Many useful diagrams and exercises in this essential guide to playing brushes with accompanying CD's with play-along tracks. This includes: Full-size stroke diagrams Exercises for alternative brushes Added strokes and new instruction Swing Bebop Funk R&B patterns for brushes: every pattern is performed on the CDs with play-along tracks

Expand the horizons of your Guitar playing with this unique guide to the sounds and styles of Brazil. Explore the wide variety of music and disciplines from the Tango the Samba and the Bossa Nova to the complex and enchanting harmonies of Brazilian folk tunes. The author's authority and expertise lend the title an important level of authenticity and the tutorial material is fully comprehensive in both notation and Tab. An accompanying CD features recordings of all examples so that you can here exactly how these unusual and exciting musical approaches actually sound!

for Drumset (Cameroon)-Come and get to know the most fascinating grooves from Central Africa! The new volume by Christian Bourdon explains step by step the large variety of rhythms from Cameroon. The patterns of traditional percussion instruments are transferred to the drums thus turning short patterns and combinations into authentic grooves on the drum set. All rhythms and examples on the accompanying CD have been performed and recorded by the author himself for listening and playing along.

Internationally renowned concert pianist Joseph Banowetz presents this definitive collection of original masterworks by Franz Schubert. Featuring a comprehensive preface composer biography vintage photographs and detailed performance notes on the solos. A full performance CD of each piece is included: Valses Nobles (Op. 77) Six Moments Musicaux (Op. 44) two Scherzi Trauerwalzer (Op. 9) Variation in C Minor on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli (D. 719) and many other favourite solo works.

Suzanne Coppin 's Lectures Rythmiques - Degre Superieur.

This DVD featuring exclusiv on screen gingering patterns along with great demonstrations will have you quickly learning Robben' favourite blues scales and phrases. Robben also reveals his unique fingerings for string bending and vibrato as well as his variety of right-hand techniques from string poppin' with thumb and fingers to picking and more.

Showcasing the tremendous often unrealized potential of the bass guitar Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten have put together this version of their groundbreaking Bass Extremes album/book project now available on DVD for the first time ever. Steve and Victor demonstrate how the bass guitar can supply bass lines piano and guitar-like comping figures lead solos and percussion parts in styles ranging from bebop to new age and heavy metal. Each piece highlights different aspects of their amazing techniques - like Steve's three-finger technique or his awe-inspiring command of harmonics and chord voicings or Victor's incredible funk grooves or his thumb and two-handedtapping techniques. Between each performance segment Steve and Victor walk you note-for-note through the licks and techniques that make up each song explaining and demonstrating everything at slow speeds.

Demonstrates the guitar styles that most influenced him and teaches the techniques licks patterns and solos for which he is famous. Includes live performance footage.

15 great solo etudes for jazz style and improvisation [with a new appendix included]-Intermediate Jazz Conception is another addition to the popular series of etude books created by Jim Snidero featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the world. This book/cd set includes 15 etudes based on standards modal tunes and blues demonstrated Ted Nash on tenor sax with the incredibly swinging rhythm section of Dave Hazeltine on piano Peter Washington on Bass and Kenny Washington on Drums. New to Intermediate Jazz Conception is an appendix dedicated to style and improvisation including a scales syllabus nomenclature and over 95 lines and ideas extracted for the study of improvisation!The recording features two separate versions of each etude; one with the soloistand rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. Hear how the soloist performs the etudes play with or without the soloist on the cd and learn about both jazz style and improvisation from some of the best.

Written by veteran jazz musician Bob Mintzer 14 Blues & Funk Etudes are a collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation composition sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation suggestions for performance and tips for pratice routines. A CD recording of combo accompaniment for practice sessions is included.

Well-known for his creative flexibility and musicianship John Riley has worked with such jazz mainstays as Stan Getz Dizzy Gillepsie or Miles Davis. This method icludes solos patterns tips and exercises in time playing comping soloing and brushes. Also included are Jazz essentials and charts. The CD included features exercise examples and play along tunes with Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone) Phill Markowitz (piano) James Genus (bass) and John Riley (drums).

Talking Drums is a unique percussion trio of three world-renowned drummers who have come together to combine traditional Afro-Caribbean and funk rhythms: funk drumming innovator David Garibaldi Cuban-born hand drummer Jesús Diaz and San Francisco Bay area percussionist Michael Spiro. In this DVD Talking Drums performs and breaks down several exciting compositions that demonstrate the rich rhythmic complexities of this Afro-Caribbean/funk music offering new ways of approaching both hand drums and drumset. Talking Drums offers a unique teaching approach that clearly explains the intricate workings of Afro-Caribbean rhythmic styles and helpsbuild a better understanding of their history and origin.

Written by veteran jazz musicians Bob Mintzer these 14 Blues and Funk Etudes are a collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation composition sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. A CD recording of combo accompaniment for practise sessions is included.

Herb teaches single-note improvisation through a system of guitaristic 'shapes' that are derived from chord fingerings you already know.

A complete manual for beginners and professionals for Chromatic Harmonica. This book features sections on bending notes and special effects and is written for Electric Harmonica Chord Harmonica and Bass Harmonica with music in all keys.

Part homage to a classic instrument part guitar lesson from one of the best country blues players around this is the quintessential guide to all things Telecaster. Arlen Roth discusses the strengths and characteristics of one of the first production-line electric guitars pioneered by Leo Fender. Roth takes the viewer on a tour of the instrument's heritage showcasing the most popular musicians techniques sounds and styles. His tutorial cover: Pedal Steel Bends Behind the nut bends Chicken pickin' Rockabilly Rhythms Blues techniques Banjo Rolls and much more. Features priceless footage of some great Telecaster icons includingDanny Gaton James Burton Albert Collins Sotty Anderson and a bonus performance by Telemaster Albert Lee.

This book and CD package contains all the beats grooves and fills Chad plays on the video/DVD tutor as well as play along charts and drum TAB versions of the Chili Peppers' tunes. Put it together with the audio and the actual Chili Peppers tracks from BloodSugarSexMagic and you've got one hot package.

Marco Minnemann has exploded onto the worldwide music scene with his amazing technique and cutting-edge interdependence skills taking drumming to a new extreme. True virtuosity in all styles of drumming and music allows Marco to perform a 15/16 fusion groove with the same musical ease and dynamic versatility as laying down a simple 4/4 groove with a deep pocket. Get up close and personal with extreme detailed camera angles while Marco reveals many of his drumming secrets and composing skills that have propelled him into the rhythmical and musical stratosphere. Watch and listen to Marco play with more than ten incredible tracks and five live band performances from hisbest selling CDs featuring stellar performances by Steve Hamilton on piano (Earthworks) and legendary bassist Woflgang Schmid (Passport). This DVD is a must-have for all musicians and because it is mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound you will experience extreme drumming firsthand! Bonus extreme drum solo Three alternative tracks Artist biographies Marco's discography Photo gallery Behind the senes and on the set marco's interactive drum set DVD-ROM: Internet connectivity; MP3 downloads; Printable lessons; drum charts; and transcriptions

An in-depth study of the language of Brazilian rhythms and songstyles of percussion instruments rhythms and song styles of Brazilian music along with their application on the drum set.

More Piano Sight-Reading offers additional sight-reading practice material to support the current ABRSM Piano syllabus. Available for Grades 1-8 each book features sample practice tests representative of the technical level expected in the exam as well as preparatory exercises to consolidate and build on existing skills between grades. Many teachers and students value having a wide range of pieces at the appropriate graded level to help them prepare for their exams; More Piano Sight-Reading offers even more material to use in lessons or at home supporting students to gain confidence in this crucial musical skill. This book contains valuable material to help playersstrengthen their sight-reading skills in preparation for the ABRSM Grade 2 exam. Featuring preparatory exercises that gradually introduce key new elements encountered at Grade 2 along with a comprehensive selection of sample sight-reading pieces More Piano Sight-Reading supports students with the transition between grades and encourages them to integrate sight-reading into their daily practice. More Piano Sight-Reading is available for ABRSM Grades 1 to 8 offering additional support for the sight-reading requirements of the current syllabus. More Piano Sight-Reading offers additional sight-reading practice material to support the current ABRSM Piano syllabus. Available for Grades 1-8 each book features sample practice tests representative of the technical level expected in the exam as well as preparatory exercises to consolidate and build on existing skills between grades. Many teachers and students value having a wide range of pieces at the appropriate graded level to help them prepare for their exams; More Piano Sight-Reading offers even more material to use in lessons or at home supporting students to gain confidence in this crucial musical skill. This book contains valuable material to help playersstrengthen their sight-reading skills in preparation for the ABRSM Grade 2 exam. Featuring preparatory exercises that gradually introduce key new elements encountered at Grade 2 along with a comprehensive selection of sample sight-reading pieces More Piano Sight-Reading supports students with the transition between grades and encourages them to integrate sight-reading into their daily practice. More Piano Sight-Reading is available for ABRSM Grades 1 to 8 offering additional support for the sight-reading requirements of the current syllabus.