Music-Instruction & Study

(Pace Piano Education). A joyful introduction to music for little ones (preschool-kindergarten age). Creative learning activities tailored especially to this age group develop eye, ear, and finger coordination, a basic foundation for "musical thinking," and most importantly, eagerness for the excitement and fun of...

Author: Joachim AndersenISBN-10: 0793552664ISBN-13: 9780793552665Publisher: Schirmer G BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 65Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.40d

A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the...

(E-Z Play Today). 34 inspirational songs Presley recorded, complete with an introduction and photos. Songs include: Amazing Grace * Crying in the Chapel * He Is My Everything * How Great Thou Art * (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) * You'll...

(Adult Piano Method). At last An adult piano method that teaches the music adults really want to learn in a way teachers really want to teach Written by Fred Kern, a well-respected educator and arranger, this method presents a flexible approach that allows adults...

(Instructional). This book is designed for the older beginner at the piano, without reference to age limits. It is intended to fill the need of the student who has never had lessons or the student who had lessons in childhood and now needs a...

(Transcribed). 20 studies for the classical guitar written by Beethoven's contemporary, Fernando Sor. Revised, edited and fingered by the great classical guitarist Andres Segovia. These essential repertoire pieces continue to be used by teachers and students to build solid classical technique.Author: Fernando SorISBN-10: 0793504368ISBN-13:...

Christmas Crosspicking Solos for Guitar features 31 arrangements of the most popular and best-loved traditional Christmas songs for crosspicking guitar. Chords, melodies (in tablature and standard notation) and lyrics are presented, as well as extensive instruction in the crosspicking style. Includes access to online...

An important addition to the improvising jazz guitarist's library, this thoughtful blend of text and musical examples focuses on the vocabulary of modern jazz and some of the applications of modern harmony. With examples written in standard notation and tablature, Jacobs offers instruction on...

Modern funk drumming explained! Rock, Latin, Samba, and Blues rhythms have evolved and melded into what is known today as funk drumming. This book is designed for teachers and intermediate to advanced drum students. A basic knowledge of quarter note and eighth note rhythms...

Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, Eb, Cm, E, C#m, Ab and Gm. Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found in each key. For each key, etudes are presented in...

Grade 2/Expanded version of the famed Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method adds new, carefully graded playing material for every concept taught. Solos arepresented in various styles. A special feature is the addition of in-depth picking studies in the keys of C, Am, G, Em,...

Gaspar Sanz (1640 - 1710) is the most famous baroque-period guitarist. His worksare tuneful and memorable, with fiery cross-rhythms and cascading scale passages. He published three books of guitar music. The baroque guitar could be viewed as a close relative of the ukulele. Indeed,...

Barry Galbraith was one of the best jazz guitarists of the 1950's. He was also a fine music reader who would write out his own arrangements of standards for his students. Both his playing and his writing are very straightforward. This book takes thirteen...

Ultimate Rhythm Section Workout. Range of time signatures, that will really challenge any string section. Comes with accompanying audio.Author: Jason Prushko, Corey DozierISBN-10: 0786685093ISBN-13: 9780786685097Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/12/2013Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.60w x 0.50d

Author: Gohar VardanyanISBN-10: 0786685026ISBN-13: 9780786685028Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 05/24/2013Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.60w x 0.20d

"Killer Technique: Bass Guitar" is a technique and daily study book inspired by Corey Christiansen's "Gig Savers: Killer Technique" book for guitar (MB20028). This book provides concepts and daily routines to help players gain facility on their instrument by improving technique and avoiding injury....

A quick-reference guide for the left-handed 5-string and G-tuning banjo chords, plus a fingerboard diagram showing the location of the notes on the banjo fingerboard.Author: William BayISBN-10: 0786683236ISBN-13: 9780786683239Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2011Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.40w x 0.20d

Having developed two of the most prolific and respected guitar programs in the world (Berklee School of Music in the 1960s and University of North Texas in the 1980s), Jack Petersen is arguably the most influential academic jazz guitar teacher of our time. Mick...

This book can be used as an accompanying text for the collegiate marching band techniques course and to help build a successful marching band program at a high school. Topics include everything from developing a program handbook to student leadership and adult staffing, budgets,...

(Essential Musicianship for Band). Ensemble Concepts, the highly acclaimed ensemble method by Eddie Green, John Benzer and David Bertman, is designed to help intermediate to advanced level ensembles acquire solid performance skills while also developing overall musicianship. Every aspect of ensemble development is introduced...

(Signature Licks Guitar). Learn the trademark riffs and solos of this blues King Provides in-depth analysis of 12 songs: Angel of Mercy * Answer to the Laundromat Blues * Blues Power * Born Under a Bad Sign * Crosscut Saw * Don't Throw Your...

(Musicians Institute Press). We're proud to present MI instructor Peter Deneff's fourth book in the Musicians Institute Hanon series. In this private lesson for beginning to professional blues pianists, Deneff covers: major and minor blues modes; workouts for the right and left hand; building...

(Guitar Educational). This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know. It covers: major and minor pentatonic scale patterns in all positions; licks in the styles of Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Jimmy...

(REH Publications). Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book with online audio examines the phrases of the masters Over 800 licks are provided in the styles of Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery,...

(Signature Licks Guitar). Pat Martino learned how to play superb jazz guitar twice; he emerged as a powerful musical force in the '60s, playing pro at age 15, then had to relearn everything after brain surgery in 1980 caused him to forget how to...

(Keyboard Instruction). Learn the intros, endings and turnarounds that all of the pros know and use This new keyboard instruction book by John Valerio covers swing styles, ballads, Latin tunes, jazz waltzes, blues, major and minor keys, vamps and pedal tones, and more.Author: John...

Author: James F. EngelISBN-10: 0570013348ISBN-13: 9780570013341Publisher: Concordia Publishing HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1986Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.16h x 5.52w x 0.18d

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele...

Explore advanced techniques here 37 individually crafted lessons on theory and playing over 135 pages. Advance your skills and knowledge Lessons cover: - Finger style - Strumming - Arpeggio's - Riffs - Licks - Theory - Song writing - Major and Minor scales -...

(Guitar Educational). Every essential riff from every song written and recorded by Metallica from Ride the Lightning, Kill 'em All, Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for All, and Metallica . Includes notes and commentary for each plus tablature.Author: MetallicaISBN-10: 0895248409ISBN-13: 9780895248404Publisher: Cherry Lane Music...

This book is designed to help bass players understand jazz soloing and the concept of scale and chord substitutions. Unlike most music books that deal with jazz scales and chords, the Bunny Brunel system is tailored for bass players, making the learning of harmony...

(Willis). The Accent on Gillock series includes all of William Gillock's best-loved piano solos. Volume 6 includes selected mid-intermediate favorites, all written in the remarkable Gillock style: * Adagio Esotico * Bagdad * By a Sylvan Lake * Woodland Legend * Viennese Rondo *...

(Berklee Guide). Learn jazz drums from one of the classic texts of jazz drumming, Alan Dawson. This book presents some of his seminal thoughts about drumming technique. The book also includes several articles about jazz styles and history by DownBeat magazine editor Don DeMicheal,...

(Berklee Guide). Add unique trumpet sounds to your palette of colors. The trumpet is capable of a great range of sounds, from half-valve and growls effects to percussion sounds and mutes. This book shows you how to perform dozens of different inventive effects, with...

A manuscript book specifically designed for guitar, mandolin, banjo, or any tab notation, with 40 pages of 5 special dual stave systems for writing both notation and tablature. This book with perforated pages is printed in black ink on regular- weight, white paper. Includes...

(BH Piano). The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartok. (English/French/German/Hungarian text). In 1945 Bela Bartok described Mikrokosmos as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for "didactic" purposes, seeing them as a...

(Music Sales America). Book 3 continues with the minor scale, accidentals, intervals, triads, chord symbols, playing the blues, themes and variations, and much more. Also includes over 20 piano pieces by Verdi, Chopin, Grieg, Handel, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, and others.Author: Carol BarrattISBN-10: 0825633273ISBN-13: 9780825633270Publisher: Music...

(Music Sales America). This new, user-friendly course means you can take up the piano at any age Whether you're learning from scratch, or starting again, these three books will guide you gently into the pleasure of piano playing. You learn as you play. The...

(Music Sales America). Until recently, jazz has been an idiom largely neglected by harp players, for several reasons. First, there haven't been many players with the technical ability needed to play modern jazz, and until very recently, most people with that ability were interested...

Making Music Fun Again This is a two part book. The first part is a songbook containing big print versions of 100 core mountain music songs. That is one great song per page These songs are among the most commonly-played traditional songs. Their longevity...

(Guitar Method). Play your favorite hits from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Adele, Nirvana and more with the 3rd edition to this guitar method supplement, now featuring access to online audio accompaniment tracks for download or streaming Includes 20 songs: Another One Bites the...

(Mandolin). Mastering the mandolin neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this full-color book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand...

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques of the King of the Delta Blues Singers, Robert Johnson. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of his guitars, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs and much more. You'll learn everything...

(Bass Instruction). Finally, a music theory book designed for bass players of all levels! With this comprehensive workbook, you'll expand your fretboard knowledge and gain the freedom and confidence needed to tackle any musical challenge. Rather than overwhelm the reader with lots of complex...

(Guitar Educational). Jazz music forces guitarists to learn their fretboards. There is no getting around it. In all of its harmonic complexities and demands for virtuosity, there is no choice but to head on down the bumpy road to fretboard mastery. Enter Visual Improvisation...

(Vocal Instruction). How to Sight Sing aims to help readers master the art of singing a melody correctly upon first glance. Though this may seem a daunting task initially, like any other skill, it simply takes practice to master. Like learning a new language,...

The author draws upon extensive experience as a professional performer to compose this collection of reflections on artistic communication, with practical approaches to encourage the reader/performer to believe in the power to change.Author: Melissa Ellsworth, Nancy Harbert EllsworthISBN-10: 1493614347ISBN-13: 9781493614349Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

A modern method for Great Highland Bagpipes devised by Lindsay Davidson in the 1990s and refined many times since then. This text was subsequently used as the starting point for a free web-based teach yourself method which has been used by thousands of people...

Discover How ANYONE Can Quickly Become a Strumming, Chords, and Lead Guitar Ninja. Would you like to know how to play the guitar like a guitar master and eliminate any disbeliefs that have been holding you back from truly mastering the guitar? Sound impossible?...