One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales arpeggios technical studies studies for musicianship articulation studies solos duets and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales arpeggios technical studies studies for musicianship articulation studies solos duets and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.

Piano Adventures®-An adventurous collection for the late-elementary student that offers performance pieces with a challenge. These are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events featuring an ancient Chinese folksong a gypsy dance by fire light and a humorous blues piece. These new solos by the Fabers provide settings in harmony style and rhythm that explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Titles include FestiveSonatina Tijuana Tambourine Treasure Island and The Phantom Complainer. Includes a CD for both listening and play-along.The Piano Adventures®: Gold Star Performance – Level 2B is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ‘with a challenge.’ This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level. As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician’s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented. The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities – an ancient Chinese folk song a gypsy dance by firelight a humorous ‘blues’ or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra. The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration – they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD. Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book. G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

Play along with Happy and Artie as they continue their excursion into blues jamming and improvisation and receive some important tips fascinating insights and sage advice on blues techniques. A whole bunch of songs are taught covering a wide variety of keys and tunings each one offering different possibilities for licks solos and bass patterns. The songs become launch-pads for your own jamming explorations carefully guided by Happy and Artie that will boost your confidence and transform your blues vocabulary.Play along with Happy and Artie as they continue their excursion into blues jamming and improvisation and receive some important tips fascinating insights and sage advice on blues techniques. A whole bunch of songs are taught covering a wide variety of keys and tunings each one offering different possibilities for licks solos and bass patterns. The songs become launch-pads for your own jamming explorations carefully guided by Happy and Artie that will boost your confidence and transform your blues vocabulary.

Primer Level-Favorite Christmas carols arranged for the young beginner. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in middle C position. Contents include: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Jingle Bells - Good King Wenceslas - Away in a Manger - We Three Kings of Orient Are - Up On the Housetop - Over the River and Through the Woods - Silent Night - I Saw Three Ships. PreTime® Piano: Christmas contains nine festive favourites arranged for young beginners at Primer Level on the Faber Piano Adventures® course. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in middle C position. This volume includes the songs Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Jingle Bells Good King Wenceslas Silent Night I Saw Three Ships and more.

Method for beginner djembe players-The huge surge in the popularity of ethnic music has resulted in a great demand for tuition in instruments such as the djembe. This tutor book is suitable for use from the very first day of djembe playing. The method teaches beginners the basics of playing together with information on the cultural background exercises practising tips and rhythm arrangements. As the easy-to-learn notation has been specially written for Djembe it is not necessary to be able to read music and the CD included presents all the basic exercises and rhythm arrangements in the book.This is a comprehensive tutor for beginner Djembe players that can be used from the first day of playing. Kaan Taprak and Jan Wietse Fokkema's method teaches beginners the basics of playing together with information on the cultural background of the instrument exercises practising tips and rhythm arrangements. Includes a CD that demonstrates all the basic exercises and arrangements in the book.

Level 3A-3B-Christmas favorites arranged for the Level 3A - 3B student including both traditional and popular songs which students find especially appealing. Contents include: Angels We Heard on High · Carol of the Bells · Deck the Hall · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen · I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day · Jingle Bells · Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year · The Night Before Christmas Song · O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) · O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) · O Little Town of Bethlehem · Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Silent Night · We Wish You a Merry Christmas.Christmas favorites arranged for the Level 3A - 3B student including both traditional and popular songs which students find especially appealing. Contents include: Angels We Heard on High; Carol of the Bells; Deck the Hall; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Jingle Bells; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; The Most Wonderful Day of the Year; The Night Before Christmas Song; O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum); O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Silent Night; We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

This powerful DVD guitar lesson is a formula for instant success on the electric guitar! Legendary Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen fills this DVD with hundreds of great licks for blues and rock songs that will have you playing powerful rhythm grooves and burning lead lines with the best of them! An experienced and talented teacher as well as atop guitarist Jorma clearly and patiently explains picking techniques lead bass lines licks solos and other important techniques for playing electric guitar. He gives essential advice on scales runs hammers and pulls bends vibrato harmonics string-snapping and lots more. There are exciting and practical performancesfeaturing special guests: fellow Electric Hot Tuna member Jack Casady Michael Falzarano and Harvey Sorgen and these performance help to make this a instructional yet highly entertaining DVD. This powerful DVD guitar lesson is a formula for instant success on the electric guitar! Legendary Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen fills this DVD with hundreds of great licks for blues and rock songs that will have you playing powerful rhythm grooves and burning lead lines with the best of them! An experienced and talented teacher as well as atop guitarist Jorma clearly and patiently explains picking techniques lead bass lines licks solos and other important techniques for playing electric guitar. He gives essential advice on scales runs hammers and pulls bends vibrato harmonics string-snapping and lots more. There are exciting and practicalperformances featuring special guests; fellow Electric Hot Tuna member Jack Casady Michael Falzarano and Harvey Sorgen; and these performance help to make this a instructional yet highly entertaining DVD.

Soulful songs and powerful techniques from a master bluesman. Blues fans and players worldwide have embraced the haunting soulful sounds of the Mississippi Delta. Hans Theessink a masterful player singer and performer teaches the powerful Guitar styles that he learned first-hand from traditional players in the American south. Hans' passion for the blues is clear as he details the tunings chord shapes bass runs fingerpicking style slide technique and percussive strokes that form the core of every good blues player's repertoire. He plays sings and analyzes seven favourite classics and originals: Prison Blues Big Bill's Guitar Vicksburg Is My Home Sugar Babe You Make Me Feel So Good Sitting On Top Of The World and Two Trains. Hans closes this DVD lesson with a full performance of Down In Mississippi Where The Blues Was Born a stirring homage to his favourite blues masters. As you add these powerful songs to your repertoire your understanding of this important tradition will deepen and you'll be inspired to create your own compelling blues arrangements.

With this hands-on Dobro course even a complete beginner will be playing bluegrass and country tunes in no time! Cindy Cashdollar one of today's top players covers essential right-hand techniques such as rolls rhythm playing crosspicking tone control and damping as well as bar technique chord building hammer-ons and pull-offs minor keys and more. 90-MIN. DVD INCLUDES CHORDS + TAB LEVEL 1 Here is a hands-on Dobro course that will teach you to play your favourite bluegrass and country tunes in no time - even if you've never played before! Jam-packed with information this 90-minute DVD utilizes close-ups split screens and easy-to-follow instruction to make it wasy for you to learn. For 'Wildwood Flower Fireball Mail Sailor's Hornpipe and Wayfaring Stranger' she details essential techniques such as right hand rolls rhythm picking crosspicking tone control hammer-ons and pull-offs damping chord building and how the scales and chords fit together.

Learn from the masters themselves in Blues Masters by the Bar ! If you're a blues guitarist who wants to know how the legends build their solos then this book is for you. Blues Masters by the Bar gives you over 140cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. They're presented in two-measure chunks - organized by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression - so you can enrich your blues vocabularyand assemble your own solos with actual riffs played by 16 of the greats! Every lick is authentic and played by such blues masters as Duane Allman Dickie Betts Eric Clapton Albert Collins Warren Haynes Albert King B.B.King Stevie Ray Vaughan T-Bone Walker Zakk Wylde and more! The CD features recorded demonstrations of every example plus two jam tracks so you can play your solos over a full rhythm section.Learn from the masters themselves in Blues Masters By The Bar ! Over 140 cool riffs that sound great over each portion of the blues progression. Presented by Toby Wine in two-measure chunks- organised by where they fall in a standard 12-bar progression- so you can enrich your blues vocabulary and assemble your own solos with actual riffs by 16 of the greats: Duane Allman Wayne Bennett Dickey Betts Kenny Burrell Eric Clapton Albert Collins Warren Haynes Albert King B.B. King Sammy Lowhorn Gary Moorre Jack Pearson Stevie Ray Vaughan T-Bone Walker Leslie West and Zakk Wylde. CD features recorded demonstrations of every example along with twofull rhythm section jam tracks!

An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand and a complete knowledge of the fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides the advice practice routines and exercises that will enable learning guitarists to play with good tone strict timing and confidence. 60-MIN. DVD - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB. An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand along with a complete knowledge of the guitar fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides you with the advice practice routines and exercises that will enable you to play with good tone strict timing and confidence. Peter makes this fun for guitarists at all levels and this DVD will give you months of material to work on making you a stronger better player.

Adult Piano Adventures®-Nancy and Randall Faber re-release their popular supplementary publications for the Adult Piano Adventures series. Christmas for All Time Book 1 features three sections: Beginning Christmas Songs Christmas Songs in the Key of C major and Christmas Songs in the key of G major. Contents include: We Wish You a Merry Christmas · Angels We Have Heard on High · Away in a Manger · Jingle Bells · We Three Kings of Orient Are · (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays · It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · O Little Town of Bethlehem · Frosty the Snowman · Jingle-Bell Rock · I'll Be Home for Christmas · Little Drummer Boy · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas · and more. Theincluded CD contains background accompaniments MIDI files and solo piano performance examples. This supplementary songbook in the Adult Piano Adventures series allows adult beginners to celebrate Christmas with a range of sacred carols humorous Santa songs and winter favourites for the Piano. This book features three sections: Beginning Christmas Songs Christmas Songs in the Key of C major and Christmas Songs in the key of G major. Contents include: We Wish You a Merry Christmas Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger Jingle Bells We Three Kings of Orient Are (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays It Came Upon the Midnight Clear O Little Town of Bethlehem Frosty the Snowman Jingle-Bell Rock I'll Be Home for Christmas Little Drummer Boy Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and more.

This book will help players develop good hand position steady rhythm and continuity. It presents the basic rudiments of music and technique in a pleasant natural manner.A direct modern approach to piano fundamentals. Songs and technical arrangements are presented in an easy and logical manner. This excellent teaching course for piano includes outstanding supplemental material.

A Direct Modern Approach to Piano Fundamentals-This book will help players develop good hand position steady rhythm and continuity. It presents the basic rudiments of music and technique in a pleasant natural manner. A direct modern approach to piano fundamentals. Songs and technical arrangements are presented in an easy and logical manner. This excellent teaching course for piano includes outstanding supplemental material.

2nd Edition-The 2nd Edition of the Level 3B Lesson Book is a fresh dynamic update for early-intermediate students. This is the level of contrasts: fast fingerwork contrasted with sonorous tonal colors and traditional harmonies mingled with contemporary sounds. Compositions from Dvorak Rebikov and Liszt are included along with new Faber originals. The Faber Piano Adventures Level 3B Lesson Book continues to build musicianship with challenging and motivating pieces. Concepts include the octave A minor and D minor scales (natural and harmonic minor) motive and sequence all 12 major and minor triads triad inversions syncopation and introduction to sixteenth notes.

DVD One - Rhythm-The driving style pioneered by Django Reinhardt and other Gypsy players became one of the dominant sounds in jazz during the 1930s and '40s. Starting with basic four-to-the-bar comping and damping Paul takes you through a varietyof accompaniment ideas. 60-MIN. * INCLUDES CHORDS * LEVEL 3The driving sound pioneered by Django Reinhardt and other Gypsy players became one of the dominant sounds in jazz during the 1930s and '40s. Starting with basic four-to-the-bar comping and damping Paul takes you through a variety of accompaniment ideas.

A must for any beginning guitarist or for those who already play but want to brush up on their skills. This comprehensive easy to use book contains over 1300 arpeggio shapes covering 28 different qualities for each key with each quality presented in four different shapes. Full size edition: 9 x 12 A must for any beginning guitarist or for those who already play but want to brush up on their skills. This comprehensive easy to use book contains over 1300 arpeggio shapes covering 28 different qualities for each key with each quality presented in four different shapes. Full size edition: 9' x 12'

A series of 18 instruction books with CD for guitar bass keyboard and drums. They're easy to use with step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams so the complete beginner can quickly master basic playing techniques and learn to play great songs. What's more Fast Track is different from any other instruction book. Each tutor has an accompanying songbook with CD featuring music from famous artists... The Beatles Eric Clapton Billy Joel Jimi Hendrix and many more. In fact Fast Track has everything for the complete beginner who wants to play like a top professional. A series of 18 instruction books with CD for guitar bass keyboard and drums. They're easy to use with step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams so the complete beginner can quickly master basic playing techniques and learn to play great songs. What's more Fast Track is different from any other instruction book. Each tutor has an accompanying songbook with CD featuring music from famous artists... The Beatles Eric Clapton Billy Joel Jimi Hendrix and many more. In fact Fast Track has everything for the complete beginner who wants to play like a top professional.

At A Glance - Rock Bass pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Rock Bass features these lessons: Essential Rock Bass Scales & Shapes Essential Rock Bass Techniques Locking in with the Kick Drum Must-Know Bass Grooves. Songs include: Badge ? Come Together ? Crazy Little Thing Called Love ? Dream On ? Free Ride ? I Love Rock & Roll ? Love Rollercoaster ? Maggie May ? Paranoid ? Sweet Child O' Mine ? What's My Age Again ? and many more! At A Glance - Rock Bass pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Rock Bass features these lessons: Essential Rock Bass Scales & Shapes Essential Rock Bass Techniques Locking in with the Kick Drum Must-Know Bass Grooves. Songs include: Badge • Come Together • Crazy Little Thing Called Love • Dream On •Free Ride • I Love Rock & Roll • Love Rollercoaster • Maggie May • Paranoid • Sweet Child O' Mine • What's My Age Again • and many more!

Compiled by Lou Fischer. Houston Publishing. A compilation of 120 etudes composed by seven respected performers/teachers in the jazz area. Ideal for use as performance material. Contains five etudes each in the swing ballad and Latin/funk categories with each group beginning at a medium level progressing in difficulty. A total of 15 etudes each for saxophone trumpet trombone bass trombone piano guitar bass and drums. Compiled by Lou Fischer. Houston Publishing. A compilation of 120 etudes composed by seven respected performers/teachers in the jazz area. Ideal for use as performance material. Contains five etudes each in the swing ballad and Latin/funk categories with each group beginning at a medium level progressing in difficulty. A total of 15 etudes each for saxophone trumpet trombone bass trombone piano guitar bass and drums.