Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

Harry Somers is one of Canada's leading composers, and one of the most original. In the 1950s he experimented with contrapuntal writing, serialism, and style juxtaposition; in more recent years he has been concerned with the development of new vocal resources and improvisation.Harry Somers,...

This guitar instruction book is a speed primer that takes you through graduated techniques to play the guitar fast. Unlike other "exercise books", Shred Tech. addresses ways for any player, no matter the level, to achieve their own personal maximum speed of playing the...

This is an introductory book that shows the first steps of learning how to play the viola. The book is organized with ascending level of difficulty into nine chapters; each chapter has a theme of different viola techniques or theory concepts. With author's own...

Click the "LOOK INSIDE!" feature to view pages helpful to the consumer in understanding this valuable resource. Click "Index" for the subject and music indices and "Back Cover" for professional testimonials.Classic Series: Volume 2 Intermediate Basics for the Piano is a holistic method book...

Click the "LOOK INSIDE!" feature to view pages helpful to the consumer in understanding this valuable resource. Click "Index" for the subject and music indices and "Back Cover" for professional testimonials.Classic Series: Volume 1 Beginning Basics for the Piano is a unique study of...

Volume 6 of Beyond Salsa Bass begins our 4-volume study of the style of Alain P rez - the composer of La sandunguita, Salsa timba y amor, and Amigo Juan. P rez is one of the most talented bassists, composers and arrangers of modern...

Body as Instrument explores how musicians interact with movement-controlled performance systems, producing sounds imbued with their individual physical signature. Using motion tracking technology, performers can translate physical actions into sonic processes, creating or adapting novel gestural systems that transcend the structures and constraints of...

Steps to Technical Development for Drummers is a text to develop hand and foot ability by playing sticking patterns that are practical and easily applied to drum set, rudimental snare drum and classical playing. This book can be used by students who have a...

Learn All Your Sax Scales in just 10 hours! The Quickest and Most Efficient Way to Master Scale Fingerings on the Saxophone. Zero redundancy between related scales, and omitting all identical fingerings between registers allows for eliminating a substantial number of already mastered patterns...

The canon is contrapuntal compositional technique, which sounds more complicated than it really is. When you go through known canons, you will find it easy. Somebody starts singing, other joins later and sings the same melody. Altogether It sounds beautiful. I arranged ten world...

Originally published in 1908. A detailed book dealing with the more advanced points of violin playing in a most concise manner. The photographic illustrations enable the reader to clearly understand the various positions of hands and fingers described in the text. Contents Include comprehensive...

Offering lessons, licks and tricks drawn from rock guitar masters, this how-to guide boosts players' soloing technique, rhythm playing, and understanding of rock theory. Fully updated and expanded, it reveals secrets of nﾜ-metal stars such as Rage Against the Machine, provides lessons on roots-rock...

Inside Pierrot lunaire: Performing the Sprechstimme in Schoenberg's Masterpiece is a handbook on the performance and interpretation of the recitation in Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, op. 21. Presenting a guide for the listener and an aid to the interpreter of the 21 melodramas, the...

Stage Presence From Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians is the only resource of its kind: a practical, authoritative guide to accepted practices of stage presence for performing musicians. It answers the basic questions every musician has about a performance: how to prepare,...

The purpose of this book is to help the beginning flat-picker learn the essential elements and styles to become a better Bluegrass and Old-time guitar player. This book will also help take you from the beginner status to more of an intermediate player. I...

The Essentials of CoreSinging: A Joyful Approach to Singing and Voice Pedagogy presents an innovative outlook by one of the most important voice pedagogues in modern times. CoreSinging, developed by Meribeth Dayme, offers a universal approach applicable and complementary to any style, system, or...

(Guitar Educational). In any music style, there are essentials scales, licks, chords, etc. Blues Guitar Chords teaches you the must-know chords that will get you shufflin' like a pro in no time. You won't get bogged down with tons of details. Rather, you'll be...

This collection presents its user with a series of notes on a treble staff in the context of increasingly complex rhythmic material. The pitch material in this book is entirely diatonic with a space left at the beginning of each system in which one...

Award-winning music educator Merlin B. Thompson invites today's teachers to link their teaching with notions of humanity and create success by building on what students naturally bring to their own musical journey. Filled with over fifty practical and inspirational teaching tips, More than Music...

Developing cellists need to know their way around the fingerboard in order to learn music quickly and sight-read well. However, learning and understanding positions can be challenging, especially for young students. In Hello Cello Positions! 2nd Position Book for Young Cellists, Jisoo Ok, a...

This is the follow-up to "New Techniques For 5 String Banjo, Volume 1 - Beginner" and is geared to the later beginner as both a bridge to enhanced playing technique and a reference of musical knowledge regarding the banjo.Some of the highlights include: Banjo...

(Musicians Institute Press). This book, designed from MI core curriculum programs, teaches keyboardists everything they need to know about voicings, covering: triads, seventh chords, extended chords, suspended chords and altered chords; inversions; voice leading; intervals; diatonic harmony; and moreAuthor: Kevin KingISBN-10: 0793582040ISBN-13: 9780793582044Publisher: Musicians...

Exploring drum beats from the 60s through today's most popular music, Chart-Topping Drum Beats is designed to develop your skills through sequential lessons with an emphasis on coordination, drum beat vocabulary, and a strong emphasis on drum beat selection -- knowing what to play...

Experiencing Music Technology is a comprehensive introduction to the broad topic of music technology as it exists in contemporary practice across music making, music production, and music teaching and learning. Unlike other music technology books, EMT is designed not only as a major text...

(Educational Piano). Now available in one compilation, the Fingerpower Anthology includes all 7 levels of John Schaum's iconic series and is the perfect reference collection for dedicated teachers and young pianists looking for a solid technique series. Comb-bound so pages always stay open.Author: John...

Have you ever wondered how to incorporate chords into your solo?Started to play Arpeggios, just not sure how to use them in a solo?Lead Guitar Chords and Arpeggios is a music based method continuing with the same focus from the Level 1, 2, 3,...

Have you been soloing for a while but sound the same each time? Playing for years and still feel like you are stuck in the box? Lead Guitar Level 3 is a music based method continuing with the same focus from the level 1...

Have you heard about the Modes but were unsure of what they are?Have you been playing Modes but not able to make them sound right?Lead Guitar MODES is a music based method continuing with the same focus from the Level 1, 2, and 3...

Have you been playing for a while but stuck in a rut when you solo? Do you feel like you just play the same solo every time? Lead Guitar Level 2 is a music based method to teach you the fundamentals of how to...

STAGE STAR POWER What is it? Stage Star Power is a special fire in the performer's soul. Their charisma is viral... It's ultimate confidence...The performer has supreme command of the stage. Their preparation is total, which allows them the freedom to immerse themselves into...

The Two Part Inventions of Johann Sebastian Bach are a set of miniature masterworks which have and can form one of the pillars in the training of any musician.Danny Hall Music Publishing presents these timeless musical gems within the playable range of the 4,5...

(Music Sales America). A comprehensive guide to electric blues guitar playing, this fast-paced method covers all aspects of modern and traditional electric blues guitar. It contains over 90 musical examples in standard music notation and tablature, along with playing and performance tips. The full-length...

This book focuses on the key elements of the Django Reinhardt Gypsy jazz orjazz Manouche guitar style. The information revealed here was gleaned from years of experience jamming with French Gypsies and studying with masters of the style. A native of France, Stephane Wrembel...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the...

(Guitar Educational). Learn to use the entire fretboard with the Incredible Scale Finder This book contains more than 1,300 scale diagrams for the most important 17 scale types, including major and minor scales, pentatonics, the seven major modes, diminished, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and...

Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program is a practical guide to assist secondary and post-secondary music educators with the tasks involved in establishing a successful music program. With the rising interest in guitar, Mariachi, rock band, handbells, bluegrass, music technology, and so on, more and...

Scott Kettner brings you the complete pandeiro guide! Designed for educators and students of all levels, "The Essential Pandeiro Method" makes learning how to play the pandeiro simple. Receive FREE Access to Scott's online companion course when you purchase a hard copy of the...

The Essentials of CoreSinging: A Joyful Approach to Singing and Voice Pedagogy presents an innovative outlook by one of the most important voice pedagogues in modern times. CoreSinging, developed by Meribeth Dayme, offers a universal approach applicable and complementary to any style, system, or...

A live sound engineer's world revolves around the venue. Whether you find yourself working in a cozy club or an expansive concert arena, every location has challenges. It takes more than plugging in a few amplifiers and turning up the volume full blast to...

(Berklee Guide). This unique collection from well-known harpist Felice Pomeranz features 24 contemporary performance-ready etudes for lever and pedal players with intermediate to advanced capability. The etudes span a variety of difficulty levels and help you master and apply a variety of contemporary practices....

Teachers the world over are discovering the importance and benefits of incorporating popular culture into the music classroom. The cultural prevalence and the students' familiarity with recorded music, videos, games, and other increasingly accessible multimedia materials help enliven course content and foster interactive learning...

(Berklee Guide). Learn to improvise fluently over common jazz progressions. Learn to use simple source material, such as four-note "cells," and characteristic bebop motifs to help you make fast progress towards "making the changes" while developing creative, flowing, balanced solos, in the bebop and...

Have you always wanted to play a guitar solo but didn't know how? Do you feel like you just play the same solo every time? Lead Guitar Level 1 is a music based method to teach you the basics of how to play lead...

(Instructional). Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never...

(Book). The Essential Encyclopedia for Every Guitar Player The Guitar Handbook is the complete guide to playing the guitar - from simple chords to advanced improvisations. Its uniquely devised learning program combines specially commissioned, step-by-step photographs with a chord dictionary containing over 800 easy-to-follow...

Conducting is a multifaceted craft that includes ear training, vocal, training, conducting techniques, rehearsal techniques, performance practice, music theory, and music history--not to mention basic leadership and group dynamics. It can also be an art that will consume a lifetime of study and practice....

(Berklee Guide). If you want to take your drumming chops to the next level, you must know how to read drum music. Written by Professor Dave Vose, this Berklee Workshop is ideal for both beginners and pros and includes everything you'll need to make...

Traditional music education centered around the ensemble classroom has often privileged reading music and instrumental technique over creative skills such as composition, improvisation, and learning by ear. As the technological landscape of students' everyday lives rapidly shifts, what schools teach rarely aligns with students'...

General Music: Dimensions of Practice is a practical guide for music teachers and teaching artists who strive to teach music holistically. The book begins by framing general music as a holistic music education that is comprehensive, meaningful, and relevant to diverse learners in school...

Choral Sight Reading provides a practical and organic approach to teaching choral singing and sight-reading. The text is grounded in current research from the fields of choral pedagogy, music theory, music perception and cognition. Topics include framing a choral curriculum based on the Kod疝y...