Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

Most people are spending more time and effort than is needed when practicing the violin. Learning violin skills and techniques can be easier than you might think Whether it is playing faster, shifting confidently, developing a fine vibrato, or perfecting your spiccato, seasoned violin/viola...

Author: Mindi Abair, Lance Abair, Ross CooperISBN-10: 0983936307ISBN-13: 9780983936305Publisher: Not More Saxophone Music, InkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2011Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d

Many of us begin practice of music with our children with great enthusiasm, only to find that it is a lot more challenging than we thought it would be In the guided journal, Time to Practice: A Companion for Parents, Carrie Reuning-Hummel shares the...

Raise Your Voice, by glass shattering vocal coach Jaime Vendera, is considered by many to be the "Singer's Bible." This groundbreaking vocal training manual features Jaime's truly unique approach to vocal technique and voice training which is keeping famous singers on the road, performing...

Music consists of three elements - melody, harmony, and rhythm. This book deals with the creation of melodies derived from various materials. If put into practice, it will give you an endless wealth of concepts. You should never run out of new and interesting...

(Music Sales America). An brilliant introductory course in the art of playing the Bodhran, covering all the basic techniques needed to accompany traditional Irish and other music. Ideal for beginners, this illustrated booklet is crammed with useful features, diagrams and examples. Also includes demonstration...

The exercises in this book teach you new scales, new fingerings, new patterns and new ideas - helping you master phrases that seemed impossible on the bass. Bunny's unique approach will get your fingers "thinking" in new ways on the fretboard, and you'll explore...

BRAVE NEW BASS INTERVIEWS & LESSONS WITH THE INNOVATORSAuthor: Chris JisiISBN-10: 0879307633ISBN-13: 9780879307639Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2003Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 10.92h x 8.34w x 0.74d

(Berklee Guide). Learn the contemporary techniques and practices of the modern cello. The collection is a vital exploration of 21st-century cello techniques that every contemporary cellist should know when playing music outside of the standard classical repertoire. By exploring techniques such as chopping, pizzicato,...

(Ashley Publications). A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.Author: Mickey BakerISBN-10: 0825652812ISBN-13: 9780825652813Publisher: Ashley PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 11.86h x 8.88w x 0.20d

(Music Sales America). Here is a revolutionary resource for guitarists with photos of over 1800 essential guitar chords. This encyclopedia features easy-to-read, color-coded chord diagrams and full-color photographs of each position. It also includes fingering and analysis of every chord; special sections on moveable...

(Music Sales America). This second volume of the popular classical guitar method features instruction, graded exercises, practice studies, and a survey of the guitar repertoire. Volume Two develops technique, sightreading, and includes an advanced repertoire of thirty works.Author: Frederick NoadISBN-10: 0825613078ISBN-13: 9780825613074Publisher: Music SalesLanguage:...

(Guitar Educational). Total Rock Guitar is a unique and comprehensive source for learning rock guitar, designed to develop both lead and rhythm playing. This book/audio pack covers: getting a tone that rocks; open chords, power chords and barre chords; riffs, scales and licks; string...

(Fretted). The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method Second Edition is the newly updated and revised version of the original classic method by Rich Del Grosso. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. You'll be playing...

(Signature Licks Guitar). Slash's guitar style is meticulously analyzed and presented for you to learn in these audio-equipped Signature Licks lessons. Learn his techniques from: Civil War * Don't Cry * Garden of Eden * Nightrain * Paradise City * Patience * Sweet Child...

(Piano). Lessons 27 through 52 further explore more advanced chord voicings, chord arranging techniques and more challenging blues and melodic lines. The accompanying audio (accessed online) is used in conjunction with the text and music as a listening and play-along tool.Author: Dave Frank, John...

(Fast Track Music Instruction). Everything you need to know about playing the bass, including music notation, tablature, riffs, licks, and scales, syncopation, and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes 75 songs and examples. Audio examples accessed online for download or streaming.Author: Jeff...

(Guitar Educational). A reference guide to blues, R&B, jazz, and rock rhythm guitar, with hundreds of voicings, chord theory construction, chord progressions and exercises and much more. Blues You Can Use: Guitar Chords is useful for the beginner to advanced player.Author: John GanapesISBN-10: 0793565154ISBN-13:...

(Guitar Educational). Scale Chord Relationships teaches players how to determine which scales to play with which chords, so guitarists will never have to fear chord changes again This book/audio pack explains how to: recognize keys; analyze chord progressions; use the modes; play over nondiatonic...

(Musicians Institute Press). In this one-on-one lesson, MI instructor Tom Kolb unravels the mystery of the modes, giving guitarists a complete approach to soloing and a thorough, hands-on explanation of Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. He also covers: melodic minor, harmonic...

(Musicians Institute Press). Stop straining to hit those high notes Unlock your true potential and start singing easily and effortlessly with this book by Musicians Institute vocal instructor Dena Murray. She teaches how to: breathe naturally; improve your speaking voice; stop holding, pushing and...

"John Watkins has used his years of experience on both sides of the baton to create a charming introduction to the art of conducting. There are not many reference books that deal with the 'how to' of directing a group of musicians. This practical...

The twelve essays in this volume reflect the most important trends in the study of musical performance. Three areas are investigated: the psychology of performance, the semantics of performance, and the relation between performance and analysis. The first section broaches fundamental issues such as...

Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. It includes practical advice on how to conduct different groups (choral, opera, symphony, early music) and a history of conducting presented as a study of national traditions. Designed for the lay...

Most modern performers, trained on the performance practices of the Classical and Romantic periods, come to the music of the Renaissance with well-honed but anachronistic ideas. Fundamental differences between 16th-century repertoire and that of later epochs thus tend to be overlooked-yet it is just...

The attempt to play music with the styles and instruments of its era--commonly referred to as the early music movement--has become immensely popular in recent years. For instance, Billboard's "Top Classical Albums" of 1993 and 1994 featured Anonymous 4, who sing medieval music, and...

The past ten years have seen a rapidly growing interest in performing and recording Classical and Romantic music with period instruments; yet the relationship of composers' notation to performing practices during that period has received only sporadic attention from scholars, and many aspects of...

Over the last dozen years, the writings of Richard Taruskin have transformed the debate about "early music" and "authenticity." Text and Act collects for the first time the most important of Taruskin's essays and reviews from this period, many of which now classics in...

Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource brings together theory, policy, and planning for instruction in K-12 classrooms. The resource is a result of collaboration between K-12 teachers, outstanding undergraduate and graduate music education students, and professionals in the field. The...

Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed LevelsAuthor: Steve SmithISBN-10: 1495059774ISBN-13: 9781495059773Publisher: Hudson MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2016Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.50d

This guide is a rescue package offering an original and highly effective visual approach to mastering the basics of saxophone technique. An ideal aid to increasing the success for the sax playing beginner.How can I make a better sound?How can I control high and...

Steve Beresford's polymathic activities have formed a prism for the UK improv scene since the 1970s. He is internationally known as a free improviser on piano, toy piano and electronics, composer for film and TV, and raconteur and Dadaist visionary. His résumé is filled...

What 'live music' means for one generation or culture does not necessarily mean 'live' for another. This book examines how changes in economy, culture and technology pertaining to post-digital times affect production, performance and reception of live music. Considering established examples of live music,...

Do you fancy improvising? But little time to practice? Then try the 4 + 5 improvisation method! You don't have to practice full scales. In this book you will learn to improvise with: - Pentatonic scale - Blues scale - Seventh chords What makes...

This book is written as a guide for people who know the western staff notation and want to know about writing music that sounds like traditional Chinese music.This book is split into two parts. The first part describes the techniques needed to create Chinese...

These ukulele etudes have been a labor of love for me and I am excited to now share them with a larger audience. This first volume is designed to give students interesting pieces to practice in the pursuit of right hand fingerstyle mastery on...

"An excellent introduction to the joy of sax, Mark Archer's enthusiasm for this wonderful instrument is infectious, and his approach to learning to play is great fun. Best of all, it really works. You can get the accompanying tracks sent to you in mp3...

Learning the flute? This guide is a rescue package offering an original and highly effective visual approach to mastering the basics of flute technique. Ideal for the self-taught flute player. How can I make a stronger sound? How can I make my breath last...

The Art of Post-Tonal Analysis consists of analyses of thirty-three musical passages or entire short works in a variety of post-tonal styles. For each piece author Joseph N. Straus shows how it is put together and what sense might be made of it: how...

Everyone involved in the making of music has a need for recording their own full band demo tracks, karaoke tracks, commercial jingles, jam-along tracks, etc., and the Boss DR-5 Doctor Rhythm Section provides an exceptionally affordable way to record them. Moreover, you don't have...

In-text URLs can be accessed via the "Features" tab of the publisher's website.Conductors face a multitude of hurdles as they strive to obtain a foothold in the professional world. Once they have attained a position, there are obstacles both on and off the podium...

With this recorder school, which is specially designed for the needs and special circumstances of adults, you will be introduced to playing and making music with the recorder in C (soprano and tenor) in a gentle and motivating, but also well-founded and pedagogically prepared...

Guitar Fretboard Magic Unlock all the notes in 6 simple exercises Why Would I Want to Learn All the Notes of My Fretboard? Over my 25+ year career as a musician and guitar teacher, I have come across many guitarists who cannot name all...

(Berklee Guide). Learn to play with jazz phrasing and articulation. These 27 duets are in jazz and jazz-influenced styles such as swing, bebop, funk, samba, and others. They are appropriate for performance by any melodic instruments. The duets feature independent contrapuntal lines, and practicing...

Just for Lefties! Is your biggest obstacle simply memorizing the notes of the fretboard? Learn the secrets to bass guitar fretboard memorization quickly and easily.Left-Handed Bass Guitar Fretboard Memorization reveals the secrets used by professional bassists everywhere to memorize the entire fretboard. In just...

Everything You Need to Learn Bass Guitar the Right Way. Notes, Rhythms, Bass Lines and Music Principles to Get You Playing Your First Songs in Just a Matter of DaysLeft-Handed Bass Guitar Beginners Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and bass skills to get you...

Blank Staff/Stave Paper for Children and Instruction & StudyWrite notes in staff/stave line with this music composition notebook, ideal for songwriting, notating music, piano, guitar, violin, and other musical instruments. Perfect for students, study, practice lessons, or transcribing music. Great for beginners and boys...

Blank Staff/Stave Paper for Children and Instruction & StudyWrite notes in staff/stave line with this music composition notebook, ideal for songwriting, notating music, piano, guitar, violin, and other musical instruments. Perfect for students, study, practice lessons, or transcribing music. Great for beginners and boys...

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 3rd Position for Young Cellists, Jisoo Ok, a Juilliard...

Featuring 56 lessons by 49 music technology experts from around the world, The Music Technology Cookbook is an all-in-one guide to the world of music technology, covering topics like: composition (with digital audio workstations such as Ableton, Soundtrap, GarageBand); production skills such as recording,...