Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

Instantly understand how to use LFOs and fully master your synthesizer, even if you're a complete beginnerNEW: The ultimate 4-part series for sensational sound designLearning how to do synthesis (the fundamental part of sound design), can be quite overwhelming, especially when you're a beginner....

Instantly understand how to use envelopes and fully master your synthesizer, even if you're a complete beginnerNEW: The ultimate 4-part series for sensational sound designLearning how to do synthesis (the fundamental part of sound design), can be quite overwhelming, especially when you're a beginner....

Instantly understand how to use filters and fully master your synthesizer, even if you're a complete beginnerNEW: The ultimate 4-part series for sensational sound designLearning how to do synthesis (the fundamental part of sound design), can be quite overwhelming, especially when you're a beginner....

What are our musical sins? Are they obvious or subtle? When do we unwittingly commit such transgressions? And above all, how can we avoid them?Richard Floyd identifies The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making as the following: Articulation Dynamics Rhythms Tempo Line Silence Proportion...

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 recordings of a great Gypsy Swing band, learn mandolin chords, comping, melodies, then let the band back...

If You Want to Be Playing Your Favorite Songs in as Little as 7 Days (Even If You're a Complete Beginner) Then Keep Reading...Do you want to learn to play Guitar? Do you want to learn by actually PLAYING instead of reading boring and...

This text and audio package teaches timbales as played by the master percussionist Changuito. Topics include set-up, tuning, the clave, fills, independence exercises, listening recommendations, and a glossary of terms. Various styles are studied such as Danzon, Abanico, Cha-Cha-Cha, Mambo, Pilon, Mozambique, Merengsongo, Conga,...

Gong Therapy: Sound Healing and Yoga is a comprehensive book on using the gong and the practices of yoga to create a therapeutic environment and transformational experience for physical, mental and spiritual excellence. Written for sound healers, yoga teachers, gong players, and therapists, this...

Technology is an increasingly popular part of music education in schools that attracts students to school music who might not otherwise be involved. In many teacher preparation programs, music technology is an afterthought that does not receive the same extensive treatment as do traditional...

(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, 272-page source for all playing styles and levels features five easy-to-play voicings...

(Guitar). Over 22,000 chords Easy to use with the new and revolutionary Guitar Chord Wheel With the use of the wheel, you will be able to learn 12 times as many chords - fast. All music styles are covered, including rock, blues, jazz, metal...

(Berklee Labs). Learn the art of creating a solid slap bass groove. Whether you're an aspiring or seasoned bassist, this workshop will teach you many of the slap bass lines and styles found in your favorite rock, funk and jazz tunes, and inspire you...

A Piece a Week Piano, Grade 2 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve Your Sight-Reading graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learned one per week....

Chord scale progression is an essential aspect of beginning piano instruction, and students can develop the foundation for solid technique by rehearsing scales and arpeggios. With study and practice, musicians will achieve stronger fingers, better familiarity with the keyboard, and an improved sense of...

YOUR STEP-BY-STEP, NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO RESULTS Would you play an entire baseball game just to practice batting? Of course not Practice is about isolating specific skills that need work. Yet on guitar we get stuck doing the same old stuff, with no real plan,...

"The fact is, you will teach." from the Foreword by Stephen Clapp, Dean Emeritus, The Julliard School. Whether serving on the faculty at a university, maintaining a class of private students, or fulfilling an invitation as guest artist in a master class series, virtually...

General music is informed by a variety of teaching approaches and methods. These pedagogical frameworks guide teachers in planning and implementing instruction. Established approaches to teaching general music must be understood, critically examined, and possibly re-imagined for their potential in school and community music...

In Percussion Pedagogy, author Michael Udow offers a practical guide for students interested in teaching percussion as well as improving their technique. Udow first introduces the bouncing ball system, a technical analogy that teaches students to resist the effects of inertia. Throughout the book,...

The definitive guide to strumming the guitar. 27 essential strum patterns with examples in pop rock country alt indie and more. Learn how to strum the guitar with the strum patterns the pros use. Simple and Easy with no sheet music or complex theory....

(Harmonica). Harmonica Aerobics offers a 42-week regimen to help you play to your full potential. Whether you're a beginning or more experienced player, it's all here. The exercises include playing single notes and chords, bending notes, chord progressions, rhythmic precision, improvisation, strengthening your mouth...

Matching ukulele and slide is no news at all, many players already use it. In majority, slide is only used when playing the blues. But this book sees the topic in complexity and except for Blues, ukulelist can play traditional, gospels, fiddle tunes, Hawaian...

The story of the rhythmic revolution of R&B, funk and soul, as told by the drummers themselves. An illustrated history of their lives and their bands. Includes interviews, discographies, rare photos, transcriptions of over 100 classic R&B and funk rhythms and downloadable mp3 audio...

How to Play Blues Guitar gives you vital instruction in blues basics from top guitar teachers and reveals the screts of blues greats, often in their own words. Revised and expanded with 32 pages of new lessons and packed with musical examples, charts, and...

(Berklee Guide). Advance your creativity and command of the drum set. Phrasing will help you expand your vocabulary by using standard rudiments and exciting rhythmic concepts, making your playing more conversational, dynamic, and focused. First, you'll learn a core set of phrases that are...

(Berklee Guide). Improvisation is the art of real-time composition. This book will guide you through exploring some of the many possible scale choices that can be used with chords and chord progressions, giving you a greater range of expression. Topics include the basics of...

(Berklee Press). Morph those boring 26 standard rudiments you learned into mind-blowing grooves, fills and solos All that rhythmic sophistication you hear from great drummers can easily be broken down into its basic elements: the rudiments. Rudiments are the drum language: a basic vocabulary...

(Hinshaw Music). This book traces keyboard playing from its beginnings to the end of the 19th century. It discusses all the instruments organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and piano, including quotes from letters, diaries, reviews, and method books. There are chapters dedicated to Bach, Beethoven, Chopin...

(Music Sales America). How to improvise lead lines over chord progressions and never play bad notes The audio companion demonstrates all musical examples with full band back-up. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio...

Less Is MoreHaving only three strings to work with, the 3-string CBG might seem limited, but its limitations are also its greatness We need to make the most of what we have. This means that we need to play each note with expression, and...

A distinguished instructor shares his "ingenious and logical" approach to playing and teaching the violin in this accessible, indispensable book. Ivan Galamian's distinctive and immensely successful pedagogy is built on general principles that can be applied broadly, making his methods applicable to students of...

By popular request, here are world-famous works from the Bossa Nova's greatest master, played with exceptional taste and sensitivity in an authentic, relaxed style with a nylon string acoustic guitar rhythm section. For bossa novas with a discreet jazz" flavor, check out Volume 31:...

The new millennium suggests a need for revamping great standards of the 20th century. Highly respected pianist, composer, and author Andy LaVerne has designed a set for such a purpose. Showcased are the musical and playable reharmonizations in a way musicians will find entertaining...

A great way to study bebop This outstanding set includes transcribed solos written and played by Jimmy on the guitar. Used for play along purposes, the special demo track has Jimmy soloing with the rhythm section and playing all 10 solos from the book....

(RECORDING INSTRUCTION). Recording music can be a daunting task, especially in the present day with its ever-changing technologies and environments. This one-of-a-kind collection of modern, easy-to-understand techniques for recording music in a variety of settings provides tools and information that set you well on...

Today's music teachers are caught in a conundrum about technology - while all are interested in it and told to utilize it in music instruction, a lack of equipment and funding act as enormous barriers to technology access. In fact, studies indicate that the...

Written by a composer and a musician, The Contemporary Violin offers a unique menu of avant-garde musical possibilities that both performers and composers will enjoy exploring. Allen and Patricia Strange's comprehensive study critically examines extended performance techniques found in the violin literature of the...

WE SANG BETTER consists of two volumes of very clear advice about singing from great singers of the past. Volume 2 (ISBN 978-84-940477-9-4) is entitled 'Why it was better' and contains further evidence and reasoning from singers 1800 to 1960. This volume is 260...

Discover Creative Fingerstyle GuitarAcoustic guitar playing has evolved from its humble beginnings of cowboy chords and the fingerstyle folk patterns of the 60s and 70s. Over the years, creative pioneers have developed a unique vocabulary of playing styles and techniques that have pushed the...

(Music Sales America). Teach yourself authentic bluegrass fiddle with this book and audio pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: bowing and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best...

(Music Sales America). The fundamentals of jazz are here explained and systemized in 70 lessons based on 60 jazz standards. It covers the styles of musicians from Buddy Bolden to Dizzy Gillespie.Author: John MeheganISBN-10: 0823025594ISBN-13: 9780823025596Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 10.98h...

(Fretted). Teaches licks, techniques and improvisation for lap-style resophonic slide guitar. Covers: scales, licks, songs and examples; hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, picking techniques; syncopations, rolls, double stops, playing in different keys; and more. The book is in standard notation and tab, and includes 98 full-demo...

(Paperback Songs). This convenient reference features a clear, concise, simple and visual approach to keyboard and guitar chords. Includes over 800 keyboard chord frames, over 1000 guitar chord frames, and a helpful explanation on how chords are formed. Multiple voicings (with explanations on when...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Now once again available, the revised edition of this matching folio features a stunning 24-page color section with lots of photos and introductions to the songs. Includes note-for-note transcriptions of 11 Hendrix hits: Bleeding Heart * Born Under a Bad Sign...

(Book). Instant Harmonica is the book that makes learning harmonica fun and easy. In no time at all, students will be blowing a variety of tunes on their harp. The book includes a combination of tablature and EZ-Play notation and over thirty all-time great...

The essential soloing theory course for all guitarists from one of the most distinctive guitar players on the music scene today. The method is structured around six basic chordal types approached five ways. Book I covers the first four chordal types and includes a...

Commonly referred to as "The Saxophone Bible," this volume is the trusted training method for aspiring and serious musicians. From how to play your first note to mastering advanced concert pieces, it offers exercises and advice for every stage of learning, making it both...

LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR - IN 10 EASY LESSONS!For thousands of people this is the ultimate "how to teach yourself guitar" book. It helped them learn faster, easier and more efficiently than any other teaching method. What's even more remarkable is that you need...

This book is a summary of exercises and jazz improvisation lines designed to improve contemporary jazz style techniques.The book is divided in scale, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz lines phrases from Chris Potter.These exercises should be transposed to all twelve (12) tones, so we...

In Teaching the Whole Musician: A Guide to Wellness in the Applied Studio, author Paola Savvidou empowers applied music instructors to honor and support their students' wellness through compassion-filled conversation tools, hands-on activities for injury prevention, mental health protection, and recovery support. Many music...

Just for Lefties! Everything You Need to Learn Banjo the Right Way. Chords, Rhythms, Basics Rolls and Music Principles to Get You Picking Your First Songs in Just a Matter of DaysLeft-Handed Banjo Beginners Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and banjo skills to get...