If you've been inspired to start playing fingerstyle guitar or you are an experienced player wanting to enhance your knowledge, this book is perfect for you. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques and styles. Beginning concepts include basic chord theory, modes, drop-D tuning, alternating bass, and more. The intermediate player will learn alterna…

Anyone with a knowledge of basic chords and guitar scales can dig right in and learn to play jazz right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques. The clearly organized lessons add up to a step-by-step, enjoyable method supplemented by full-length etudes or songs with every new concept. Beginning concepts span from major scale and basic triad …

Par RAE JAMES. Get your Sax playing to really swing with this collection of Jazz solos! James Rae presents a set of 8 sizzling Jazz tunes in a wide variety of styles to guide you through your first steps into this exciting playing style. The pieces range from Cool Blues ballads and Country Blues shuffles to a drifting Jazz Waltz and a riotous up-tempo Swing. All syncopations and unusual phrasings …

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track…

Par HUGON. Georges Hugon (1904-1980) was a French composer and pedagogue. He studied Piano, harmony, and composition at the Paris Conservatoire before teaching at Boulogne-sur-Mer and later serving as a Professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Promenade Au Bord De L'Étang (A Walk Along the Poolside) is a piece for solo Piano. It is dedicated to composer’s “dear” friend, Emmanuel. A short and simple p…

Written for a wide variety of musicians, 15 Easy Jazz, Blues and Funk Etudes will appeal to both the spiring player and to more experienced musicians. For the younger player, particular care is given to range, rhythmic figures and overall playability. The more accomplished musican will appreciate the high level of musicality, the lyrical compositions and the opportunities to improvise. The simple …

A Guide for Complementing Melodies on the Keyboard. The topic of applying harmony to melodies can be intimidating to the beginning keyboard player, but it doesn't have to be! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison takes you through all the necessary steps for building harmonies to accompany any melody, whether they come from hit tunes or your own original material. Topics c…

Bluegrass Banjo From A To Z. Par NICKERSON ROSS. The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of ban…

The Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along book and CD gives the mallet or C instrument player an opportunity to play contemporary Afro-Cuban music in a big band setting. The book and CD includes six charts from the Grammy? ? Award-winning Caribbean Jazz Project album, Afro-Bop Alliance (featuring Dave Samuels). The tracks, minus the mallet parts, will give the player an opportunity to solo and experiment…

Learn to play banjo and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Banjo teaches you to play 5-string banjo even if you've never held the instrument before. The book starts with the fundamentals such as the history of the banjo, its comp…

Let Steve introduce you to his amazing world of Lap Style Slide Guitar in C tuning (CGCGCD) in this easily accessible lesson for the intermediate slide player. 'Steve has evolved into a musical chameleon, whether appearing with his group Zubot and Dawson, the avant-folk quartet The Great Uncles of the Revolution or blues legend Jim Byrnes, and now, he proves he's a great teacher too!? In this less…

Arr. Andrew D. Gordon. Andrew D. Gordon, world renowned music educator, author of over 60 music educational products, has previously written numerous books on funk Keyboard styles such as: ; 60 Of The Funkiest Keyboard Riffs Known To Mankind, ; Funky Organ Grooves, ; Outta Sight Funk & R& B Riffs For Piano/Keyboards which have been well received by students, teachers and musicians all over the wor…

Finger Clawhammer for Bluegrass, Melodic Style, and Ragtime. Par KAHN STEVE. This book opens an entire new world for the clawhammer banjo player. In Mel Bay’s Pawhammer Banjo, the banjoist will discover new realms in clawhammer play with the use of a technical extension called “pawhammer” developed by Steve Kahn. With this extension in hand, a banjo player will be able to play notes on higher stri…

Par BARNES SUZANNA. This Fiddle Arpeggio Chart is a handy guide to playing the essential arpeggios on the Fiddle. Included are major, minor, diminished and augmented arpeggios spanning 2- octaves in all twelve keys. Easy-to-read diagrams outline the arpeggios on the fingerboard and are provided with fingerings to help the player execute them with ease and speed. In addition, diagrams are provided …