From Bach to Bebop-Develop a fingerboard facility that fuses the great navigational conception of the classical guitar tradition with the improvisational on-the-fly solo content/language of the modern jazz guitarist to create an overall fingerboard concept that isflexible and rich. The result is a comprehensive approach to the guitar fingerboard that combines vertical orientations mixed with side-to-side and diagonal phrasing. Each Bach/bebop pair of arrangements presents similar fingering concepts so thatyou can see how they are applicable across styles. This will ultimately lead to a continuity in fingering concepts that you can apply to all guitar traditions. The accompanying online recordings include demonstration and play-along tracks includingguitar duets and jazz combos. Traditional fingering and tablature included. In Jazz Guitar Fretboard Navigation Mark White will help you to develop a fingerboard facility that fuses the great navigational conception of the classical Guitar tradition with the improvisational on-the-fly solo content/language of the modern jazz guitarist to create an overall fingerboard concept that is flexible and rich. The result is a complete approach to the Guitar fingerboard that combines vertical orientations mixed with side-to-side and diagonal phrasing. Each Bach/bebop pair of arrangements presents similar fingering concepts so that you can see how they are applicable across styles. This comprehensive BerkleeGuide teaches a continuity in fingering concepts that you can apply to all Guitar traditions. The accompanying online recordings include demonstration and play-along tracks such as Guitar duets and jazz combos. Traditional fingering and tablature are included.

Sweep picking and arpeggios are among the most useful hard rock/metal/shred techniques though they are also applicable to any style. Joe Stump takes you through studies etudes and track excerpts ranging from the basic aspects of arpeggio play to some of the most technically intense sweep-picking material you'll ever encounter. These demonstrations exercises and play-along tracks will help you master sweeping as you practice them with a full band in real musical settings. Tablature is included. Sweep picking and arpeggios are among the most useful hard rock/metal/shred techniques though they are also applicable to any style. Joe Stump takes you through studies etudes and track excerpts ranging from the basic aspects of arpeggio play to some of the most technically intense sweep-picking material you'll ever encounter. These demonstrations exercises and play-along tracks will help you master sweeping as you practice them with a full band in real musical settings. Tablature is included.

Learn to play traditional Irish melodies on the cello. This book covers traditional articulations concepts and practices of Irish music many traditionally for fiddle but here adapted to the cello. It includes technical lessonsand a tune book of over 100 traditional Irish melodies. The CD of demonstration and play-along tracks features a traditional Irish ensemble. You will learn to play Irish melodies using traditional articulations and performancenuances such as cuts pats rolls and slurs. You'll also learn to recognize distinguishing features of song forms adapt melodies to the cell play in a traditional Irish ensemble and much more. Learn to play traditional Irish melodies on the cello. The Irish Cello Book covers traditional articulations concepts and practices of Irish music many traditionally for fiddle but here adapted to thecello. It includes technical lessons and a tune book of over 100 traditional Irish melodies. The demonstration and play-along tracks features a traditional Irish ensemble. You will learn to play Irish melodies usingtraditional articulations and performance nuances such as cuts pats rolls and slurs. You'll also learn to recognize distinguishing features of song forms adapt melodies to the cell play in a traditional Irish ensemble andmuch more.

Learn ten jazz guitar standards arranged for solo guitar. These performance-ready arrangements demonstrate different ways to interpret jazz standards and render them for solo guitar performance. Each includes a technicalintroduction from the arranger discussing his motivations and identifying some of the defining aspects of each approach such as the use of line cliché harmony song form and modality. In learning these arrangements youwill gain insight into how to craft your own solos. Arrangements include: Dedicated to You I'm Glad There Is You My Foolish Heart Stella by Starlight You Don't Know What Love Is and more. Learn ten jazz guitar standards arranged for solo guitar. These performance-ready arrangements demonstrate different ways to interpret jazz standards and render them for solo guitar performance. Each includes a technicalintroduction from the arranger discussing his motivations and identifying some of the defining aspects of each approach such as the use of line cliché harmony song form and modality. In learning these arrangements youwill gain insight into how to craft your own solos.

Improvise on the piano in Latin music settings. This book breaks down the harmonic rhythmic and melodic techniques used by the greatest artists of Cuban piano muysic such as Rubén Gonzales (Buena Vista SocialClub) Pedro Peruchín Jústiz and Lilí Martínez Griñan. The exercises and play-along recording will help you orient yourself to Afro-Cuban grooves and develop a sense of howto hear and use the clave as the central grounding force behind your solos and accompaniments. Improvise on the piano in Latin music settings. Latin Jazz Piano Improvisation breaks down the harmonic rhythmic and melodic techniques used by the greatest artists of Cuban piano muysic such as RubénGonzales (Buena Vista Social Club) Pedro Peruchín Jústiz and Lilí Martínez Griñan. The exercises and play-along recording will help you orient yourselfto Afro-Cuban grooves and develop a sense of how to hear and use the clave as the central grounding force behind your solos and accompaniments.

Volumes 1 2 and 3 with 14+ Hours of Video and 123 Audio Tracks-The William Leavitt Modern Method for Guitar used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors. By popular demand Berklee Press has created a compilation of the original volumes 1 2 and 3 including all audio and video tracks. Now serious guitar students and instructors from beginning through advanced have the convenience of progressing through all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one comprehensive book. Innovative solos duets and exercises progressively teach melody harmony and rhythm. This edition contains audio andvideo produced by William Leavitt's students Charles Chapman and Larry Baione (who was his successor as chair of the Berklee Guitar Department) demonstrating the examples and providing play-along tracks for the ensemble exercises.

Successful Drumming Tips from One of the Most In-Demand Players Today Berklee Workshop-Learn the techniques that have made Kenwood Dennard one of the most in-demand drummers around. Sharing knowledge gained from playing with Herbie Hancock Wayne Shorter Jaco Pastorius Sting and other giants of jazz funk and pop Dennard teaches how to: get the most out of every practice session internalize the melody play melodic solos and more! Dennard will inspire you to bring more energy expression and variety to every performance on stage or inthe studio. 61 minutes.In this workshop you'll learn techniques that have made Kenwood Dennard one of the most in-demand drummers in the business. Learn how to get the most out of each practice session how to internalise the melody play melodicsolos and more! No matter what role you're asked to play on stage or in the studio Dennard will inspire you to bring more energy expression and variety to every performance.

Book with More Than 14 Hours of Berklee Video Guitar Instruction-A Modern Method for Guitar by William Leavitt is one of the world's most popular guitar methods and is the basic text for Berklee College of Music's guitar program. It has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors for over 40 years. Now this renowned method is available with online video access to fourteen hours of instruction from Larry Baione chair or Berklee's guitar department! Instruction includes on-screen demonstrations with camera close-ups of both hands as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can sit in with your instructor. It's like a year's worth of private guitar lessons atBerklee College of Music! A Modern Method For Guitar by William Leavitt is one of the world's most popular Guitar methods and is the basic text for Berklee College of Music's Guitar program. It has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated Guitar students and instructors for over 40 years. Now this renowned method is available with online video access to fourteen hours of instruction from Larry Baione chair of Berklee's Guitar department. Instruction includes on-screen demonstrations with camera close-ups of both hands as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can “sit in” with your instructor. It's like a year'sworth of private Guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music.

With this comprehensive Berklee Guide you'll learn the essential techniques for playing Classical Guitar. The included exercises and demonstrations will help you to develop ease of motion efficiency coordination tone control over dynamics and color melodic connection and harmonic balance while preventing injury. With this comprehensive Berklee Guide you'll learn the essential techniques for playing Classical Guitar. The included exercises and demonstrations will help you to develop ease of motion efficiency coordination tone control over dynamics and color melodic connection and harmonic balance while preventing injury. Techniques for each hand are discussed in isolation and then combined with exercises drawn from the Chaconne by S.L. Weiss which is also included in its entirety. Whether you are a classical or improvising player you will find a clear concise outline of the basic hand position and timing with dozens ofillustrative photographs and detailed descriptions. Online audio recordings are also included to demonstrate the techniques and their effects.

Learn twelve classic bebop guitar solos from six of the greatest bebop artists. Each solo includes a technical introduction with analytical insights and references to its classic recording. The transcribed solos include: All the Things You Are (Tal Farlow) · Four on Six (Wes Montgomery) · Have You Met Miss Jones? (Jimmy Raney) · I'll Remember April (Grant Green) · Oleo (Joe Pass) · Stella by Starlight (George Benson) · and more. Includes standard notation and tablature. Learn twelve classic Bebop Guitar Solos with the guidance of Michael Kaplan . This book contains solos for songs by six of the greatest Bebop artists complete with technical introductions and analytical insights. Bebop Guitar Solos includes transcribed solos for the hits I’ll Remember April Au Privave Stella By Starlight Have You Met Miss Jones? and more.

Essential Tones Rhythms & Grooves-Learn to play djembe! This hands-on workshop will help you produce a good sound play with healthy technique and learn the essential concepts sounds and rhythms of West African djembe drumming. Extensive play-along online videos will help youpractice every technique in the context of a traditional African djembe ensemble. Teaches: correct effective djembe playing technique and posture; three fundamental sounds of the djembe: bass slap and tone; exercises and play-along videos to helpyou develop good tone facility and memorize essential rhythms and their variations; traditional djembe rhythms from different regions: Sofa Dundungbe Soli Guinea Fare Kuku Mane and Sinte; notated djembe ensemble parts including for djembesand dunduns; techniques for soloing; historical regional and traditional cultural conext of the djembe; how to tune maintain and care for your djembe; and more! Video clips are accessed online using the unique code in each book. Learn to play the Djembe. This complete method by Michael Markus will teach you how to produce a good sound develop a healthy technique and learn the essential concepts sounds and rhythms of West African Djembe drumming. This hands-on workshop includes access to extensive play-along online videos that will help you to practice every technique in the context of a traditional African Djembe ensemble. Beginning Djembe teaches: correct effective Djembe playing technique and posture; how to tune maintain and care for your Djembe; three fundamental sounds of the Djembe: bass slap and tone; exercises and play-along videos to helpyou develop good tone facility and memorize essential rhythms and their variations; historical regional and traditional cultural context of the Djembe; traditional Djembe rhythms from different regions: Sofa Dundungbe Soli Guinea Fare Kuku Mane and Sinte; notated Djembe ensemble parts including for Djembes and Dunduns; techniques for soloing; and more! Video clips are accessed online using the unique code in each book.

Technique & Repertoire-Learn the techniques common practices and essential repertoire of the classical mandolin. You will learn long-established mandolin techniques and their contemporary applications. You will discover gems from the classical mandolin literature and familiar classical melodies arranged for mandolin. You will also gain insights into how to arrange your own musical ideas including classical melodies for solo mandolin. This book and its online videos and play-along audio tracks will help to enhance your understanding of the greater context of mandolin traditions. Additional notation is provided for arrangements of small mandolin and guitar ensembles. Learn the techniques common practices and essential repertoire of the classical Mandolin. You will learn long-established mandolin techniques and their contemporary applications. You will discover gems from the classical Mandolin literature and familiar classical melodies arranged for Mandolin. You will also gain insights into how to arrange your own musical ideas including classical melodies for solo Mandolin. This book and its online videos and play-along audio tracks will help to enhance your understanding of the greater context of Mandolin traditions. Additional notation is provided for arrangements of small Mandolin and Guitar ensembles.

Make your rock band better or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation develop your technique and reading ability and master your role in thegroove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD then play with your own band!This is the first ever method that teaches you 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 book andplay-along CD will help improve your timing technique and reading ability. Become the great player that everyone wants to have in their band.

Building Shred & Metal Technique-Increase your command of the guitar. Joe Stump reveals licks techniques and exerises to build your guitar technique. Learn licks and techniques comon in rock/metal sytles and commit them to finger memory. The online audiotracks include drum tracks for exercise practice and backing tracks for Joe's technical etudes/solo transcriptions which are notated in both tablature and traditional notation. Known for his extreme speed and musicality Joe Stump is a world-renowned Guitarist. In his career as a professor at Berklee College of Music he has taught the art of shredding to hundreds. Now it's your turn tolearn. In Metal Guitar Chop Shop Stump reveals techniques and exercises that will help you to increase your command of the Guitar. You'll learn licks common in rock and metal styles and will beable to commit them to finger memory. The included online audio tracks feature a recorded Drum backing for exercise practice as well as accompaniments for Stump 's technical etudes and solo transcriptions whichare notated in both tablature and traditional notation.

Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teach you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Use this first-ever turntable method toeffectively master techniques and tricks. Includes step-by-step instructions on: setting up your equipment scratching beat matching mixing transforming crabbing crossfader technique cutting and stabs. Book includes:photographs and musical exercises tips on how the pros set up their gear for scratch mixing and a history of DJing and hip-hop culture plus interviews with top DJs such as: DJ Swamp (Beck) MixMaster Mike (Beastie Boys) DJQBert (Invisibl Skratch Picklz) DJ Kuttin Kandi (5th Platoon/Anomolies) DJ A-Trak (Teenage DMC/ITF World Champion) and DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion). The companion records (two 7″ EPs) provide scorchinggrooves phat beats and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level. Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style. This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teaches you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Using this first-everturntable method techniques and tricks can be mastered quickly and effectively. Turntable Technique: The Art Of The DJ comes with step-by-step instructions on Scratching Beat Matching Mixing TheTransformer The Crab Crossfader Technique Cutting Stabs. The book includes photographs and musical exercises tips on how the pros set up their gear for scratch mixing and a history of DJing and hip-hop culture. Featuring interviews with top DJs including DJ Swamp (Beck) MixMaster Mike (Beastie Boys) DJ QBert (Invisibl Skratch Picklz) DJ Kuttin Kandi (5th Platoon/Anomolies) DJ A-Trak (Teenage DMC/ITF World Champion) and DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion) . The companion records provide scorching grooves phat beats and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level. Use two copies to beat match the first twotracks on side one (both at 110.4 bpm) and create your own crossfader remixes. Play along with the scratching exercises on side two.

Leavitt's practical comprehensive method is used as the basic text for Berklee's guitar program. After mastering the fundamentals from Volumes 1 and 2 guitarists will be ready to take their skills to a more challenging level.This book teaches: techniques relating to scales arpeggios rhythm guitar chord/scale relationships chord construction and voicings tips for advanced playing and more. This if the last book of this 3-volume series which aims to be a practical and comprehensive guitar instruction programme. Intensive instruction in scales arpeggios chord construction rhythm guitar chord-scalerelationships solos and duets.

An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listeningskills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognize chord progressions quickly and confidently and incorporate them into your writing and performing listen to music more analytically and apply this knowledge to allof your projects. 73 minutes.An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listeningskills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognise chord progressions quickly and confidently. Incorporate them into your writing and performing. Listen to music more analytically. Apply this knowledge to all of your projects.

The Art of the DJ - DVD-Watch this DVD and learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! Equally ideal for the beginner or experienced DJ this disc will help you: master the essentials and develop your own stylebehind the decks; see the step-by-step practice exercises; learn basic equipment set-up; develop beat matching and creative mixing skills; perfect scratching techniques like cutting stabs crabs and flares; and much more! Learn to scratch - even if you're starting from scratch! Learn everything you need to craft your own phat beats and hard-core grooves on the turntable. This DVD is based on the best-selling method for playing theturntable as a musical instrument. Watch as Emmy-winning composer record producer and Berklee College of Music professor Stephen Webber walks you through: Equipment Setups Mixing techniques Cueing BeatMatching Basic Scratching Dragging Crabs and Flares

Play Right Now!-This cool new keyboard method will have students of all ages jammin' right away! It features simple lessons to get you playing instantly tips on playing and locking in with a bass player and rhythm section and strategies to helpyou understand the keyboard and develop your own keyboard parts. Jam with the band in a variety of musical styles - including rock blues country and funk - on the accompanying CD.No matter what your level of musical knowledge this is a simple fun method for students of all ages who want to start playing a keyboard instrument. Jam with the band in a variety of musical styles including rock blues country and funk.

Many famous musicians have learned to develop their own unique jazz style using Berklee Professor Emeritus John LaPorta's techniques. First published in 1968 and now thoroughly updated and revised his method provides a practicaland intuitive approach to teaching basic jazz improvisation through 12 lessons and an accompanying CD. Features information on jazz theory rhythm training performance ear training and much more. A Guide To Jazz Improvisation by John LaPorta is an invaluable touchstone for every aspiring jazz musician. This method will help you develop a natural and intuitive approach to improvising. This method includes jazztheory with practical explanations and applications of the jazz language rhythm training with exercises on CD performance ear training opportunities to improvise with a Berklee Jazz faculty band on CD.