The hugely successful Bastien series presents a set of studies that are perfect for any early Piano student. Thirty-five varied study pieces have been assembled to give the Piano student a rich source of music to add variety topractice hours with each challenging a different discipline of Piano technique. The simple melodies will challenge your left and right hand coordination playing melodies and basic chords. The pieces gradually build in difficultyto include contrary motion scale-based accompaniments and syncopations. The book is complete with a CD that features two tracks for each piece one at a slower rehearsal tempo and another at the 'goal' tempo.

An extremely simple big-note method ideal for young children. This beginner's guide to the clarinet is especially useful for the trial or rental period. Great emphasis has been placed on sound fundamentals and other basic techniques. An extremely simple big-note method ideal for young children. This beginner's guide to the clarinet is especially useful for the trial or rental period. Great emphasis has been placed on sound fundamentals and other basictechniques.

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord forms and strums asaccompaniment to numerous well-known songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Includes a play-along recording and a full-length DVD. Written in standard notation.

The Early Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins-In this second DVD lesson devoted to the guitar playing of Lightnin’ Hopkins Ernie Hawkins dives into Lightnin's early catalogue from the Aladdin and Gold Star record labels. There was an amazing variety to Lightnin's early work. Listening to his early recordings we hear an artist at his prime. He effortlessly employing widely different rhythms keys and tunings. The deeper we listen to these songs the deeper our insight into what a master of Texas blues Lightnin' Hopkins really was. Lightnin's style itself came along at the perfect time: the advent of the electric guitar. His style strong rhythms punctuated by his flowing but compact lead linescreated a stinging and heart-tearing evocative sound. Lightnin's guitar style and technique worked great for both the acoustic or electrical guitars. The blues of Freddy King Albert Collins the Vaughn brothers Billy Gibbons testify to the power of this style. Lightnin' connects the generations of players starting with Blind Lemon Jefferson for whom he was lead-boy in the early 1920s. Standing tall at the center of the Texas Blues story is Lightnin’ Hopkins. In this double DVD set Ernie Hawkins covers songs in unusual keys such as: drop D(Sugar Mama) in drop D but played in the key of A (Santa Fe Blues) in G (Bad Luck and Trouble) as well as in the usual blues in A Come Back Baby and the country gospel Needed Time in the key of E. As a bonus Ernie teaches his version of Lightnin's Hideway the Freddy King tune coming back home to Lightnin'. Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. Detailed tab/music booklets are included as PDF files on both DVDs. 186 minutes • Level 2/3 • Detailed tab/music PDF files on the DVDs In this second DVD lesson devoted to the guitar playing of Lightnin’ Hopkins Ernie Hawkins dives into Lightnin's early catalogue from the Aladdin and Gold Star record labels. There was an amazing variety to Lightnin's early work. Listening to his early recordings we hear an artist at his prime. He effortlessly employing widely different rhythms keys and tunings. The deeper we listen to these songs the deeper our insight into what a master of Texas blues Lightnin' Hopkins really was. Lightnin's style itself came along at the perfect time: the advent of the electric guitar. His style strong rhythms punctuated by his flowing but compact lead linescreated a stinging and heart-tearing evocative sound. Lightnin's guitar style and technique worked great for both the acoustic or electrical guitars. The blues of Freddy King Albert Collins the Vaughn brothers Billy Gibbons testify to the power of this style. Lightnin' connects the generations of players starting with Blind Lemon Jefferson for whom he was lead-boy in the early 1920s. Standing tall at the center of the Texas Blues story is Lightnin

The biblical easter story retold with seven new songs and a whole tone instrumental piece. Suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3 for performance in schools and churches. You will require a license to perform this work at yourschool/youth theatre; please click here for more information and our application form.

2004 Edition- The new full-colour revised edition with CD of John Pitts' best-selling recorder course. The eight extra pages in Book 1 have allowed for some new tunes and rounds whilst retaining the well-known favourites that have helped tomake the scheme such an enduring success.

Solo voice (soprano or tenor)-A series of carefully graded progressive exercises to improve singing technique for both solo singers and choirs. Includes exercises focussing on breathing and breath control the production of vowel-sounds and consonants good singing technique and ear-training. A series of progressive breathing voice control and general exercises.

The Ukulele has never been more popular and Fred Sokolow 's relaxed user-friendly teaching style makes it easy to learn. In this Advanced Lesson you'll learn more moveable and first-position chords diminished chords and many more jazz chord shapes. There are more chord/melody solos that'll get you playing up and down the neck more blues licks and a bluegrassy fingerpicking solo. Tunes include Crazy Matchbox Rosetta Fly Me To the Moon Mister Sandman Anytime Wreck of Old 97 and When You Wish Upon a Star. Fred slows all the tunes down and breaks them down so they're easy to learn. You'll also enjoy his “uke lore ” stories about the the songs and the players. All the songs are written out in tab and music with chord grids as well. Whether you're a novice or a uke player wanting more repertoire and technique there's plenty here for you. It's a great way to expand your horizons on this wonderful instrument.

This course is designed both for beginners and for amateur players who want to play their favorite songs without having to spend years in traditional Piano study. You will learn chord formulas chord progressions left-hand accompaniment techniques and right-hand melody work. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. (45-minutes). This course is designed both for beginners and for 'amateur' players who want to play their favorite songs without having to spend years in traditional Piano study. You will learn chord formulas chord progressions left-hand accompaniment techniques and right-hand melody work. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. (45-minutes).

The state of Texas has had a major presence in the Blues from the earliest days of the recording era right on up to the present day. So many tremendous Blues musicians have hailed from Texas i.e. Blind Lemon Jefferson Lightnin’Hopkins T-Bone Walker Freddy King. This DVD focuses on the Country Blues guitarists who first defined the Texas Blues sound and who put Texas on the map as a prime location in Blues Country. In this DVD lesson you'll havean opportunity to learn from the music of the greatest of the early Country Blues singer/guitarists Blind Lemon Jefferson Texas sharecropper and songster Mance Lipscomb the almost forgotten Otis Harris ace lyricist Funny PapaSmith the spectacular and under recorded Willie Reed and the Post-War master Lil' Son Jackson. This is powerful and challenging guitar music and the technique building that will result from learning to play these songs willtake your blues playing to a new level. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. This includes all the lyrics to the songs as well as transcriptions of the guitar playing. The original old recordingsof all the tunes is also included. Titles include: Willie Reed/ Dreaming Blues ; Mance Lipscomb/ Tell Me Where You Stay Last Night and Rocks and Gravel Makes a Solid Road ; Otis Harris/ You'll Like MyLoving ; Funny Papa Smith/ Fool's Blues ; Blind Lemon Jefferson/ That Crawlin' Baby Blues ; Lil' Son Jackson/ Groundhog Blues

Due to the high demand of two of Andrew D. Gordons blues piano/keyboard books 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs and the 12 Bar Blues Bible he has adapted examples from the two books along with new examples into a blues organ book and Ultimate Blues OrganRiffs is the result.There is an increased interest in playing the organ these days as many keyboard players are adding organ modules organs software etc. to their array of instruments. This book consists of 96 riffs in many different keys and covers a wide range ofblues organ styles including Blues Funk Gospel Jazz & Rock. The music notation consists of the right and left hand parts as well as a bass line. Although primarily written and recorded with the organ in mind pianists and keyboard players willalso find the material in this book very useful. All the 96 examples have been recorded twice the first time with the organ right and left hand parts guitar rhythm bass and drums. The second time has the rhythm guitar part bass and drums so thatthe keyboard player can practice along with the rhythm tracks. Due to the high demand of two of Andrew D. Gordon's blues piano/keyboard books 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs and the 12 Bar Blues Bible he has adapted examples from the two books along with new examples into a blues organ book and Ultimate Blues Organ Riffs is the result. There is an increased interest in playing the organ these days as many keyboard players are adding organ modules organs software etc. to their array of instruments. This book consists of 96 riffs in many different keys and covers a wide range of blues organ styles including Blues Funk Gospel Jazz & Rock. The music notation consists of the right and left hand parts aswell as a bass line. Although primarily written and recorded with the organ in mind pianists and keyboard players will also find the material in this book very useful. All the 96 examples have been recorded twice the first time with the organ right and left hand parts guitar rhythm bass and drums. The second time has the rhythm guitar part bass and drums so that the keyboard player can practice along with the rhythm tracks.

Homemade American Music In visits with their friends and mentors Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard trace the origins of rural American music from traditional folk cultures in the southern United States and then demonstrate how traditional music is learned played adapted and performed by younger musicians from urban backgrounds. In addition to Mike and Alice musicians include Tommy Jarrell Roscoe Holcomb Lily May Ledford Elizabeth Cotten Dewey Balfa Marc Savoy Tracy Schwarz Hank Bradley Jody Stecher Irene Herrmann Stefan Senders Will Spires Eric Thompson and Susie Rothfield. (1980 42 minutes) Sonny Terry Shoutin' the Blues In a motel room in Oakland California blind blues harmonica great Sonny Terry tells a story about his start in show business and then plays an original solo in his own amazing style created in over 50 years of playing. (1969 6 minutes) Les Blues de Balfa Through their festival appearances concerts and recordings the Balfa Brothers became the most renowned Cajun musicians and the first group to take their traditional music outside of southwest Louisiana. Tragically just after this film was undertaken in 1979 brothers Rodney and Will were killed in a car crash. The surviving member of the group Dewey Balfa tells the history of his musical family and demonstrates the role of their musical tradition in his life as he continues to spread Cajun music and culture in schools music festivals and by playing with other musicians in local dance halls and clubs. In addition to the Balfa Brothers musicians include Allie Young Nathan Abshire Tony Balfa Rockin' Dopsie Raymond François and the Cajun Playboys and Tracy Schwarz. (1983 27 minutes) Cajun Visits Filmed at homes in rural southwest Louisiana this film presents six masters of traditional Cajun music: Denis McGee Wallace 'Cheese' Read Canray Fontenot Leopold François Robert Jardell and Dewey Balfa singing and playing traditional songs and tunes and talking about their music their lives their work and their environment. Representing a diversity of ethnic origins ages and social classes they all continue to speak in the French language as well as English. (1983 29 minutes) Homemade American Music In visits with their friends and mentors Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard trace the origins of rural American music from traditional folk cultures in the southern United States and then demonstrate how traditional music is learned played adapted and performed by younger musicians from urban backgrounds. In addition to Mike and Alice musicians include Tommy Jarrell Roscoe Holcomb Lily May Ledford Elizabeth Cotten Dewey Balfa Marc Savoy Tracy Schwarz Hank Bradley Jody Stecher Irene Herrmann Stefan Senders Will Spires Eric Thompson and Susie Rothfield. (1980 42 minutes) Sonny Terry Shoutin' the Blues In a motel room inOakland California blind blues harmonica great Sonny Terry tells a story about his sta

Teach yourself how to play Drums with this easy Drum method for beginners. Progressive Drum Method covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Drums including all the fundamental Drumrudiments and Drum techniques including playing accents ghost notes paradiddles fills and rolls. This method is suitable for all ages and all types of Drums. Includes 287 Drum exercises Drum rhythms Drum beats and Drumfills for playing Drum solos used in rock drumming heavy metal drumming funk drumming reggae drumming jazz drumming hip-hop drumming and blues drumming styles. In full color throughout with photos diagrams andeasy-to-read Drum music for beginners. Comes with 1 CD containing drum audio demonstrating all examples. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing drums is required to teach yourself to learn to play Drums from thisbook. Includes a Drum poster.

The genius country bluesman/songwriter Mance Lipscomb was the most accomplished of the 'dead-thumb' guitarists whose solid driving bass propelled his dance-like spontaneous melodies through song after song. In this second DVD lesson Ernie Hawkins continues his study of Mance Lipscomb’s guitar style and techniques. He shows you how to develop your own technique further and uses another selection of Mance’s tunes highlighting the ever popular Spoonful two ragtime instrumentals in the Key of G and A and an extended blues in the Key of G. The DVD also incorporates a 40 page PDF booklet with music and tablature.The genius country bluesman/songwriter Mance Lipscomb was the most accomplished of the 'dead-thumb' guitarists whose solid driving bass propelled his dance-like spontaneous melodies through song after song. In this second DVDlesson Ernie Hawkins continues his study of Mance Lipscomb’s guitar style and techniques. He shows you how to develop your own technique further and uses another selection of Mance’s tunes highlighting the ever popular Spoonful two ragtime instrumentals in the Key of G and A and an extended blues in the Key of G. The DVD also incorporates a 40 page PDF booklet with music and tablature.

This DVD is packed with arrangements of a variety of pieces from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. John Renbourn has carefully selected 5 pieces which he has discovered through his interest in both Western folk music and earlymusic.

The Ultimate Beginner Series is designed to help you take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. Blues Guitar illustrates everything you need to get you started in the basics of the blues andfeatures on-screen graphics and tablature plus a great band to demonstrate each point. Concepts demonstrated include popular intros and endings slow blues (the heart of the blues sound) the 'sweet' side of blues soloing (themajor pentatonic scale) blues phrasing using 'call and response ' and much more. DVD special features include a tuning segment an additional artist performance video and additional video tips.

Featuring Sam Mitchell Duck Baker and Jo Ann Kelly. ' I spent 20 years living in Europe traveling between homes in London and Rome. I made many friends and did countless concerts. These recordings were done between 1977 and 1978. They present my playing with Sam Mitchell Duck Baker and Jo Ann Kelly. The Country Blues were popular in Britain as well as throughout Europe Australia and the USA. It was a very special time .' - Stefan Grossman . Featuring Sam Mitchell Duck Baker and Jo Ann Kelly. ' I spent 20 years living in Europe traveling between homes in London and Rome. I made many friends and did countless concerts. These recordings were done between 1977 and 1978. They present my playing with Sam Mitchell Duck Baker and Jo Ann Kelly. The Country Blues were popular in Britain as well as throughout Europe Australia and the USA. It was a very special time .' - Stefan Grossman .

This companion video based on the book of the same title guides the 5-string banjo player step-by-step in creating arrangements from basic melodies by adding standard banjo licks and rolls. Addresses both Scruggs/bluegrass style and melodic/chromatic style. This companion video based on the book of the same title guides the 5-string banjo player step-by-step in creating arrangements from basic melodies by adding standard banjo licks and rolls. Addresses both Scruggs/bluegrass styleand melodic/chromatic style.

How To Play Drums introduces the essential techniques used in today's drumming styles. This book covers the basics of playing rock funk blues jazz and other popular styles. Valuable exercises fordeveloping independence between all four limbs along with a lesson on how to play in a band are also included.

On The Gnar Gnar Rad-A DVD with attitude. Hear and see Primus drummer break down go-go funk patterns the ostinato and the up-down technique in Brain's contemporary and alternative way.