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table OF CONTENTS Frontlist Titles Backbeat Books ....................................................................2 Hal Leonard Books ..............................................................19 Applause Books ...................................................................36 Limelight Editions ................................................................50 Opus ....................................................................................55 Theatre World Media ...........................................................58 Jawbone Press ....................................................................59 Country Music Hall of Fame ................................................62 Berklee Press ......................................................................63 Rock House .........................................................................64 Music Alive Books ...............................................................65 Previously Announced .........................................................66 Recently Released ...............................................................71 Songbooks & Music Instruction ...........................................73 Selected Backlist Titles MUSIC Biographies .........................................................................84 Lyrics...................................................................................86 History & Commentary ........................................................87 Music Appreciation ..............................................................87 Guitar ..................................................................................88 Recording ............................................................................89 Audio Technology ................................................................90 Music Business ...................................................................90 Classroom Resources ..........................................................91 Voice ...................................................................................91 FILM/THEATER Biographies .........................................................................92 History & Criticism ...............................................................92 ALPHABETICAL TITLE INDEX..............................95 NOTATION EXPLANATION ......................................96 TERMS & POLICIES ..........................Front Inside Cover SALES REPRESENTATIVES ...........Back Inside Cover Disney characters and artwork © Disney Enterprises, Inc. SPRING 2013 CATALOG 1 MARCH The Keyboard Handbook The Complete Guide to Mastering Keyboard Styles by Steve Lodder and Janette Mason Backbeat Books A complete instructional book covering all styles from blues to synth-pop, useful for any keyboard player from novice to expert. The latest installment in Backbeat’s successful Handbook Series, The Keyboard Handbook is a step-by-step course in keyboard playing for musicians of all levels. Beginning with the basics of posture and technique, it offers a series of more than 80 specially written exercises and covers a wide variety of classic and contemporary musical styles—from blues to rock, soul to funk, gospel to synth-pop. The accompanying CD showcases a range of different elec- tric and electronic keyboards, and features audio tracks of all of MARKETING the examples shown in the book, allowing readers to work their • Part of the successful series of music handbooks from Backbeat way through each section at their own pace, while the lay-flat Books binding means the book is easy to use at the keyboard or with • Music industry marketing and promotion a music stand. The Keyboard Handbook also includes a straight- • Practical fold-flat binding for easy use forward guide to reading music and covers various aspects of • Accompanying CD demonstrates techniques music theory, including rhythm, scales, chords, and more. • Print and online publicity campaign targeting major magazines and sites for musicians STEVE LODDER (UK) is an author and a musician. He has been a fixture on the London jazz scene since the RELATED TITLES: The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for late ’70s and has worked with many pop greats, including Mastering Piano (9780879307271); The Guitar Amp Handbook: Sir Paul McCartney. He is the author of Stevie Wonder: A Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds Guide to the Classic Albums. (9780879308636) JANETTE MASON (UK) is a composer, arranger, and performer who has worked extensively in theater and television, as well as with a wide range of contemporary artists, including Robert Wyatt, Oasis, k.d. lang, and Suzanne Vega. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS/KEYBOARD 9781617131042 BISAC: MUS023000, MUS023030 256 pages HL00333243 9.25" x 11" US $29.99 Hardcover wire-bound with CD World Rights B&W illustrations throughout E-book Editions Available 2 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP MARCH Cher All I Really Want to Do by Daryl Easlea and Eddi Fiegel Backbeat Books The complete story of singer, actress, icon, goddess of pop—Cher. Still going strong in her 60s, Cher is one of the most enduringly successful stars of our time. She has sold more than 100 mil- lion records, topped the charts in six consecutive decades—an unprecedented feat—and starred in some of the most popular films of the past 30 years. Cher: All I Really Want to Do takes readers through the ups and downs of a career that spans more than 50 years in show business. Beginning with her breakthrough alongside husband Sonny Bono in the ’60s, it takes in the high highs—and low lows—of the ’70s, the big-screen success of the ’80s, and global superstardom in the ’90s, and continues right up to her latest comeback alongside Christina Aguilera in Burlesque. There’s detailed coverage of every major album, film, and tour, from “I Got You Babe” to Believe, “Half-Breed” to Moonstruck, “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” to Mermaids, and beyond. DARYL EASLEA (UK) is a music journalist and author. MARKETING He has written four acclaimed books: Everybody Dance: • Cher to release a new album and tour in 2013 (includes track Chic and the Politics of Disco; The Story of the Supremes; with icon Lady Gaga) Talent Is an Asset: The Story of Sparks; and Crazy in Love: • Major online and print media campaign The Beyoncé Knowles Biography. • Cher’s relevance extends beyond music with work in television and in film EDDI FIEGEL (UK) is a music and arts journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of acclaimed biographies RELATED TITLES: Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly of Cass Elliot and Bond film composer John Barry, and Simon—and the Journey of a Generation (9780743491488); The writes for various British newspapers and magazines, Cher Scrapbook (9780806523439) including the Guardian, the Independent On Sunday, and Mojo magazine. BIOGRAPHY 9781617134524 BISAC: BIO004000 272 pages HL00333244 6" x 8.5" US $19.99 Paperback World Rights B&W photo insert E-book Editions Available SPRING 2013 CATALOG 3 MARCH Jimi Hendrix FAQ All That’s Left to Know About the Voodoo Child by Gary Jucha FAQ Series Backbeat Books An entertaining work of solid rock scholarship about the greatest rock guitarist of all time. “Once you’re dead, you’re made for life,” Jimi Hendrix said a few weeks before death, foretelling his posthumous fame. Upon the discovery of his wine-soaked body in an empty London flat, the press made an example his excessive lifestyle and yet underestimated the other body of Jimi Hendrix: a body of work as vital to our understanding of the 20th century as that of Louis Armstrong, the Beatles, and Miles Davis. Hundreds of hours of unreleased studio sessions and concert performances would be his salvation. A modest man but highly competitive musician, Hendrix set the stage for many of the most significant musical movements to emerge between 1970 and 1999, including heavy metal, fusion, glam rock, and rap. Voodoo bluesman…sonic producer…the lyricist that out-Dylaned Dylan: these are what snatch our atten- MARKETING tion 40 years after his death, as does his “aw, shucks” smile in • Book release timely in relation to Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday photos and the raw sexuality of concert performances. (November 2012) It’s hard to find the man under all the falsehoods told by • National print and online campaign to rock outlets friends, family, business associates, and even Jimi himself. Jimi • Publicity targeting guitar-related online and print outlets Hendrix FAQ attempts to present the facts in a fast-moving, fan-friendly read. RELATED TITLES: Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles…and More! (9781423421382); The Beach Boys FAQ: GARY JUCHA (Roswell, GA), a.k.a. Gary Bombardier, All That’s Left to Know About America’s Band (9780879309879) was the chief executive editor of Hellbomb, for which he has written memorable pieces on the Clash, Patti Smith, the Butthole Surfers, and more. Jucha is currently wrapping up a book on the Clash, the making of their magnum opus Sandinista!, and the band’s legendary Bonds residency in Times Square in 1981. ROCK HISTORY 9781617130953 BISAC: BIO00400, MUS035000 400 pages HL00333175 6" x 9" US $22.99 Paperback Original World Rights B&W photos throughout E-book Editions Available 4 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP MORE Great BOOKS FROM THE faQ SERIES Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker by Glen Boyd • Backbeat Books U.S. $19.99 • 6" x 9" • 400 pages • Paperback • 9781617130373 • HL00333098 KISS FAQ: