Arranged For The Hammered Dulcimer-This collection is drawn from Ken Kolodner's extensive library of arrangements for the hammered dulcimer developed from over 30 years of teaching thousands ofworkshops. This first book in this two-book companion collection includes traditional and original dance tunes including reels jigs hornpipes and polkas. The repertoire draws primarily from traditional music of the United States (Old-Time) Quebec (French-Canadian) Ireland Scotland and beyond. Each tune is presented as a simple melody with chord progression along with one or more detailed arrangements offering a wide range of levels of complexity. Backup and harmony parts are provided for many of the pieces.Included is a discussion of over 20 arranging ideas/techniques. The book is intended to be a lifetime resource for players of all levels. Kolodner is widely known as one of the most prominent teachers and performers of the hammered dulcimer and is especially known for his teaching of arranging techniques. The Sandbridge Dance Tune Collection is a collection drawn from Ken Kolodner 's extensive library of arrangements for the Hammered Dulcimer developed from over 30 years of teaching thousands ofworkshops. The Sandbridge Dance Tune Collection includes traditional and original dance tunes reels jigs hornpipes and polkas. The repertoire draws primarily from traditional music of the United States Quebec Ireland Scotland and beyond. Each tune is presented as a simple melody with chord progression along with one or more detailed arrangements offering a wide range of levels of complexity. Kolodner iswidely known as one of the most prominent teachers and performers of the Hammered Dulcimer and is especially known for his teaching of arranging techniques.

The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouveres to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics prés de la table left hand étouffé some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. For historic purposes original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres and short biographies on each of the composers represented.- Contains 20 intermediate-advanced arrangements- Representative of 13 composers from France Spain Germany Italy and Portugal- Spanning the 12th C to the 16th C.-Extensive historical notes with original texts with translations- Wide variety of folk harp techniques used to make each arrangement unique - Intermediate to advanced folk harp arrangements using a wide variety of techniques- Extensive historic notes and original texts with direct translations - Representative of 13 European composers spanning 4 centuries The 20 intermediate - advanced arrangements in this book invite the player on a musical-historical journey from the French trouvères to Tielman Susato. These arrangements use a variety of techniques including harmonics prés dela table left hand étouffé some quick lever changes and the full range of a 36 string harp. For historic purposes original texts with translations accompany each of the songs as well as historic notes on genres and shortbiographies on each of the composers represented. •

Roger Hudson's 'Guitar Peace' is a collection of soothing and melodic original compositions suitable for beginning to advanced guitarists. Many of these solos ('Rainy Scene ' 'Harp Strings ' etc) have been featured in Roger'spopular Fingerstyle Basics series offered in Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine. Roger performed 'Homecoming' (from 'Guitar Peace') on the Martha Stewart Show in 2008. The pieces in 'Guitar Peace' achieve an excellent balance betweenplayability and musicality. Free audio downloads are available for use with this title.

Volume 2 in the rousing Steve Kaufman Favorite Traditional Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar series. All solos are in notation and tablature and a free audio download is available online. Volume 2 in the rousing Steve Kaufman 'Favorite Traditional Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar' series. All solos are in notation and tablature and a free audio download is available online.

A comprehensive 96-page large print perfect-bound chord dictionary for today's banjo player. Contains hundreds of chord forms ranging from major minor and dominant 7th to the various extensions such as minor 7b5 minor/major 7 7#5 etc. A comprehensive 96-page large print perfect-bound chord dictionary for today’s banjo player. Contains hundreds of chord forms ranging from major minor and dominant 7th to the various extensions such as minor 7b5 minor/major 7 7#5 etc.

Flatpicking Gtr Jam-26 of Steve Kaufman’s Favorite Jamming Fiddle tunes presented in notation and tablature. Companion Audio available online. 26 of Steve Kaufman’s Favorite Jamming Fiddle tunes presented in notation and tablature. Companion Audio available online.

Kyle Creed Clawhammer Banjo Master is a collection of clawhammer banjo tablature as played by Kyle Creed with modern interpretations by Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. This book is the first in a series of transcriptions of tunesfrom the old masters--in this case Kyle Creed--who gave definition to our style of old time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire presented in tablature is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the oldtime music world. As such each piece is presented in multiple arrangements but on the page and on the accompanying audio CD. The recordings are for the most part played at a learning tempo and are close to the written notationbut not exact in all cases.

C-Edition-Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone time feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments for decades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Lines played over minor dominant and major chords as well as short long and minor ii-V material can be mastered by practicing with the accompanying play-along audio. Chapters on Guide Tones Bebop Scales Targeting and Playing the Upper-Structure will help students analyze and memorize the lines presented in the book. There isalso a chapter with further insight in Clifford 's style which discusses his phrasing as well as other musical devices he used to get his sound. A must have for aspiring students wanting the master the jazz language. Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone time feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments fordecades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Lines played over minor dominant and major chords as well as short longand minor ii-V material can be mastered by practicing with the accompanying play-along audio. Chapters on Guide Tones Bebop Scales Targeting and Playing the Upper-Structure will help students analyze and memorize thelines presented in the book. There is also a chapter with further insight in Clifford 's style which discusses his phrasing as well as other musical devices he used to get his sound. A must have for aspiring studentswanting the master the jazz language.

A fifteen track CD of play-alongs recorded in stereo. Each track has a one-bar click track intro. The tracks are approximately five minutes each in varying keys and tempos which are specified in the liner notes. The tracks are built out of Guitar Bass and Drums. The styles covered include blues rockabilly in both straight-eighth note and shuffle grooves surf and train-beat country. A fifteen track CD of play-alongs recorded in stereo. Each track has a one-bar click track intro. The tracks are approximately five minutes each in varying keys and tempos which are specified in the liner notes. The tracks arebuilt out of Guitar Bass and Drums. The styles covered include blues rockabilly in both straight-eighth note and shuffle grooves surf and train-beat country.

Here is a book for guitar students who wish to develop their instrumental capabilities to the point of mastery. This book while not a method is an attempt to help students internalize the most important aspects of practicing and performing music: Mechanism the set of acquired reflexes that makes playing the guitar possible: Technique the procedures to follow in order to master a given passage or overcome a given difficulty: and Learning a Mechanism or Technique the process of acquiring a reflex or of mastering a passage or overcoming a specific difficulty. The exercises strive to ingrain proper techniques and mechanisms both physically and mentally making the interpretationof music as natural to the guitarist as walking. The author encourages the student to conquer musical difficulties through critical and intelligent analysis rather than mere repetition. These techniques are intended to return the indispensable feeling of creative playing to musical work having freed the student from consciously focusing on the physical aspects of playing. Musical examples are in standard notation only. Here is a book for Guitar students who wish to develop their instrumental capabilities to the point of mastery. This book while not a method is an attempt to help students internalize the most important aspects of practicingand performing music: Mechanism the set of acquired reflexes that makes playing the Guitar possible; Technique the procedures to follow in order to master a given passage or overcome a given difficulty; and Learning a Mechanismor Technique the process of acquiring a reflex or of mastering a passage or overcoming a specific difficulty. The exercises strive to ingrain proper techniques and mechanisms both physically and mentally making theinterpretation of music as natural to the guitarist as walking. The author encourages the student to conquer musical difficulties through critical and intelligent analysis rather than mere repetition. These techniques are intendedto return the indispensable feeling of creative playing to musical work having freed the student from consciously focusing on the physical aspects of playing. Musical examples are in standard notation only.

Old Time Stringband Workshop for Flatpick Guitar is one in a set of four books each with a matching collection of 40 traditional type fiddle tunes arranged to develop ensemble and jam session playing skills with other acoustic instruments as well as to expand your repertoire of tunes. The music is presented in Notation and Tablature with annotations for playing techniques and variations. A bonus arrangement of Star of the County Down is available as a free download. See www.melbay.com/21764.Old Time Stringband Workshop for Flatpick Guitar is one in a set of four books each with a matching collection of 40 traditional type fiddle tunes arranged to develop ensemble and jam session playing skills with other acousticinstruments as well as to expand your repertoire of tunes. The music is presented in Notation and Tablature with annotations for playing techniques and variations. A bonus arrangement of Star of the County Down is available as afree download. See www.melbay.com/21764.

Vijay Iyer is one of the most significant contemporary composers and performers on the piano. This manuscript represents a compilation of small group compositions by Iyer during a period from 1999 through 2008. The bulk of the pieces were originally written for Vijay's quartet with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa bassist Stephan Crump and drummers Marcus Gilmore Tyshawn Sorey and Derrek Phillips and documented on the albums Panoptic Modes (2001) Blood Sutra (2003) Reimagining (2005) and Tragicomic (2008). The music features experimentation on rhythmic techniques harmony orchestration soloing structures and macro-form with an overriding focus on sound and feel. Thisvolume contains contrasting compositional approaches so as to give the reader insight into the broad spectrum of compositional language and devices employed by Iyer. Photo credit: Lena Adasheva Vijay Iyer is one of the most significant contemporary composers and performers on the piano. This manuscript represents a compilation of small group compositions by Iyer during a period from 1999 to 2008. The bulk of thepieces were originally written for Vijay's quartet with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa bassist Stephan Crump and drummers Marcus Gilmore Tyshawn Sorey and Derrek Phillips and are documented on the albums Panoptic Modes (2001) Blood Sutra (2003) Reimagining (2005) and Tragicomic (2008). The music features experimentation on rhythmic techniques harmony orchestration soloing structures and macro-form with an overriding focus on sound andfeel. This volume contains contrasting compositional approaches so as to give the reader an insight into the broad spectrum of compositional language and devices employed by Iyer.

The twenty-five pieces in this collection date back to eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland. Music was passed around among professional and amateur musicians hand copied and ended up in slightly different versions in many collections. The Airs were originally songs or for solo violin. The Dances - strathspeys reels jigs a hornpipe and the sword dance - were originally for fiddle or bagpipe. The book is arranged as a program from beginning to end - from sunrise with Ossian's Hymn to the Sun to sunset with the lullaby O Can Ye Sew Cushions. And no Scottish evening is complete without Auld Lang Syne as a finale. But one can of course choose to play aselection. Three of the airs are Gaelic songs. Others are tunes for which Robert Burns and other poets wrote lyrics. Two airs were composed for the violin - Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife and the anonymous Killiecrankie. The dances were played by fiddlers or pipers. They played (and still play) many of the same pieces. One example is Gillie Callum the sword dance. Originally a bagpipe tune its range was expanded beyond the pipes' nine notes and it became a fiddle tune. The composers are anonymous except for pieces by Niel Gow (1727-1807) his son Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) and William Marshall (1748-1833). Niel Gow was the preeminent violinist of his day. All three composed many fiddle tunes for Scottish country dancing. Most of the pieces are presented in sets of two and they should be played without stopping in-between as they would be performed at a country dance. Metronome markings are given as a guideline. Guitar chords are included ad libitum. Since the first violin generally has the melody the pieces can also be played by solo violin. The music of Scotland is unique. The airs have their own special beauty. The dances are fun to play with lively tempos dotted rhythms and sudden key changes. This music has long been the pleasure of country fiddlers and pipers. These new arrangements for two violins are perfect for student and teacher as well as violin colleagues. The twenty-five pieces in this collection date back to 18th and 19th century Scotland. Included are song and fiddle airs strathspeys reels jigs a hornpipe and the sword dance. The pieces are arranged for viola and cello withguitar chords. Since the viola generally has the melody the pieces can also be played by solo viola. The music of Scotland is unique. The airs have their own special beauty and the dances are fun to play with lively tempos dotted rhythms and sudden key changes. This music has been the pleasure of country fiddler and pipers. Now violists and cellists and their listeners can feel themselves transported to the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland. Twenty-five pieces dating back to 18th and 19th century Scotland. Includes song and fiddle airs strathspeys reels jigs a hornpipe and the sword dance. Since the viola generall

Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He was a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopedic memory driving passion deep faith a raunchy and gracious sense of humor. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day. Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black in deep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking style that was deep economical and adaptable enough to easily cover all these genres. Supporting all his creativity was an unshakable faith that pulled him through the obscurity the bitter hard times and crushing poverty he would endure until the folk music awakening of the fifties and sixties caught up to him. Ernie Hawkins has transcribed 13 of Rev. Davis's best known blues and ragtime arrangements. Tunes such as Candyman Cocaine Blues Hesitation Blues Baby Let Me Lay It on You Spoonful and Delia are included alongside the ragtime instrumental tour de forces of Slow Drag (Cincinnati Flow Rag) and Make Believe Stunt (Maple Leaf Rag). The playing of Rev. Davis has influenced generations of guitar players from Blind Boy Fuller to Dave Van Ronk Bob Dylan David Bromberg Ry Cooder Jorma Kaukonen Bob Weir Stefan Grossman and Woody Mann. His tunes have been recorded by a host of today's finest rock musicians: The Grateful Dead Hot Tuna Bob Dylan Jackson Browne and others. Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He is a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopedic memory driving passion deep faith araunchy and gracious sense of humor. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of Guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day. Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black indeep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking

This book is designed for mandolinists seeking to develop their left and right-hand technique. The exercises included help reinforce fundamental actions of playing and challenge the player to master the various permutations and combinations of these fundamentals. Each hand is given primary focus working across all four strings or up and down the fretboard before both hands are challenged simultaneously. Through these exercises a player can improve their functioning abilities and facilitate better control over the instrument. Practicing these workouts can help with the mechanics of playing as well helping a player improve accuracy speed and agility in both hands. This book is designed for mandolinists seeking to develop their left and right-hand technique. The exercises included help reinforce fundamental actions of playing and challenge the player to master the various permutationsand combinations of these fundamentals. Each hand is given primary focus working across all four strings or up and down the fretboard before both hands are challenged simultaneously. Through these exercises a player canimprove their functioning abilities and facilitate better control over the instrument. Practicing these workouts can help with the mechanics of playing as well helping a player improve accuracy speed and agility in bothhands.

Aimed at beginning and intermediate guitarists this book is packed with songs solos and techniques that every guitar player should know. The material includes melodies tablature chords and all the solos are recorded at both slow and regular speeds on the accompanying audio. Solos include easy open string solos closed position moveable and transposable solos double stops solos with a bluesy sound crosspicking solos and backup guitar parts. Includes access to online audio. Aimed at beginning and intermediate guitarists this book is packed with songs solos and techniques that every guitar player should know. The material includes melodies tablature chords and all the solos are recorded atboth slow and regular speeds on the accompanying audio. Solos include easy open string solos closed position moveable and transposable solos double stops solos with a bluesy sound crosspicking solos and backup guitar parts.Includes access to online audio.

With Online Audio and Video-This book is an excellent introduction to one of America's most quintessential instruments the pedal steel. The first part of the book covers the skills required to play the instrument including technique for the pedals and knee levers bar control and picking. The second half includes songs and licks that illustrate the full spectrum of the pedal steel's capabilities. Exercises and songs are presented in tablature and standard notation. The book comes with accompanying audio and video download available online including play-along tracks. This book is an excellent introduction to one of America's most quintessential instruments the Pedal Steel. The first part of the book covers the skills required to play the instrument including technique for the pedals andknee levers bar control and picking. The second half includes songs and licks that illustrate the full spectrum of the Pedal Steel's capabilities. Exercises and songs are presented in tablature and standard notation. The bookcomes with accompanying audio and video download available online including play-along tracks.

The word DADGAD refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm resonance allowing you to play simple single-note melodies yet still fill out the sound of the instrument.The twenty Christmas carols presented here form a perfect introduction to playing guitar in DADGAD tuning. The melodies are presented without added bass notes or chords - just those great melodies once heard never forgotten. This means you already know what the tune is supposed to sound like leaving you to concentrate on playing the notes on the right string and fret andfor the right length of time.This book is the easiest of Rob Mackillop's DADGAD books. It assumes you know how to hold and tune the guitar and play some notes and a few simple chords. The book includes a Technique Primer to help get you up and running plus the essential chord diagrams for playing in DADGAD tuning. Book includes access to online audio featuring Rob MacKillop's performance of each piece. The word 'DADGAD' refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm resonance allowing you toplay simple single-note melodies yet still fill out the sound of the instrument. The twenty Christmas carols presented here form a perfect introduction to playing guitar in DADGAD tuning. The melodies are presented withoutadded bass notes or chords - just those great melodies once heard never forgotten. This means you already know what the tune is supposed to sound like leaving you to concentrate on playing the notes on the right string andfret and for the right length of time. This book is the easiest of Rob Mackillop's DADGAD books. It assumes you know how to hold and tune the guitar and play some notes and a few simple chords. The book includes a'Technique Primer' to help get you up and running plus the essential chord diagrams for playing in DADGAD tuning. Book includes access to online audio featuring Rob MacKillop's performance of each piece.

O'Carolan's best-loved harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makes them accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanying audio lays bare 20 classic Irish compositions for melody and backing players using standard notation and chords. For all 5-string banjo players fretting and picking-hand fingerings are included in the transcriptions which match the play-along tracks. This is Hanway's fourth collection demonstrating Celtic fingerstyle banjo in G tuning. It is part of a Celtic 5-string series that includes Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) and Mel Bay's Easy Irish andCeltic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes (2013). Tom Hanway's pioneering work Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (1998) was acclaimed by Bluegrass Unlimited magazine (1999) as 'the bible' for any 5-string player with an interest in this joyous music. The current collection breathes life into the Gaelic classical melodies of Ireland. Access to online audio download. O'Carolan's best-loved Harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makes them accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanying audio lays bare 20 classic Irish compositions for melody andbacking players using standard notation and chords. For all 5-string Banjo players fretting and picking-hand fingerings are included in the transcriptions which match the play-along tracks. This is Hanway 's fourthcollection demonstrating Celtic fingerstyle Banjo in G tuning. It is part of a Celtic 5-string series that includes Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) and Mel Bay's EasyIrish and Celtic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes (2013). Tom Hanway 's pioneering work Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (1998) was acclaimed by BluegrassUnlimited magazine (1999) 'as 'the bible' for any 5-string player with an interest in this joyous music.' The current collection breathes life into the Gaelic classical melodies of Ireland. Access to online audio download.

This collection of 39 rounds and canons features a range of material from the oldest-known round: Sumer Is Icumen In to the famous Pachelbel Canon as well as six original canons by Gail Smith. The short canons composed by Konrad Kunz are ideal for sight reading. There is one in every major and minor key in a 5-finger position. For the more advanced pianist there are amazing canonic piano solos by Bach Schumann and Clementi. The right hand melody becomes the left hand melody in a very magical way melting into the most beautiful harmony imaginable. There's a canon to go around for pianists with any amount of experience! This collection of 39 rounds and canons features a range of material from the oldest-known round; 'Sumer Is Icumen In' to the famous Pachelbel Canon as well as six original canons by Gail Smith. The short canons composed byKonrad Kunz are ideal for sight reading. There is one in every major and minor key in a 5-finger position. For the more advanced pianist there are amazing canonic Piano solos by Bach Schumann and Clementi. The right hand melodybecomes the left hand melody in a very magical way melting into the most beautiful harmony imaginable. There's a canon to go 'around' for pianists with any amount of experience!