Alfred’s new Kid’s Drum Course is a fun method that teaches you to play rhythms and songs on a variety of drums and sound sources including many simple inexpensive objects found around your home. With an accompanying CD that always lets you hear how the music should sound each lesson on every colourful page is explained in plain language that’s easy to understand. You’ll learn from three irresistible drum experts – a clever classical dog one cool cat and a friendly alligator. They keep your attention focused by pointing out what’s important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course even if they’ve never had any musical training themselves. Plus you can play along with the great-sounding accompaniments on the enclosed CD and feel like you’re performing with a real band! Now get ready to take your first best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment. This fun colourful and easy-to-use method is beautifully illustrated and has been written by Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Book 1 is for beginner to elementary level.

The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing Bass Guitar: How to tune. How to change strings . Basic picking techniques. Reading music and tablature. Common bass lines. Playing with a drummer. Slap/Pop techniques.

Anyone with basic keyboard skills can dig right in and begin learning rock straight away. Starting with a thorough review of music fundamentals and basic rock theory you'll learn the basics of rock chords left-handed patterns arpeggios slash chords how to read lead sheets and get started improvising with the pentatonic scale. Other topics include blues-rock rock ballads and an introduction to the modes.

Compiled for the Percussive Arts Society this tutorial features complete listing of the 40 new international Drum rudiments seven essential rudiments charts and a CD of demonstrations.

Book 2 in the John Schaum Adult Piano Course.

Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method arranged by the award winning Carmine Appice. New features include: two CDs with remastered original and new drum exercises three play along tracks odd time signature sections combining patterns for hands and feet. An excellent edition for the developing drummer recommended by such luminaries as Dave Weckl Gregg Bissonette Andrew Dice Clay Vinny Appice and Billy Ashbaugh.

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 clear fun well presented book of simple tunes for a young beginer pianist. Between the melodies and exercises are useful hints explanations and guides that help the young musician to tackled ostacles in the subsequent pieces. A collection of solos and duets this is a fantastic book for an aspiring young pianist.

The audio CD to accompany Lesson Book Level 2 of the Alfred Adult Piano Course. The course is designed for the adult beginner who wishes to learn the piano by learning and playing chords quickly. Book Two continues to progress smoothly and easily without gaps toward the development of the technique and knowledge required to play in all the most frequently used keys.

The first volume of The Complete Drumset series and approved curriculum for the National Guitar Workshop. Perfect for beginning drummers this book starts with an introduction to the various parts of the drumset sticking techniques snare drum rudiments accents dynamics and reading drumset music. Techniques that develop ideal coordination for playing drumbeats that are explained in a fun logical step-by-step manner. So that by the end of the book the student can play drum fills cymbal crashes sixteenth-note bass drum beats and dotted eighth-note rhythms. Students teachers and self taught players will all enjoy this thorough easy to use method! Cleardescriptions and photographs show important techniques effective practice tips for good musical development and progressive skill building exercises combine with a CD of demonstrations and examples to form a powerful tool to improve progress and develop.

A bumper selection of riffs turns licks solos and phrasing that will give your Guitar playing that authentic Blues edge. Presented in easy-to-follow notation and Tab Wayne Riker divides the Blues into different styles and locations detailing the characteristic differences between the sounds of Chicago Texas and the Mississippi Delta. Learn the styles of the great Blues players with chapters that examine the playing of Johnny Winter Jimi Hendrix George Benson Kenny Burrell T-Bone Walker Robert Johnson Eric Clapton Buddy Guy...the list goes on! Highly comprehensive clear and inspiring this book and CD will get you wailing like the Blues greats with arange and vocabulary that will keep your playing fresh and exciting.

For the Earliest Beginner-Learn to play the Piano in the most enjoyable and natural way with the progressive tried-and-tested John W. Schaum Piano Course . This Green Book is aimed at the absolute beginner with no previous musical knowledge. Many teachers who use a tutor book to enhance their own pedagogical methods tend to try out a number of different titles but those who try John W. Schaum rarely move on to any other. These books are guaranteed to keep young beginners interested and motivated while also most importantly of all enjoying their playing. The book is very simple and easy-to-use moving logically through the conceptsthat any beginning pianist needs to know. This will ensure a solid foundation for when pupils move on to the next level of the Piano Course . The colourful pictures help to keep the sometimes difficult concepts exciting and the words that accompany the simplistic melodies are specifically aimed at young people creating tunes that beginners will genuinely enjoy playing. The John W. Schaum Piano Course lays out a clear and straightforward path for beginners to the Piano with this book aimed at those who have no prior knowledge helping them to lay the groundwork before they progress to Grade One. For an efficient effective and most of all enjoyable way to teach young beginners to play the Piano you'd be hard-pressed to find a better quality tutor than John W. Schaum 's Piano Course. With such a wealth of Piano tutor books out there it's difficult to know who to trust. Schaum 's course was first completed back in 1945 and it's still a favourite today and we know you'll be amazed at how swiftly your child or pupil picks up the Piano with this tutor.

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfred’s Basic Bass Method is the newest addition to the Alfred’s Basic family of methods featuring clear well-paced instruction covering popular styles like rock blues country and jazz. Lots of photos and diagrams make learning easy and the DVD includes iPod-compatible video that is perfect for the visual learner. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred’s Basic Bass Method-the first and best choice for today’s beginning guitar students. Book 1features all the necessities including how to hold your bass tuning your bass right-hand and left-hand technique basics of reading music notes on all four strings scales licks and songs how to read TAB playing slides and accents and photos and diagrams. The DVD included features iPod-compatible video that is perfect for the visual learner.

The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other and in a short time develops an awareness of balance musical phrasing intonation and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in larger groups. This collection of folk tunes and selections from the classics has been chosen because of their melodic beauty and technical value. They have been skillfully transcribed and edited by Samuel Applebaum.

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 (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.

New International Edition- The New International Edition of Suzuki Piano School Volume 1 includes French German and Spanish translations new Romantic and 20th-century pieces.

Suzuki Cello School Volume 4 Piano Accompaniment Book

Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney a well-known Suzuki teacher teacher-trainer and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee these books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the Suzuki Cello School Volumes 1 2 and 3. All of thesepieces have been arranged to resemble as much as possible the existing piano accompaniments. These ensembles enable a cello teacher (who does not play or have access to a piano) to play harmony parts with students to prepare them for the time whena piano and pianist are available. Also these parts give additional challenges for the more advanced player during a group lesson.This material is part of the Worldwide Suzuki Method of teaching.

12 classical pieces for cello Piano Accompaniment only.

This amazing book and demonstration CD uses proven methods for comprehending and performing complex rhythms to make understanding performing and composing in odd meters easy and natural. Also included: Three Steps to Mastery * Rhythm pyramid for all meters * Magic dotted rhythms to make odd meters feel even * Compound meters and combinations of even and odd meters * Applying odd meters to common song forms * Bibliography and Discography of recommended reading and listening.