Based on the author's "Road Warrior" column in "Gig" magazine, this book offers practical advice from professional musicians on how to "get, keep, and play the gig". Topics include the creative challenges of successful gigging, controlling stage fright, and managing finances. 25 photos.

The Gig Book returns with a volume of jazz classics. Presented with melody lines in standard notation, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics, this is the perfect reference for guitarists, keyboard players and all other musicians, allowing you to quickly understand and learn every song Songlist: - A Felicidade - A Fine Romance (Swing Time) - Adios - Ain't Misbehavin' - All The Things You Are - Alright, Okay, You - Always In My Heart - Amapola (First Love) - Amor (Amor, Amor, Amor) - Angel Eyes - Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye To Rome) - As Time Goes By (from ‘Casablanca’) - Besame Mucho - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Black Coffee - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bye Bye Baby - Call Me Irresponsible - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (from ‘Show Boat’) - Caravan - Chega De Saudade (No More Blues) - Chelsea Bridge - Come Fly With Me - Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Don't Go To - East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) - Fever - Fine And Mellow (My Man Don't Love Me) - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Frenesi [Dominguez, Alberto] - Georgia On My Mind (Ray) - Guantanamera - Hallelujah I Love Her So - Here's That Rainy Day - Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bob - Honeysuckle Rose - How Insensitive (Insensatez) - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - I'll Remember April - I'm Beginning To See The Light - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You - I'm Old Fashioned (You Were Never Lovelier) - In A Sentimental Mood - Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby? - It Could Happen To You (And The Angels Sing) - It's Only A Paper Moon - La Cumparsita - Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) - Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) - Lullaby Of Birdland - Lush Life

As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!

This collection of 146 fingerstyle transcriptions and arrangements covers a wide variety of styles including dozens of popular and jazz standards as well as blues and country songs, sea chanteys, folk ballads, sacred, gospel and Christmas melodies, Celtic and patriotic tunes, children's songs, classical and wedding music, and select Piburn originals. the book is designed as a resource for guitarists in virtually any solo performance situation. the result of years of experience as an arranger/composer and performing guitarist, this book provides a goldmine of tunes for the fingerstyle player. from Greensleeves and the Girl I left Behind Me to 'Round Midnight and the Girl from Ipanema, this comprehensive anthology has it all. You'll be able to compile your set lists for a broad array of venues from this single source! Intermediate to advanced in difficulty with all tunes appearing in standard notation and tablature.

"WORST GIG is Music Appreciation 225, taught by that cool professor everyone wanted to have beers with after class. One fun nugget after another. It was harder to close than my Twitter app."—Matthew James, McSweeney's "Tawdry tales of concert catastrophes!"—Buzzfeed "Musicians' 'Worst Gig' makes for best read ever."—Salon What is the worst show you've ever played? Sometimes the worst shows inspire the best stories. After hundreds of interviews with national headliners and beloved indie acts alike, entertainment journalist Jon Niccum has crafted a collection that chronicles the most embarrassing, most hilarious and most insane live show moments ever. THE WORST GIG features outrageous stories from stars such as Wilco, Def Leppard, Tenacious D, Rush, John Mayer, and The Sex Pistols. Be it nature's wrath, equipment breakdowns or even military intervention, get the wild scoop on what really happened, straight from the artists themselves.

Featuring lyrics, chord boxes and melody line, text, as well as black and white photos, these handy books are an ideal size for stuffing in your gig bag. Glance inside and you'll see they're super-sized packages of hit after hit for all musicians.With a hard-wearing PVC cover, each book in the series is designed to be carried around and used, over and over again!Bound to be as popular with keyboard players as the Little Black Books are with guitarists!

(Fake Book). Next time your friends see your piano and say, "Play 'Misty' for me," impress them and really do it! This fake book includes 74 popular song arrangements from Scott Houston, the Piano Master of PBS. Includes: All the Things You Are * Blueberry Hill * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Crazy * Endless Love * The Girl from Ipanema * Heart and Soul * Hey Jude * I Will Remember You * Imagine * Let It Be * Misty * Moon River * My Funny Valentine * Satin Doll * Somewhere Out There * Stand by Me * and more. Includes Scott's unique "simple chord frames" for each song.