Over 190 licks and picking patterns at your fingertips for the 5-string banjo! Quickly and easily select picking patterns by chord to substitute in songs you already play or combine patterns of your choice to create your own arrangements. The licks are organized and grouped by type use and by chord for on the spot improvising arranging and for changing a song you already know to make it yours! This easy to follow Picking Patterns Chart includes: traditional bluegrass licks and popular variations roll patterns and variations melodic style patterns common up the neck licks back up licks and moveable patterns for any chord famous patterns by chord licks identifiedfrom songs moveable patterns by shape licks for specific chords pick up notes to begin a song and popular endings. This easy to follow layout is organized for study as well. Students who follow this chart in order from the first lick to the last will find that it also teaches 'lick' theory as it pertains to the identification development and applications of licks in a brief easy to understand method. A suggested exercise on how to improvise completes the chart. This chart fills a gap in understanding and applying banjo licks for all level players. It builds on the knowledge base of 5-string banjo students with an easy to follow layout by pattern type and technique. . . AND is fun and easy to use! For all levels - especially the intermediate player - Standard G tuning Key of G. Includes access to online audio. Over 190 licks and picking patterns at your fingertips for the 5-string banjo! Quickly and easily select picking patterns by chord to substitute in songs you already play or combine patterns of your choice to create your ownarrangements. The licks are organized and grouped by type use and by chord for on the spot improvising arranging and for changing a song you already know to make it 'yours!' This easy to follow Picking Patterns Chartincludes: traditional bluegrass licks and popular variations roll patterns and variations melodic style patterns common up the neck licks back up licks and moveable patterns for any chord 'famous' patterns by chord licksidentified from songs moveable patterns by shape licks for specific chords pick up notes to begin a song and popular endings. This easy to follow layout is organized for study as well. Students who follow this chart inorder from the first lick to the last will find that it also teaches “lick” theory as it pertains to the identification development and applications of licks in a brief easy to understand method. A suggested exercise on howto improvise completes the chart. This chart fills a gap in understanding and applying banjo licks for all level players. It builds on the knowledge base of 5-string banjo students with an easy to follow layout by patterntype and technique. . . AND is fun and easy to use! For all levels – especially the intermediate player – Standard G tun

With over 1 000 chord diagrams and 37 full-sized fingerboard charts Mastering Ukulele Chord Inversions is the most comprehensive and useful ukulele chord book ever published. It includes all the chords you will need for fingerstyle and chord melody arrangements complex styles like jazz and bossa nova or simply for tickling your fingers and exercising your brain. This book can help you find any chord but will also greatly enhance your understanding of how chords work enabling you to become a better musician. Included are three full-sized fingerboard diagrams showing all of the practical chord intervals for major dominant and minor chords in every key. Thesewill help you visualize how intervals relate to each other. They will also help you play scales and arpeggios and find alternate fingerings for common chords. Rather than list all the chords of a given type in 12 keys on one page chords are grouped together by how they are used in a particular key. If you are looking for a G7 chord you'll find it alongside other dominant chords like G9 G7b9 and G7#5. Chords which serve similar musical roles are grouped together. Likewise all the various flavors of major chords (6 6/9 M7 add 2) and minor chords appear together in one convenient place. The chord diagrams have the familiar fretboard grid with the lowest fret clearly marked. In addition each note in the chord is labeled to aid you in your study. Each chord appears in several forms that move up the neck. The ukulele's re-entrant tuning requires either doubling or leaving out certain chord notes to accommodate the instrument's four strings. This means chord shapes are not inversions strictly speaking but the word is as good as any. Practicing inversions as they move up and down the neck is essential to mastering your ukulele. Alternate fingerings for chords at the lowest position of the neck have also been added. Featuring over 1 000 chord diagrams and 37 full-sized fingerboard charts Mark Kailana Nelson 's Mastering Chord Inversions For Ukulele is one of the most comprehensive and useful Ukulele chord booksever published. This book includes all the chords you will need for fingerstyle and chord melody arrangements complex styles like jazz and bossa nova or simply for tickling your fingers and exercising your brain. It canhelp you find any chord but will also greatly enhance your understanding of how chords work enabling you to become a better musician. Included are three full-sized fingerboard diagrams showing all of the practical chordintervals for major dominant and minor chords in every key. These will help you to visualise how intervals relate to each other. They will also help you play scales and arpeggios and find alternate fingerings for commonchords. Rather than list all the chords of a given type in 12 keys on one page chords are grouped together by how they are used in a particular key. If you are looking for

The DVD features Lily Afshar 's soulful interpretation of Koyunbaba Op. 19 with her mini-cadenza in the final movement the seldom-heard Turkish folk tune Kara Toprak Black Earth herarrangements of the well-known Five Popular Persian Ballads Gozaar music by the Iranian composer Reza Vali based on the traditional Persian scale system of Nava using micro-tones and three selections fromCastelnuovo-Tedesco's virtuosic masterpieces 24 Caprichos de Goya OP. 195 . Lily shows Goya's etchings and gives commentaries on the relationship between the artistic works and the musical pieces. Lily talks abouther life and her musical journey. Viewers can see Lily's photo album from childhood to the pesent. This DVD is a rare addition to any musical collection beneficial to students professionals and the general public.

The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune Cripple Creek and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazz musicians who don't know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds.This book approaches the five-string banjo as a musical instrument freed from the prison of specific musical genres. Old-time music clawhammer bluegrass and many eclectic adaptations of the banjo are utilized to demonstrate a variety of musical styles. A number of the selections are in different tunings. All examples are written out in traditional and tablature notation. The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune Cripple Creek and wanted the trombone totake a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazzmusicians who don't know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds. This book approaches the five-string banjo as a musical instrument freed from the prison of specific musical genres. Old-timemusic clawhammer bluegrass and many eclectic adaptations of the banjo are utilized to demonstrate a variety of musical styles. A number of the selections are in different tunings. All examples are written out in traditional andtablature notation.

Fretless bass is a unique instrument. The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass. This book will cover many of the important techniques required to become a good fretless bassist. Some of these include slides intonation development and sustain. The 100 examples are written in bass clef and TAB (to suggest positions). Includes access to online audio of all examples.. Fretless bass is a unique instrument. The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass. This book will cover many of the important techniques required to become a good fretlessbassist. Some of these include slides intonation development and sustain. The 100 examples are written in bass clef and TAB (to suggest positions). Includes access to online audio of all examples.

Brand new for the Saxophone teacher. This volume includes a progressive sequence of materials for the Saxophone player with no 'lesson boundaries.' Students will determine their own rates of advancement. Instead of usingfamiliar tunes original well-thought out musical compositions by the author are included. The student must think through the melodies instead of relying on memory of standard tunes. Proper technical development is insuredfor the beginning saxophonist.

Jimmy Bruno is known throughout the world for his flawless picking technique. This book and companion video breaks down Bruno's ideas through exercises and etudes that will take any guitarist's picking technique to a new level. Break old picking habits and learn a more efficient way to utilize your right-hand technique. The 45-minute online video presents Jimmy teaching and demonstrating the material in the book. Presented in standard notation and tab. Includes access to online video. World-renowned for his flawless picking technique Jimmy Bruno presents The Art of Picking . This book and online video provide a collection of his ideas and breaks them down into exercises and etudesthat aim to take any guitarist's picking technique to the next level. The 45-minute online video accompaniment will help you to break old habits and become more efficient in utilizing your right-hand techniques. This book ispresented in standard notation and Tab.

A concise chart containing the most commonly used scales. Use for practice reference or pedagogy. Contains all major harmonic minor melodic minor chromatic whole-tone and diminished scales. Ryan Janus: Flute Scale Chart is a concise chart containing the most commonly used scales. Use for practice reference or pedagogy. Contains all major harmonic minor melodic minor chromatic whole-tone anddiminished scales.

Blues Guitar Play-Along Trax within the School of the Blues Lesson Series is an exciting play-along that contains the most common grooves used in blues bands today. Notated examples are also provided togive you an idea of how you can approach accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist. Along with the 12 jam tracks the book is provided with an online audio accompaniment of all examples (played by author John Garcia )along with the background music.

The Jazz Workbook (vol. 1) is a first of its kind book. Teaching single note instrumentalists (including guitarists) how to hear and play through chord changes this is the essential elements ofjazz. The play along CD has no chord instrument included thus the student can hear the sound of the chord on his or her own. This is a method book in which everything is written out for the student so in turn justplaying through the exercises in this book with or without a teacher will clear up many questions about harmony. Editions come in Bass E-flat B-flat and Concert.

Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD Open G and Drop-D tunings.Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th 5th and 2nd strings including many alternate voicings. Major minor and pentatonic scales are given for each tuning with 6th and 5th string roots. Featuring chords and scales for DADGAD Open G and Drop-D tunings. Moveable chords are shown with roots on the 6th 5th and 2nd strings including many alternate voicings. Major minor and pentatonic scales are given for eachtuning with 6th and 5th string roots.

Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Cello Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures enharmonic diatonic and chromatic semitones whole tones major scales musical terms and symbols and how to write music are all covered in this workbook. Unique to this book are detailed fill-in-the-blank diagrams of each major scale played on the cello. These diagrams allow students to visualize their scale and its theoretical structure in an easy-to-understand format. With this book there will be no complaints about theory homework.Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Cello Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures enharmonic diatonic andchromatic semitones whole tones major scales musical terms and symbols and how to write music are all covered in this workbook. Unique to this book are detailed fill-in-the-blank diagrams of each major scale played on thecello. These diagrams allow students to visualize their scale and its theoretical structure in an easy-to-understand format. With this book there will be no complaints about theory homework.

You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept material such as Maj7th min7th diminished augmented and suspended chords are introduced followed by alternate bass note addition of the 9th and common chord progressions. Regardless of skill level the student will quickly be able to play an accompaniment by using only chord symbols. The appendix section will give the student a clear understanding in basic music theory.When using this book as a lesson book it's very helpful to refer to the appendix section while chords are being learned. The book can be used both for lessons and reference. Includes access to online video. You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triadsand dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept material such as Maj7th min7th diminished augmented and suspended chords are introduced followed by alternate bass note addition of the 9th andcommon chord progressions. Regardless of skill level the student will quickly be able to play an accompaniment by using only chord symbols. The appendix section will give the student a clear understanding in basic musictheory. When using this book as a lesson book it's very helpful to refer to the appendix section while chords are being learned. The book can be used both for lessons and reference. Includes access to online video.

Dynamics of Banjo Sound is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of banjo sound. Banjo owners players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge that Tom Nechville has put into this volume. The results of Nechville's lifetime of banjo experimentation are compiled here in a clear straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your banjo questions to make your banjo sound and play the way you want it to. Dynamics of Banjo Sound Is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of Banjo sound. Banjo owners players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge the Tom Nechville has put into thisvolume. The results of Nechville’s lifetime of Banjo experimentation are compiled here in a clear straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your Banjo questions to make your Banjo sound andplay the way you want it to.

This book presents everything a beginning or intermediate fiddler player needs to know to participate in a jam session. There are sections that describe the anatomy of a jam session jam session etiquette chords and keys for jamming and vamping. Includes access to a play-along online audio recording containing 9 typical bluegrass jam tunes. The tunes are played twice: once with the tune played on the left channel and a verbal description on the right channel and once in stereo. A Fiddle Player's Guide To Jamming features everything the Fiddle player needs to know to participate in a jam session. Suitable for beginning-intermediate level Fiddle players this book coversall-important topics such as the anatomy of a jam session jam session etiquette and chords and keys for jamming and vamping. A play-along online audio recording download is included with 9 typical bluegrass jam tunes.The tunes are played twice: once with the tune played on the left channel and a verbal description on the right channel and once in stereo.

This book/online audio lesson is designed for the beginner and intermediate student. Basic fingerpicking styles are illustrated in all the major keys. The technique of the alternating bass is introduced in various settings (both in standard and open tunings). The styles and techniques of Mississippi John Hurt Rev. Gary Davis Blind Blake Blind Boy Fuller Sam McGee Skip James Willie Brown and Tommy Johnson are explored. Includes access to online audio. This book/online audio lesson is designed for the beginner and intermediate student. Basic fingerpicking styles are illustrated in all the major keys. The technique of the alternating bass is introduced in varioussettings (both in standard and open tunings). The styles and techniques of Mississippi John Hurt Rev. Gary Davis Blind Blake Blind Boy Fuller Sam McGee Skip James Willie Brown and Tommy Johnson are explored. Includes accessto online audio.

As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series this comprehensive and thorough collection of fingerpicking guitar lessons contains invaluable tips and instruction implemented throughout the arrangements in this book. The three audio CDs give 3 full hours of note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction.Lesson One: Songs: 'Charles O'Conor' and 'Sheebeg and Sheemore'.Lesson Two: Songs include: 'The Blarney Pilgrim' and 'Callahan's Hornpipe.Lesson Three: Song: 'The Kid On the Mountain' As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series this comprehensive and thorough collection of fingerpicking Guitar lessons contains invaluable tips and instruction implemented throughout the arrangements in this book.The three audio CDs give 3 full hours of note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction.

This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza Pica-Pica El Vito Cafide las Chinitas Perfidia La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales arpeggios tremelo and rasgueado.Tablature is not included as the one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance at tempofor each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz Dionisio Aguado Fernando Sor Mauro Guiliani Ferdinand Carulli and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and are repertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar. This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza Pica-Pica El Vito Café delas Chinitas Perfidía La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales arpeggios tremelo and rasgueado. Tablature is notincluded as the one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance attempo for each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz Dionisio Aguado Fernando Sor Mauro Guiliani Ferdinand Carulli and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and arerepertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar.

Jimmy Bruno is one of the finest jazz guitarists of our time. From the first note of every performance he captures audiences with his electricity and presence. This Volume 2 DVD of the most recent performance filmed live at Chris' Café in Philadelphia PA presents the unique opportunity to witness Jimmy in an intimate jazz setting while playing to a home town crowd. Volume 2 features seven jazz standards performed live by Jimmy Bruno with a Tenor Sax/Drums/Organ quartet and includes an up-close and personal interview with the master himself. Featuring: Jimmy Bruno Guitar; Chris Farr Tenor sax; Daniel Monaghan Drums; Lucas Brown Organ and Keyboard Bass. Jimmy Bruno is one of the finest jazz guitarists of our time. From the first note of every performance he captures audiences with his electricity and presence. This Volume 2 DVD of the most recent performance filmed live at Chris' Café in Philadelphia PA presents the unique opportunity to witness Jimmy in an intimate jazz setting while playing to a home town crowd. Volume 2 features seven jazz standards performed live by Jimmy Bruno with a Tenor Sax/Drums/Organ quartet and includes an up-close and personal interview with the master himself. Featuring: Jimmy Bruno Guitar; Chris Farr Tenor sax; Daniel Monaghan Drums; Lucas Brown Organ and Keyboard Bass.

Jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins' flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach has inspired collaborations with many legendary performers. This CD presents guitar ensemble arrangements of many traditional Christmas favorites as well as an arrangement of a folk tune that appeared in the movie A Christmas Carol and one original tune. Pleasing light listening for a beautiful time of the year. Jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins' flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach has inspired collaborations with many legendary performers. This CD presents guitar ensemble arrangements of many traditional Christmas favorites aswell as an arrangement of a folk tune that appeared in the movie A Christmas Carol and one original tune. Pleasing light listening for a beautiful time of the year.