Music audiobooks

The Green Piano

By: Roberta Flack & Tonya Bolden

Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

This autobiographical book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green.

Growing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town, little Roberta didn't have fancy clothes or expensive... Read more

Piano Scales FOR KIDS

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The piano is a longstanding, classical, and revered instrument. Invented in the 1700s by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Padua, Italy, with plenty of hammers and planters to boot, the piano came to be quite popular in the homes of many a Western brood by the end of the nineteenth century. When someone thinks of a classical composer, it... Read more

Piano Scales FOR KIDS

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Children have a unique ability to assimilate new information at an impressive rate. In other words, they can learn new things quickly, creating a need for constant knowledge. It is the goal of this book to provide such knowledge as it relates to piano Scales. It is a comprehensive guide for kids and gives an in-depth look into the world of music... Read more

Piano Scales FOR KIDS

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Learning to play the piano, especially piano scales, is an essential part of becoming a professional pianist, and as a parent, teacher, or piano instructor, you may have been wondering about the best ways to help your child or student learn and play scales with ease.Luckily for you, there are many tips and tricks that you can use to teach the... Read more

PIANO & Keyboard Exercises for Beginners

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

When you’re learning to play the piano or electric keyboard, knowing what the lines and spaces on a staff represent and how the notes on your instrument correspond to those on sheet music isn’t enough to become a proficient musician. Although you’re a beginner, you can improve your abilities in many ways. You don’t only need to know the correct... Read more

PIANO & Keyboard Exercises for Beginners

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The piano is a musical instrument that has been around for centuries. It has been the instrument favored by many of the greatest composers who ever lived. They used the piano to create some of the most impressive, expressive, and emotionally-complex pieces of music that are still as beloved by a modern audience as they were when they were first... Read more

PIANO & Keyboard Exercises for Beginners

By: Jessica Gilbert

Narrated by: Betty Johnston

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

As a music teacher and performer, I have seen many students struggle to advance beyond the beginner level. They may become frustrated or feel that they are not progressing as quickly as they would like. However, I believe that anyone can become a skilled pianist or keyboardist with the right guidance and practice.I wrote this book to provide a... Read more

To Love Another Person

By: John Morrison

Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Les Misérables, the powerful story of Jean Valjean's redemption, is beloved by readers and theatre goers everywhere. Why? Because Victor Hugo's epic novel explores, through Valjean's heroic journey and transformations, truths and delusions about politics, morality, justice, religion, and both romantic and familial love. In this invaluable... Read more

Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters

By: Allyson McCabe

Narrated by: Allyson McCabe

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1990, Sinéad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people—including, for years, the author—what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about Sinéad O’Connor... Read more

Piano by Ear: Pop and Standards Box Set 9

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Piano by Ear box set you will find several advanced and intermediate level piano solos based on standard hits from the 70’s through the 90’s as well as a few theme’s from movies and TV series. This set contains over fourteen hours of high-quality piano instruction by a world-class teacher, taught entirely “By Ear!”Lessons include:“Fly”... Read more

Rhythm Man

By: Stephanie Stein Crease

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

William Henry "Chick" Webb (1905–39) was one of the first virtuoso drummers in jazz and an innovative bandleader dubbed the "Savoy King," who reigned at Harlem's world-famous Savoy Ballroom. Along with the likes of Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Cab Calloway, Webb helped create the popular dance and music culture, known as Swing, that... Read more

Under the Ivy

By: Graeme Thomson

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Length: 18 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In this updated edition of Graeme Thomson’s critically acclaimed biography, a near-exhaustive survey of Kate Bush’s life surveys everything from her upbringing in South London to her stunning return to live performance in August 2014.The original edition of Under the Ivy was called one of the best music biographies ever, and this updated edition... Read more

Words of Hope and Comfort

By: Dallas Holm

Narrated by: Dallas Holm

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Dallas Holm has had a significant influence in Christian music for over four decades. Songs like Rise Again, I Saw the Lord and Here We Are, as well as his thirty-eight recordings, have chronicled the life and ministry of this singer songwriter.
Now in the book Words of Hope and Comfort, he offers the stories behind the songs. Here as both... Read more

Come My Fanatics

By: Dan Franklin

Narrated by: Dan Franklin

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1993, in the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England, the heaviest band in the world was born: Electric Wizard. Led by guitarist and singer Jus Oborn, the band inhaled the iniquity of their lives and vomited it out in colossal waves of doom metal, synthesising the forbidding local landscape, biker culture, video-nasties, black... Read more

America’s Most Influential Jazz Artists

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Michelle Humphries

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Louis Armstrong once claimed that “Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine—I look right in the heart of good old New Orleans…It has given me something to live for.” This statement conjures an image which most anyone familiar with jazz music can recall: Armstrong clutching his trumpet forcefully, his eyes closed in a manner that... Read more

Along for the Ride

By: Lea Taddonio

Narrated by: Brooke Blanchard

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Pop star Cadence Hudson is on the hottest tour of the summer, and her best friends Maisey Lopez and Kenya Jackson are along for the ride! Together, the girls keep each other grounded, as each begins to realize her dreams, from singing to dancing to fashion design. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is... Read more

Meditation Moonlight of Abundance

By: Max Topoff

Narrated by: Max Topoff

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This meditation will give you an opportunity to go up your stairway to the garden of your abundance.
With the creative visualization you will need on today's journey, you will unlock your potential as a self-sufficient and successful person. And also you can deeply relax, feel happy and program your subconscious for success.
I recommend listening... Read more

The Downhome Sound

By: Mandi Bates Bailey

Narrated by: Marni Penning

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

American roots music, also known as Americana music, can be challenging to categorize, spanning the genres of jazz, bluegrass, country, blues, rock and roll, and an assortment of variations in between. In The Downhome Sound, Mandi Bates Bailey explores the messages, artists, community, and appeal of this seemingly disparate musical collective.... Read more

Yes - The Tormato Story

By: Kevin Mulryne

Narrated by: Kevin Mulryne

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The music of Yes indelibly shaped the original sound of progressive rock. But the true tale of this landmark band goes well beyond headline-making albums like Fragile and Close to the Edge. In this book, Kevin Mulryne tells the absorbing story of the final Yes album of the 1970s, Tormato, uncovering myriad fascinating twists and turns for the... Read more

Kiss - Rock School mit Andy Brings, Folge 6 (ungekürzt)

By: Andy Brings

Narrated by: Andy Brings, Kevin Kuhn, Michael Berger & Ossy ...

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Gegenstand der neusten Folge ist die Gruppe, welche nicht bloß über 100 Millionen verkaufte Alben zählt, sondern auch durch ihre aufwendige Kostümierung und ihr charakteristisches Make-Up Kultstatus erreicht hat. Natürlich geht es um: the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman, the Catman, the Fox und the Ankh Warrior. Kurz und prägnant: KISS! Im... Read more

No Limit

By: Jens Balzer

Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Es gibt keine Grenzen mehr: Das glaubt man jedenfalls am Beginn der Neunzigerjahre. Die Berliner Mauer fällt, die Welt rückt zusammen, und sie vernetzt sich. Die ersten Knoten des World Wide Web werden geknüpft, die ersten Suchmaschinen programmiert. In Berlin wird Techno zum Soundtrack der Wiedervereinigung, Neonfarben beherrschen das Bild,... Read more

Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend

By: Scott Reynolds Nelson

Narrated by: Panama Jackson

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill--is a towering figure in our culture.In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of... Read more

Mud Ride

By: Steve Turner

Narrated by: Lloyd Floyd & Steve Turner

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard skateboard ramps and underground hardcore clubs to worldwide phenomenon—as told by one of its founding fathers and lead guitarist of legendary alternative rock band, Mudhoney.

In the late 80s and early 90s, Steve Turner and his friends—Seattle skate... Read more

Sideman

By: Mark Rivera

Narrated by: Mark Rivera

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

While most successful sidemen are lucky to spend a decade in the music business, multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera is working on his fifth.



Rivera has shared the stage with some of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest performers, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Tony Bennett, Sheila E., Joe... Read more