Learn to read and play bass music using standard music notation and easy read tab with How To Play Bass . Scales riffs and arpeggios are all covered so you can create your own bass lines. You do not need to readmusic to use this book.

This superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles including shuffles reggae rock swing standard walking bass be-bop newgrass syncopated Latin lines the jazz waltz and country western. Performance notes are included with each tune explaining how to use position and fingering markings when to shift position how to count and play syncopated rhythm patterns and more. Bass parts are in notation and tablature with fingerings and positions and guitar lead and chord parts are shown. In addition there are sections dealing with slap/pop and hammer-on techniques. Includes a handy base line manualand a chord arpeggio chart. The unique one-glance fingerboard chart shows musical notation exactly where it appears on the frets. This superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles including shuffles reggae rock swing standard walking bass be-bop 'newgrass ' syncopated Latinlines the jazz waltz and country western. Performance notes are included with each tune explaining how to use position and fingering markings when to shift position how to count and play syncopated rhythm patterns and more.Bass parts are in notation and tablature with fingerings and positions and guitar lead and chord parts are shown. In addition there are sections dealing with slap/pop and hammer-on techniques. Includes a handy 'base line' manualand a chord arpeggio chart. The unique 'one-glance' fingerboard chart shows musical notation exactly where it appears on the frets.

A Tutor for the Older Beginner-A fantastic Piano method written especially for the older beginner. This method will help you develop the skills to play pieces of many styles from the great works of the past to the music of today. More than 40 appealing and accessible pieces all chosen or arranged to reinforce technical points. Based on learning to play from standard accompaniments to play from standard notation but includes extra work in listening playing by ear and using the Piano creatively. Cd includes performance of each piece plus accompaniments and opportunities to improvise and play by ear.A fantastic Piano method written especially for the older beginner. This method will help you develop the skills to play pieces of many styles from the great works of the past to the music of today. More than 40 appealing and accessible pieces all chosen or arranged to reinforce technical points. Based on learning to play from standard accompaniments to play from standard notation but includes extra work in listening playing by ear and using the Piano creatively. Cd includes performance of each piece plus accompaniments and opportunities to improvise and play by ear.

Johnny Rector has been recognized for years as one of America's top jazz guitar writers. Here for the first time he presents an analysis of modern chord progressions extensions alternations substitutions and a hands-on series of exercises designed to utilize and apply these important concepts to the guitar fingerboard. This book was written as a self-study guide to the intermediate advanced and professional guitarist who has not had the opportunity to study material of this kind with a first-class competent teacher-artist although such a teacher can be of great assistance in learning to apply the material. It shows unusual chord forms and progressions beyond thebasics. Written in standard notation. Includes access to online audio. Widely recognised as one of America's most accomplished jazz Guitar writers Johnny Rector presents an analysis of modern chord progressions alternations extensions and substitutions including a series of hands-onexercises specifically designed to utilise and apply these essential concepts to the Guitar fretboard. Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chord Progressions was written intending to be a self-study guide to theintermediate advanced or even professional Guitarist who has not had the chance to study material of this kind with such a widely renowned teacher-artist this work shows unusual chord forms and progressions beyond the basics.This title is written in standard notation and includes access to online audio.

Get you fingers around five exciting and challenging Jazz solos all lovingly arranged for the fingerstyle guitar. John Renbourn adds his unique spin on a set of compositions by Randy Weston Chico Hamilton and Dollar Brand creating captivating instrumentals that will expand your skills of self-accompaniment and provide five fine Jazz arrangements for your solo repertoire. The disc includes a 48-page PDF booklet.

A unique tutorial DVD that tackles the difficulties of awkward phrasing at the Drum Kit. Expert Drum tutor Pete Riley demonstrates some unusual phrasing and timing situations and suggests a series of techniques as strategies including: Double pedal phrasing Open-handed high-hats Inverted double-strokes Moeller single-strokes This tutorial is ideal for all drummers that feel constrained by standard 'lick'-based drumming patterns and wish to expand their vocabulary across the barlines and trough different rhythm subdivisions. It is also ideal for more elementary drummers that wish to approach their instrument in a more complex manner as early aspossible.

Bar Chords-Teach yourself how to play Guitar chords with Progressive Guitar Method: Bar Chords . Progressive Guitar Method: Bar Chords covers the fundamental techniques and practical Guitar theory required to learn to play Guitar bar chords and rhythm Guitar including the most useful bar chord shapes rock chord shapes jazz chord shapes and rhythm strumming patterns. Suitable for all ages and all types of Guitars including electric and acoustic. Includes 50+ Guitar chord exercises and Guitar chord progressions in rock blues funk and country styles. In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music and chords for beginners. Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containing Guitarvideos and audio demonstrating all examples. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing Guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play Guitar chords from this book. Teach yourself how to play Guitar chords with Progressive Guitar Method: Bar Chords . Progressive Guitar Method: Bar Chords covers the fundamental techniques and practical Guitar theoryrequired to learn to play Guitar bar chords and rhythm Guitar including the most useful bar chord shapes rock chord shapes jazz chord shapes and rhythm strumming patterns. Suitable for all ages and all types of Guitarsincluding electric and acoustic. Includes 50+ Guitar chord exercises and Guitar chord progressions in rock blues funk and country styles. In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music andchords for beginners. Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containing Guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing Guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to playGuitar chords from this book.

In this lesson Pat teaches five of his original tunes. Besides being great songs the arrangements offer the guitarist a panorama of techniques and styles. From the syncopated stumbling bass of Blind Blake to the sophisticatedcountry alternating bass of Chet Atkins. From a swing jazz accompaniment to a blues with echoes of the Irish Washerwoman! There's lots of enjoyable and challenging guitar ideas that Pat explains and teaches phrase byphrase followed by the arrangement played slowly on a split screen so that you can carefully study both his left and right hands. A detailed PDF tab/music booklet of the arrangements can be found on the DVD.

Tableaux d'accords pour tous les styles d'accompagnements-The rapid rise in popularity of the Ukulele is easily explained by its relative inexpensiveness how small light and easy to carry it is and the fact that nearly any song sounds fresh reinvigorated and fun when played on one. Laurent Leo 's practical and easy-to-understand Méthode De Ukulélé is clear and efficient enabling you to quickly learn to play simple melodies and tunes.

An Introduction To Creative Metal Drumming-Randy Black is synonymous with extreme metal drumming and with many years of performance and teaching experience behind him the master is releasing this 2 DVD pack so that anyone can benefit from his wealth of knowledge. What started out as a planto record a few songs in pro quality for promotional purposes ended up being this double DVD filmed and recorded at Monongo Studios in Berlin Germany. When I approached ROAX films about it they suggested I do a full-fledged instructional DVD. Itwas not my original plan but after thinking it over and coming up with a concept I thought Id give it a shot. It also had to do with the fact that Id been teaching for quite a few years and knew I had something to offer to a wide variety oflevels of players. I hope you can take something from these DVDs and apply it to your playing in your own personal way. With todays recording methods its very common that certain programs/software are used to improve or fix someones playing itsstandard procedure. I wanted this DVD to be old school in the sense that there was not one note I played that was moved or quantized. Nor were there any samples used. I wanted the listener/viewer to hear and see how I play naturally and how thedrum kit sounds acoustically. Every single drum note you hear played on this DVD was played by yours truly from start to finish - Randy Black Disk 1 Includes: Basic rudiments on the practice pad Advice to young drummers Hand gripand technique Stretching and stick tricks Applying various rudiments on the kit Hi-hat foot technique Independence exercises/moving accents Various fills and rhythms from Randys recordings Crossovers Applying different styles tometal music Tools of the trade 3 solos - pad/studio/live Disk 2 includes: Documentary/Interview Drum performance of 7 songs: Seven Seals/Primal Fear Hit You Harder/Skew Siskin Blood On Your Hands/Primal Fear Heart Of A Brave/Primal Fear Blackened Beauty/Marcus Frostbauer A Promise From Underneath/DuskMachine Cold Blooded/Annihilator (Cover Version). Randy Black is synonymous with extreme metal drumming and with many years of performance and teaching experience behind him the master is releasing this 2 DVD pack so that anyone can benefit from his wealth ofknowledge. 'What started out as a plan to record a few songs in pro quality for promotional purposes ended up being this double DVD filmed and recorded at Monongo Studios in Berlin Germany. When I approached ROAXfilms about it they suggested I do a full-fledged instructional DVD. It was not my original plan but after thinking it over and coming up with a concept I thought I'd give it a shot. It also had to do with thefact that I'd been teaching for quite a few years and knew I had something to offer to a wide variety of levels of players. I ho

This second lesson in Duck Baker's Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar series focuses on Bop to Modern jazz compositions. Duck Baker's understanding of the jazz tradition and improvisation makes this lesson especially challenging informative and exciting. A detailed 24 page tab/music PDF booklet is included.

This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players from the absolute novice to the most advanced picker. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings the Complete Dulcimer Handbook is meant to be used as a songbook a lesson plan book and a step-by-step guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level. The author's basic premise is that given this instrument's relatively brief pedagogical history There are no right or wrong ways to play the mountain dulcimer only harder or easier means of reaching the same ends. Includes access to an online stereo audio recording featuring the author's outstanding performance of 17 tunes from thebook. This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all Dulcimer players from the absolute novice to the most advanced picker. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings The Complete DulcimerHandbook is meant to be used as a songbook a lesson plan book and a step-by-step guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level. The author's basic premise is that given this instrument's relatively briefpedagogical history 'There are no right or wrong ways to play the mountain Dulcimer only harder or easier means of reaching the same ends'. The stereo audio recording features the author's outstanding performance of 17 tunesfrom the book. Includes access to online audio.

By popular request these songs and pieces from the 5 volume English edition (by Margaret Murray) of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman’s ‘Schulwerk’ are now available in CD format. Singers and speakers are from a variety of English Welsh and Germanschools with professional musicians playinginstruments. The Schulwerk idea is one that transplants well founded as it is on the basic elements of language music and dance with which children are encouraged to play and improvise imaginatively so that through the use of simple forms theywill be able to make their own music. The material is not restricted to Britain but also includes songs from Canada and the United States. The instrumental ensemble is directed by Carl Orff and Hermann Regner. All possible instrumental resourcessuited to this elemental style of music making have been used. The barred percussion instruments that carry Orff’s name such as glockenspiels xylophones and metallophones are used as well as simple small percussion instruments and the larger onesfound in the conventional orchestra. The older forms of wind instruments are favoured such as recorders sorduns and crumhorns. Brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones are also used. The guitar cello and double bass have an importantrole and where available the older forms of string instruments such as the viol or viola da gamba blend well into the ensemble. By popular request these songs and pieces from the 5 volume English edition (by Margaret Murray) of Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman’s ‘Schulwerk’ are now available in CD format. Singers and speakers are from a variety of English Welsh and German schools with professional musicians playing instruments. The Schulwerk idea is one that transplants well founded as it is on the basic elements of language music and dance with which children are encouraged to play and improvise imaginatively so that through the use of simple forms they will be able to make their own music. The material is not restricted to Britain but also includes songs from Canada and the United States. Theinstrumental ensemble is directed by Carl Orff and Hermann Regner. All possible instrumental resources suited to this elemental style of music making have been used. The barred percussion instruments that carry Orff’s name such as Glockenspiels Xylophones and Metallophones are used as well as simple small percussion instruments and the larger ones found in the conventional orchestra. The older forms of wind instruments are favoured such as Recorders Sorduns and Crumhorns. Brass instruments such as Trumpets and Trombones are also used. The Guitar Cello and Double Bass have an important role and where available the older forms of string instruments such as the Viol or Viola da Gamba blend well into the ensemble.

(ShowTrax CD)-Set in a hot 1940's swing style this uptempo original will really raise the roof! Live horns or the sizzling track this chart is a great show choir feature. Available separately: SATB SAB and SSA. Instrumental ePak andShowTrax CD also available. Performance time approx. 2:35.

(ShowTrax CD)-From Disney's High School Musical this pop-rock message of strength through our diversity is brimming with confidence and empowerment. A great message for your singers!Available separately: SATB SAB and 2-Part. ShowTrax CD alsoavailable. Performance Time: Approx. 3:50From Disney's High School Musical this pop-rock message of strength through our diversity is brimming with confidence and empowerment. A great message for your singers! Performance Time: Approx. 3:50

2nd Trumpet/Cornet-A superb collection of original compositions and top notch arrangements of classic tunes by John Edmondson and Anne McGinty for beginning Concert bands and Big bands.

Introduce and review all of the minor key signatures with these clear and concise explanations. Bastien Theory Boosters will launch your students to new heights of theory success. Each activity book focuses on asingle theory concept using puzzles mazes games riddles and more to fuel your students' natural love of learning.

Comprehensive Band Method-This is a comprehensive band method in 3 parts which combines a strong performance-centred approach with music theory music history ear training listening composition improvisation and interdisciplinary and multiculturalstudies. With full colour drawings and colour-coding of important text the series helps to motivate and inform across the full range of band instruments. This enhanced edition includes two CDs containing accompanimentrecordings and interactive Pyware assessment software. This unique music system will help to aid your progression by providing feedback and gradings for your performances based upon your accuracy and articulation. With iPAS it's like having a friendly teacher with you at all times!

A brilliant fourth collection of original compositions and appealing arrangements of classic tunes by John Edmondson and Anne McGinty for beginning Concert bands and Big bands.

Book With Online Audio and Video-This book is an excellent introduction to the pan flute. The lessons provided are fun and easy and will have you playing pan flute in no time! Includes access to online audio video and PDF files of the video content translated into Spanish Chinese (traditional and simplified) German Dutch and French. This book and accompanying online audio and video are an excellent introduction to the Pan Flute. The lessons provided are fun and easy and will have you playing Pan Flute in no time! The companion video contains PDFfiles of the video content translated into Spanish Chinese (traditional and simplified) German Dutch and French.