Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

Start your journey into electric guitar playing with this comprehensive guide designed specifically for beginners. This book provides a structured approach to learning the electric guitar, covering all essential aspects from the basics to more advanced techniques. The guide begins with a detailed exploration...

DJing isn't just about mixing tracks; it's a social process, an urban history, and a radical form of community learning in the heart of New York's club scene. DJing in New York offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how underground Electronic Dance Music DJs...

The Piano Improvisation Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the practical skills and theoretical issues involved in mastering all forms of piano improvisation, including classical, jazz, rock and blues. Whereas most books offer little more than models for imitation and exercises for practicing, this...

Discover the keyboard that's right for you, whatever your budget! Looking for a fun, challenging, and rewarding new instrument to play? Thinking about the piano but don't necessarily have the room or the budget to put one in your home? Then grab a copy...

Easy Pattern to Play HarpA Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Harp Techniques, Reading Music, and Playing Beautiful Melodies for Beginners and BeyondUnlock the magic of harp playing with Easy Pattern to Play Harp, your ultimate guide to mastering this enchanting instrument. Whether you're a complete...

Author: Jack Handyside, Joseph AlexanderISBN-10: 1789334683ISBN-13: 9781789334685Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2025Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d

The Next Step on Your Jazz Piano Soloing JourneyAre you ready to elevate your jazz piano skills and bring more creativity to your solos? Intermediate Jazz Piano Soloing by Nathan Hayward is your essential guide to mastering the art of jazz improvisation. This book...

Motivic Soloing for Jazz BassHow do some players tell a story with their basslines/solos, while others struggle to break free from clichéd ideas?Designed for both upright and electric bass players, it's time to unlock the secrets to effortless groove on bass.In Motivic Soloing for...

Incorporating technology in music classrooms can take the mystery out of improvisation. What music technology does is establish a strong foundation for chord, scale, phrase, ear training, and listening exercises, creating a solid backdrop for student expression. As author and educator Mike Fein shows,...

Essential Rhythms and Chords is a comprehensive book for the beginner guitar student to learn and play hundreds of chords and rhythms within a short amount of time. This book is designed to have the student making music after the first lesson. It begins...

Play Piano Better Now is a comprehensive guide for understanding the technical concepts that govern how to play the piano. Whether it's octaves, scales, arpeggios, or even fast passage work - any challenge can be overcome with an awareness of how technique works. When...

When, how, where, does a mark become a musical note? What alchemy occurs to transform a symbol into sound: a song; a symphony; a chorus? Music is interwoven into the fabric of our lives. We listen to it, some of us play it, but...

Your Complete Beginner's Guide to Learning and Mastering the AccordionWhether you're picking up an accordion for the first time or revisiting a long-lost passion, this practical guide is designed to take you from absolute beginner to confident player. Clear, structured, and motivational, this book...

Become a better piano player by mastering the fundamental shapes of music! A complete score of: Every diatonic triad and seventh for every key.Formatted for easy readability and efficient practice.Recommended for intermediate piano students.Author: Adam Jan PedzikiewiczISBN-13: 9798329512915Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2024Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, this method provides a solid foundation for developing your saxophone skills. From basic techniques to advanced exercises, it offers a comprehensive program for improving your playing.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

This book applies both eighth and sixteenth note rhythms to odd meter combinations. All examples use one pitch allowing total concentration on rhythm and time. Free audio flies are available on the internet for each exercise.Author: Bruce ArnoldISBN-10: 1890944580ISBN-13: 9781890944582Publisher: Muse Eek Publishing CompanyLanguage:...

Written by an expert in the field who is both a teacher and a teacher-educator, this book is an in-depth and practical resource for educators and parents who wish to introduce music to children with hearing loss. Author Lyn Schraer-Joiner makes a compelling case...

Embark on a musical odyssey with STRINGS OF BRILLIANCE: MASTERING MELODY AND HARMONY DEVELOPMENT FOR GUITAR COMPOSITION a captivating guide to mastering the art of melody and harmony development for guitar composition. Delve into the heart of musical expression as you uncover the secrets...

The music of J.S. Bach is beloved by musicians and audiences alike, and this handbook offers practical guidance on how to perform his famous Preludes and Fugues. Rothschild draws on the latest research to offer insights into the historical performance practices of Bach's time,...

One Step At A Time is a five-part method of teaching the fundamentals of music on the violin. It is written in a way that is logical, sequential, and easy to understand. The success of this approach is in its simplicity. The writing of...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing the piano, focusing on the basic techniques and elemental principles. 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...

This book outlines in simple terms and illustrations how to safely create the illusions of unarmed stage violence. This book is intended for actors, directors, or stage managers who are new to stage violence, however experienced fight choreographers may find new techniques as well....

Are you ready to master the art of drumming? Discover the ultimate guide to becoming a proficient drummer with 'DRUM SET'. Ever wondered how to choose the perfect drum set that matches your style and budget? Curious about the techniques that world-class drummers use...

The School of Octave-Playing: Seven Octave Studies is a piano method book that uses exercises and etudes to help students improve their ability to play octaves. It was written by German piano pedagogue Theodor Kullak and translated into English by Theodore Baker. This book...

Campanella style is considered one of the harder ukulele techniques. Thus a lot of beginners has shyness before and fear needlessly. Therefore, in this book I edited thirty simple and well-known songs. This book contains only six tones melodic etudes (d, e, f#, g,...

Daring to Care with Music Education offers a practical resource and reflective guide for music educators seeking to support their students' motivation and musicianship through intentional connection and care. As an instrumental clinician and the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Care in Music...

Author: John Habron-JamesISBN-10: 1783277963ISBN-13: 9781783277964Publisher: Boydell PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 284Format: Hardcover

Metal is back! Dimebag Darrell is a walking textbook of modern metal guitar techniques, liberally spraying bone-crushing power chords, dissonant intervals, tremolo arm insanity, and a shredding lead voice worthy of the masters. Now all metal guitarists can go behind the scenes with Dimebag...

"Relaxation Studies" is a 1908 work by English pianist Tobias Matthay. It concentrates on some of the fundamental aspects of playing the piano, namely fingering techniques and muscular training, making it suitable for beginners and those looking to hone their existing skills. This volume...

One of America's top jazz guitar educators and authors, and a respected jazz chord-melody performer, Jody Fisher clarifies and simplifies the art of creating an arrangement and improvising as a solo guitarist. In his easy-to-understand and enjoyable style, this master of solo guitar teaches...

Piano and Keyboard Mastery: A Complete Guide with Theory and Exercises for All Skill Levels is an all-encompassing resource for anyone wishing to learn, improve, or master the piano and keyboard. Part of the Music Mastery series by Modern Renaissance Publishing, this guide takes...

MUSICAL ARCHITECTURE SECRETS: STRUCTURE PLANNING FOR GUITAR COMPOSITION dives deep into crafting dynamic and captivating compositions in this 250-page book by renowned publisher University Scholastic Press.From chart-topping hits to timeless classics, this book delves into the structure planning techniques used by legendary artists across...

In The Funky Beat, David focuses on combining funk and jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms to extend his own innovative style. By dissecting his grooves and musical choices for each song on the recording, David demonstrates how to develop musical skills and how to create...

A comprehensive study of syncopated rhythms in music, including exercises and examples for practice.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Designed for students of all ages who have had no previous experience improvising, this primer lays the foundation for composition and improvisation using the simplest possible exercises in imaginative settings. Features solo and duet improvisations, written assignments, theory review, and...

This book explores the application of Heinrich Schenker's groundbreaking theory of tonal music to the field of fugue, with special reference to J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. It covers the tonal structure of subjects and answers, the tonal patterns of fugal expositions, sequences, strettos,...

This book is an accumulation of strategies that help to navigate and simplify complex and common progressions in jazz. Difficulties often arise when improvisers encounter root motions that are uncommon, such as third cycles, etc. In order to simplify such progressions, multiple strategies such...

You may have thought that learning to play by ear was some mystical and unattainable task, however in this book you'll learn practical and foundational methods.Author: Michael D. Brown IIISBN-10: 1979842906ISBN-13: 9781979842907Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2017Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w...

A collection and explanation of many different types of important progressions for the intermediate and advanced guitarist.Author: Ted GreeneISBN-10: 0898986982ISBN-13: 9780898986983Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 11.92h x 8.86w x 0.30d

Everything great starts with a solid foundation, whether it's a building, a band, or a song. Foundations of Drumming gives you the tools to start building your musical foundation. This book takes you from basic rudiments and fundamentals, to rock, swing, shuffle, drum fills...

The Technique of Orchestration, Seventh Edition, is the definitive textbook on the study of orchestration, offering a concise, straight-to-the-point approach that prepares students to score their own compositions with confidence. Updated to reflect developments in instruments and orchestral best practices, this seventh edition features:...

The Shearer Method, Book 3: Learning the Fingerboard is the third in a series of works that define Aaron Shearer's approach to playing the classic guitar. The work by this legendary figure, with videos and audio performances by Thomas Kikta and compositions by Dr....

Author: John WesleyISBN-10: 1936098253ISBN-13: 9781936098255Publisher: Schaum PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.80w x 0.60d

Author: John SchaumISBN-10: 1936098172ISBN-13: 9781936098170Publisher: Schaum PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.30d

(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...

(Instrumental). Easy Improvisation is a great way to learn the basics of improvising, on your own, with friends, or with the whole band Musicians are given guidance to play along in parts, to play along with written-out solos, or to improvise on their own....

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: AnonISBN-10: 1446519422ISBN-13: 9781446519424Publisher: Amberg PressLanguage:...

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000...

Sheryl Iott investigates the relevancy of cognitive science to musical development and distills cutting-edge teaching and learning methods for musicians of all skill levels based on these scientific concepts. Filled with over 100 musical examples, this book imparts practical suggestions and advice that anybody...

(Instrumental). Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection, allowing soloists to join in as they please. Some vamps are simple, others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered, including jazz,...