Music Is My Life
Soundtrack your mood with 80 artists for every occasion
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
Learn about music and emotion in this beautifully produced anthology
Do you remember the first time you discovered an artist you really loved? Have you listened to them over and over again at different points throughout your life?
This book harnesses that feeling, by collecting together 80 of music's finest artists to guide young people through the good, bad and sad times. Whatever the feeling, these artists have been there and sung about it. Organised by mood, young ones can dip into the library to discover new artists from decades past to present day.
Fall in love with Mariah Carey, shout about it with Nirvana, love yourself with Lizzo, or cry it out with Adele. With 80 artists, bands, and composers from all genres (including classical) there's something for every family member to love and recommend to the next generation.
Each entry contains biographical information on each artist, lists must-hear songs, and has accessible musical analysis from author and journalist Myles Tanzer. Every artist is captured in full-colour, rocking art by Ali Mac. With information at the front on how to soundtrack your mood, and information at the back on how to listen to and make your own music.
A pitch-perfect first introduction to music for tweens.
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Based on the idea that songs provide the ideal soundtrack to specific emotions, Tanzer has organized the works of popular musicians and bands into 12 feelings-oriented themes, including "Cry It Out," "Focus," and "Fall in Love To." Each artist or group receives a single page, illustrated by Mac in stylized portraits, that includes key facts, direct quotes, and text touching on works in Tanzer's conversational, occasionally gushy prose: "To get a taste of how beautiful a Mariah Carey love song can be, listen to We Belong Together'... you know just from the first few piano notes that you're going to feel it." The selected artists range from past to present (Beethoven, Beyonc , Aretha Franklin, and Lizzo, among others), which may prove a useful jumping-off point for children readying to explore an eclectic musical world. Ages 8 12.