A hands-on guide to essential hip-hop and rap Keyboard techniques. Covers all keyboard instruments sampling and loops rhythmic feel and groove and more. The CD includes eighty-nine authentic-sounding tracks. Also includes a complete history of hip-hop. A hands-on guide to essential hip-hop and rap Keyboard techniques. Covers all keyboard instruments sampling and loops rhythmic feel and groove and more. The CD includes eighty-nine authentic-sounding tracks. Also includes a complete history of hip-hop.

The Foundation Pianist is a set of two books for students beyond the beginner stage who want to develop a technical and musical foundation to help them progress on to intermediate levels. Exploring piano technique through a variety of elements the books include daily exercises sight-reading repertoire and musical time travel. This series not only develops students’ technique reading theory and musicianship but also provides an invaluable insight into the world of classical music from madrigals to symphonies and operas to concertos. The Foundation Pianist is a set of two books for students beyond the beginner stage who want to develop a technical and musical foundation to help them progress on to intermediate levels. Exploring piano technique through a variety of elements the books include daily exercises sight-reading repertoire and musical time travel. This series not only develops students' technique reading theory and musicianship but also provides an invaluable insight into the world of classical music from madrigals to symphonies and operas to concertos.

Learn to play chords on the mandolin with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. The Manndolin Chord Finder contains over 1 000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types including three voicings for each chord. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the mandolin neck! Learn to play chords on the mandolin with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. The Manndolin Chord Finder contains over 1 000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types including three voicings for each chord. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the mandolin neck!

Artful Arpeggios-Expand your playing and your imagination with these essential arpeggios! Includes major minor dominant and altered dominant sounds bitonal arpeggios and much more. Written in standard notation and tab. Expand your playing and your imagination with these essential arpeggios! Includes major minor dominant and altered dominant sounds bitonal arpeggios and much more. Written in standard notation and tab.

The first comprehensive source for keyboard grooves complete with transcriptions and tips on loop construction! Covers: dance funk jazz Latin reggae R&B and rock 'n' roll grooves. All loops are fully scored and fullycompatible with all samplers and recording software. This book/CD pack can serve as a sample library or a style manual for keyboardists who want to learn new patterns. The CD is filled with keyboard grooves that can be sampled andlooped in a groove and includes MIDI files that can be edited (as far as tempo & key) then used in songs as play-along tracks or as a learning tool for knowledge of voicing and style. Files are in .wav audio and MIDI format.The book includes sampling tips notation for all grooves and much more helpful info.The first comprehensive source for keyboard grooves complete with transcriptions and tips on loop construction! Dance Funk Jazz Latin Reggae R&B and Rock 'n' Roll Grooves All Loops Fully Scored Fully Compatible with All Samplers and Recording Software Can Serve as a sample library or a Style Manual for keyboardists who want to learn new patterns Musicians Institute Press is the official series of Southern California's renowned music school Musicians Institute. MI instructors some of the finest musicians in the world share their vast knowledge and experience with you no matter what your current level. Private Lessons - tackle avariety of topics one-on-one with MI faculty instructors

Introduces students to the joy of composing their own music in this first workbook in a new series. Contains seven lesson units (rhythm melody harmony repetition form modern music and review) each divided into four parts: Tool of the Trade (elements of composition) Let's Explore (fun activity to use the tool) Improvise! (experimentation) and Compose Your Own (inspiring start-offs). Enjoy watching the creative spark ignite as your students exclaim 'this is music by me!'.Introduces students to the joy of composing their own music in this first workbook in a new series. Contains seven lesson units (rhythm melody harmony repetition form modern music and review) each divided into four parts: Tool of the Trade (elements of composition) Let's Explore (fun activity to use the tool) Improvise! (experimentation) and Compose Your Own (inspiring start-offs). Enjoy watching the creative spark ignite as your students exclaim 'this is music by me!'.

Guitar Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremeley useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus 2 full audio CDs featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book! A huge variety of rock guitar styles and techniques are covered including: vibrato string bending string skipping tapping shred techniques soloing approaches exotic scales rockabilly guitar surf guitar southern rock and much more! Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremeley useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus online audio tracks featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book! A huge variety of rock guitar styles and techniques are covered including: vibrato string bending string skipping tapping shred techniques soloing approaches exotic scales rockabilly guitar surf guitar southern rock and much more!

Mixed Voices Book Volume 1-A choral sight-singing method that will allow you to build skills in all your choral ensembles in a handy octavo-sized volume! Featuring a step-by-step approach unison and combinable exercises and motivating short songs these volumes provide a basis for developing music literacy within the choral rehearsal allowing your singers to develop their full individual potential. Also available is an accompaniment CD that provides light accompaniment for the combinable pitch builders speech choruses and songs (Catalogue no. HL08744704). A choral sight-singing method that will allow you to build skills in all your choral ensembles in a handy octavo-sized volume! Featuring a step-by-step approach unison and combinable exercises and motivating short songs these volumes provide a basis for developing music literacy within the choral rehearsal allowing your singers to develop their full individual potential. Also available is an accompaniment CD that provides light accompaniment for the combinable pitch builders speech choruses and songs (Catalogue no. HL08744704).

The Ultimate Fingerpicking Starter Method-Syncopation is the heart and soul of guitar fingerpicking - the thumb maintaining a solid foot-tapping rhythm while fingers are playing melody notes on the high strings. Keeping that beat going in the bass is one of the main stumbling blocks for many learning players but Happy Traum has been teaching this technique at workshops and guitar camps for years and he knows how to break it down so that just about anyone can do it. Beginner level. 1 hr 20 min. Syncopation is the heart and soul of Guitar fingerpicking – the thumb maintaining a solid foot-tapping rhythm while fingers are playing melody notes on the high strings. Keeping that beat going in the bass is one of the main stumbling blocks for many learning players but Happy Traum has been teaching this technique at workshops and Guitar camps for years and he knows how to break it down so that just about anyone can do it. Conquer The Challenge Of The Steady Thumb! is suitable for beginners. Duration: 1 hr 20 minutes.

Ideal for the classical pianist wishing to learn jazz piano this book bridges classical to jazz in an effective and easy-to-learn way. For piano students who have never played jazz this fascinating book offers invaluable technical and musical ideas for the development of jazz style. It includes original jazz pieces as well as traditional jazz standards. A companion CD featuring Dr. Bert Konowitz performing the music contained in the book is included.Ideal for the classical pianist wishing to learn jazz piano this book bridges classical to jazz in an effective and easy-to-learn way. For piano students who have never played jazz this fascinating book offers invaluable technical and musical ideas for the development of jazz style. It includes original jazz pieces as well as traditional jazz standards. A companion CD featuring Dr. Bert Konowitz performing the music contained in the book is included.

Explore the essential songs of bluegrass and country guitar as played by Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers and carried on by masters like Tony Rice Norman Blake and Bryan Sutton. These ten lessons teach the basics of rhythm from the classic boom-chuck to bass runs and embellishments as well as how to flatpick melodies and solos. Features exercises licks and full songs in notes & tab with demos of everything on the CD.Explore the essential songs of bluegrass and country Guitar as played by Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers and carried on by masters like Tony Rice Norman Blake and Bryan Sutton. These ten lessons teach the basics of rhythm from the classic boom-chuck to bass runs and embellishments as well as how to flatpick melodies and solos. Features exercises licks and full songs in notes and tab with demos of everything on the CD. Teachers: Andy Ellis David Hamburger David Hodge Steve Kaufman Carol McComb Scott Nygaard Nicole Solis Sue Thompson.

Contents include: Theme from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - America the Beautiful - Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Main Street Rag - Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Hungarian Dance No. 5. Contents include: Theme from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; America the Beautiful; Sleeping Beauty Waltz; Main Street Rag; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Hungarian Dance No. 5.

Flute Method - Learning made easy-The first volume in the Step by Step series contains 14 structured lessons a DVD and 2 CDs. The aim of this book is to provide all beginners with an opportunity to have fun whilst learning the flute. The 2 CDs included with this book contain performances of each piece to demonstrate how it should be done along with play along tracks. The separate piano accompaniment book that is available for live performances also helps to develop the listening and interactive skills required for playing as part of an ensemble. Throughout the clearly presented lessons the student will find entertaining pieces games and other activities which reinforce the area of learning within thelesson. Step by Step together with the DVD demonstrates the more practical aspects of playing and is a comprehensive and innovative method designed to achieve the theoretical and technical knowledge required for playing the flute. Due to the fact that Step by Step proceeds at a slow place it is an ideal method for younger learners or those who need to progress at a more gradual rate. Step by Step - A definitive method covering all aspect of learning The first volume in the Step by Step series contains 14 structured lessons a DVD and 2 CDs. The aim of this book is to provide all beginners with an opportunity to have fun whilst learning the flute. The 2 CDs included with this book contain performances of each piece to demonstrate how it should be done along with play along tracks. The separate piano accompaniment book that is available for live performances also helps to develop the listening and interactive skills required for playing as part of an ensemble. Throughout the clearly presented lessons the student will find entertaining pieces games and other activities which reinforce the area of learning within the lesson.Step by Step together with the DVD demonstrates the more practical aspects of playing and is a comprehensive and innovative method designed to achieve the theoretical and technical knowledge required for playing the flute. Due to the fact that Step by Step proceeds at a slow place it is an ideal method for younger learners or those who need to progress at a more gradual rate. Step by Step - A definitive method covering all aspects of learning.

A Documentary Film - Blu-Ray Disc-Learn the fundamentals of playing guitar at your own pace from Keith Wyatt one of today's most highly regarded instructors. By far the most comprehensive video ever offered for the beginning guitarist this step-by-step method incorporates easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks that teach the viewer all of the essential chords scales and techniques used in every popular style including rock blues and country. Lessons cover: how to tune up - notes rhythms chords and scales - practice tips - rhythm techniques - solo techniques - and many more topics. Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.Learn the fundamentals of playing guitar at your own pace from Keith Wyatt one of today's most highly regarded instructors. By far the most comprehensive video ever offered for the beginning guitarist this step-by-step method incorporates easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks that teach the viewer all of the essential chords scales and techniques used in every popular style including rock blues and country. Lessons cover: how to tune up - notes rhythms chords and scales - practice tips - rhythm techniques - solo techniques - and many more topics. Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Hailed as the greatest bass player who ever lived Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) lives on through his groundbreaking legacy of musical brilliance. And now for the first time one of Jaco's private students imparts the wisdom gained from one-on-one lessons with the bass genius himself. Complete with songs solos techniques theory and personal experiences with Jaco this one-of-a-kind book/CD is finally here to give the world what it craves - Bass Guitar lessons with Jaco Pastorius. We've even included a few scans of actual pages of Jaco's personal practice book ? in his own handwriting ? for the ultimate personal Jaco experience. The accompanying CD includes audio tracks of all the examples in the book. The song list includes: Chromatic Fantasy; Continuum; Donna Lee; Havona; Opus Pocus; Portrait of Tracy; Teen Town and more. Hailed as the 'greatest bass player who ever lived ' Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) lives on through his groundbreaking legacy of musical brilliance. And now for the first time one of Jaco's private students imparts the wisdom gained from one-on-one lessons with the bass genius himself. Complete with songs solos techniques theory and personal experiences with Jaco this one-of-a-kind book/online audio is finally here to give the world what it craves - Bass Guitar lessons with Jaco Pastorius. We've even included a few scans of actual pages of Jaco's personal practice book - in his own handwriting - for the ultimate personal Jacoexperience. The accompanying online audio includes tracks of all the examples in the book. The song list includes: Chromatic Fantasy; Continuum; Donna Lee; Havona; Opus Pocus; Portrait of Tracy; Teen Town and more.

Bassist and educator Max Palermo takes you through more than 700 easy step-by-step exercises for finger building based on the 24 possible fingering combinations.This volume of Ultimate Bass exercises by Bassist and educator Max Palermo contains more than 700 easy step-by-step exercises for finger building based on the 24 possible fingering combinations. These will give you the strength independence dexterity and agility to play all bass styles aid fretboard familiarity and also help train your ear.

Keyboard Signature Licks-Learn to play the trademark licks from 16 top hits (L-Z) with this cool book/CD pack: Let It Be - The Long and Winding Road - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Martha My Dear - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - Oh! Darling - Penny Lane - Revolution - Rocky Raccoon - She's a Woman - Strawberry Fields Forever - We Can Work It Out - With a Little Help from My Friends - The Word - You're Going to Lose That Girl - Your Mother Should Know. A step-by-step breakdown of the keyboard style of rock's most influential songwriting team. This book contains sixteen of their most well known songs including Let It Be and Strawberry Fields Forever and includes a CD with backing tracks to play along with.

This book/CD pack details how to play electric guitar in a trio with bass and drums. Boogie shuffle and slow blues rhythms licks double stops chords and bass patterns are presented for full and exciting blues. A CD with the music examples performed by a smokin' power trio is included for play-along instruction and jamming. The music styles of Chicago and Texas bluesmen are presented along with rare photos of these musicians with their favourite axes. This new edition features even more blues styles ? funk soul and jazz ? all with new music examples and recordings! This book/CD pack details how to play electric guitar in a trio with bass and drums. Boogie shuffle and slow blues rhythms licks double stops chords and bass patterns are presented for full and exciting blues. A CD with the music examples performed by a smokin' power trio is included for play-along instruction and jamming. The music styles of Chicago and Texas bluesmen are presented along with rare photos of these musicians with their favourite axes. This new edition features even more blues styles – funk soul and jazz – all with new music examples and recordings!

In this inspiring collection late-elementary to early-intermediate pianists will find appealing arrangements that advance skills while exploring masterworks of Western music. The famous orchestral keyboard and operatic repertoire here spans four periods of music history. In the Baroque & Classical section discover the elegance of Bach the beauty of Mozart and the passion of Beethoven. Through the pages of the Romantic & Impressionistic section sample the lyricism of Chopin the drama of Grieg and the atmosphere of Debussy. May the melodies of these and many other composers open an enduring world of expression and sound. In this inspiring collection late-elementary to early-intermediate Pianists will find appealing arrangements that advance skills while exploring masterworks of Western music. The famous orchestral keyboard and operatic repertoire here spans four periods of music history. In the Baroque & Classical section discover the elegance of Bach the beauty of Mozart and the passion of Beethoven . Through the pages of the Romantic & Impressionistic section sample the lyricism of Chopin the drama of Grieg and the atmosphere of Debussy . May the melodies of these and many other composers open an enduringworld of expression and sound.

Get a Better Grip on Neck Navigation-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 how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings. 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 how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings.