Approaching The Standards is an innovative user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group each of the three volumes of this play-along CD contains eight classic jazz tunes.

Dan Haerle's Scales For Jazz Improvisation is a practice and tuition method for all instruments helping to reinforce the ideas rudiments and qualities of Jazz.

Performed by David Nadien.

8 classical pieces for viola with piano accompaniment.

A practical book for composers and arrangers.

From the jazz novice to budding professionals this play-along series is designed to help individuals buid a melodic harmonic ans rhythmic jazz vocabulary. Eight classic jazz tunes are featured on each play-along CD for students to listen analyze transcribe ans commit to memory. Each tune gives the player the opportunity to hear the jazz language performed by professional musicians as if they were performing at a real gig.

Performed by Shinichi Suzuki.

Patterns For Jazz for all Treble Clef Instruments. By Jerry Coker Jimmy Casale Gary Campbell Jerry Greene.

As the cornestone for the innovative band Dream Theater John Petrucci has rapidly become one of the most respected and talked about guitarists of the '90's. He has been featured in virtually every major guitar publication worldwide and was voted Best Guitarist for 1994 in Guitar magazine and Break Through Guitarist of the Year (1993) in Guitar For the Practicing Musician magazine. This powerful and all encompassing book starts with a valuable segment on warm-ups followed by up-to-date practice concepts that address dealing with today's information explosion. John has provided detailed lessons concerning speed and accuracy using rhythmicsubdivisions chromatic exercises dynamics and scale fragments. Other topics include picking through arpeggios string skipping sweep picking legato technique and how to expand the color and texture of basic Power Chords . Also included are detailed transcriptions and demonstrations of dozens of exercises examples and special etudes ranging from easy-to-master to very challenging. All music examples are contained on the included recording and written in both standard notation and tablature. This book/CD package may be used alone or in conjuction with Jon's REH video: Rock Discipline

Classic Funk And R And B Grooves For Bass is an overview of stylistic examples that capture the essence of R&B recordings from Memphis Muscle Shoals Motown and New York. All the music examples are written in standard notation and tablature and all examples are demonstrated on the enclosed recording (live not sequenced). Learn Basic Stroke Techniques Muting and Raking and much more also with accompanying CD designed to take you beyond just playing the correct notes by providing the true feel of these great moves.

The 2-in-1 Drummer is a fun challenging collaboration between Cuban drumming legend Walfredo Reyes Sr. Elliot Fine co-author of the extraordinarily influential drumset method 4-Way Coordination David Stanoch and Mark Powers. By combining standard drumset rhythms with established percussion rhythms for a single player this inspiring book/DVD study will teach you how to create a 'bigger beat' in a wide variety of popular musical styles. Hence The 2-in-1 Drummer!

For Cornet and Trompet- Exercises and studies contained in this book have been written for specific purpose of bridging the gap between any one of a large number of good elementary methods now available and the intermediate secondary or advanced methods and studies which may be obtained. The books contains Preliminary Exercises consisting in scales chords and interval work and Etudes in order to develop tone musical style and interpretation.

Alfred’s Basic Piano Library offers seven 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 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 the individual student. On completion thestudent is ready to begin playing the great Piano masterworks.

The Piano tuition course designed especially for adults continues with level three. Divided into four sections the book allows you to work at your own pace and decide for yourself how to learn and which discipline to focus upon. Section One provides a review of the key signatures first introduced in Book 2 with some additional new concepts to consider. Section 2 is devoted to expanding your knowledge of keys transpositions and key signatures. Section 3 is full of pieces that are 'Just For Fun' providing a relaxing break from theory with a selection of satisfying tunes that will test your skills in a pleasant and undemanding manner. Finally section 4 presentsmasterworks that may require a little more time and practice but will form the basis of your concert repertoire as well as a chance to really flex your new knowledge to the full.

This series is a fun way to begin to learn music. Books 1 and 2 contain theory lessons ear training lessons and worksheets. Students from ages 8 to 12 in their first year of lessons will reinforce their music reading skills and gain a better understanding of the building blocks of music. This thorough easy-to-use theory method includes lessons ear training (CDs included with books 1 and 2) and worksheets.

The drummers guide to musical styles and the legends who defined them.

This series is a fun way to begin to learn music. Books 1 and 2 contain theory lessons ear training lessons and worksheets. Students from ages 8 to 12 in their first year of lessons will reinforce their music reading skills and gain a better understanding of the building blocks of music. This thorough easy-to-use theory method includes lessons ear training (CDs included with books 1 and 2) and worksheets.

A first theory book simple and concise with useful and practical written lessons.

A Visual Approach to the Scales Most Commonly Used in Jazz Rock and Blues-This books presents a visual approach to the scales most commonly used in Jazz Rock and Blues. It includes: Modes of the major scale Modes of the harmonic minor scale Modes of the ascending melodic minor Pentatonic Scales Blues Scales Diminished Scales Whole Tone Scale Chromatic Scale

This course is designed for the adult beginner who wishes to learn the Piano by learning and playing chords quickly. The course has a number of features that make it particularly successful in achieving this goal. It progresses very smoothly with no gaps that cause the skipping of hard sections. In addition it teaches chords for both hands. Because of this the pieces are more musical and make playing a richer more rewarding experience. Also taught is the understanding of how chords are formed. Instead of memorizing chords students learn how to derive them regardless of what key they are playing in. Finally the choice of song material is outstanding withsome popular and familiar favourites mixed with tuneful originals all adding to the fun and enjoyment of making music.