Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

The Anglo-Saxon lyre was once used to accompany poetry throughout England. Unfortunately, it faded from favor after the harp gained popularity in the 9th and 10th centuries. Few records were left about its construction and playing techniques. The Lyre Handbook combines information from a...

(Guitar Method). Southpaws rejoice This world-famous method is now available in a special edition just for lefties, with customized photos and diagrams. Students enjoy the method's easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1...

(Signature Licks Bass). Learn the trademark bass lines from rock's most influential band This step-by-step breakdown of Paul McCartney's bass guitar style includes in-depth analysis of 16 Beatles' classics: All My Loving * And Your Bird Can Sing * Come Together * Day Tripper...

(Music Sales America). Budding drummers start here with this terrific pack, telling you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your sticks. Check out the CD containing audio versions of the exercises in addition to full-length accompaniment tracks...

(Guitar Educational). The most comprehensive guitar chord resource ever Beginning with helpful notes on how to use the book, how to choose the best voicings and how to construct chords, this extensive, 264-page source for all playing styles and levels features five easy-to-play voicings...

Seven Studies in Pop Piano is a collection of short piano pieces, with accompanying notes, that helps you to learn how to play pop piano - the style of piano playing associated with major names like Ben Folds, Elton John, Sara Bareilles, Lady Gaga...

Popular music relies heavily on a strong underlying rhythm, or "groove." Contemporary grooves are foundational to the study of guitar, drums and other instruments, and they are essential to playing in jazz and rock ensembles. String playing, however, comes largely from the classical tra-...

Do you have a piano (or keyboard) and forty-five spare minutes every day? Then spend the next six weeks with acclaimed concert pianist James Rhodes. By the end, you'll be able to perform Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major--no prior musical experience required!...

(Berklee Guide). Step away from the practice pad! Legendary drummer Rod Morgenstein reveals his innovative warm-up method designed to limber up your entire body. Features exercises to develop and improve your speed, power, control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility. With this book, you'll...

Step sequencers are a special treat: they offer a simplified approach to composition that can be the basis for fun and creative music-making. Using the Max/MSP visual programming language, Gregory Taylor provides the recipes for over a dozen step sequencers that range from basic...

(Banjo). The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start...

Letter-size trim - 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm). "The Art of Piano Fingering - Traditional, Advanced, and Innovative" is available now in 4 languages: English, German, Hebrew, and Chinese. It's a new book by virtuoso concert pianist Rami Bar-Niv. The 212-page book...

The electric bass guitar is central to modern music, playing a key role in melody, harmony, and rhythm. This new, revised edition of The Bass Handbook will help you master the instrument and make it your own. The book-and-CD package includes a step-by-step guide...

(Real Book Play-Along). This USB stick includes backing tracks for 240 songs from The Real Book Volume 1 so you can play along with a real rhythm section (piano, bass and drums) professionally recorded for these products.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1476877246ISBN-13: 9781476877242Publisher: Hal Leonard...

(Musicians Institute Press). Starting at the elementary level and progressing to advanced techniques, this comprehensive method is like a complete two-year guitar course in book form. It includes over 450 songs and examples, and covers: notes, rhythms, keys, positions, dynamics, syncopation, chord charts, duets,...

A graphic, easy-to-understand fingering chart for any saxophone which features chromatic, major and minor scale studies. Contains staff notation and fingering diagrams for the entire range of the saxophone, plus a diagram of parts of the sax. Printed on sturdy laminated paper, perfectly sized...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Features transcriptions of all the songs from Pink Floyd's 1973 landmark release that spent an incredible 741 weeks on the Billboard album chart: Any Colour You Like * Brain Damage * Breathe * Eclipse * The Great Gig in the Sky...

(Guitar Method). This Berklee Workshop, featuring over 20 solos and duets by Bach, Carcassi, Paganini, Sor and other renowned composers, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style guitar. With study...

About the Bagpipe Tutorial: Recommended by the best pipers in the world! Bruce Hitchings, Michael Grey, Robert Watt, Willie McCallum, Dixie Ingram, Rory Grossart and many more. You have purchased one of the most professional and popular books for learning the bagpipes. It includes...

Learning to play the piano has never been easier. With easy-to-follow illustrations and fun practice pieces, this comprehensive step-by-step guide will have students well on your way to playing the music of your choice-even if they've never played a musical instrument. How to Play...

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...

Playing with Ease is a book about ergonomic technique for the guitar, as well as other instruments. Renowned classical guitarist David Leisner offers an introduction to the basic anatomy of movement, advice on relieving unnecessary tension, pioneering ideas about engaging large muscles, and tips...

Learn the basics of producing music with Apple's Logic Pro digital audio workstation. Since its introduction by Emagic in the 1990s, Logic software has become a favorite platform among musicians and music creators everywhere. Today's Logic Pro features an intuitive interface that is easy...

(Guitar Educational). Whether you're completely new to the guitar, you've strummed chords before but always wanted to fingerpick, or you've tried fingerpicking in the past but could never get the hang of it, this easy-to-use book with online audio for electric or acoustic guitar...

(Riff by Riff). The most comprehensive bass book ever on the music of Black Sabbath Features over 130 annotated, note-for-note excerpts from Black Sabbath through Mob Rules, in-depth lessons, a history of the band, info on their gear setups, lots of photos, and much...

(Musicians Institute Press). Master the art of blending melody and harmony on the guitar This book with online audio includes in-depth studies of chords and chord melodies and 90 recorded demonstration tracks. Lessons include: the five patterns; chord shells; inversions; voice leading; cadences; diminished...

Every new student of the Cycle of Fifths lead steel drum /pan should begin with this simple and insightful instruction book. The Lead steel drum /pan is completely de-mystified in four easy sessions. Twelve key exercises and drills with guided sticking will help you...

Thumb Position For Beginners introduces and then reinforces this technique at the earliest possible stage in a cellist's development. Drawing on a wealth of experience with beginner cellists, Pat Legg uses a wonderful array of familiar tunes and new pieces in both teacher/pupil and...

This concise volume by an expert is not only a practical manual for the performer but also an authoritative history of the instrument. In covering the essentials of performance practice and musical style for the classical repertoire, the text provides important suggestions for mastering...

The finest flutist of his time and honored Fl te de la Chambre du Roi at the court of Louis XIV, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (c. 1680-1760) wrote this instruction book for the transverse flute, recorder, and oboe. This treatise (originally titled Principes de la Fl...

It contains excerpts from the theoretical works by Praetorius, Niedy, Telemann, Mattheson, Heinichen, J. S. and C. P. E. Bach, Quantz, Padre Mattei; numerous examples, including complete pieces, from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and many exercises for the student.Author: Hermann KellerISBN-10: 0393097447ISBN-13: 9780393097443Publisher:...

No Fail Guitar is designed for the adult who is overwhelmed by thousands of web pages and 400 page "dummy" books. Learning to play guitar is not that difficult, and most people are surprised to learn they can play thousands of songs with only...

Master the most versatile picking technique on guitarAre you struggling to play intricate passages on the guitar? Tired of performing pick gymnastics to perform modern music? Are you looking for new tones and ways to combine chords with melody?Then you're ready to master the...

Over several years, Bertrand Denzler and Jean-Luc Guionnet have interviewed approximately 50 musicians from various backgrounds about their practice of musical improvisation. Musicians include both the very experienced such as Sophie Agnel, Burkhard Beins, John Butcher, Rhodri Davies, Bill Dixon, Phil Durrant, Axel Dner,...

Electronic Music School: A Contemporary Approach to Teaching Musical Creativity is a practical blueprint for teachers wanting to begin teaching music technology to secondary age students. Will Kuhn and Ethan Hein inspire classroom music teachers to expand beyond traditional ensemble-based music education offerings to...

Three genre-defining guitar technique books combined to give you the smoothest playing mechanics on the planet.This ground-breaking guitar technique collection brings together three bestselling books by rock guitar virtuoso Chris Brooks. This compilation will take you from player to slayer as you master the...

Where does learning begin and how is it sustained and stored in the brain? For musicians, these questions are at the very core of their creative lives. Cognitive and neuroscience have flung wide the doors of our understanding, but bridging the gap between research...

Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique by Ted Reed Basic rhythms, variations, fill-ins, short solos for the bolero, cha-cha, merengue, mambo, guaracha, rumba, modern jazz and more.Author: Ted ReedISBN-10: 1607969327ISBN-13: 9781607969327Publisher: www.bnpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2017Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.05d

About THE SAXOPHONE BOOK... THE SAXOPHONE BOOK comes from the innovative and creative mind of 3x Grammy winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, the Mu'tet). This 3-volume set is an extraordinarily thoughtful dissection and presentation of the musical fundamentals...

(Reference). Quick and easy instruction for the impatient student The electronic keyboard is by far today's most popular way of making music. Recent advances in the development of portable keyboards have resulted in features that are easy to use, sophisticated-sounding, and accessible for novice...

(Musicians Institute Press). Techniques, scales and soloing concepts for guitar complete with online audio for practice use; in-depth study of modes; soloing over chord changes and modulations; harmonic minor, diminished and other scales; blues-based music; and much more The audio is accessed online using...

(Fast Track Music Instruction). Covers power chords, barre chords, riffs, slides, bends, strumming patterns, fifth position, rock, blues and other styles. Includes 92 songs and audio examples. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded....

Easy to read, understand, and apply, the material in Beyond the Downbeat covers many important aspects of choral leadership beyond conducting. The material is practical for choirs of any size and leaders at any level of training. Key Benefits: - Helps choral directors make...

(Bass Instruction). Hailed as the "greatest bass player who ever lived," Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) lives on through his groundbreaking legacy of musical brilliance. And now for the first time, one of Jaco's private students imparts the wisdom gained from one-on-one lessons with the bass...

How to Play the Flute is a new kind of flute tutor. It combines over fifty carefully selected musical pieces with illustrations, diagrams, and text to give students a full, clear explanation of the basics of flute playing. Progressing in easy stages, How to...

In How to Play Guitar guitar players of all levels will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration. Whether you want to play pop, folk, country, rock, blues, jazz, classical, or any other style of music, you will pick up the basic techniques without...

Mixing and mastering are the final challenges in creating great recordings. Great mixes require both creativity and a practical understanding of process, while final masters require both a clear sense for purpose and specialized ears for achieving artistic goals. Mixing and Mastering in the...

In The Mindful Musician: Mental Skills for Peak Performance, author Vanessa Cornett offers guidelines to help musicians cultivate artistic vision, objectivity, freedom, quiet awareness, and self-compassion, both on- and offstage in order to become more resilient performers. Contrary to modern culture's embrace of busyness...

Piano Master for Everyone Level II continues the training introduced in Piano Master for Everyone Level I, which was designed for adult beginners who have never (or just a few times) played the piano! Piano Master Everyone Level II is an all-in-one guide to...

Tish Oney merges the worlds of jazz and classical singing in a comprehensive guide for those teaching and singing jazz. Legendary jazz singers' performance strategies are discussed providing unique insights. Jazz Singing combines jazz stylization and improvisational techniques with classic voice pedagogy to outline...