Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

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...

Description: The Rhythm Lab's Exhibition Duets For Drum Set This package contains a combination of suggested contemporary studies to keep you enthusiastic about all the styles that you have already learnt, and are now performing with a live band (ensemble). These studies herein, will...

In addition to being a collection of transcriptions of the Buddy Rich solos featured on the Buddy Rich Jazz Legend DVD (00-903792), this publication concentrates on the specifics of The World's Greatest Drummer's" playing. The techniques covered include left-handed/bass drum coordination, drumset crossovers, cymbal...

The intricacies and challenges of musical performance have recently attracted the attention of writers and scholars to a greater extent than ever before. Research into the performer's experience has begun to explore such areas as practice techniques, performance anxiety and memorization, as well as...

Nothing beats the thumpin' sound and feel of the Hammond B3 Organ. People from the great Jimmy Smith to the young and exciting Joey DeFrancesco have demonstrated its unique ability to swing hard! Now, for the first time, you can take advantage of the...

(Fast Track Music Instruction). The fast way to find just the chord or scale you need. This user-friendly reference book is jam-packed with over 1,400 chords and voicings and includes a jam session with 20 original songs using common chord progressions. The cost of...

Massively improve your knowledge and understanding of the guitar fretboard and guitar theory with this step-by-step method for using the CAGED system.Armed with everything in this book, you can learn and master the essential guitar scales all over the guitar neck, organize your fretboard...

Includes all levels. Here we have a typical minor blues in all 12 keys. Few chord progressions offer the freedom and variety of expression found in the minor blues progression. Great players have all approached this chord progression in a variety of ways. Often,...

This is an easy to follow methodology with clear and useful illustrations that will not only encourage the most unskilled beginner, but will also provide a way back for those who have been discouraged in their initial attempts to learn.Author: Victoria Ann Davis, Chip...

Don't Sweat the Technique equips aspiring performers with the tools and knowledge needed to become a better rapper. Written in easy-to-understand language, this book helps build techniques and unlocks solutions to common stumbling blocks. It includes exclusive advice from dozens of MCs who give...

Sound and Action in Music Performance addresses how auditory feedback influences the planning and execution of our movements. Focusing specifically on auditory feedback in music, including instrumental and vocal production, the book also gives substantial coverage to its role in speech. Both of these...

An indispensable resource for the modern voice teacher, this volumeexplores the body's response to trauma and practical ways that singing teachers can adapt the principles of trauma-informed care while maintaining ethical boundaries. It gathering research and perspectives from the fields of psychology, speech pathology,...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place!Not so long ago, studio quality recording, mixing and music production was only available to the rich and famous artists.However these days it's now possible to produce professional sounding music from your own home.In...

The Technic is Fun series offers piano students a series of graded studies for the development of technic, style, and musicianship. These studies reinforce the technical requirements found in method books and in standard piano repertory. The etudes found in this series not only...

(Educational Piano Library). Piano Technique Book 3 builds upon skills learned in Books 1 and 2, adding sixMajor and minor five finger positions, extended hand positions, and introducing moving from one position to another. Warm Ups and Musical Fitness Plans introduce each new skill,...

This collection of unaccompanied duets and studies offers intermediate violinists an imaginative and exciting way to improve their technique. Each piece focusses on a particular skill and together the studies provide a concentrated course in developing vibrato, double-stopping and shifting. Double-stopping pieces can be...

The best-selling Improve Your Sight-Reading series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. This collection of duets for grades 2-3 gives players a chance to practice their sight-reading skills...

An indispensable resource for the modern voice teacher, this volumeexplores the body's response to trauma and practical ways that singing teachers can adapt the principles of trauma-informed care while maintaining ethical boundaries. It gathering research and perspectives from the fields of psychology, speech pathology,...

This book includes transcriptions and analysis of 13 great drummers including Grady Tate, Al Foster, Billy Hart, Ben Riley, Billy Higgins, Louis Hayes, Roy McCurdy, Bill Goodwin, Ed Soph, and many more. The tracks cover a variety of grooves, styles, and tempos. Special stereo...

"Sight-Reading Made Easy" is a vintage guide to sight reading for the piano. "Sight reading" refers to reading and performing of a piece of music notation that the performer has not seen before. With concise instructions and many helpful tips, this volume contains simple...

Mary Cyr addresses the needs of researchers, performers, and informed listeners who wish to apply knowledge about historically informed performance to specific pieces. Special emphasis is placed upon the period 1680 to 1760, when the viol, violin, and violoncello grew to prominence as solo...

So, you're interested in learning to play the cello? That's fantastic! You might have heard that it's really difficult and requires years of practice just to create beautiful sound. However, that's not true. Sure, if your aim is to become an expert with exceptional...

This is the thoroughly revised 2023 "Handbell Ringers Bible". I listened to all your comments and have made this even more comprehensive and easier to learn from.A set of handbells creates ONE musical instrument. They are always 'in tune, ' and most ringers play...

A student of the world-renowned violinist Leopold Auer, Maia Bang acted as the maestro's teaching assistant and preserved his acclaimed methods of instruction in a series of manuals. The seven-volume collection covers every aspect of teaching and learning the instrument, from the beginning to...

Fifteen jazz favorites recorded on one of the finest jazz labels. It captures the spirit, sound, and soul of the Blue Note(R) era---a variety of tunes spanning the entire spectrum of a standard jazz player's bag. Composers include John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Turrentine,...

Pianist Steve Allee creates an intimate setting with singer-sensitive solo piano accompaniment for 12 of the greatest ballads every written. Each song is recorded in 2 keys---one for lower voices and one for higher voices---ensuring all singers, men and women, can find the best...

Only for the brave! Find out how good you really are when tempos reach 340 beats per minute. Songs are typically played at break neck speed on popular jazz recordings, club dates, and jam sessions. A much requested set that is sure to fill...

The Breeze-Easy Series features instrumental methods for individual and group instruction, created by experienced teachers John Kinyon and Valentine Anzalone. It is designed to produce the best musicianship in the greatest number of students in limited teaching situations.Author: John KinyonISBN-10: 076926686XISBN-13: 9780769266862Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage:...

These first books in Alfred's Lesson Enhancement Series introduce students to all major and minor five finger patterns in all 12 keys. The pentascales are divided into similar groups to promote ease in learning. Book 1 includes the Group 1 Keys (C, G, F...

These first books in Alfred's Lesson Enhancement Series introduce students to all major and minor five finger patterns in all 12 keys. The pentascales are divided into similar groups to promote ease in learning. Book 1 includes the Group 1 Keys (C, G, F...

Sound Innovations: Sound Development emphasizes playing with a characteristic beautiful sound. The components of producing this sound are broken into four levels, consistent with the revolutionary Sound Innovations structure: (1) Sound Tone, (2) Sound Bowings, (3) Sound Shifting, and (4) Sound Scales, Arpeggios, Chorales,...

Sound Innovations: Sound Development emphasizes playing with a characteristic beautiful sound. The components of producing this sound are broken into four levels, consistent with the revolutionary Sound Innovations structure: (1) Sound Tone, (2) Sound Bowings, (3) Sound Shifting, and (4) Sound Scales, Arpeggios, Chorales,...

Sound Innovations: Sound Development emphasizes playing with a characteristic beautiful sound. The components of producing this sound are broken into four levels, consistent with the revolutionary Sound Innovations structure: (1) Sound Tone, (2) Sound Bowings, (3) Sound Shifting, and (4) Sound Scales, Arpeggios, Chorales,...

The piano is world's greatest instrument Can you tell I'm a piano player? OK, I might be slightly biased. However, it is true that the piano is the most versatile acoustic instrument. And aside from perhaps the synthesizer or pipe organ, the piano has...

For many, the guitar fretboard remains a mystery. Finally, a straight forward step by step approach that will have you playing all over the fretboard in no time. Starting with five basic patterns, this book will show you how to easily locate and play...

Learn Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Strategies for 8 Classic StandardsStruggling to play authentic Gypsy Jazz Guitar Solos? Ready to progress from licks to longer, meaningful solos that tell a story?In his new book, Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Etudes - Volume One, world renowned Gypsy...

Master Pentatonic & Modal Scales and Achieve Complete Fretboard Freedom!Three best-selling modern guitar method books in one definitive collection: Minor Pentatonic Soloing ConnectionsFrom Pentatonic Scales to ModesGuitar Mode Soloing ConnectionsJoseph Alexander is the most popular and highly rated guitar author on Amazon.In this collection...

Six must-know bebop tunes and two essential standards you'll play on every gig. Tempos are comfortable. Bebop is the ultimate jazz language builder and most of today's greatest players like Terrence Blanchard, Jerry Bergonzi, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, and the Brecker's have all used...

A Novel Approach to Learning Guitar Chord ProgressionsThis treatise seeks to encourage guitarists of all levels to find their voice by experimenting and creating chordal ideas by playing notes on any part of the fingerboard to come up with their own chord shapes and...

If you study nature closely you will understand the strategies and techniques that the natural world has developed over millions of years Many of these strategies can be applied to the banjo. With practice, your banjo playing will become enjoyable, natural and effortless Nature...

At last, you can take a lesson from a Cuban piano master. Emilio Morales, along with musicologist Jon Griffin, will guide you through the full array of Cuban styles. From traditional Cha-cha-ch and bolero to son moderno and timba. This book will show you...

So, you're interested in learning to play the cello? That's fantastic! You might have heard that it's really difficult and requires years of practice just to create beautiful sound. However, that's not true. Sure, if your aim is to become an expert with exceptional...

What do you play when you have one chord for 8 or 16 bars? The Modal Jazz era presented new challenges for improvisers, spawning a fruitful period rich in new ideas, concepts, and harmonic exploration. This play-along includes several standard" forms and important practice...

Author: Lauren HaleyISBN-10: 1946384259ISBN-13: 9781946384256Publisher: Purpose Driven PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2018Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d

Jazz Guitar Workshop Book I - Daily Warm Up Exercieses for Guitar. Guitar Method for developing a dedicated daily practice routine utilising scales, modes & arpeggios. One of the most important aspects of learning any instrument is being able to set aside time to...

Techniques, Tricks & Pro Tips to Make Your Sound The Very Best it Can Be!Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios?If you're serious about improving your music production, songwriting...

Whether you are new to songwriting or have written hundreds of songs, "The Songwriter's Journal" should be within arm's reach whenever the mood to write a new tune strikes. It is packed with the fuel you need to ignite the imagination and provides you...

For all levels---instrumentalists and vocalists. Hear David Libbman solo over every scale listed in The Scale Syllabus". He solos on two versions of each scale: the first is slow and simple, and the second is more complex and fast. Stereo separation allows you to...

The largest collection of standards in the series. This rhythm section has played extensively with jazz legend Phil Woods Lyrics included. Rhythm Section: Hal Galper (p); Steve Gilmore (b); Bill Goodwin (d). Titles: Speak Low * I Love You * September Song * Old...

More high energy, finger poppin' favorites from the Hammond B-3 Organ of Hank Marr. Here, Hank and Steve come together again, swingin' from note one and make each song a real thrill to play. Many of these standards are as well known as you'll...