Music-Musical Instruments-Strings

(Violin Play-Along). The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the recordings online to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody...

(String Solo). Transcribed by the composer in 1947 from his 1944 flute sonata. Contains newly engraved violin part based on the revised version. Late Intermediate Level.Author: Sergei ProkofievISBN-10: 142345507XISBN-13: 9781423455073Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2011Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.40d

Here is a totally new and expanded edition of the 2005 original. The new 6"x9" format offers string players at all levels essential information on auditioning and buying a new instrument, bow, and strings. Chapters on maintenance and tuning are included, as well as...

(String). Three of Mozart's most often played sonatas, released as affordable individual editions.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 142342705XISBN-13: 9781423427056Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2007Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 11.89h x 7.64w x 0.09d

(Violin Instruction). The Hal Leonard Fiddle Method is the perfect introduction to playing folk, bluegrass and country styles on the violin. Many traditional tunes are included to illustrate a variety of techniques. Covers: instrument selection and care; playing positions; theory; slides & slurs; shuffle...

(Play Today Instructional Series). This is the ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and 86 professional quality recorded full-demo tracks. It can be used by students who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply...

In 2012 writer Rick Gibbs asked luthier Robert Anderson to build him the guitar of his dreams, an acoustic jazz archtop. The result - a gorgeous instrument and a book that blends memoir, philosophy, history, art, science, music and technology with the engaging story...

Constructing Walking Jazz Bass Lines Book I Walking Bass Lines - The Blues in 12 Keys The Blues in 12 Keys is a complete guide demonstrating the devices used to construct walking bass lines in the jazz tradition. The book starts out in Part...

Cello Online String Sampler Cello Sheet Music is a fun and easy way to actively learn, study and play beautiful cello music from a wide variety of styles and eras. 54 pieces are featured, representing music history periods, styles and cultures, including Medieval, Renaissance,...

(Harp). A delightful collection of more than 20 popular dances and airs of the Renaissance period, arranged for the harp by Deborah Friou. Includes pieces by well-known composers of the time, including Byrd, Dowland, Morely, and others. All can be played on folk harp.Author:...

My Beginners Book 1 plus its CDs (performance and backing tracks) successfully take complete beginners to prep test level in 16 beautiful songs and fun activities. This method have especially been created and compiled by Luisa Faraguna, a strong point of reference in strings...

This mono-graph by Stan Buetens finally solves the mys-tery of the use of orna-ments in Elizabethan times. The solu-tion is both simple and com-plex because one of the signs has two meanings and dif-ferent man-u-scripts employed differ-ent signs to rep-re-sent the same ornaments. This...

A superb collection of 53 Hawaiian favorites arranged for uke solo. It includes instruction on chords, vamping, reading tablature and notation, note location on the fingerboard, scales and scale exercises, and rhythm, plus special uke techniques.Author: Ken EidsonISBN-10: 0871668424ISBN-13: 9780871668424Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language:...

Demonstrates how the basso continuo line has an independent musical funxtion in ensemble music of the Italian Baroque period. Covers the Italian Baroque period (1600-1730). Borgir rejects the notion that the basso continuo line is doubled by bass instruments and shows how these have...

(World's Favorite (Ashley)). 38 easy favorites: Barcarolle * Serenata * Poeme * Fascination * Traumerei * Valse Triste * Carnival Of Venice * Humoresque.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 082565078XISBN-13: 9780825650789Publisher: Ashley PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 12.22h x 8.50w x 0.53d

(Music Sales America). Written by Tony Trischka, world-renowned banjo player and songwriter as well as one of the leading authorities in banjo education, The Complete 5-String Bluegrass Banjo Player sets the standard for bluegrass banjo instruction from beginning to advanced. From holding the banjo...

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

Driven by a passion for music, for excellence, and for fame, violin soloists are immersed from early childhood in high-pressure competitions, regular public appearances, and arduous daily practice. An in-depth study of nearly one hundred such children, Producing Excellence illuminates the process these young...

In Violin Secrets: 101 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Violinist, author and violinist Jo Nardolillo surveys the cutting edges of current violin technique, combining in one volume tradition with innovationAuthor: Jo NardolilloISBN-10: 0810886243ISBN-13: 9780810886247Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2015Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.90h...

Cellists play a variety of instruments that they call 'Baroque cellos, ' ranging from basically modern cellos with gut strings, a period bridge, and Baroque bow, to instruments where the entire set-up is altered. This is the first study in which the revival of...

"The guitar and American music are inexorably intertwined," writes James Sallis in The Guitar Players. He notes that "American music was built on the backs of black slaves." The great classical blues period of the 1920s had rich antecedents going back further than plantation...

(String Solo). VAAP Edition. For unaccompanied violin.Author: Sergei ProkofievISBN-10: 0793574218ISBN-13: 9780793574216Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 12Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Essential Elements). Original series (blue cover) The second book in the Essential Elements for Strings series reinforces the techniques learned in Book 1, and also introduces new concepts and develops skills in areas such as dynamics, rhythms, and sight-reading. Features a broad scope, comprehensive...

This collection includes many favorite Irish fiddle tunes. Some are easy to play, others more challenging. The bowing techniques, ornamentation and other aspects of playing style summarized in the introduction will be familiar to readers of Pete's earlier book, the Complete Irish Fiddle Player,...

A complete survey of traditional banjo styles complete with tunings, playing tips, and the author's deft drawings. Progresses from easy tunes for the beginner to more difficult pieces. The styles include up-picking or Pete Seeger's basic strum; two-finger picking; three-finger picking; and what had...

Author: Tim QuinnISBN-10: 0786688327ISBN-13: 9780786688326Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2015Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.60w x 0.40d

Includes access to online audio and video content.Author: Craig DuncanISBN-10: 0786687940ISBN-13: 9780786687947Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/20/2015Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.50w x 0.50d

Includes access code for online audio content.Author: John KingISBN-10: 0786687568ISBN-13: 9780786687565Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2015Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.80w x 0.40d

The ukulele has had a place in American acoustic music for decades; recently, however, interest in the instrument has surged. Historically overlooked by traditional bluegrass groups, the ukulele - an indispensable component of many newgrass bands.Author: Ondrej SarekISBN-10: 0786682965ISBN-13: 9780786682966Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Classics for Ukulele features 20 well-known classical pieces arranged for fingerpicking solo ukulele. Tunes include: Moonlight Sonata, Ave Maria, Ride of the Valkyries, Hungarian Dance No.4 and many more. Music in standard notation and tab.Author: Ondrej SarekISBN-10: 0786682310ISBN-13: 9780786682317Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished:...

(Instrumental Play-Along). Another great play-along collection of 15 Disney favorites, including: Arabian Nights * A Change in Me * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride * I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Where the...

For over 200 years, Antonio Stradivari has been universally regarded as the greatest violin maker who ever lived, yet it is not widely known that he made virtually every kind of bowed- and plucked-string instrument popular in the Baroque period, including lutes, viols, mandolins,...

This volume is one of the first to examine in detail the numerous violin treatises of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. It provides a scholarly historical and technical guide to violin pedagogical method, technique and performance practice during the most critical period in the...

For the rapidly growing thousands (both amateur and professional) who find the deepest satisfaction of life in playing chamber music, this is the only practical and authoritative guide.Beginning with such elementary problems as who should sit where, what kind of music stands to use,...

Winner of the Nicholas Bessaraboff PrizeMusical repertory of great importance and quality was performed on viols in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. This is reported by Thomas Mace (1676) who says that 'Your Best Provision' for playing such music is a chest of old...

Pedro de Alcantara's The Integrated String Player: Embodied Vibration is a practical guide for all string players: violinists and violists, cellists and bassists, but also gamba players and anyone who makes music drawing a bow across a string. Dozens of exercises, supported by a...

Written for the cellist looking for an approach that demystifies cello playing, Cello, Bow and You is an innovative text in the field of string pedagogy written by a 40+ year veteran of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and certified teacher of the Alexander...

This book has been written for oud students who have completed the Oud Beginner Book. The principal maqamaat will be further analyzed with a higher level of risha and fingering technique such as the addition of a second octave and playing in the second...

Keep the scales you need in easy reach. Scales, modes, pentatonics and more. Never be lost to find a scale again.Banjo Scales Encyclopedia will grow your knowledge of scales and keep those hard to remember scales in easy reach. Now you don't have to...

(Violin Play-Along). The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the audio to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and...

The Bass Clef intent is to practice the sight reading for electric bass, a subject that is underestimated by many players and feared by others.Progressive exercises that develop from the study of simpler rhythmic figures to more complex ones.Each element is analysed and reported...

13 works by Buxtehude, Bach, Hanff, Fischer and Otey for Concert, Church, and Lessons with Continuo Parts. Clear notation and introduction of ornamentation. Full permission included for copying of all parts: Solo Violin, Viola, or Cello, Keyboard, Continuo for Cello or Bassoon. Buy one...

(Music Sales America). A thorough survey of three-finger picking classics of the early 1900s, transitional styles of the 1930s, and the Scruggs style of the 1940s and beyond. Includes over 75 bluegrass, old-time fiddle and classic tunes in tablature for 5-string banjo. Songs include:...

Pick and roll your way through bluegrass banjo basics The banjo nearly defines the bluegrass sound, and you'll be playing your own favorite tunes--or maybe writing some new ones--with the help of this book. Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies is the place to start if...

(Music Sales America). A complete instruction course covering basic and advanced techniques, this book includes 38 tunes and transcriptions in the styles of J.P. Fraley, Gaither Carlton, Lowe Stokes, Frank George and others in standard notation and fiddle tablature. Includes an extensive discography.Author: Alan...

The classic, comprehensive reference to the subject features a biographical dictionary of craftsmen, along with many of their signatures and marks. The new foreword by music scholar Benjamin Hebbert explains the important role British violin makers played in the development of the instrument.Author: W....

The Banjo Songs Book with 2 CDs, a follow-up to the Banjo Primer Deluxe Edition, contains 96 breaks to 30 bluegrass standard songs the way the pros play them. It helps the intermediate student quickly play with power, accent, and improved timing. It also...

A catalog of baritone uke chords in photo/diagram form grouped by type. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are all shown in all keys in fretboard photos and diagrams. Major seventh, minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished...

(Berklee Methods). Available for more than a dozen instruments, these coordinated method books teach how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively how to listen, interact and respond, improvise, and become part of the groove....

The banjo is emblematic of American country music, and it is at the core of other important musical movements, including jazz and ragtime. The instrument has been adopted by many cultures and has been ingrained into many musical traditions, from Mento music in the...