnology of African Music) by Kobla Ladzekpo
MUSIC IN FILM
- Overtones and Undertones (Reading Film Music) by Royal S. Brown
- Listening to Movies (The Film Lover's Guide to Film Music) by Fred Karlin
FUNK MUSIC
- Dr. John (Under a HooDoo Moon) by Jack Rummel and Mac Rebennack
- Funk (The Music, The People and The Rhythm of the One) by Rickey Vincent
HIP HOP BOOKS
- The New Beats (Exploring the Music, Culture and Attitudes of Hip-Hop) by S.H. Fernando Jr.
JAZZ BOOKS
- Miles (The Autobiography of Miles Davis) with Quincy Troupe
- Beneath The Underdog (His World as Composed by Mingus) Charles Mingus
- John Coltrane by Bill Cole
- Origins and Influence of Jazz Music Vol I (Origins) by Dr. Karl Koenig
- Origins and Influence of Jazz Music Vol II (Spirituals) by Dr. Karl Koenig
- All Music Guide to Jazz (A guide to the best Jazz Recordings) by Ron Wynn, Michael Erelewine and Vladimir Bogdanov
- Reading Jazz (A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now) by Robert Gottlieb
- Jazz (From Its origins to the Present) by Lewis Porter, Michael Ullman and Edward Hazell
- Jazz (A History) by Frank Tirro
- Hard Bop (Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965) by David H. Rosenthal
- Music in New Orleans (The Formative Years 1791-1841) by Henny A. Kmen
- The Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather
- The Story of Jazz (Bop and Beyond) by Franck Bergerot and Arnaud Merlin
WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY
- Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition by Douglass Seaton
- Twentieth-Century Music (A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America) by Robert P. Morgan
- Classical Music by The Rough Guide
- Norton Anthology of Western Music Vol. 1 (Ancient to Baroque) Edited by Claude V. Palisca
- Norton Anthology of Western Music Vol. 2 (Classic to Modern) Edited by Claude V. Palisca
- A History of Western Music by Donald Jay Grout and Claude V. Palisca
- European Musical Heritage (800-1750) by Sarah Fuller
POP MUSIC
- AMG All Music Guide (The experts' guide to the best releases from thousands of artists in all types of music) by Michael Erlewine, Chris Woodstra and Vladimir Bogdanov
- The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll by Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke with Holly George - Warren
RECORDING
- Behind the Glass (Top Record Producers tell how they craft the Hits) by Howard Massey
- Guerrilla Home Recording (How to get great sound from any studio) by Karl Coryat
- Confessions of a Record Producer (How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Bisiness) by Moses Avalon
- Handbook For Acoustic Ecology by Barry Truax
- Audio in Media by Stanley R. Alten
- The Physics of Sound by Richard E. Berg and David G. Stork
- Electroacoustic Music (An Introduction to the Creation of) by Samuel Pellman
- Introductory Musical Acoustics by Michael J. Wagner
- Midi for the Professional by Paul D, Lehrman and Tim Tully
- The Computer Music Tutorial by Curtis Roads
- Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools by David Franz
SONGWRITING
- Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
MUSIC THEORY/SIGHT SINGING
- Music for Sight Singing by Robert W. Ottman
- Music in Theory and Practice Vol II by Bruce Benward and Gary White
- Elementary Harmony (Theory and Practice) by Robert W. Ottman
- Counterpoint in Composition by Felix Salzer and Carl Schachter
- Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer
- Practical Beginning Theory (A Fundamentals Worktext) by Bruce Benward and Barbara G. Jackson
- Structural Function of Harmony by Arnold Schoenberg
- What To Listen For In Music by Aaron Copland
- Music for Sight Singing by Benjamin, Horvit and Nelson
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DIDJERIDU
- The Didjeridu of the Australian Aboriginal (A Newcomers Guide) by Peter Kaye
DRUMKIT
- The Art of Bop Drumming by Kohn Riley
- Beyond BeBop Drumming by John Riley
- New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming by Herlin Riley and Johnny Vidacovich
- Take it to the Streets by Stanton Moore
- Play Rock N Roll Drums by Joel Rothman
- The Sound of Brushes by Ed Thigpen
- Primary Handbook for Snare Drum by Garwood Whaley
- Drum Method (For Band & Orchestra) by Haskell W. Harr
- Essential Styles for the Drummer and Bassist by Steve Houghton and Tom Warrington
- The Drummer's Cook Book (Develop your own style for today's rock drumming) by John Pickering
- Progressive Steps to Bass Drum Technique for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed
- The Gardner Modern Method for the Drums, Cymbals & Accessories by Carl E. Gardner
- Progressive Studies for the Snare Drum by Carl E. Gardner
- The Drummer's rudimental Reference Book by John Wooton
- Technique Patterns by Gary Chaffee
- Creative Coordination for the Perorming Drummer (Jazz, Latin & Pop Exercises in 4/4 by Keith Copeland
- Arabic Tambourine (A Comprehensive Course in Techniques and Performance for the Tambourine, Tar, and Mazhar) by Mary Ellen Donald
- The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as taught by Alan Dawson by John Ramsay
- Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed
- Stick Control for the Snare Drummer by George Lawrence
- Art Blakey's Jazz Messages by John Ramsay
- The Art of Modern Jazz Drumming by Jack DeJohnette and Charlie Perry
- Advance Techniques for the Modern Drummer Vol 1 (Coordinated Independence as Applied To Jazz and BeBop) by Jim Chapin
- The All-American drummer 150 Rudimental Solos by Charley Wilcoxon
- The Funky Beat by David Garibaldi
- West African Rhythms for Drumset by Royal Hartigan with Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor
- Jungle/Drum N Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set (A Guide to Applying Today's Electrinic Music to the Drum Set) by Johnny Rabb
- Mastering the Art of Brushes by Jon Hazilla
- Chop Busters by Ron Fink
- The Complete Percussionist (A Guidebook for the Music Educator) Robert B. Breithaupt
- Modern Drummer Years 1996-2000
GUITAR
- Acoustic Guitar Basics ( The Ultimate Beginner Series) by Keith Wyatt
- Mel Bay's 101 Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerpicking Licks by Larry McCabe
- Open Guitar Tunings (A Guide to Over 75 Tunings) by Ron Middlebrook
- More Than 15,000 Chords for Guitar From Warner Bros. Publications Inc.
HARMONICA
- Mel Bay's Complete Classic Chicago Blues Harp by David Barrett
- Instant Blues Harmonica by David Harp
- How to Play the Chromatic Harmonica Instantly by Marcos
- Fun with the Harmonica by Bill Bay
- Bluegrass and Country Music for Harmonica by Phil Duncan
MANDOLIN
- Deluxe Encyclopedia of Mandolin Chords by John Baxter
- The Original You Can Teach Yourself Mandolin by Dix Bruce
- East Mandolin Solos by Dick Weissman and Mike Connolly
PIANO
- Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos Volumes 1-6
- Bach Two and Three Part Inventions
- Tschaikowsky Op. 23 Concerto No. 1 (In Bb minor)
- Chopin (Preludes)
- Modern Jazz Piano (A Study in Harmony and Improvisation) by Brian White
SAXOPHONE
- First Division Band Method (Eb Alto Sax) by Fred Weber
- Band Method (Alto Sax) by Ed Sueta
SONG BOOKS
- Country Songs (Piano, Vocal and Guitar) From Budget Books
- The Real Book (Fifth Edition)
- The New Real Books 1, 2 and 3
- U2 song Beautiful Day
- DIDO album No Angel
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Later Symphonies Nos. 35-41) Full Score
VIBRAPHONE
- Vibe Songs by Bill Molenhof
- The Art and Language of Jazz Vibes by Jon Metzger
UKE
- Uke Chords (Pocketbook Deluxe Series) by William Bay
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