Mostly remembered for his great compositions, during his life Edward Elgar was also a violin teacher.These six short studies, presented in a progressive order of didactic difficulty, are, despite their simplicity, very musical. They can be played in the first position, but require the knowledge of all fingering patterns. The compositions are set in C major, A minor and G major with occasional modu…

Par MORONE FRANCO. A collection of 20 different 4-bar patterns and 10 original solo compositions by one of Europe's finest guitarists. Designed for the serious fingerstyle guitar student, this book presents rhythm patterns in a wide range of moods written in standard notation and tablature, along with new concepts about blues and jazz. In the solos, beautiful and impressive melodies are paired wit…

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…

Guitar virtuoso Rusty Cooley who is at the fore front of pushing the boundaries of modern guitar playing challenges you to expand on the fretboard visualization and modal knowledge learned in Level 1. Rusty unlocks the road map that will give you the freedom to improvise over the entire fretboard without being locked into positions. Learn 4, 5 & 6 string root modes, extended patterns spanning the …

Par . 'Time & Rhythm' contains easy dances and folksongs from various countries and in a variety of styles all beautifully arranged by Viktor Fortin and retaining their spirited and lively qualities. The lyrics of the songs have been included and contain important hints about breathing patterns and phrasing. Information regarding the origin and character of the historic dances, as well as their so…

The creative guide to mastering the Guitar, Fretboard Fluency teaches you the sequential patterns, interval skips, triads and arpeggios that turn scales into useable melodic tools for soloing. It will help you to develop your musical ears while also building excellent technique and creative solos.Fretboard Fluency also gets you intimately acquainted with the Guitar neck by teaching you how to play…

Airs and Dances is a collection of Scottish strathspeys (rugged, lyrical dance tunes) for violin and other melodic instruments. Strathspeys are usually played slower than reels, with many long-short dotted rhythmic patterns. This compilation features some of the best-known strathspeys as well as some of the quirkier, rarer tunes in this wonderful repertoire. The pieces are arranged chronologically…

The Complete Guitar Player Acoustic Songbook features a huge collection of 50 acoustic hits from all genres for Guitar. Each song includes full lyrics and Guitar chords as well as strumming and picking patterns, making this perfect for the aspiring acoustic Guitarist.Every song included in this Guitar songbook is a bona fide acoustic classic, perfect for singalongs at parties or just a strum on a …

Par KREADER BARBARA / KERN FRED / REJINO MONA / KEVERE. Spanish language version of the best-selling piano method. From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm patterns. Directional read…

Par BARDEN CHRISTINE H. / KOWALCHYK GAYLE / LANCASTER . The Rhythm Speller Book 4 reinforces rhythm skills based on the concepts introduced in the Music Lesson Book 4. Each page of the Rhythm Speller Book has two activities---a rhythm-writing activity and a rhythm-reading activity. The written activities reinforce note values and counting through coloring, circling, drawing, or matching. The rhyth…

An Essential Study Of Blues Drums For The Beginning To Advanced. Par BARRETT DAVID. Blues Drums, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, contains over 250 examples of blues drum patterns and technique-building exercises! Subjects covered in this book are: The History of Blues Drumming - Choosing Your Instrument and Getting Your Sound - Exercises for Development of Technique (Sticking and foo…

Sunset Song op.42 for bassoon and piano was written and premiered in 1994 at the Los Angeles Museum of Art, Bing Theatre. It is the composer´s second large work featuring the bassoon as soloist (after Hexen) and like Hexen it is also dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer who premiered it with the composer at the piano.Sunset Song is technically a tour de force for both the bassoon and the piano. I…

An Easy Guide to Recognizing and Understanding Essential Fretboard Patterns. Par JOHNSON CHAD. Many guitarists spend years, or entire lives, feeling their way around the guitar neck in the dark. But it doesn't have to be that way! Experiencing the freedom that comes with a little theoretical knowledge is not as difficult as it may seem. With Visual Guitar Theory , you'll quickly 'connect the dots'…