Clarinet-An easy-to-understand chart which features chromatic major and minor scale studies in a handy format. Includes staff notation and fingering diagrams for the entire range of the clarinet. An easy-to-understand chart which features chromatic major and minor scale studies in a handy format. Includes staff notation and fingering diagrams for the entire range of the clarinet.

An in-depth look at the basics of acoustic blues guitar. Learn the blues progression blues chords strum patterns how to accompany a blues song moveable chords barre chords the blues scale turnarounds fill-ins the capo double stops blues licks bass line accompaniments blues techniques how to build and play an improvised solo and fingerpicking blues. Also included are dozens of blues solos and 9 great new blues songs! In notation & tablature. This package includes the companion DVD video.An in-depth look at the basics of acoustic blues guitar. Learn the blues progression blues chords strum patterns how to accompany a blues song moveable chords barre chords the blues scale turnarounds fill-ins the capo double stops blues licks bass line accompaniments blues techniques how to build and play an improvised solo and fingerpicking blues. Also included are dozens of blues solos and 9 great new blues songs! In notation &tablature. This package includes the companion DVD video.

A traditional story of the little red hen suitable for harvest or any time of the year. Includes seven brand new songs which everyone will want to sing again and again with narration mime actions dance clapping andpercussion. You will require a license to perform this work at your school/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

This is a very popular beginner's text for 5-string banjo. Written in C tuning it shows basic chords includes instructions for tuning and positioning and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming. This package includes the companion CD which is in stereo play-along format and contains each song from the book along with tuning instructions. This is a very popular beginner's text for 5-string banjo. Written in C tuning it shows basic chords includes instructions for tuning and positioning and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming.This package includes the companion CD which is in stereo play-along format and contains each song from the book along with tuning instructions.

One of the finest books available on jazz guitar chords. Joe covers all the bases with two sections on chord forms and chord passages. Chords are divided into six categories: Major Seventh Augmented Minor Diminished and Minor Seventh Flat Fifth each showing substitutions and inversions that Joe would play when confronted with basic chord symbols. The chord passage section is divided into nine categories including such topics as Major Sounds Diminished Sounds Augmented Sounds Standard Patter Chord Substitutions and other chord progression - related topics.One of the finest books available on jazz guitar chords. Joe covers all the bases with two sections on chord forms and chord passages. Chords are divided into six categories: Major Seventh Augmented Minor Diminished and MinorSeventh Flat Fifth each showing substitutions and inversions that Joe would play when confronted with 'basic' chord symbols. The chord passage section is divided into nine categories including such topics as Major Sounds Diminished Sounds Augmented Sounds Standard Patter Chord Substitutions and other chord progression - related topics.

Part 1-This book takes the lid off the Keyboard to provide a complete guide to getting the best music out of your instrument. Covering such areas as basic harmony posture and hand independence and with a guide to rigging up MIDI keyboards and how to hook one up to your PC this book is ideal for beginners and advanced players alike providing all you need to know to get the sound you want out of those ivories.

Learn how to play and sing nine classic Paul Simon tunes from start to finish. You will learn how to play instrumental solos and how to begin and end each song. While studying Fred's arrangements of these Paul Simon hits you willalso learn a lot about finger picking: backup patterns soloing ideas and various chord positions.

For this unique lesson Fernando Perez composed an instrumental piece titled Jazz Manouche which encompasses many gypsy jazz guitar techniques. Besides teaching you how to play this exciting instrumental Fernando will explain how to understand this style of music in order to create your own compositions in this style. You will learn: Different techniques i.e such as playing abanico - a flamenco technique very useful for fingerstyle guitar Playing ornaments on arpeggios Fingerpicking with your index middle and ring fingers Strumming a perfect groove for Jazz Manouche Strum variations Breaking down bass lines chords and melodies in order to know how they work Positionsfor harmonic movements Original ideas for turning your guitar into a Jazz band and taking solos for guitar bass or even drums For this unique lesson Fernando Perez composed an instrumental piece titled Jazz Manouche which encompasses many gypsy jazz guitar techniques. Besides teaching you how to play this exciting instrumental Fernando willexplain how to understand this style of music in order to create your own compositions in this style. You will learn: Different techniques i.e such as playing 'abanico' - a flamenco technique very useful forfingerstyle guitar Playing ornaments on arpeggios Fingerpicking with your index middle and ring fingers Strumming a perfect groove for Jazz Manouche Strum variations Breaking down basslines chords and melodies in order to know how they work Positions for harmonic movements Original ideas for turning your guitar into a Jazz band and taking solos for guitar bass or even drums

This book presents melodies lyrics and chord symbols for 22 songs to be enjoyed on the mandolin. Tuning and hand positions are briefly discussed. By the time you finish the book you will be comfortable playing 4/4 3/4 and 2/4 rhythm chord accompaniments in the three major keys - C G and D. All chords are shown in picture-diagram form. Easy to comprehend even for the absolute beginner. So pick up your mandolin and have fun! Includes access to online audio containing all the songs from the book in stereo play-along format and online video that teaches the material in the book. This book presents melodies lyrics and chord symbols for 22 songs to be enjoyed on the mandolin. Tuning and hand positions are briefly discussed. By the time you finish the book you will be comfortable playing 4/4 3/4 and 2/4rhythm chord accompaniments in the three major keys - C G and D. All chords are shown in picture-diagram form. Easy to comprehend even for the absolute beginner. So pick up your mandolin and have fun! Includes access to onlineaudio containing all the songs from the book in stereo play-along format and online video that teaches the material in the book.

Progressive Guitar Method: Lead covers scales and patterns over the entire fretboard so that you can improvise against major minor and blues progressions in any key. Learn the licks and techniques usedby all lead Guitarists such as hammer-ons slides bending vibrato pick tremolo double notes slurring and right hand tapping.

The golden age of African fingerpicking guitar was in the 1950s and 1960s. The great players and recording artists of that time included Jean Bosco Mwenda and Losta Abelo from Zaire and George Mukabi from Kenya. Guitaristsfrom other parts of the world have rarely if ever had a chance to learn their songs and playing techniques. On this DVD their arrangements are taught by John Low who has lived worked and studied with African musicians includingthose mentioned above. There are some interesting links with American guitar styles but there are just as many differences including rhythms borrowed from traditional African music and catchy up-beat patterns. Africanfingerstyle guitar is usually accompanied by rhythms played on a bottle. John Low is accompanied on this DVD by Frans Maathuis and Keith Jackman on bottles.

Ultimate Beginner-The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/CD/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing the guitar. How to tune How to change strings Basic chordsand strumming techniques Reading music and tablature The blues progression Fingerpicking Using the Capo

The purpose of this book is to help the student answer the question 'What do I play?' It discusses elements of jazz seventh chords blues riffs vertical and horizontal improvisation playing through the changes rhythm patterns the scalar approach substitution and much more! The purpose of Arnie Berle: How To Create And Develop A Jazz Sax Solo is to help the student answer the question 'What do I play?'. It discusses elements of jazz seventh chords blues riffs vertical andhorizontal improvisation playing through the changes rhythm patterns the scalar approach substitution and much more.

Keyboard For Young Beginners- 10 Easy Lessons: Learn To Play Keyboard For Young Beginners introduces the younger student to the basics of Keyboard playing and reading music. 10 Easy Lessons: Learn To Play Keyboard For YoungBeginners is suitable for all types of Keyboards. 10 Easy Lessons: Learn To Play Keyboard For Young Beginners has been designed to provide the student with an extensive repertoire of well knownchildren's songs. The songs are carefully graded into an easy-to-follow lesson-by-lesson format which assumes no prior knowledge of music or the Keyboard from the student.

Very Young Pianist The-This clever and playful series provides ear training and composing activities which parallel the learning material presented in 'The Very Young Pianist'. Introduces numbers (1-5) letters (A-G) and basicrhythms. Presents short pre-staff notated pieces in the 5-finger positions of C and G. Introduces the block 1 chord for harmonisation of melodies.

This well-written ABC for Accordion is an initiation method by André Astier and Max Bonnay . Written in French it offers a descriptive method and a set of studies to work on Chromatic basses scales the Bellow Shake and a small concert repertoire. There are 23 studies and the concert pieces include some by: Haydn Mozart Corelli Telemann Diabelli Haendel among others. This is a must-have method for all Accordion upper-beginners. André Astier and Max Bonnay are both professional accordionists who have won numerous prizes.

In this lesson Tom Feldmann takes you to where it all began Dockery Plantation dubbed 'The Birthplace of the Blues' and highlights the earliest recording artists that gave Dockery its legendary status Charlie Patton Son House Willie Brown and Tommy Johnson. You will learn a few songs by each artist giving you a taste of the individuals themselves as well as the genre as a whole. The majority of the lesson is done out of standard tuning focusing on E C and A positions. From standard tuning you move to Drop D tuning for Tommy Johnson's Big Road Blues and then to Open G (Spanish tuning) for Willie Brown's Future Blues. Of course no lesson on Delta blues guitarwould be complete without a look at bottleneck slide and this lesson is no exception with Tom closing with two trailblazers of bottleneck slide Son House and Charlie Patton. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. In addition the original recordings of all the tunes are included. Titles include: STANDARD TUNING: M&O Blues Stone Pony Blues 34 Blues Morning Prayer Blues A Down The Staff Lonesome Home Blues DROP D TUNING: Big Road Blues SPANISH TUNING: Future Blues Levee Camp Moan It Won't Be Long In this lesson Tom Feldmann takes you to where it all began Dockery Plantation dubbed 'The Birthplace of the Blues' and highlights the earliest recording artists that gave Dockery its legendary status Charlie Patton Son House Willie Brown and Tommy Johnson. You will learn a few songs by each artist giving you a taste of the individuals themselves as well as the genre as a whole. The majority of the lesson is done out of standard tuning focusing on E C and A positions. From standard tuning you move to Drop D tuning for Tommy Johnson's Big Road Blues and then to Open G (Spanish tuning) for Willie Brown's Future Blues. Of course no lesson on Delta blues guitarwould be complete without a look at bottleneck slide and this lesson is no exception with Tom closing with two trailblazers of bottleneck slide Son House and Charlie Patton. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. In addition the original recordings of all the tunes are included. Titles include: STANDARD TUNING: M&O Blues Stone Pony Blues 34 Blues Morning Prayer Blues A Down The Staff Lonesome Home Blues DROP D TUNING: Big Road Blues SPANISH TUNING: Future Blues Levee Camp Moan It Won't Be Long

BB King Blues Master volumes 1-3 arranged for DVD. Special features include warm-ups B.B. King signature phrases playing cover changes harmonic concepts and much more.

Piano Accompaniment for Viola edition-This book contains the piano accompaniments for Viola Time Runners. Characterful and easy to play these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents these books will help motivate all young violists as they learn to play. This book contains the piano accompaniments for Viola Time Runners . Characterful and easy to play these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents these books will help motivate all young violists as they learn to play.

Violinworks in two volumes is a comprehensive method for older beginners and improvers taking students from the first steps to around Grade 3 standard. The accompanying CD in each book includes performance tracks with piano string quartet or band backings plus aural exercises and downloadable PDFs of piano accompaniments. Published in two volumes Violinworks is a comprehensive Violin method created specially for older beginners and improvers. Book 1 carefully guides beginners from the very first steps to around ABRSM Grade 1 standard and book 2 continues up to ABRSM Grade 3 standard. The Violinworks approach is well-suited to self-taught violinists as well as those who have teachers. This method emphasizes the importance of good habits from day one of using your ear and of always aiming for the best sound. Each volume contains a wide selection of repertoire plus detailed descriptions and photographs to illustrate correctplaying positions. The accompanying CD includes performance tracks with Piano String Quartet or Band backings plus aural exercises and downloadable PDFs of the Piano accompaniments. There are supporting video clips and additional resources on a dedicated website making Violinworks a complete resource for anyone learning or returning to the Violin.