Description Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltrane's career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop styl…

Description This collection of 20 fingerstyle studies for the ukelele is written for uke players looking to expand their prowess on the instrument. The studies cover a vast array of styles and genres as wide-ranging as blues, jazz, minimalism and serialism, showcasing the versatility of the instrument. Each study is designed to be fundamentally pedagogical while simultaneously written with perf…

Description Fluid Pentatonics for Guitar: 84 Melodic Studies for Rock Guitar is a comprehensive manual for developing blistering pentatonic motion that moves freely over the entire fretboard, using position-shifting slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs for speed and fluidity. Emphasis is on overcoming the restrictive nature of traditional pentatonic box scale fingerings by developing pathways that…

Media : BookAuthor : coll. and edited by Capt. Francis O'Neill and arranged by James O'NeilLevel : IntermediateDate published : Style : Celtic/IrishType : SongbooksDescription :A facsimile edition containing the original collection of 1,850 melodies consisting of airs, jigs, reels, hornpipes

Destined to become a classic, this book is the natural result of not only years of playing jazz guitar but also of the author's long associations with many innovative jazz guitarists. This comprehensive guide is one of the first jazz methods to focus entirely on the blues idiom and its contribution to jazz improvisation. It is designed to help you play authoritatively in a broad spectrum of jazz g…

Media Type : Book Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Jewish Series : Avrahm Galper Number of pages : 44 Another great addition to the Avrahm Galper Clarinet Series, here Avrahm presents 42 fantastic Klezmer tunes to add to your repertoire. All arranged for clarinet and B-Flat instruments in easy to read notation, all on single pages to avoid awkward page turns. Intermediate in difficulty.

This extremely comprehensive blues solo collection features 260 pages and over 50 fingerpicking Guitar solos in notation and tablature in country blues, Delta blues, ragtime blues, Texas blues and bottleneck styles. Online audio tracks are included to download.

Media : Book/CD Set Author : >by Corey Christiansen Level : Intermediate Date published : 1/10/2003 Style : Jazz Type : Improvisation Description : Grant Green was one of the most innovative jazz guitarists of the 1960s. His horn-like lines, original tone, and superb sense of time elevated him to being one of Blue-Note Records first call session players as well as a respected bandleader. This bo…

Media : Book Author : by Clifton Chenier transcribed and arrangaed by Gary Dahl Level : Intermediate Date published : 8/27/1997 Style : Cajun-Zydeco Type : Transcribed Solos Description : This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to …

MEDIA : BOOK AUTHOR : TOMMY EMMANUEL LEVEL : INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED DATE PUBLISHED : 8/25/2009 DESCRIPTION : THE MYSTERY, TOMMY EMMANUEL'S SIXTH US ALBUM, WAS INSPIRED BY EMMANUEL'S TRAVELS EACH OF THE ALBUM'S COMPOSITIONS IS A MUSICAL SNAPSHOT OR SOJOURN - A JOURNEY THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER WITH PLACES AND PEOPLE - A JOURNEY INTO SELF DISCOVERY. THIS TRANSCRIPTION BOOK SHOWS ALL TWELVE TUNES ON…

MEDIA : BOOK AUTHOR : BY ADRIAN INGRAM LEVEL : INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED DATE PUBLISHED : 10/27/2009 STYLE : JAZZ TYPE : SOLOS DESCRIPTION : A VARIED COLLECTION OF MASTERPIECES RESPECTFULLY ARRANGED FOR SOLO JAZZ GUITAR. FROM THE READILY PLAYABLE TO THE FIENDISHLY VIRTUOSIC, THERE ARE CHALLENGES FOR ALL ABILITY LEVELS INCLUDING SYNCOPATION, JAZZ CHORDS AND 'LENNY BREAU STYLE' CASCADING HARMONICS. ?…

Media Type : PocketbookLevel : BeginningMusical Genre : FolkSeries : PocketbookNumber of pages : 32This handy, pocket-sized book contains a chord reference, basic strum patterns, and songs. It includes information on holding the uke and the pick, tuning, and how to read chord diagrams. Chord diagrams are provided for major, minor, dominant 7th, diminished, augmented, minor 7th, major 7th, sixth, a…

Media : Book Author : by Frank Vignola Level : Intermediate Date published : 1/10/2003 Style : Jazz Type : Technic Description : Knowing your arpeggios is essential to becoming a complete guitarist. In this book you will find written out all of the arpeggios that you will need to learn and commit to memory. This book includes Major 7, Major 6, minor 7, minor 6, dominant 7, augmented, and dimini…

Media : Book
Author : by Thomas Mace. transcribed, arranged and edited by Andrew Shepard-Smith
Level : Intermediate
Date published : 9/27/2005
Style : Early Music/Renaissance
Type : Solos
Description :
The first complete anthology of lute music contained within Thomas Mace's historic treatise Musick's Monument (1676), transcribed and edited for classical guitar …