Explains the background and influences of the rich musical history of Brazil and help you to understand the complexity of Brazilian rhythms.

Take the mystery out of jazz harmony! This brilliant book includes lessons on voicings chord progressions extended and altered chords substitution reharmonisation and transposing. A must for any guitarist interested in jazz and especially those wishing to make the bridge from Rock playing.

An Evening With Joe Pass is a very special 90-minute instructional and performance DVD by this legendary jazz guitarist. A camera crew spent the day with Joe as he visited Musicians Institute for a concert and clinic. You'll sit during the sound check and watch Joe run through some standards in the pre-concert rehearsal with bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Joe Porcaro. Later host and fellow guitarist Don Mock talks with Joe about his incredible 50-year career.

This comprehensive method of learning to play the Accordion enables the beginner to progress to an advanced stage of technical skill.

Get the sounds of B.B. King Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan Robben Ford T. Bone Walker Muddy Waters and many many more! Keith Wyatt master blues guitarist and educator demonstrates how to create the soulful sounds of all the great legends as well as detailing the colourful history of blues sounds and techniques.

The Most Complete Guitar Course Available-The most fun complete guitar method available! Guitar Method Levels 1-3: These are the three core method books. Together they comprise a complete guitar course covering a wide variety of musical styles - chords theory tablature blues rock folk classical and fingerstyle! It's all here. Each book is available with and without a CD.

A practical guide to professional orchestration featuring recorded musical examples performed by Henry Mancini. Includes: The essentials The Saxophones The Woodwinds The Brass Show and Act Music The Rhythm Section Latin Instruments and Rhythms The Combo The String Section Conclusion

Let the undisputed King of Swing bring a personable and relaxed approach to the serious business of creating flowing and swinging guitar lines. In this one-hour presentation Herb Ellis uses the 12-bar blues progression as a background while he discusses and demonstrates some favorite lines that have made him part of jazz guitar history. Herb takes you through tuning chord formations scales picking comping equipment and melodic ideas and adds some commonsense advice. DVD special features include a tuning segment a bonus performance by Joe Pass bonus lessons in swing blues and major arpeggios and printable PDF reference materials.

This guide containing the Percussive Arts Society's 40 International Drum Rudiments begins by addressing the seven essential rudiments necessary to perform all the other rudiments and continues by covering roll diddle flam and drag rudiment categories with variations of each. Also included are practice patterns and rudimental snare drum solos.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers nine perfectly graded beginning series which are designed to prepare students of all ages for a successful musical learning experience. With the exception of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course which is complete in itself all of the beginning series are interchangeable at several levels (see arrows below) and lead into the main Alfred's Basic course which is complete through Level 6 (seven levels all together). This course then is the most flexible of any method in allowing the teacher to personally design a specific curriculum according to the age and needs of each individual student. On completion the student is readyto begin playing the great Piano masterworks.

Rock Vocals Step One features Tim Bogert of Vanilla Fudge and Beck Bogert and Appice fame. Tim teaches you how to develop your 'four voices ' what resonance is and how to improve it practicing to develop technique the 'surprise' breath and more. There is also a band in performance to help illustrate each point. Rock Vocals Step Two teaches you how to increase your range and endurance how to blend your voices how to find your key effective microphone techniques how to embellish a phrase and more. These points on voice will help you sing the way rock was meant to be sung!

Practice composing your own musical creations with the Looney Tunes Music Writing Book. Containing 32 pages of 6 staves each and wide spacing the included guide to writing music helps beginners get started!

& Eartraninig Book A Universal Edition

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The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play

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Off-white paper black staves saddle stitched binding. Includes musical terms chord chart and instrument range chart. 12 stave 58 pages perforated.

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