Special Edition-This special edition incorporates sight-reading and warm-up exercises to enable the pupil to get to grips with these along the way. Carol Barratt's Easiest Piano Course books have captured the imagination of young childreneverywhere. Combining pictures games and activities with clear tuition they make children want to learn. Progress is carefully paced to match the development of young pianists while satisfying the demands of theprofessional teacher. Parents are encouraged to join in and there are lots of suggestions of recommended supplementary material including Chester's Easy-Peasy Theory Set 2 - a set of theory papers designed specifically to beused with this tutor book.

Designed to be used alongside Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book 2 this guide to composition is packed with exercises and challenges for the young pianist. Many aspects of music oare carefully discussed including: Motives Inversions and Retrograde phrases Major scales Chromatics Minor scales triads and basic progressions Time signatures

Make home practice more enjoyable and develop skills more quickly with the motivational Accent On Achievement . This is a comprehensive band method that develops creativity and musicianship. This expertly written book includes exciting original works as well as extended arrangements of classic and folk tunes. The accompanying CD-Rom allows you to play along with skilled musicians and hear full recordings of all five performance pieces from the book. With the CD-Rom students can also record themselves playing adjust the tempo and much more!

The complete edition featuring all stages of the Alfred Basic Piano Theory course - a method designed specially for the younger Piano student offering musicianship and understanding of written music. For the later beginner.

A variety of original tunes folk songs and pop styles for study or performance.

This method contains syncopation studies designed to develop accuracy and speed in sight reading.

A third book of 21 pieces for beginner-Fast Forward part of the Colledge's highly regarded Easy String Series has long been the repertoire choice of string teachers. The Easy String Series is a collection of easy pieces by the world's favourite string writing team Kathy & Hugh Colledge. The pieces help reinforce basic elements of technique rhythm and fingering patterns ranging from pieces for beginners - intermediate players. Fast Forward is the third book of this ever popular series containing 21 pieces which help build skills using new finger patterns and varied bowing techniques. Ideal for beginner Viola players with Piano Accompaniment. This is the Viola part only; a separate volume is available which includes the Piano part. This series has been created by Katherine Colledge and Hugh Colledge and edited by Sheila M. Nelson . Note that this is not a book for beginners in the sense that it will teach you how to play theinstrument; it is however a collection of additional pieces for a cellist of beginner standard to learn in order to expand their repertoire. Throughout the book new rhythms and compound times are introduced along with a wider range of expression marks and some varied bowings.

1st Parade of Solos is designed for Primer and Level 1 students. The collection contains 19 pieces divided into three categories. The first eight solos are descriptive recital pieces the next seven pertain to various holidays orseasons. The third group consists of four pieces written in the styles of different periods of music: Baroque Classical and Romantic. Pre-grade one standard.

An introduction to playing rock and pop styles techniques sounds and equipment- This distinctive book presents a comprehensive overview of the key bass styles and bass players of Rock and Pop music from 1950 to the present day including Rock'n'Roll the music of The Beatles Disco Classic Rock Reggae R&B and Latin. There are fully notated bass lines and tab as well as chord sheets for you to experience playing in each style and the accompanying CD contains high-quality demos of all the tracks played by the author Dominic Palmer and sought-after musicians from the London pro circuit. Also included on the CD are backing tracks for you to play along with.

James Bastien. A supplement to the 'Bastien Piano Basics' series.

Einsteigerkurs Mundharmonika is an easy-to-understand guide for beginners to the Harmonica with no previous knowledge. The book presents all the crucial playing techniques leading to an excellent understanding ofthe theoretical and practical basics of the Harmonica. This book also features many famous songs from different musical genres as well as a CD containing the songs and a DVD with each exercise. As a bonus afree poster means you can adorn your walls letting everyone know about your mastery of the Harmonica.

A Creative and Interactive Piano Course for Children- The first book in this definitive beginner method by leading Piano educator Hans-Gunter Heumann . Starting with the black notes and using user-friendly graphic notation this beautifully illustrated book then gradually introduces white notes traditional staves clefs and time signatures building towards a thorough understanding of music with quick noticeable progress. Visit www.piano-junior.com to find out more. What is Piano Junior? Piano Junior is a superb Piano course for beginners. It's creative it's interactive it's colourful it has its own website with additional online material - and most importantly itreally works! Its characters PJ the friendly robot and his sidekick Mozart the dog motivate and encourage children throughout each level. The course is available as core Lesson Books along with supplementary Theory Duet and Performance Books at each stage. Who is Piano Junior for? Suitable for children from around the age of 6 Piano Junior takes young students on their first steps and prepares them with a solid foundation for early grades. A method for the digital age Teachers parents and students can visit www.piano-junior.com for demonstration videos and recordings along with a host of other free downloadable resources which really bring practice sessions at home to life!

Designed to be used in conjunction with Introducing Guitar Book 1 Introducing Guitar - Supplementary Songbook A contains more than 30 additional songs including 14 duets which are cross referenced to thelessons in book 1. Songs include: Lightly Row Orange Blossom Roses From The South The Mexican Hat Dance Looby Loo Down In The Valley Pease Porridge Hush Little Baby Michael Row The Boat Ashore Guitar Boogie and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon .

Alfred’s new Kid’s Drum Course is a fun method that teaches you to play rhythms and songs on a variety of drums and sound sources including many simple inexpensive objects found around your home. With an accompanying CD that always lets you hear how the music should sound each lesson on every colourful page is explained in plain language that’s easy to understand. You’ll learn from three irresistible drum experts – a clever classical dog one cool cat and a friendly alligator. They keep your attention focused by pointing out what’s important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course even if they’ve never had any musical training themselves. Plus you can play along with the great-sounding accompaniments on the enclosed CD and feel like you’re performing with a real band! Now get ready to take your first best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment. This fun colourful and easy-to-use method is beautifully illustrated and has been written by Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Book 1 is for beginner to elementary level.

Ultimate Guitar Techniques Series-In Rock and Metal Runs Danny will teach you over 40 runs using all of the classic techniques used in rock and metal: bends pull-offs hammer-ons sweep picking 2 hand tapping slides vibrato and more. Each idea is played incontext with a backing track and then demonstrated slowly with full explanations on the scales and techniques used. These melodic phrases will help you to solo over the entire length of the fretboard in a variety of rock and metalsituations.In Rock and Metal Runs Danny will teach you over 40 runs using all of the classic techniques used in rock and metal: bends pull-offs hammer-ons sweep picking 2 hand tapping slides vibrato and more. Each idea is played incontext with a backing track and then demonstrated slowly with full explanations on the scales and techniques used. These melodic phrases will help you to solo over the entire length of the fretboard in a variety of rock and metalsituations.

Violin Star is a three-book series offering beginner violinists refreshing and inspirational pieces to build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is tailored to develop specific techniques through a range of musical styles. This Student's book contains solo violin parts along with colourful illustrations activities and playalong CD. Violin Star 2 is part of a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. This Student's book contains the solo violin parts along with colourful illustrations activities and a playalong CD. The Accompaniment book available separately includes piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. Key features of the series: An approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2 Playalong CDs with eachStudent's book which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood Original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones

New complete edition combines parts 1 and 2 into one value-priced edition. New complete edition combines parts 1 and 2 into one value-priced edition.

A variety of exercises to develop co-ordination and strength.

The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing Bass Guitar: How to tune. How to change strings . Basic picking techniques. Reading music and tablature. Common bass lines. Playing with a drummer. Slap/Pop techniques.

Anyone with basic keyboard skills can dig right in and begin learning rock straight away. Starting with a thorough review of music fundamentals and basic rock theory you'll learn the basics of rock chords left-handed patterns arpeggios slash chords how to read lead sheets and get started improvising with the pentatonic scale. Other topics include blues-rock rock ballads and an introduction to the modes.