Comprehensive Band Method-The enhanced version of the world's leading instrumental method book Standard Of Excellence. This is a comprehensive band method in 3 parts which combines a strong performance-centred approach with music theory musichistory ear training listening composition improvisation and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. With full colour drawings and colour-coding of important text the series helps to motivate and inform across the fullrange of band instruments. Enhanced CD features include 2 CDs of audio accompaniment recordings for all band exercises Interactive iPAS software for Windows or Mac takes students through the entire book andprovides numeric performance scores. Tuner and Metronome included with iPAS.

A concise collection of bass chords in all 12 keys. This chart shows all major minor augmented diminished minor 6th major 7th and suspended 4th added 7th chords. Root notes are clearly marked as diamonds and all the other chord tones are shown as circles for ease of playing. Also includes a chart showing names and locations of notes on all frets and strings enharmonic equivalents and their positions within the bass clef. A concise collection of bass chords in all 12 keys. This chart shows all major minor augmented diminished minor 6th major 7th and suspended 4th added 7th chords. Root notes are clearly marked as diamonds and all the otherchord tones are shown as circles for ease of playing. Also includes a chart showing names and locations of notes on all frets and strings enharmonic equivalents and their positions within the bass clef.

Correlated with Piano Literature Volume 5 this 2-CD set will help students gain valuable insights into correct and historically accurate performance practices as they listen to the phrasing touch dynamics and balance performed by celebrated pianist Diane Hidy. Correlated with Piano Literature Volume 5 this 2-CD set will help students gain valuable insights into correct and historically accurate performance practices as they listen to the phrasing touch dynamics and balanceperformed by celebrated pianist Diane Hidy.

Folk Song Sight Singing- A series of little books of short carefully graded folk tunes beginning with the simplest passages and progressing to more difficult leaps rhythms chromatics and modulations. The later books introduce two-part sight singing.

Classic Edition-Book 1 in the highly popular recorder course in three stages designed for children aged 7-11 years. Book 1 Introduces the first six notes through a mixture of well-known and original tunes. By the end of the book all the basicrhythm patterns have been covered. (Book only).

Rock Volume 1-This DVD offers a new angle on music tuition and rehearsal! Four classic songs are arranged for a 4 piece band to perform live and resources to learn each track are provided for each of the 4 instruments; Vocalist Drummer LeadGuitarist and Bass Guitarist. Each instrument has its own section featuring 3 types of resource for each song. Watch it learn it and nail it! Instrument panel - This divides the screen up into visual areas. For the guitars fretting hand with fretboard (in reverse 'over head view') picking/plucking hand song key chord (dynamically changing through the song) animated tab status bar for locating your position. For the drummer 3camera views on screen; Birds eye Snare and Hi Hat and feet. For the Vocalist full screen of Vocalist dynamic lyrics display mini view of live performance and key. In this mode the musician can listen to and switchbetween 3 full length backing tracks; Full band including their instrument Full band minus their instrument or their instrument only. Musician interview - each musician has been interviewed about each song. In theseinterviews the musicians offer song specific tips and tricks as well as more generic tuition type information. Live performance emulation - Once you have learned the song well enough you can 'Play gig with the band'. Thisfires up a pop video style live performance of the song so you can play along but without any specific visual resources to help. Alternatively 'Play gig in the band' can be selected. This brings up the same video without yourinstrument on the backing track so you can relay nail that live performance.

Celtic Music offers the fingerstyle guitarist many beautiful and haunting melodies as well as intriguing dance rhythms and exciting tunes. Duck Baker is one of the leading fingerstyle guitarists arranging melodies from thevast Celtic repertoire. In this DVD Duck explores the possibilities of playing a wide variety of Celtic music on your guitar. The character and feel of the Celtic style is expertly conveyed here and with a selection ofpieces to learn and practice the skills you will soon be adding melodic picking and arpeggios to your own playing. With a 24 page PDF music booklet.

With Online Audio-This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian guitar solos. A special feature is the inclusion of a superb historical survey of Hawaiian music. Written in tablature only G tuning. DeWitt Scott comments: There are two types of Hawaiian music the 'authentic' style and the 'tourist' style. Stacy is presenting the 'authentic' style and this is much needed to keep the Hawaiian music alive. Includes access to online audio. This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian Guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian Guitar solos. A special feature is the inclusionof a superb historical survey of Hawaiian music. Written in tablature only G tuning. DeWitt Scott comments: 'There are two types of Hawaiian music the 'authentic' style and the 'tourist' style. Stacy is presenting the'authentic' style and this is much needed to keep the Hawaiian music alive.' Includes access to online audio.

A second book of easy pieces for violin-Fiddle Time is a great series for young violinists. Packed with lively original tunes well-known pieces and easy duets the series is carefully paced and organized to build confidence every step of the way. This new edition still contains all your favourite pieces back by popular demand plus 5 new pieces a brand new CD and fantastic new illustrations. Fiddle Time Runners follows Fiddle Time Joggers providing a further collection of easy pieces for Violin. Packed with lively original tunes well-known pieces and easy duets the Fiddle Time series is carefully paced and organized to build confidence every step of the way. The new editions contain all your favourite pieces from the previous books back by popular demand. fantastic new cover illustrations by Martin Remphry new colour cartoons throughout Joggers and Runners a modern fresh design exciting new play-along CDs for Joggers and Runners with multi-instrumental backings and otherimprovements additional 'practice speed' (slower) play-along tracks

Arranged For Fingerstyle Guitar-Woody Guthrie 's songs gave direction and purpose to a generation of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s and they continue to move millions of people today. This Land Is Your Land has become an alternate national anthem! In this 101 minute lesson Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play backup and solos to ten of Woody's best known songs. It's a great lesson in fingerpicking as well as an intro to some moving classic tunes from America's legendary poet/songwriter. Fred makes it easy to learn with split-screen slowed down versions of the songs and helpful hints about the licks and picking styles. All the songs are written out in tab and music notation in the PDF file thatcomes with the lesson. All lyrics are also included. Titles include: Pastures of Plenty So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh Bound For Glory (This Train) Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee) Do Re Mi Philadelphia Lawyer Oklahoma Hills My Daddy (Flies A Ship In The Sky) Hard Travelin' and Pretty Boy Floyd . 101 minutes • Level 2 • Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD Woody Guthrie 's songs gave direction and purpose to a generation of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s and they continue to move millions of people today. This Land Is Your Land has become an alternate national anthem! In this 101 minute lesson Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play backup and solos to ten of Woody's best known songs. It's a great lesson in fingerpicking as well as an intro to some moving classic tunes from America's legendary poet/songwriter. Fred makes it easy to learn with split-screen slowed down versions of the songs and helpful hints about the licks and picking styles. All the songs are written out in tab and musicnotation in the PDF file that comes with the lesson. All lyrics are also included. Titles include: Pastures of Plenty So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh Bound For Glory (This Train) Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee) Do Re Mi Philadelphia Lawyer Oklahoma Hills My Daddy (Flies A Ship In The Sky) Hard Travelin' and Pretty Boy Floyd . 101 minutes • Level 2 • Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD

If you want to spend more time making music and less time bogged down in mind numbing theory then this book is for you. The Xtreme series provides a funky and fresh teaching method for beginners through a series of easy-to-follow lessons exercises true stories and superstar tips. Whether it be electric guitar drums DJing or singing our team of Xtremists are here to guide you. In Xtreme electric guitar resident axe master Marshall guides you through a 10-lesson programme that covers everything from strumming patterns and barre chords to mastering technique such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. With a free audio CD for you to rock along to profiles of 10 of the coolest guitaristsof all time and easy-to-follow guidelines that will help you to play just like them Xtreme electric guitar arms you with all you need to reel out those rocking riffs in no time. If you want to spend more time making music and less time bogged down in mind numbing theory then this book is for you. The Xtreme series provides a funky and fresh teaching method for beginners through a series of easy-to-follow lessons exercises true stories and superstar tips. Whether it be electric guitar drums DJing or singing our team of Xtremists are here to guide you. In Xtreme electric guitar resident axe master Marshall guides you through a 10-lesson programme that covers everything from strumming patterns and barre chords to mastering technique such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. With a free audio CD for you to rock along to profiles of 10 of the coolest guitaristsof all time and easy-to-follow guidelines that will help you to play just like them Xtreme electric guitar arms you with all you need to reel out those rocking riffs in no time.

This book contains the piano accompaniments for Viola Time Joggers. Characterful and easy to play these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents these books will help motivate all young violists as they learn to play. This book contains the piano accompaniments for Viola Time Joggers . Characterful and easy to play these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents these books will help motivate all young violists as they learn to play.

Using a simple step-by-step approach this workbook is dedicated to helping students conquer reading naming and writing notes. Line notes and space notes are presented separately alternating between the treble and bass clefs. All notes are then exercised on the grand staff. The final exercises of the book are dedicated to identifying notes in the context of harmonic thirds and triads. While part of the popular Piano Town method series this volume can be studied to advantaged with any traditional piano course.Using a simple step-by-step approach this workbook is dedicated to helping students conquer reading naming and writing notes. Line notes and space notes are presented separately alternating between the treble and bassclefs. All notes are then exercised on the grand staff. The final exercises of the book are dedicated to identifying notes in the context of harmonic thirds and triads. While part of the popular Piano Town method series this volume can be studied to advantaged with any traditional piano course.

This fabulous collection of easy duets in jazzy and light styles is just the thing to liven up any lesson or practice session. Expertly written for students around the level of Piano Time 2 these stylish and toe-tapping duets provide accessible and fun material for all young jazz players. There are duets in a huge range of styles from an energetic boogie to a moody blues and lively samba as well as music to waltz groove tango and rock'n'roll to and pieces to sing along with. Piano Time Jazz Duets 1 is a fabulous collection of pieces in jazzy and light styles. Carefully written for students around the level of Piano Time 2 these stylish and toe-tapping duets provide accessible and fun material for all young jazz players. Here are duets in all kinds of styles from energetic boogie to a moody blues and lively samba as well as music to waltz groove and rock 'n' roll to and pieces to sing along with. Wittily illustrated this is a must-have collection for all teachers and pupils looking for fresh and original duet repertoire.

In this celebratory feel-good DVD Buster B. Jones demonstrates the versatility of the guitar with a host of inspirational songs arranged in a range of styles. From a classical-style arrangement of God Rest Ye MerryGentlemen to a spirited Country-picking version of Jingle Bell Rock and the quiet serene ballad Do You Hear What I Hear you will be treated to a compendium of techniques that help capture the special essence ofeach song. These spiritual and gospel favourites are guaranteed to bring new elements to your own playing style introducing changes and and ideas that will be both challenging and useful whatever your style.

Drumming made accessible for the complete beginner! This easy to follow book teaches basic drum set percussion concepts progressively so that is you stick with it you will have a good foundation upon which to further build your musicianship. Four learning tracks are presented in the book: Technique- including the grip sticking and methods used to achieve musical sounds as well as the principle of learning good habits from the beginning. Reading-basic reading principles are introduced in this book in logical sequence. Writing-By actually notating the rhythms you find challenging you'll develop an increasingly intimate awareness of the note and rest values ifwhich they are comprised. Application-after basic principles are introduced you'll have the opportunity to apply them in musical context. The companion video is included. Thorough and easy to understand this exciting percussion video is loaded with useful information. Recommended for the beginning drummer of any age You Can Teach Yourself Drums progressively introduces drumset basics from setup and basic sticking patterns to rock and funk grooves and fills involving syncopation. Drumming made accessible for the complete beginner! This easy to follow book teaches basic drum set percussion concepts progressively so that is you stick with it you will have a good foundation upon which to further build yourmusicianship. Four learning tracks are presented in the book: Technique- including the grip sticking and methods used to achieve musical sounds as well as the principle of learning good habits from the beginning. Reading-basic reading principles are introduced in this book in logical sequence. Writing-By actually notating the rhythms you find challenging you'll develop an increasingly intimate awareness of the note and rest values ifwhich they are comprised. Application-after basic principles are introduced you'll have the opportunity to apply them in musical context. The companion video is included. Thorough and easy to understand this excitingpercussion video is loaded with useful information. Recommended for the beginning drummer of any age You Can Teach Yourself Drums progressively introduces drumset basics from setup and basic sticking patterns to rock and funkgrooves and fills involving syncopation.

Theory- Teach yourself how to play Guitar with these easy theory lessons for beginners. Progressive Guitar Method: Theory includes 70 exercises geared towards learning music theory solos and popular easy songsin folk and traditional styles. This book covers many of the important techniques required to play the Guitar including hammer-ons pull-offs and staccato. Progressive Guitar Method: Theory is in fullcolour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music with chords for beginners. This book comes with a CD containing Guitar audio demonstrating all examples. No prior knowledge of how to read music or play theGuitar is required to teach yourself using this book which is suitable for all ages and all types of Guitar.

Early exposure to playing in various keys promotes a strong foundation for fluent reading. and an understanding of music theory. Beginning Piano Multi-Key Reading introduces elementary pianists to twelve Majorfive-finger positions and key signatures. These keys and positions are presented in groups of similar keyboard topography to facilitate learning and coordination. Warm-ups etudes and short pieces provide reading experiences allover the grand staff helping students to avoid getting 'stuck' in the Middle C C and G Major positions. Beginning Piano Multi-Key Reading may be used with Beginning Piano Repertoire or any elementary pianocourse.

The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good experienced teacher. Although happily the number of such teachers is constantly growing the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves.This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers who may choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is always clearer than the written word will find exercises and fine tunes a-plenty to support their own mathod at each stage. The less experienced willbenefit from many valuable teaching hints culled fromlong experience and may rely on the books to lead to a sound playing technique and a mastery of simple notation.Those learning by themseves - and I started in this way - are urged to work carefully and systematically through the books taking plenty of time to assimilate each point before moving on. For them without the personal model provided by a live teacher it is vitally important to listen as often as possible to fine players in person or on record so that they have in their mind's ear a clear notion of the kind of sound they would like to produce.But however they start I can only wish that all who use these books will derive as much pleasure and musical satisfaction and gain as many lasting and valued friendships as I have through this most subtle delightful and sociable of instruments. (Brian Bonsor)...this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken (Oliver James Contact Magazine)Descant Tutors provide a sound-playing technique a mastery of simple notation and contain 570 tunes including concert pieces by Bonsor carols attractive rounds and melodies by 'early music' composers. Clear line drawings greatly assist the pupil making them especially suitable for self-instruction.

In this unique lesson Bob Brozman and Woody Mann describe and teach in detail duet arrangements in the styles of the great Delta blues guitarists: Charley Patton Robert Johnson Willie Brown Tommy Johnson and Son House. Techniques and ideas for creating a cohesive guitar part that compliments rather than competes or conflicts are discussed. Each part is taught separately and presented in tablature and music notation. Woody and Bob alsopresent effective techniques for improving improvisation skills while jamming with other musicians. The tunes presented in this lesson can be used as repertoire pieces for either solo or duet situations. All in all avery unique lesson giving you twice the amount of ideas and challenges from two of today’s blues guitar masters. Titles include: Banty Rooster Moon Goin’ Down Bye Bye Blues Robert Johnson’s Blues and Big Road Blues.