The Double-Stop Guide

The Double-Stop Guide gives a thorough overview of double-stops on the guitar. Players of all levels will be introduced to many techniques and rut-busting sounds of double-stops on guitar. The accompanying CD will open your ears to not only different applications of double-stops in varied musical styles, but also the accents and inflections needed to use double-stops in a convincing manner.

Aquiles Priester: Inside My Psychobook

Double bass drum technique has transcended the realm of heavy metal drumming and is now a mainstay in drum set music at-large. Famed Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester has compiled 100 different exercises and patterns to both strengthen fundamentals in double bass drum technique and expand the creativity of drummers who employ double bass drum technique. Includes audio of each example.

Mastering the Guitar Class Method Elementary to 8th Grade

The double CD set was designed to accompany the book of the same title.

Duck Baker's Fingerstyle Blues Guitar 101 (Book/Online Audio)

These solos are intermediate to advanced in difficulty and successfully capture the myriad influences that contribute to American blues Guitar styles. Chords, scales, keys and turnarounds for the blues are taught in this method. Standard notation and tablature. All songs from the book are included as online audio.

Complete Irish Flute Book

Historical NotesFundamentalsHand PositionFinger PositionEmbouchureBreath SupportIrish MusicJigsHornpipeReelSet DancePerformance PracticeTempoRhythmPhrasingOrnamentationSlideCutCuts (Fingering Chart)Cuts Between Two Notes of the Same Pitch (Fingering Chart)Pieces for Study of CutsDouble Grace NotesScale Practice for Double Grace NotesPieces for Study of Double Grace NotesTriple Grace NotesTripletsRollsShort RollsShort Roll FingeringsShort Roll ExercisesPieces for Study of Short RollsLong RollLong Roll FingeringsLong Roll ExercisesPieces for Study of Long RollsCranProcess of VariationStylesSlow Airs and SongsVibratoDiaphgmatic VibratoFingered VibratoPieces for Study and PracticePiano AccompanimentsFingering ChartsIndexes

Marc Ensign Slappin': A Complete Study Of Slap Technique For Bass

Marc Ensign Slappin': A Complete Study Of Slap Technique For Bass has been designed for Bass players at all levels to benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. Whether you are into funk, R&B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style the slap technique will find a niche in your bass playing vocabulary. Chapter headings include Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques. The author strongly advises the student to play each lesson slowly until the exercise or principle being illustrated is thoroughly mastered. Written in notation and tablature.

Slappin': A Complete Study of Slap Technique for Bass

Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience -bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. Whether you are into funk, R&B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style; the slap technique will find a niche in your bass playing vocabulary. Chapter headings include: Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques. The author strongly advises the student to play each lesson slowly until the exercise or principle being illustrated is thoroughly mastered. Written in notation and tablature. Now includes DVD!

Double-Symmetrical Augmented Scale : for Jazz Improvisation

Easy Violin Duets in First Position

Ten fun-to-play, unaccompanied duets scored in first position for beginning violinist. Some pieces contain accidentals, slurred notes, double stops, and staccato. Some suggested bowings are also included. Ideal for festivals and recitals.

Marshall Wilborn/Murphy Henry: Slap Bass - Learn Bluegrass By Ear

Add some rockabilly to your playing: single slap, double slap and triple slap all meticulously explained! Marshall Wilborn makes it easy! No Tab. Includes Marshall's Boogie Woogie, Grandfather's Clock, Lady of Spain (1 hour)

The Student Violinist: Mozart

This collection includes music from Mozart's Viennese Sonatas as well as other incidental works. All pieces are playable in first position, beginning with easy arrangements and progressing in difficulty. Piano parts double the violin to aid performance.

Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style

Provides the intermediate clawhammer (5-string) banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author with the Boiled Buzzards Old Time String Band. The book briefly addresses clawhammer basics with a few pages of exercises and scales before presenting the tunes. The banjo tunings in this book are: double C tuning (gCGCD), modified double C tuning (eCGCD), G tuning (GDGBD), A tuning (aEAC#E), D tuning (aDADE), and Double-D tuning drop 5th (f#DADE). Written in banjo tablature only with suggested backup chords. Voted one of the top 10 clawhammer banjo players by "Banjo Newsletter" readers, Levenson advises the reader that the tablature in this book is to be used only as a guide and to "play the tune as you hear it, not slavishly as written". This approach allows the reader to play within his/her style and level of ability.

Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style

Provides the intermediate clawhammer (5-string) banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author with the Boiled Buzzards Old Time String Band. The book briefly addresses clawhammer basics with a few pages of exercises and scales before presenting the tunes. The banjo tunings in this book are: double C tuning (gCGCD), modified double C tuning (eCGCD), G tuning (GDGBD), A tuning (aEAC#E), D tuning (aDADE), and Double-D tuning drop 5th (f#DADE). Written in banjo tablature only with suggested backup chords. Voted one of the top 10 clawhammer banjo players by "Banjo Newsletter" readers, Levenson advises the reader that thetablature in this book is to be used only as a guide and to "play the tune as you hear it, not slavishly as written". This approach allows the reader to play within his/her style and level of ability. Includes access to online audio.

Deluxe Anthology of O'Carolan Music

Presenting 45 melodies composed by the blind Irish bard and harpist Turlough O'Carolan arranged by such guitar greats as Dave Evans, Davey Graham, El McMeen, Duck Baker and many others. As these melodies lend themselves particularly well to guitar settings, O'Carolan's compositions have captured the imagination of guitarists world-wide. This compilation divides the tunes into three categories: Airs and Dance Tunes, Tunes for Patronage, and Laments. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Progressive Scale Studies For Viola

This progressive scale system coordinates basic concepts from elementary to advanced scales in preparation for the Scale System by Carl Flesch. In some aspects it goes beyond the scope of the Flesch system. One-octave scales are introduced in patterns with emphasis on half steps and finger retention. The two-octave scale patterns are non-shifting. Three-octave scales are offered with traditional and modern fingerings. The double stop scales vary in fingerings in order to teach the basic concepts of double-stops. Harmonics are included beyond the scope of the Flesch system, in a basic form including natural harmonics.

Progressive Scale Studies for Cello

This progressive scale system coordinates basic concepts from elementary to advanced scales in preparation for the Scale System by Carl Flesch. In some aspects it goes beyond the scope of the Flesch system. One-octave scales are introduced in patterns with emphasis on half steps and finger retention. The two-octave scale patterns are non-shifting. Three-octave scales are offered with traditional and modern fingerings. The double stop scales vary in fingerings in order to teach the basic concepts of double-stops. Harmonics are included beyond the scope of the Flesch system, in a basic form including natural harmonics.

Bugler's Handbook

This book teaches fundamentals of music and gradually introduces new concepts such as eighth notes and double and triple tonguing into the bugle calls and studies. Its handy 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" size makes it easy to carry around.

Country Mandolin Method

This complete study for the beginning to intermediate student presents both solo and back-up techniques including chords, double stops, and scale forms. This method teaches students how to pick out tunes single-string style, how to play chord accompaniment using different strums, and how to play double notes. Basic note reading is also taught. Features gospel melodies, hymns, and rousing fiddle tunes! All the solos in the book are written in the four most popular keys for country and bluegrass music (C, G, D, and A). In notation and tablature. The companion recording is an instructional play-along recording in split-track format.

Craig Duncan: The Student Violinist - Mozart (Book/Online PDF)

This collection for the student violinist includes music from Mozart 's Viennese Sonatas as well as other incidental works. All pieces are playable in first position, beginning with easy arrangements and progressing in difficulty. Piano parts double the Violin to aid performance. Access to online PDF available.

Guitar Manuscript Pad

Recognizing the guitar's broad sonic range, this book was laid out with just 8 staves per page so that guitarists can easily write and read ledger lines, chord frames, position and string markings, and special effects found in modern guitar notation. 40 double-sided, tear-out sheets.

The Student Violist: Beethoven

This collection of viola pieces is derived from Beethoven's incidental works. Titles include: Contredance; Duet; Ecossaise; Für Elise; Romanze; and Trinklied. The piano parts frequently double the viola to aid in performance. Books in this series feature a "pull-out" viola part with essential bowings and fingerings.

The Student Cellist: Handel

This collection of Handel's music comes from his sonatas, orchestral works, and incidental pieces. These easy selections are all playable in first position. The book begins with easy arrangements and progresses in its level of difficulty. Most of the piano parts double the cello to aid in performance.

Slap Bass Made Easy

Covered here are many slap bass techniques including octaves, hammer-ons, pull-offs, flamenco thumb technique, double hammer-ons, tenths, etc. while also applying these to many grooves; 78 examples written in bass clef and tablature with companion audio CD. All range in difficulty from basic to advanced.

Christmas Melodies for Violin Solo

This collection features arrangements of fourteen beautiful melodies associated with the Christmas holiday. The selections are derived from classical pieces and traditional carols. The violin arrangements are written mostly in first and third positions, including no double stops, and are suitable for early intermediate players. Includes piano accompaniment.

The Student Violinist: Bach

This collection includes both didactic compositions of J.S. Bach as well as arrangements of several of his most popular works. All of the pieces are in easy keys with few accidentals and are played in first position. Most of the piano accompaniments double the violin to aid in performance.