Music audiobooks

First Piano Concerto Theme (Tchaichovsky)

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

When you learn this intermediate level arrangement you will learn it completely “by ear.” At the beginning of the lesson you are given a demonstration recording of the song to listen to and practice with. After that the whole song is taught in a demonstration/teach style that uses no music or print. This makes the song fast to learn and memorize. Read more

Minute Waltz (Chopin)

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn a late intermediate level arrangement of one of Chopin’s most enjoyed pieces. The arrangement is played completely and then taught in two- to four-measure sections using no print or music. Learning this song “by ear” makes it fast to learn and easy to memorize. Read more

Raindrop Prelude

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This catchy classical piece is fast and easy to learn when you learn it “by ear!” This late intermediate arrangement of the original piece is played in its entirety at the beginning of the and then taught totally “by ear,” in two- to four-measure sections, using no print or music. Read more

Sleeping Beauty Waltz

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This heart-warming piece is fast and easy to learn and memorize “by ear.” The late intermediate arrangement is demonstrated and then taught in two- to four-measure sections using no music or print. Read more

Sonata in C (Mozart)

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This upbeat and highly-recognizable classical piece is fast to learn and memorize because it is taught completely “by ear.” The arrangement is demonstrated completely and then taught in two to four measure sections using no music or print. Learn by ear, play by ear! Read more

The Death of Me

By: Michelle Davies

Narrated by: Susanna Wolff

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When Isaac Naylor committed suicide after a teenage fan was found dead in his hotel room, the world thought it had lost one of the greatest rock stars of a generation. Naylor, lead singer of The Ospreys, had been arrested for causing the girl's death and was on police bail when he drowned himself in the sea off the Devon coast, leaving two notes... Read more

I and I Bob Marley

By: Tony Medina

Narrated by: Jamie Lincoln Smith & Tony Medina

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Uniquely perceptive poems follow the life from boyhood to icon of this celebrated poet and prophet of reggae culture, set against a backdrop of original music that echoes the Jamaican countryside where he was born and the world beyond that continues to embrace his legacy today. Read more

Harry Styles

By: Sean Smith

Narrated by: Luke de Belder

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Fascinating and authoritative’ The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles. Harry Styles has grown up. The One Direction boy band member so loved by millions has become a truly... Read more

Ear Training Course for Piano: Intervals | Practice that and become great at piano playing | A music lesson you don't want to miss

By: Julia Whitlock

Narrated by: Florian Kockott

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi, fellow music lover! Congratulations on starting your music-making journey. I won't waste your time with a long introduction, but let me say a few words just to get us off on the right foot.Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: music is an aural... Read more

Sister, Brother, Family

By: Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson & Chris Barton

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant & Kimberly Farr

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The first ever children's book by music legend Willie Nelson and his sister and bandmate Bobbie Nelson!

"We had so little money, but so much love."

He was a boy with a guitar. She was a girl with a piano. Raised by loving grandparents in Depression-era rural Texas, their humble beginnings playing local shows to put food on the table started... Read more

Who Was David Bowie?

By: Margaret Gurevich & Who HQ

Narrated by: Jake Wesley Rogers

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Find out how this English singer-songwriter and actor who constantly reinvented his look and sound became one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century in this new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, wasn't just an incredible singer; he had an amazing talent for keeping his... Read more

My Life in Dire Straits

By: John Illsley

Narrated by: John Illsley

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Dire Straits filled giant stadiums around the world and sold hundreds of millions of records. Their classic songs—‘Sultans of Swing’, ‘Romeo & Juliet’, ‘Money for Nothing’, ‘Brothers in Arms’—formed the soundtrack of a generation and live on today: still racking up sales, still being played on the radio on every continent. Starting with his... Read more

Fathers, Brothers, and Sons

By: Joel McIver & Frank Bello

Narrated by: Frank Bello

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Born into a family of five, Frank Bello grew up in difficult circumstances. His father abandoned his wife and children. Left with no male role model, Frank found inspiration in heavy metal bass players, following their example and forging a career with Anthrax from his early teens—first as a roadie, and then as the group's bass... Read more

Beaumonster

By: Jesse Dayton

Narrated by: Jesse Dayton

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE ADVENTURES OF FIRST-RATE STORYTELLER, GUITARIST, AND RELENTLESS ROAD WARRIOR JESSE DAYTON
 
Jesse Dayton’s story reads like a who’s who of American music. In his debut memoir Beaumonster, Dayton reveals the stranger-than-fiction encounters and outlandish experiences that have ensued across his wide-ranging career.... Read more

Hear's the Thing

By: Cody Alan

Narrated by: Cody Alan & Keith Urban

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an audiobook exclusive interview of Cody Alan with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles!Read by the author.We live in a world of noise where everyone is so quick to speak. When we slow down and give someone our full attention, we offer them a safe place to be fully heard and accepted.Hear’s the Thing is a story about what is possible when... Read more

From the Streets of Shaolin

By: S. H. Fernando Jr.

Narrated by: Clarke Peters & S. H. Fernando Jr.

Length: 17 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished interviews and unparalleled access to members of the group and their associates.This is the definitive biography of rap supergroup and cultural icons, Wu-Tang Clan (WTC). Heralded as one of the most influential groups in modern music—hip hop or... Read more

Space Is the Place

By: John Szwed

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 16 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion... Read more

Led Zeppelin

By: Bob Spitz

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 21 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“In this authoritative, unsparing history of the biggest rock group of the 1970s, Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling.” —PEOPLE

From the author of the iconic, bestselling history of The Beatles, the definitive account of arguable the greatest rock band of all time.

Rock star. Whatever that term... Read more

Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee sings with heart, warmth, and hope. An ALA Rainbow Book List selection!Born in Paris, Kentucky, and raised on her gram’s favorite country music, Cline Alden is a girl with big dreams and a heart full of... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 2: Die Walküre

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Cora Hillekamp,...

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der zweite Teil, "Die Walküre", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 1: Das Rheingold

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni, ...

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der erste Teil, "Das Rheingold", wird als packendes Hörspiel mit Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern, bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt erfolgt eine... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 3: Siegfried

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni,...

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der dritte Teil, "Siegfried", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 4: Götterdämmerung

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni,...

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der vierte Teil, "Götterdämmerung", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor... Read more

Ten Masterpieces of Music

By: Harvey Sachs

Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of ten great works of classical music?works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters?Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert,... Read more