Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Jazz and Blues Series : MBGU Number of pages : 152 This book stands alone as the most comprehensive teaching method for the jazz/blues guitarist. It provides everything one needs to know to successfully master the jazz/blues style covering topics such as: harmonic form, linear concepts, comping, walking bass lines, background vamps, …

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Jazz Series : Complete Number of pages : 184 This book is complete in the sense that there is something for everyone: beginners, intermediate players and professionals. Along with learning the basics, this book teaches fingerstyle guitar players to play two-string harmonies, accompaniment styles and much more. Alan De Mause has fill…

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Gospel-Old Time Series : Made Easy Number of pages : 32 Collection of all time favorite hymns. Ideal for small group of church performance. Selections include: Glory to His Name; Sunshine in My Soul; Send the Light; Blessed Assurance; Sweet By and By; In the Garden; The Old Rugged Cross; Rock of Ages; I'll Fly Away; Softly and Tenderly; and mo…

Media Type : Book+CD+DVD Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Jazz Series : Complete Number of pages : 256 If you're getting into jazz or expanding your jazz chops, this comprehensive approach is for you. From comping and chord voicings to single-note soloing, you will learn, step by step, the tools necessary for playing jazz guitar. The book is easy to understand and contains hundreds of g…

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 56 This collection of 35 Celtic tunes represents ten different performance styles from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. The majority of these pieces are dance tunes such as the jigs and reels popular at Irish sessions, the informal gatherings of musicians in pubs, community halls, and homes. Alth…

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : Brazilian Series : Popular Guitar Styles Number of pages : 52 Popular Guitar Styles: Samba and Bossa Nova reflects recent popular Brazilian styles as played with classical or fingerstyle technique. This collection of original pieces will delight both listeners and guitarists who want to add samba and bossa nova music to their …

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Christmas Number of pages : 32 Easy classical arrangements of well-known carols transposed to keys suitable for solo guitar. Original harmonizations are retained if possible, but chords are sometimes structured to sound full and complete on the guitar.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Jazz Series : Complete Number of pages : 160 An important addition to the improvising jazz guitarist's library, this thoughtful blend of text and musical examples focuses on the vocabulary of modern jazz and some of the applications of modern harmony. With examples written in standard notation and tablature, Jacobs offers instruction on b…

Learn the most common scales and modes used on the major diatonic Harmonica. The intention behind these extensive exercises is to develop agility and speed on the instrument. Single-note patterns are introduced without bends. After mastering these exercises the lesson then progresses to patterns with bends. If you want to optimise your performance on the Harmonica, this is a must-have addition to …

The Bass has been called "the most important instrument in any band." The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the "time flow" or "pulse" steady, and keep the form of the song together. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is designed to help bassists create beginning to advanced walking patterns (smooth-sounding lines) that can be used in jazz, blues, RandB, gospel, L…

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 40 This book offers a large number of essential chords and scales for the DADGAD tuning of the guitar. The material assembled here opens up a multitude of possibilities to expand and improve your playing in this unique tuning. Chords are shown in their customary harmonic contexts, instead of just listing…

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Dance Number of pages : 64 The Artistic Directors of the award-winning Terra Nova Consort have been in residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for over ten years. This, their first publication, contains over 40 arrangements for recorders of Renaissance English and Scottish Country-Dance music as early as Playford and up to the present…

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass Series : McCabe's 101 Series Number of pages : 48 In music, the term bluegrass describes the hot string-band style pioneered by Kentuckian Bill Monroe, which blends old-time country music with blues rhythms and jazz-influenced improvisation. This book contains 101 authentic bluegrass guitar licks in the favorite bluegrass keys o…

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : Acoustic Music Number of pages : 168 Tommy Emmanuel is one of the hottest fingerpicking guitar stars today. This complete transcription offers not only a look at his music, but insight to his style and techniques. The performance notes help players over potential hurdles in the pieces. In standard notation and tablature.