120 color-coded cards to review musical terms scales key signatures and chord progressions in C Am G Em F Dm and rhythm patterns in 2/4 3/4 4/4 3/8 and 6/8. Also includes interval cards - prime through octave. 120 color-coded cards to review musical terms scales key signatures and chord progressions in C Am G Em F Dm and rhythm patterns in 2/4 3/4 4/4 3/8 and 6/8. Also includes interval cards - prime through octave.

Discover the thundering riffs and ear-bending solos of one of metal's true originals Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in this unique DVD presented by the man himself! Learn those great licks leads and riffs from several Sabbath favourites such as Neon Knights N.I.B. Heaven And Hell Children of the Sea Voodoo and Iron Man with a special fully notated solo section. An accompanying booklet contains diagrams and standard notation to help you learn these blistering and ballsy riffs.

Renowned jazz educators Emile and Laura De Cosmo provide more than 300 exercises to help improvisors tackle one of music's most common progressions: the diatonic cycle. This book is guaranteed to refine technique enhance improvisational fluency and improve sight-reading! Renowned jazz educators Emile and Laura De Cosmo provide more than 300 exercises to help improvisors tackle one of music's most common progressions: the diatonic cycle. This book is guaranteed to refine technique enhance improvisational fluency and improve sight-reading!

This DVD will help to take yor playing to the next level. Professor Tomo Fujita shares his proven method for improving the essential skills required to play with other musicians and to freely express yourself on the Guitar. Professor Fukita has been teaching at Berklee College of Music since 1993 and continues to be one of the most sought after and effective Guitar and ensemble teachers. He has played Guitar with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical Rent and has shared the stage with notables such as Phil Collins Roomful of Blues and Darryl Jones and the Saturday Night Live band to name a few. Additionally Tomo is the winnerof Boston's Best Guitarist Competition and he has won critical acclaim in Guitar Player and Guitar Shop magazines.

Hal Leonard Saxophone Method-Learn how to play and improvise in the style of Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Ben Webster Stan Getz Dexter Gordon and other jazz greats! The book uses real jazz classics to teach you covering scales chord progressions modes soloing styles and many more ideas. Songs include Autumn Leaves I Remember You Satin Doll and Song For My Father . CD Includes 87 tracks for demonstration and play-along. Learn how to play and improvise in the style of Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Ben Webster Stan Getz Dexter Gordon and other jazz greats! The book uses real jazz classics to teach you covering scales chord progressions modes soloing styles and many more ideas. Songs include Autumn Leaves I Remember You Satin Doll and Song For My Father . Audio download includes 87 tracks for demonstration and play-along.

This DVD/CD features vintage performances of the top-selling SoCal blues rockers captured live in Irvine and Modesto CA! Hand selected by the band members this DVD features smash hit singles Once Bitten Twice Shy and Rock Me and more. A 5.1 audio mix is available in addition to the stereo mix and bonus interview with Jack Russell! Scrappy down-to-earth and tinged with a bit of glam spirit L.A's Great White ruled the '80s airwaves with their straightforward approach to hard rock. This program captures the band in a live setting with two California concerts recorded in the 90s for a total of 29 rocking tracks. Includes a bonus CD.This DVD/CD features vintage performances of the top-selling SoCal blues rockers captured live in Irvine and Modesto CA! Hand selected by the band members this DVD features smash hit singles Once Bitten Twice Shy and Rock Me and more. A 5.1 audio mix is available in addition to the stereo mix and bonus interview with Jack Russell! Scrappy down-to-earth and tinged with a bit of glam spirit L.A's Great White ruled the '80s airwaves with their straightforward approach to hard rock. This program captures the band in a live setting with two California concerts recorded in the 90s for a total of 29 rocking tracks. Includes a bonus CD.

Grammy Award-winning musician and TV personality David Holt gives banjo beginners everything they need to start playing and singing in the old-time clawhammer style. He expertly breaks down all the elements teaching six famous songs that will be a perfect gateway to more advanced playing. Songs include: Bile Them Cabbage · Will the Circle Be Unbroken · Comin' Round the Mountain · Old Joe Clark · Liza Jane · Sugar Hill. Includes tab - novice level. 1 hr. 30 min. Grammy Award-winning musician and TV personality David Holt gives Banjo beginners everything they need to start playing and singing in the old-time Clawhammer style. Throughout the Clawhammer Banjo: The Basics And Beyond - DVD Holt expertly breaks down all the elements teaching six famous songs that will be a perfect gateway to more advanced playing. Songs include Bile Them Cabbage Will the Circle Be Unbroken Comin' Round the Mountain Liza Jane and more.

A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment tuning microphone technique digital recording performance editing effects studio construction creating drum parts Schulman's own quick system of charting songs and great video footage. Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms garages and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear of getting started by givingyou simple entertaining and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away! A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment tuning microphone technique digital recording performance editing effects studio construction creating drum parts Schulman's own quick system of charting songs and great video footage. Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms garages and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear ofgetting started by giving you simple entertaining and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away!

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs!-The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away with a free online metronome! The voice book features lessons on: full-body singing breathing finding your voice vocal warmups the vocal break caring for your voice diction music literacy building skills working on asong dealing with nerves and more. Includes vocal lines from 12 songs: At Last - Cups (When I'm Gone) - Danny Boy - Georgia on My Mind - Give My Regards to Broadway - Hallelujah - Hard Times Come Again No More - Homeward Bound - I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) - Scarborough Fair - The Skye Boat Song - You Raise Me Up. The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of singing and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Each book in the series features must-know instruction so you can start performing right away with a free online metronome! The voice book features lessons on: full-body singing breathing finding your voice vocal warmups the vocal break caring for your voice diction musicliteracy building skills working on a song dealing with nerves and more. Includes vocal lines from 12 songs: At Last Cups (When I'm Gone) Danny Boy Georgia on My Mind Give My Regards to Broadway Hallelujah Hard Times Come Again No More Homeward Bound I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) Scarborough Fair The Skye Boat Song You Raise Me Up.

Traditional Rudimental Drumming-John (Jack) S. Pratt U.S. Army retired is one of America's greatest rudimentalists and percussion composers. His published works have become standard rudimental curriculum for more than half a century. This DVD will reinvigorateyour study of traditional ancient rudimental drumming and provide material for your practice instruction music library and drumming pleasure. It features: classic Pratt solos (The Sons of Liberty; The All-AmericanEmblem; The Little Toy Drum) new Pratt solos (Interstatesmen A.B.C.; Swiss Crazy Army Variant 1) four original Pratt compositions in the Spirit of 1776 rope tension snare and bass drum duets with BenHans traditional drumming standards (The Downfall of Paris; The General; Hell on the Wabash; The Three Camps; The Connecticut Halftime) the 26 traditional American drumming rudiments Swiss drum rudiments drumming tips and stylistic comments on-screen notation and printable scores on disc. John (Jack) S. Pratt U.S. Army retired is one of America's greatest rudimentalists and percussion composers. His published works have become standard rudimental curriculum for more than half a century. This DVD will reinvigorate your study of 'traditional' ancient rudimental drumming and provide material for your practice instruction music library and drumming pleasure. Features: classic Pratt solos ( The Sons of Liberty; The All-American Emblem; The Little Toy Drum ) new Pratt solos ( Interstatesmen A.B.C.; Swiss Crazy Army Variant 1 ) four original Pratt compositions in the 'Spirit of 1776' rope tension snare and bass drum duetswith Ben Hans traditional drumming standards ( The Downfall of Paris; The General; Hell on the Wabash; The Three Camps; The Connecticut Halftime ) the 26 traditional American drumming rudiments Swiss drum rudiments drumming tips and stylistic comments on-screen notation printable scores on disc

Written by Bernie Schallehn a certified mental health and substance abuse counselor (retired) with degrees in behavioral science and counseling who is also a working drummer and frequent contributor to Modern Drummer Mind Matters provides insights and exercises for developing the mental and emotional skills that complement the physical and musical techniques employed by today's most successful drummers. The book is meant to be read studied and practiced away from the drums and it can benefit drummers and other musicians at any level - from beginner to advanced amateur to professional.Mind Matters provides insights and exercises for developing the mental and emotional skills that complement the physical and musical techniques employed by today's most successful drummers. The book is meant to be read studied and practiced away from the drums and it can benefit drummers and other musicians at any level - from beginner to advanced amateur to professional. Written by Bernie Schallehn a certified mental health and substance abuse counselor (retured) with degrees in behavioural science and counseling who is also a working drummer and frequent contributor to Modern Drummer. Book of the Month in MI Pro Magazine -November 2011

for Ocarina-The Hal Leonard Ocarina Method is a comprehensive easy-to-use beginners guide designed for anyone just learning to play the ocarina. Inside youll find loads of techniques tips and fun songs to learn and play. The accompanying online video featuring author Cris Gale provides further instruction as well as demonstrations of the music in the book. Topics covered include: a history of the ocarina • types of ocarinas • breathing and articulation • note names and key signatures • metersignatures and rhythmic notation • fingering charts • many classic folksongs • and more. The Hal Leonard Ocarina Method is a comprehensive beginner's guide designed for anyone just learning to play the Ocarina. Written by renowned Ocarina player and designer Cris Gale this informative easy-to-use guide includes playing techniques and tips as well as fun songs to learn and play. The accompanying online video featuring Cris Gale provides further instruction as well as demonstrations of the music in the book. This book covers topics such as the history of the Ocarina types of Ocarinas breathing and articulation note names and key signatures meter signatures and rhythmic notation fingering charts many classicfolksongs and more.

Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons Series-This essential guide for playing fingerstyle blues in open tunings with and without a bottleneck slide. Acoustic Guitar magazine contributing writer Pete Madsen shares the secrets behind the styles of 12 great guitarists both prewar and postware. Borrow from these masters to add authenticity to your own music. Guitarists featured include: Charley Patton Elizabeth Cotten Memphis Minnie Son House Skip James Tampa Red Booker White Robert Johnson R.L. Burnside Jimmy Page Kelly Joe Phelps and Alvin Youngblood Hart. This is an essential guide for playing fingerstyle blues in open tunings with and without a bottleneck slide. Acoustic Guitar magazine contributing writer Pete Madsen shares the secrets behind the styles of 12 great guitarists both pre-war and post-war. Borrow from these masters to add authenticity to your own music. Guitarists featured include: Charley Patton Elizabeth Cotten Memphis Minnie Son House Skip James Tampa Red Booker White Robert Johnson R.L. Burnside Jimmy Page Kelly Joe Phelps and Alvin Youngblood Hart. Video downloads to accompany each of the lessons and musical examples are available online at no additional cost.

The revolutionary Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method (HL00697411) is now available in a Spanish edition. The revolutionary Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method (HL00697411) is now available in a Spanish edition.

Lesson & Theory - Anglicised Edition-The Piano Adventures series is now the teaching method of choice at many leading universities and music studios around the world. This 'all-in-two' edition for students at level 3 includes a Technique & Performance Book and this Lesson & Theory Book. Nancy and Randall Faber's student-centric Piano Adventures books have enjoyed huge success and are considered by many to be the one of the most complete and accessible methods for learning the Piano. The Piano Adventures series is now the teaching method of choice at many leading universities and music studios around the world. One secret behind the series' success is that it doesn't just teach students to play the Piano - it helps them to develop a 'musical heart and mind' teaching them to analyse the music that they play and encouraging them to explore their own creativity and expression. The winning combination of varied pieces to play accompanied by creativetheory pages will ensure that students gain a sound technical grounding without detracting from the enjoyment of playing the instrument. This 'all-in-two' edition for students at level 3 includes a Technique & Performance Book and this Lesson & Theory Book. Faber Piano Adventures: Level 3 - Lesson & Theory includes: A step-by-step approach to major and minor scale technique primary chords (I IV V7 and i iv V7) the triplet cut time quavers and musical form. A wide range of musical styles from jazz to classical including melodies of Beethoven Grieg Pachelbel and Tchaikovsky. Pianistic fingerings to build technique and graceful movement across the keyboard. Expressive pieces with teacher duets that build tone articulation and phrasing. Discovery questions creative activities and theory pages to develop the student's 'musical mind'. An included CD featuring imaginative orchestrated accompaniments which encourage expressive playing rhythmic accuracy and practice time.

Tips suggestions advice and other useful information garnered through a lifetime of Flute study and professional gigging are all presented in 101 Flute Tips: Stuff All The Pros Know And Use with dozens of entries gleaned from first-hand experience. Topics covered include: selecting the right flute for you finding the right teacher warm-up exercises practicing effectively taking good care of your flute gigging advice staying and playing healthy members of the flute family extended ranges and techniques flute fraternization Tips suggestions advice and other useful information garnered through a lifetime of Flute study and professional gigging are all presented in 101 Flute Tips: Stuff All The Pros Know And Use with dozens of entries gleaned from first-hand experience. Topics covered include: selecting the right flute for you finding the right teacher warm-up exercises practicing effectively taking good care of your flute gigging advice staying and playing healthy members of the flute family extended ranges and techniques flute fraternization

This two-book series includes a wealth of material used to teach harmony and theory in college-level courses by George Heussenstamm author of the Norton Manual of Musical Notation . Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory - Part 2: Chromatic introduces readers to modulation and more advanced harmonies covering: secondary dominants; borrowed chords; the Neapolitan 6th chord; augmented 6th chords; 9th 11th and 13th chords; and more. In addition to text the book features many musical examples that illustrate the concepts and exercises that allow readers to test and apply their knowledge. This two-book series includes a wealth of material used to teach harmony and theory in college-level courses by George Heussenstamm author of the Norton Manual of Musical Notation . Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory - Part 2: Chromatic introduces readers to modulation and more advanced harmonies covering: secondary dominants; borrowed chords; the Neapolitan 6th chord; augmented 6th chords; 9th 11th and 13th chords; and more. In addition to text the book features many musical examples that illustrate the concepts and exercises that allow readers to test and apply their knowledge.

How to Personalize Your Own Beautiful Piano Arrangements-Creative Christmas Carols is designed to help you explore new ways to play your favorite carols. Each carol can be decorated using special fills and ornaments just as you might decorate your home with special wreaths or lights for the season. At the beginning of each song you will find the unique pattern or fill that has been used in the carol to create the new arrangement. Take your time and decorate a little at a time. The only mistake you can make is being afraid of making one! Now enjoy using new ways to play ageless carols as you create special new sounds to celebrate Christmas. Creative Christmas Carols is designed to help you explore new ways to play your favorite carols. Each carol can be decorated using special fills and ornaments just as you might decorate your home with special wreaths or lights for the season. At the beginning of each song you will find the unique pattern or fill that has been used in the carol to create the new arrangement. Take your time and decorate a little at a time. The only mistake you can make is being afraid of making one! Now enjoy using new ways to play ageless carols as you create special new sounds to celebrate Christmas.

A Beginner's Comprehensive Approach to the Trumpet and Musical Literacy-Foreword by Charles Conrad The first trumpet method to introduce jazz! The goal of this method book is to infuse all the elements of a good trumpet foundation at the initial stage so nothing is left to chance. Exercises indeveloping progress have been introduced at strategic intervals to ensure success so the beginning student will feel a sense of accomplishment. Of course all music is based on a key signature and therefore the practice of allbasic scales are addressed throughout. Many duets are introduced and many familiar songs are also presented. The first trumpet method to introduce jazz! The goal of this method book is to infuse all the elements of a good trumpet foundation at the initial stage so nothing is left to chance. Exercises in developing progress have been introduced at strategic intervals to ensure success so the beginning student will feel a sense of accomplishment. Of course all music is based on a key signature and therefore the practice of all basic scales are addressed throughout. Many duets are introduced and many familiar songs are also presented. Foreword by Charles Conrad.

For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach-The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published in 1900 during the Golden Age of the Mandolin in the United States (1885-1920) referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age. After a brief overview of period mandolin techniques a variety of popular social ballroom dances are then presented in both staff notation and mandolin tablature including waltzes polkas schottisches mazurkas marches and even the occasional hornpipe. Along the way you will discover a variety of idiomatic playing techniques that will open up new vistas in your own playing. So tune up your mandolin and let's get started! The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the Golden Age of the Mandolin in the United States (1885-1920) referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age . After a brief overview of period mandolin techniques a variety of popular social ballroom dances are then presented in both staff notation and mandolin tablature including waltzes polkas schottisches mazurkas marches and even the occasional hornpipe. Along the way you will discover a variety of idiomatic playing techniques that will open up new vistas in your own playing. So tune up your mandolin and get started!