This is not your grandfather's lip slur book! It is an innovative method incorporating an entirely new vocabulary of harmonically rich and rhythmically varied exercises; challenging, fun and interesting to practice.­As a professional trumpeter, lead player, jazz artist, soloist, chamber player, educator and composer, Belck combines a unique writing style, challenging musicians to think and practic…

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this programme has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons with bassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularised by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You'll learn the four elements of Slap and Pop as…

Par BARRETT DAVID. This book is meant to take an instrument and musical style and teach it to the people who made it so popular, the blues listening public. A comprehensive lesson and study book for the intermediate and advanced diatonic harmonica player, Classic Chicago Blues Harp presents techniques, progressive examples and accompanying twelve bar blues exercise and examples. Special attention …

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The Concert Performer Series brings you 12 well-known piano pieces, beautifully presented on strong, high-sheen card, complete with a special CD-Rom which contains both audio and MIDI to help you practise for a truly great performance. About the CD: Track 1 contains an audio concert performance. This track is playable on any CD player or computer equipped with a CD-Rom d…

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. The Concert Performer Series brings you 12 well-known piano pieces, beautifully presented on strong, high-sheen card, complete with a special CD-Rom which contains both audio and MIDI to help you practise for a truly great performance. About the CD: Track 1 contains an audio concert performance. This track is playable on any CD player or computer equipped with a CD-Rom drive an…

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…

Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. The Concert Performer Series brings you 12 well-known piano pieces, beautifully presented on strong, high-sheen card, complete with a special CD-Rom which contains both audio and MIDI to help you practise for a truly great performance. About the CD: Track 1 contains an audio concert performance. This track is playable on any CD player or computer equipped with a CD-Rom drive a…

Volume 3. Par THEVET. In three books, Lucien Thevet (1914-2007), a virtuoso Horn player of his day, provides detailed and progressive studies and exercises for the Horn. The third volume of Complete Method of Horn is essential to all Horn players seeking to improve their technique on the instrument. Thevet 's book focuses on elements including transposition, accidentals, adapting to a Horn with fo…

The number one method for young ukulele players. Starting Ukulele has been created with young players in mind. All tunes have fantastic professionally recorded CD backing tracks. As you gradually become familiar with different techniques, you'll progress from strumming simple chords to performing proper tunes. The book includes full-colour photographs and diagrams to make learning fast and fu…

Par ADLER-MCKEAN JACK. This book on the tuba is a companion for composers and players alike, deepening their understanding of this somewhat neglected family of instruments. It gives tuba players an opportunity to master and employ new performance techniques on their instrument, particularly in contemporary music. Jack Adler-McKean offers helpful instruction in various tuning mechanisms, resonance…

Par IRIZARRY NEF. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Latin Jazz guitar improvisation with Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar Vol 2: Solos by Neff Irizarry. This comprehensive guide is designed for musicians and enthusiasts eager to enhance their improvisational skills and infuse their playing with the distinctive “Sabor” characteristic of Latin Jazz. In this volume, Irizarry builds upon the foun…

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…