Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

(Music Sales America). An exciting and fun addition for beginner violinists to the highly respected Eta Cohen Violin Method. This book avoids difficulties of reading even at the earliest stage. Rhythm exercises are introduced before any pitch notation, preparing young violinists for the attractive...

(Music Sales America). An easy to use instruction book that fits into the guitar case. It details basic tuning procedures and is an invaluable reference guide to the amateur and professional alike.Author: Donald BrosnacISBN-10: 0825621801ISBN-13: 9780825621802Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 11.97h...

(Guitar Educational). This book/CD pack details how to play electric guitar in a trio with bass and drums. Boogie, shuffle and slow blues rhythms, licks, double stops, chords and bass patterns are presented for full and exciting blues. A CD with the music examples...

(Guitar Educational). An essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals and digital processors This book with online audio features easy-to-follow instructions with more than 75 photos to teach the basics of guitar tone and effects. High quality recorded...

(Creative Concepts Publishing). This book provides guitarists with an essential collection of 22 exquisite pieces by the great Sor, an extensive biography, and playing notes for each piece. Includes: Variations on a Theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" * Minuet in D Major, Op....

(Guitar Educational). Chicken Pickin' provides a "bird's-eye-view" of this quintessential country style, teaching the techniques and licks common to playing hot lead guitar! It covers: open-string licks, double-stop licks, scales, string bending, repetitive sequences, chromatic licks and much more. The book includes standard notation...

(Berklee Methods). Learn to play the bass instantly with this revolutionary method Author Danny Morris has included a wealth of solid bass lines, tips on playing and locking in with a drummer, and strategies to help you understand the bass and develop your own...

(Musicians Institute Press). Learn the tools of the trade for recording acoustic guitar parts in your home studio Topics covered in this one-on-one lesson with MI faculty instructor Dallan Beck include miking techniques, direct recording, EQ, compression, recording techniques, and effects such as chorus,...

(Guitar Book). From repertoire to accompaniment patterns to licks, this book is fully stocked to give you the confidence knowing you can "get by" and survive, regardless of the situation. The book covers: songs and set lists; gear; rhythm riffs in styles from blues...

Improvising Boogie-Woogie Volume.2(Includes Downloadable audio)The second volume in a series of three comprehensive books to teach boogie-woogie piano.From the basics to more advanced techniques and everything in-between, this will give you the help and material you need.Everything will be covered, from the simplest left-hand...

(Musicians Institute Press). This comprehensive resource covers virtually every aspect of double bass drumming. By revealing the value of proper balance and foot technique, then applying those concepts to various warm-ups, mirrored grooves, fills and progressive phrasing applications, you will be thoroughly prepared for...

Author: Joseph ViolaISBN-10: 0793571960ISBN-13: 9780793571963Publisher: Berklee Press PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.30w x 0.40d

Many musicians, music students, and general music lovers are curious about the field of music therapy -- the who, what, where, and how. This book provides a general overview of the profession, and it includes 26 audition essays, written by former students, confirming their...

This book, "Clarinet for Beginners," is for those who want to learn how to play the clarinet, even if they have no previous experience with the instrument. There are a lot of things to learn about music - writing and reading it, playing it,...

Learn 29 great swing standards in the style of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Download and jam along with a great Gypsy Swing band, learn chords, comping, melodies, then let the band back you up as...

Have instant access to the complete online piano course with video lessons, workouts and jazz standard demos.This is volume 2, dedicated to minor key, walking bass lines and comping rhythms. Learn the most effective 4-note rootless voicings for chords found in the Jazz Standards...

Perfect Italian Diction for Singers: An Authoritative Guide provides the steps and tools for singing beautifully and expressively in this language. Timothy Cheek and Anna Toccafondi systematically home in on the essential features of the most beautiful Italian, pitfalls of non-native singers, and how...

Perfect Italian Diction for Singers: An Authoritative Guide provides the steps and tools for singing beautifully and expressively in this language. Timothy Cheek and Anna Toccafondi systematically home in on the essential features of the most beautiful Italian, pitfalls of non-native singers, and how...

Unlike the violin, which has flourished largely unchanged for close to four centuries, the trumpet has endured numerous changes in design and social status from the battlefield to the bandstand and ultimately to the concert hall. This colorful past is reflected in the arsenal...

Written by Joan Benson, one of the champions of clavichord performance in the 20th century, Clavichord for Beginners is an exceptional method book for both practitioners and enthusiasts. In addition to detailing the historical origins of the instrument and the evolution of keyboard technique,...

Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters--and limitations--of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider...

If you can't afford to pay the tuition fee for a fancy music school, that doesn't mean you shouldn't fulfill your dream of becoming a grand clarinetist. For just a few dollars, this book will teach you how to play the clarinet from scratch....

Learning Guitar in a Classroom Setting Has Never Been Easier. Chords, Rhythms, Guitar Basics and Music Principles to Get Students Strumming Their First SongsGuitar for the Classroom - Student's Edition lets students learn guitar skills and music fundamentals in a classroom setting.The goal of...

(Educational Piano). Physical training and discipline are needed for both athletics and keyboard playing. Keyboard muscle conditioning is called technic. Technic exercises are as important to the keyboard player as workouts and calisthenics are to the athlete. Schaum's Fingerpower books are dedicated to development...

How to Play a Tune in Any Key takes a comprehensive look at transposition in a short and easy-to-understand book. The reader will learn how to play each part of their favorite songs - chords, melodies and more - in new keys of their...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to playing the pianoforte, with information on everything from finding the right notes to playing legato and staccato. "The Visible and Invisible in Pianoforte Technique" will be of utility to both beginner and more advanced students, and...

This is a vintage guide to learning how to play the banjo and ukulele. It is aimed at players with little to no previous experience with the instruments, initially walking them through the very basics from holding the instrument to strumming and picking out...

The care and understanding of an instrument are critical to its sound. This thorough book is therefore aimed at both the interested musician and those embarking on instrument repair as a full-time career. Organized into six parts, it guides the reader from initial diagnostic...

(Music Sales America). If you have ever wanted to learn to play all sorts of guitar styles from pop and rock to jazz and blues, then this book is for you Learn to Play Guitar in 24 Hours offers you 24 clear, self-contained lessons...

(Educational Piano). Physical training and discipline are needed for both athletics and keyboard playing. Keyboard muscle conditioning is called technic. Technic exercises are as important to the keyboard player as workouts and calisthenics are to the athlete. Schaum's Fingerpower books are dedicated to development...

(Educational Piano Library). This first book in a series of five piano technique books presents short, 4-measure exercises with helpful text imagery ( Warm-Ups ), and brief etudes. The skills emphasized in the Warm-Ups are given a musical context in the Etudes that follow...

Beginner Guitarists: Learn to Strum Every Song PerfectlyAre you ready for the ultimate course in guitar strumming for beginner to early-intermediate players?Confident rhythm and strumming is at the heart of everything you'll ever do on the guitar, so wouldn't it be great if you...

A complete guide to building walking bass lines. Covers: cycles of fifths, triads, seventh chords, chromatic tones, cadences, harmonic sequences, modulation, vamps, bebop blues forms, Rhythm changes, and selected jazz standards. Text in English and Portuguese. "A great resource for the bass player that...

Analysis of jazz structures Blues, their forms and harmony changes through well known blues songs and Pere Soto originals.Author: Pere Soto TejedorISBN-10: 1726238296ISBN-13: 9781726238298Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2019Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.32d

See the joys, challenges, and exciting possibilities associated with jazz ensemble improvisation with Teaching Improv in Your Jazz Ensemble: A Complete Guide for Music Educators. Zachary B. Poulter presents scholarly research, professional performance techniques, and nuts-and-bolts rehearsal strategies, all of which will help teachers...

I have played the guitar for more years than I can remember. I can play quite a wide variety of chords and, with most guitar music; I can sit down and play the chords shown on the music sheet and hum or sing along...

This book contains an introductory guide to playing the banjo in the 'eureka' style. It walks the reader through the first steps of eureka banjo playing from how to hold the instrument and where and where to place your hands, to reading music, playing...

"Commentaries on the Teaching of Pianoforte Technique" is a 1910 guide to playing the piano by Tobias Matthay. Written as a supplement to Matthay's definitive books "The Act of Touch" and "First Principles", it contains further information on some of the more detailed areas...

Bold Sounds In The Wilderness is a wonderful workbook to explore and expand your creative self through piano improvisation. The book guides you through improvisations for the beginning piano student.Author: Ivan SalinasISBN-10: 1523483091ISBN-13: 9781523483099Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 11.02h...

Description: "The Rhythm Lab's Fundamental Studies For Snare Drum" was created to motivate and remind you that it's still important to review all your customary habits that will help you to fulfill your mission. By adding a copy of this text to your personal...

The great teacher Shinichi Suzuki revolutionized teaching strings by concentrating on mastering playing technique in an organized and scientific manner in a way that encourages students and parents to enjoy study, rather than suffer through it Len Collins approach to reading music is a...

Music of Mendelssohn & BerliozAbe Torchinsky (1920-2009), the former principal tubist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, produced this significant series of orchestral study books for tubists. Each book includes entire tuba parts for every work.Drawing on his extensive experience, Torchinsky's writing is concise and informative...

The Talking Harmonica is a excellent harmonica instructional book. It is designed for beginners to advanced intermediate players.Author: Tim GartlandISBN-10: 1511435305ISBN-13: 9781511435307Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/22/2015Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.41d

Get it Together is the essential jazz bassists guide to rhythm and sound. Internationally acclaimed bassist Orlando le Fleming draws on over 20 years of experience to offer invaluable advice with many exercises designed to help strengthen rhythmic independence, time keeping and sound. Once...

Transposition.What is it?How do you do it?Why and when does a musician need it?How do you get started learning it?In Noyes Notes...on Transposition, trumpeter, music educator, and technical writer Randal C. Noyes uses simple, concise language to answer the most frequently asked questions about...

Transposition.What is it?How do you do it?Why and when does a musician need it?How do you get started learning it?In Noyes Notes...on Transposition, trumpeter, music educator, and technical writer Randal C. Noyes uses simple, concise language to answer the most frequently asked questions about...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing the piano, focusing on the basic scales and arpeggios. Scale practice is of the utmost importance when learning the violin, and this guide concentrates on this idea, using it as a starting point for the...

This volume is from our series of carefully-selected historical publications on the subject of violins. The titles in this range include "A Guide to Violin Strings" "A History of Violins in England" "Antonio Stradivari and His Violins" and many more. Each publication has been...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Oscar CremerISBN-10: 1447457943ISBN-13: 9781447457947Publisher: Braithwaite...

First published in 1896, "The Violinist's Manual" is a classic guide to playing the violin by Eugene Gruenberg. It contains a complete course for the prospective player, with progressive material, solo pieces, notable compositions, and general tips on how to learn and improve. This...