Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Wes Montgomery took jazz guitar to a new level when he came to the public's attention in the late 1950's. Known for his fluid lines and his big jazz guitar sound, Wes influenced thousands of guitarists in the styles of jazz, blues, and rock. This book will present some of the soloing techniques that Wes used as well has present many melodic ideas (lines) similar to the way …

As contemporary jazz changes and incorporates new styles into its mainstream today's drummers are often faced with new stylistic challenges. This guide will help any drummer learn how to make smooth transitions between different feels and tempos as well as become comfortable with modern swing styles and time keeping practices.Drummers will also become familiar with big band chart reading in styl…

Bob Brozman continues his exploration of the ukulele with a treasure trove of instructional goodies including a ragtime tune jazz vamps minor key progressions melody and harmony transposing and a plethora of other instruction that will improve the playing musicians at all levels.

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has…

In the Style of Joe Pass. Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together, etc). The companion play along audio recording has a 'live' rhythm section playing single chord vamps as we…

Frank Gambale is one of the most distinctive guitar players on the secne. He sounds like a happy hybrid of a jazz player's love of harmonic lines a metal player's love of arpeggios and a full singing legato tone as if George Benson Malmsteen and Holdworth collaborated on a single solo. The technique book looks at the way Gambale solos chordal harmonies. The method is structured around six bas…

Designed to Build the Vocabulary and Confidence of the Drumset Soloist. Par HOUGHTON STEVE. Soloing is often neglected in the drumset player's routine. The Drumset Soloist was written to provide you with the practice material to approach any drumset solo, in any style, with ease. You will quickly build the vocabulary and confidence in soloing as the book progresses through many musical styles. Tec…

An introduction to the adventurous world of the Blues Harmonica, written specifically for young people.Beginning with the very basics, you'll learn your first notes, chords and Harp techniques before progressing to proper full Blues pieces with bends, vamps and a whole variety of other special effectsAll the tunes in the book feature professional quality backing tracks on the accompanying CD. Doze…

A totally groovy collection of riffs, turns, grooves and vamps specially compiled for the Organ player by Andrew D. Gordon. This generous selection of grooves will add swing, bounce and funky syncopations to your playing, with everything from four-bar riffs to more substantial progressions that will squeeze a host of unusual and addictive rhythms from beneath your fingers. All examples are grouped…

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…

Michael Richard (Ed). Par MICHAEL RICHARD. Book and CD Created by two of the country's leading jazz educators, the book and CD is designed as a practical guide for teachers at all levels, with hundreds of musical examples. It provides practical guidance for GCSE, Standard Grade, a comprehensive view of jazz incorporating swing, Latin, rock and African music, written vamps for keyboard accompanimen…

Effortless Guitar Series-A huge percentage of what all professional guitar players play is rhythm guitar. Eddie Van Halen Eric Clapton and SRV are all incredibly cool rhythm guitar players. Learn to develop the most fundamental of musical essentials - a good sense of time and feel plus dozens more musical concepts that will serve any aspiring accompanist. Learn about: Developing a strong rhythmi…

Par VAI STEVE. Apprendre à jouer les signature licks de Steve Vai, guitariste extrodinaire. Ce livre et CD package enseigne tous les solos de guitare que fans de Vai admirent plus. En utilisant les notes sur le style dans le livre aux côtés du CD de sauvegarde des pistes que vous seront bientôt jouer comme un pro. / Rép International / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures