Originally from Cuba and Peru the Cajon has evolved to one of the most popular and most commonly used rhythm instruments. The basically endless number of musical contexts in which it can be employed fascinate not only drummers and percussionists. With this book you will learn basic playing techniques and your first grooves and have a lot of fun with this fascinating instrument. The CD contains many sound examples and play-along tracks.

Accordion Basics is your easy introduction to the world of Accordion playing. This tutorial provides the Accordion beginner with everything necessary to know including notation correct posture as well as easy exercises to practice the bellows movement and playing with both hands. The chosen musical pieces are arranged in an easy way and ensure a fast and guaranteed success.The accompanying CD allows you to listen to and play along with all the exercises and songs. This tutorial has been designed for the Piano accordion. The right hand plays the keys as on the Piano while the left hand plays the accompaniment on the bass buttons.

For children 6 years and up. No previous musical experience required. This book is your child’s ideal companion in his or her first introduction to the wonderful and fascinating world of music. It can be used as a supplement to music lessons at home or at school; or you and your child can simply read it together. Little Voggy explains the basics of music theory in a child-friendly and easily understandable way. Starting from scratch the “ ABC Of Music ” features small riddles and funny comics to keep the young readers motivated throughout their first experiences in musicland. 16 popular children’s songs are also included so your child can applyright away what he or she has learned. The second part of this book introduces your child to the most popular musical instruments. Each of these instruments is also included as an audio excerpt on the accompanying CD. Your child will get to know the following musical instruments: Violin Guitar Piano and grand Piano Recorder transverse Flute Clarinet Saxophone Trumpet Trombone Horn Harp Drum Set Timpani Percussion instruments Metallophone Xylophone Keyboard Electric Guitar Electric Bass. In addition: amplifier mixing board microphone and conductor. All the songs are recorded in modern arrangements on the accompanying audio CD to listen to play and sing along with. Also included are audio-samples of the instruments introduced in this book to ensure that basic music theory stays an exciting and fascinating topic for your child and above all is always a lot of fun.

Rudiger Baldauf is one of Germanys best-known Trumpet players not least by playing with the Heavytones Stefan Raab's show band for his daily TV Total show. His first solo album 'Own Style' was released in 2010 to international critical acclaim. Now here's the long-awaited Play-along! Here's his own quote: After my CD was released I felt the strong wish to conceive a Play-along version of my album aimed at Trumpet players especially. To help classical Trumpet players or those who have no previous experience playing Jazz get started improvising I recorded and notated an exemplary chorus for each song. Thesolo parts notated here are meant to inspire your own improvisations. You'll find the same songs on my CD Own Style' partly in different versions using other sounds like a Harmon Damper a Flugelhorn or electronic effects. All solos have been re-recorded for this collection without any effects or dampers so you'll hear just the pure Trumpet tone for better comparison with your own sound. I wish every Trumpet player a lot of fun with these songs and I hope this collection helps you find your Own Style' .

The first contact little kids have with music usually is rhythmic. There’s nothing more elementary than drumming on everything laying around. Based on her work with small children German pedagogue Yasmin Abendroth collected a whole lot of games riddles verses songs and stories to carefully lead children on their journey to the world of music - and it’s done with fun too! The accompanying CD is fun to listen and play along to!

Warning! Not suitable for children under the age of 3 years. Small parts can be swallowed. Danger of suffocation. This book features some of the most popular Children’s songs and Folksongs for the (Descant-) Recorder in C. All songs have been arranged for the beginning Recorder player and – if necessary – slightly simplified to make playing them even more fun. This makes Voggy’s Recorder Songbook the ideal companion to Voggy’s Recorder Book or any other Recorder school or just as a collection of nice songs to play.

The Harmonica is one of the most fascinating instruments for children to play. Starting with the elemental experience of its own breathing your child will easily connect to the musical sounds it is producing. Little Voggy will be your child’s companion on his adventurous wanderings through the fascinating world of music. From proper playing position and playing technique to reading music playing single notes and whole songs - everything your child needs to know is explained thoroughly and is easy to understand. Due to the educational preparation of the syllabus and many songs and exercises composed especially for this book Voggy’s Harmonica Book will always befun and easy to work with. Fast progress will have your child staying motivated throughout this book. There’s an additional appendix featuring tips on practicing caring for the Harp and a complete overview of everything learned. For the diatonic Harp (Bluesharp Richter-harp) in C.

The introductory method for the Bass: The Bass is one of the essential instruments in music. Playing the Bass can be a lot of fun. Maybe you don’t only want to play some songs in a band but to start a career as a professional bassist? Whatever you do with the instrument this book will teach you: the fundamental knowledge to pursue your ambitions basic music theory the various playing techniques the finger exercises and much more. In addition I will show you rhythm exercises scales and musical examples which will facilitate your start into music. The accompanying CD is your playing and practicing aid andwill certainly increase your motivation. Always keep in mind: Enjoy playing!

Learning to play the Recorder is made easy with Voggy’s Recorder Book . Starting from scratch you’ll learn everything you need to know about your new instrument. There are songs and exercises composed especially for this book to help you overcome possible technical problems. Everything you need to learn is presented in an easy-to-understand way to make sure you never lose fun and motivation to continue the adventure of music. Enclosed you’ll find many of the most popular and beautiful Folksongs and Children’s songs arranged for Recorder in C. There’s even an appendix with tips on practicing caring for your Recorder and fingering diagrams showing all the noteson your Recorder. Learning to play the Recorder is made easy with Voggy’s Recorder Book . Starting from scratch you’ll learn everything you need to know about your new instrument. There are songs and exercises composed especially for this book to help you overcome possible technical problems. Everything you need to learn is presented in an easy-to-understand way to make sure you never lose fun and motivation to continue the adventure of music. Enclosed you’ll find many of the most popular and beautiful Folksongs and Children’s songs arranged for Recorder in C. There’s even an appendix with tips on practicing caring for your Recorder and fingering diagrams showing all the noteson your Recorder.

Welcome to the world of Keyboards! Whether it’s folk songs pop or blues – the styles covered in this book make learning easy fun and entertaining! In addition to having fun there are many graphics and diagrams teaching you the music theory behind all of this great music. The exercises in this book provide you a greater understanding of music theory. The Audio-CD will not only help you improve your playing but will help make your playing come alive!

Solo Solutions is a 3-step guideline for the Electric Guitar player who intends to develop his soloing skills. While the 1st step explains different playing techniques and stylistic devices the 2nd step is dealing with lead Guitar related music theory and scales. The 3rd step combines the two first chapters with countless examples and suggestions on developing your own style. This book features an exclusive hands-on approach which makes it a great learning tool and a must for the modern Guitar player.

This book is an introduction to rock Guitar playing. Very easy without notes and right from scratch. In Part 1 you will learn easy basic rhythms played with a rock Guitar sound. Things really get going in Part 2. You will discover the secrets of rock songs by Jimi Hendrix Metallica Van Halen and AC/DC. Here you can really take off. And there are riffs solo techniques and the popular touch (tapping) style of playing. In Part 3 you will see how your Guitar can be changed into a speeding rocket. There are finger exercises for the left hand and much much more.

This practical overview of chords keys and harmonic relationships has been especially designed with the Jazz Rock and Pop Keyboard player in mind. It features a new structure that makes it useful for beginners as well as advanced musicians. This enables you to improve your musical understanding.

Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate player this book provides you with all you need to know about Blues Harp playing from the fundamental basics to such topics as tone shaping phrasing articulation and Harp equipment. Clearly arranged songs and transparent playalongs help to create an understanding and a feel for the musical form of the blues. Even if you don’t know anything about notation you will learn all the basic playing techniques. Cool licks and scales help you to expand your playing technique and can be practised immediately with the playalongs of the included CD. Carefully selected songs demonstrate the traditional playing styles of the blues. Additionalpersonal tips explanations and exercises for the single tunes ensure a fast learning progress.

This Guitar Chord reference chart has been especially designed with the working and studying guitarist in mind. It features an overview of more than 4000 chords and their most popular voicings in Rock Pop and Jazz. Additional chapters on playing techniques chord synonyms power chords and slash chords can be helpful to further improve your understanding of music and individually enhance your creative potential.

Off to a good start with fun and games! Learning to play the Harmonica is child’s play with this neat set that contains everything you need to start making music. VOLT Harmonica: Take this Harmonica wherever you go. Made of high-quality metal it’ll survive all manner of in- and outdoor activities. Voggy’s Neoprene Harmonica Bag + Lanyard: This is a great bag for your Harmonica. It’s bright and cheerful and has been designed for a perfect fit. You can either affix it to your belt or hang it round your neck. Voggy’s Harmonica Book: It’s little Voggy’s pleasure to be your companion through the world of music. He’ll show you the easy way to play greatsounds on the harmonica. You’ll be able to play along to all the best-loved tunes found on the accompanying CD. It’ll be heaps of fun so come and join in! Explained in really easy terms right from the first note! DIN A5 landscape format (8.3“ x 5.8“) ringbinder 96 pages plus accompanying CD. 6 Years +

You want to (re-)discover your voice make it more assertive and persistent maybe extend its range a little? Here's the tutorial you need: ' Voice Basics is chock-full of useful hints and exercises preparing you to sing in a band or a choir and perform solo or as a background singer. In this tutorial you'll find many tips and tricks making everyday use of your singing voice easy. The included Audio-CD offers you the chance to work and experiment with the exercises used and explained in this tutorial - simply the best way to develop your own voice.

For children 6 years and up. No previous musical experience required. This book is your child’s ideal companion in his or her first introduction to the wonderful and fascinating world of music. It can be used as a supplement to music lessons at home or at school; or you and your child can simply read it together. Little Voggy explains the basics of music theory in a child-friendly and easily understandable way. Starting from scratch the “ ABC Of Music ” features small riddles and funny comics to keep the young readers motivated throughout their first experiences in musicland. 16 popular children’s songs are also included so your child can applyright away what he or she has learned. The second part of this book introduces your child to the most popular musical instruments. Each of these instruments is also included as an audio excerpt on the accompanying CD. Your child will get to know the following musical instruments: Violin Guitar Piano and grand Piano Recorder transverse Flute Clarinet Saxophone Trumpet Trombone Horn Harp Drum Set Timpani Percussion instruments Metallophone Xylophone Keyboard Electric Guitar Electric Bass. In addition: amplifier mixing board microphone and conductor. All the songs are recorded in modern arrangements on the accompanying audio CD to listen to play and sing along with. Also included are audio-samples of the instruments introduced in this book to ensure that basic music theory stays an exciting and fascinating topic for your child and above all is always a lot of fun.

Accordion Basics is your easy introduction to the world of Accordion playing. This tutorial provides the Accordion beginner with everything necessary to know including notation correct posture as well as easy exercises to practice the bellows movement and playing with both hands. The chosen musical pieces are arranged in an easy way and ensure a fast and guaranteed success.The accompanying CD allows you to listen to and play along with all the exercises and songs. This tutorial has been designed for the Piano accordion. The right hand plays the keys as on the Piano while the left hand plays the accompaniment on the bass buttons.

Originally from Cuba and Peru the Cajon has evolved to one of the most popular and most commonly used rhythm instruments. The basically endless number of musical contexts in which it can be employed fascinate not only drummers and percussionists. With this book you will learn basic playing techniques and your first grooves and have a lot of fun with this fascinating instrument. The CD contains many sound examples and play-along tracks.