Par NELSON GONZALEZ. World-renowned tresero (tres player) Nelson Gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the Cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. As the instrument's name implies, the tres has three courses of double or triple strings and is used both as a lead and an accompaniment instrument. The author thoughtfully includes instructions for converting a normal 6-st…

The Complete Guitar Player: Essential Acoustic Songs is a fantastic collection of classic and contemporary acoustic songs, arranged for guitar and voice. Many of the greatest artists, including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Adele are included here, with melody, full lyrics, guitar chord shapes and suggested strumming or picking patterns.Easy to read and fun to play, this is an essential songbook for…

Par O'NEILL JOHN. These methods provide complete courses for players off all ages, guiding students from their first note to 'classics', together with compositions by contemporary writers. Each book is accompanied by high quality rhythm section tracks recorded on compact disc. Right from the start, students can enjoy authentic jazz sounds, playing in the company of professionals. With step-by-step…

This text covers every possible style appropriate to an intermediate book for woodwinds. It includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century eras while representing more than a dozen countries. Original compositions are included to strengthen young artist skills in developing both facility and tone. The musical collection provides a diverse selection of quality repertoir…

XFM Modern Classics presents 50 modern anthems from The Strokes, Coldplay, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Peter, Bjorn and John, Wild Beasts, Muse and many more! Arranged for guitar with full lyrics, chords and strumming patterns./ Recueil / SATB

Paul Anastasio (Taught). Par PAUL ANASTASIO. Learn all about improvising swing fiddle from the master. Paul shows you how to use double neighboring tones, moving and syncopated patterns. Learn the blues scales and horn licks. You'll play to the changes to eight tunes: Blues(in E-flat and G) - Honeysuckle Rose - Sweet Georgia Brown - Paper Moon - I Can't Give You Anything But Love - I Found a New B…

Par ZAREBSKI JULISZ. Juliusz Zarebski (1854–1885) composed two concert mazurkas – Op. 8 and op. 15 – between 1880 and 1882. The adjective 'concert' (Mazurka de concert) accurately reflects their character and the creator's idea. These pieces take the form of loosely connected links, and in addition to the features typical of a mazurka, the virtuoso element comes to the fore. Against the background…

Over two-hundred licks, lines, and grooves in many rhythmic styles. This comprehensive supplement to any bass method will help students learn over 200 great bass licks, lines and grooves. Bass Licks illustrates how simple melodic patterns can become the springboard for group improvisation or the foundation of a song. All examples are included as audio tracks to download.

25 easy pieces from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, playable in the first three finger patterns in the first position, for violin pupils from the second year of learning. Apart from lesser known works, this edition also contains many popular pieces, such as themes from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Handel's Fireworks Music and Water Music, Mozart's Magic Flute or Beethoven's Symphony #9. This …

Scales are no stranger to the bass player. We practice them up and down, in different sequences, and in different keys to improve our chops. But how many people really know how to apply them in a musical way? With Bassist's Guide to Scales Over Chords, you'll learn how these two topics are intertwined in a logical and fundamental manner. This key concept is paramount in learning how to create and …

Learning the Blues Has Never Been So Easy! Have you always wanted to play the blues? Authentic blues? Realize your dream of becoming a great blues guitarist with Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar---the simple, straightforward, and effective way to learn the blues. Whether you are a beginning guitarist or an advanced player just getting into the style, start playing real blues music right away th…

Jazz Play-Along Lesson Lab (Volume 177). Outils pédagogique pour tous les jazzmen. Séléction de 10 classiques arrangés pour les instruments en Bb, Eb et C. Les parties piano et basse sont détachables. Sur le CD vous trouverez deux versions de chaque thème : une avec tous les instruments et une autre sans la partie solo. Dans ce numéro spécial de la collection vous trouverez tout sur les progressio…

(Sample solos by Mike Steinel) At last, a jazz play-along book for developing players! In addition to being a perfect introduction to some of the best-known jazz standards, Essential Elements Jazz Standards includes hints for improvising on each tune, a guide to jazz articulations, a scale/chord correlation chart, and biographical sketches of key jazz figures. And if that wasn't enough, each tune …

Inspired by Boulez's multi-cello piece 'Messagesquisse? and John Scofield's inspired funk number 'Protocol?, 'Shift, Trip? is an unrelenting moto perpetuo for amplified cello and pre-recorded guitars, brass and percussion. Although choreographed early on the piece is designed to stand alone. It demands virtuosity and great stamina from the performer over a five and a half octave range and requires…

Based On A Version By Clare Fischer. Par FISCHER CLARE. This is an orchestration of Clare Fischer's version found on the recording Latin Pattern. The piano introduction is Clare's from the recording Alone Together. The piano then starts the latin groove setting of this traditional German song. There is an open solo over a vamp that keeps building and leads to a very exciting ensemble passage. The …