Hot Spicy Trumpet Solos with a Spanish Flair

This book of exciting original trumpet solos has a Spanish flair that will entice young students to want to perform. The melodies will make practicing more fun while at the same time introducing various time signatures, musical styles and fingering techniques. All solos were named for and influenced by trumpet great Rafael Mendez, who was the composer's inspiration. Included with the solos are piano and guitar accompaniments making them perfect for state solo contests as well as general performances. They are designed for intermediate level players.

The Rhythmic Journey : with a foreword by Dom Famularo

Christmas Ukulele, Hawaiian Style (Book And CD)

Play Christmas Ukulele, Hawaiian Style with ukulele expert Chika Nagata. Included on the CD are twelve songs, each played three times, the first and the third time with the melody, the second time with the melody left out for you to play or sing with just the rhythm. Songs include Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas To You), We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Jingle Bells (with Hawaiian words), Silent Night, We Three Kings, and many more!

Irish You A Merry Christmas: The Many Moods Of Celtic Christmas

This book includes Christmas melodies as well as lesser-known tunes from Ireland and Scotland paired with seasonal titles. All the songs can be played solo or with other instruments. A CD is included with recordings of the author playing using both steel and nylon string Guitars.

Dorian Michael: Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar

Keeping it simple from the start, Dorian will have you playing basic fingerstyle (constant bass) with the song ?Baby Please Don't Go? and then Travis (alternate bass) picking with the song ?Fright Train.? With a split screen, Dorian dissects each song note for note plus playing tips. Dorian Michael studied and worked in almost every style of playing guitar. He graduated with a music degree from Cal State, Northridge, CA and travels around the country performing and giving workshops. Easy for everyone! Printable, downloadable sheet music included. 60 minutes.

Acoustic Blues Guitar

A special private lesson with Blues guitar tutor Kenny Sultan. Sultan introduces all aspects of the Blues guitar for the intermediate player. Although you will need some prior knowledge of basic chords, the lessons are designed for the player with little or no previous experience of Blues playing.The tutorial concentrates on the Blues in three of the most popular keys and styles:Blues in the key of A with a monotone bassRagtime Blues in the key of G with alternating bassSlide Blues in an open D tuningEach style is demonstrated using some of the great Blues standards, including Dust My Broom, and soon you will be playing your own solo acoustic Blues songs with the aid of Sultan's clear and friendly expert teaching.

The Irish Tenor Banjo

Play 47 Irish selections on the tenor banjo with this collection of reels, jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes, polkas & slides. The tunes are presented in multiple keys (both traditional and modal), and are presented in both standardnotation and tablature with chord names and large diagrams. Songs include: Bag of Spuds · Cherish the Ladies · Drowsy Maggie · Farewell to Whiskey · Lark in the Morning · Rocky Road to Dublin · The Tempest · and more. Audio tracksare available for learning and listening with pitch and speed control for download or streaming online. Also features traditional Irish GDAE tuning with a chart of basic chords.

5-String Banjo Chord Chart

The only chart showing both the open and moveable chord positions. Ron Middlebrook's chart explains the two main playing styles: Stroke and Fingerstyle with examples of the bluegrass and clawhammer techniques. Presented with clear diagrams of each chord and includes a fingerboard chart.

The Complete Book - Chords Scales Arpeggios For The Guitarist

Every chord, scale and arpeggio is plotted out in every practical position and with some dedicated study, one could play all of them in every position and in all keys. Written with just a minimum amount of verbalization. Use this book for improvisation, studying or playing exercises. This is the best, most complete reference book you can buy.

Greg Cooper: The Chord Scale Guide

Discover exciting new chords with linear harmonization! The Chord Scale Guide will open up new voicings for chords and heighten your awareness of linear harmonization. This will benefit jazz ensemble players, rock guitarists and songwriters looking to create new and unique original music, and understand the harmony behind chords. Each chord is presented with chord boxes, tablature and standard notation.

Ron Middlebrook: The Low G String Tuning Ukulele

25 popular songs for the ukulele in standard music notation, tablature and easy chords. To get the most out of this book, you'll want to replace the fourth (high G) string with one of a heavier gauge and tune it an octave lower to get that full, deep sound ? a lá Hawaiian uke virtuoso Jesse Kalima ? in playing the melodies in this book. The chords can be played with or without the low G sound.

Hector Pocho Neciosup/Jose Rosa: The Art Of Latin Drumming

This bilingual book presents a new systematic approach to playing Latin American rhythms. It'll help you develop your coordination and independence, and play superimposed rhythms. Designed for drummers who are eager to take their playing to the next level, the book is divided into 16-week lessons ? making it perfect for use as a semester course for high school or college. Loaded with practical exercises, plus two CDs packed with patterns and play-alongs ? 144 tracks in all!

The Diatonic Harmonica Workbook (Harmonica)

Bobby Joe Holman has written this book for the person who can already play the diatonic harmonica, but wishes to master the techniques, positions and scales required to play with a greater degree of proficiency. The lessons in the book are presented very clearly, and every lesson is then repeated on the accompanying CD as a lesson/rhythm track both with and without harmonica parts so you can listen to how the part should sound, then play along.

5-String Banjo Setup & Maintenance

Follow along with Todd as he takes you through his easy-to-follow, step-by-step book and online video. Contains 9 chapters filled with details, techniques and over 60 photos on how to setup and keep your 5-string banjo maintained and sounding good. You'll learn how to: change the banjo head · tighten & tune banjo head · changing strings · set bridge intonation · adjust truss rod · raise & lower playing action · adjust tailpiece · sticky neck remedy · nut repair · and more.

Low G Tuning for the Ukulele

This alternate approach to ukulele tuning requires only the simple change of just one string and offers an expanded instrumental range and deeper resonant tone color as a result. It includes a carefully selected collection of 30popular songs arranged to show the scope of low G tuning. Also featured is an introductory text with interesting tips, comments and insights, plus songs presented in both standard notation and tablautre with chord names, diagramsand lyrics. Suitable for concert and tenor ukuleles in traditional standard tuning.

Max Palermo: Pentatonic Scales For Electric Bass

Pentatonic scales are probably the most used scales in music. They are widely employed in jazz, rock, blues, fusion, pop, and practically in all kinds of music around the world. This fact makes the pentatonic scale a very important part of learning to play.This book focuses on the most frequently used pentatonic sales, including the ethnic and the exotic scales.Each scale in this reference guide is introduced by a brief summary showing the scale structure and construction, the main chord over which the scale works well and a list of relevant scales that, with their colour and flavour affinities, give rise to a similar melodic effect with the same sound characteristics. The development over one and two octaves follows, together with fingerings and tablature for four and five-string basses.

Dave "Bedrock" Bedrosian: Drum Discipline Parts 1 & 2 - Build Blazing Speed, Power And Control

Master the rudiments and put a razor's edge on your technique with Dave "Bedrock" Bedrosian. He covers how to play and practice 40+ different rudiments; single and double stroke rolls; diddle rudiments; flams and drags; multiple bounce rolls; and more.   Printable .pdf rudiments sheets are included. Daily practice with this DVD will produce results in 30 days or less!Valuable instruction on how to play and practice more than 40 different rudiments!Single stroke rollsDouble stroke rollsDiddle rudimentsFlams and dragsMultiple bounce rollsSwiss rudimentsAdvanced flamsAdvanced drags and more.

Irish Songs For Ukulele

Shamrocks, shillelaghs and shenanigans ... they are all here in this collection of 55 fabulous Irish favourites! Each song is specifically arranged for the ukulele, with the melody in both standard notation and easy-to-read tab.

Surf Guitar

This totally tubular book/CD pack gives you all the tools to play convincing surf guitar, covering concepts, techniques, equipment and even surf slang! At the core of the book are six original surf songs by The Torquays, one of the best retro surf bands around. You can play along with these six tunes on the accompanying CD, and for each one, the book includes a transcription, lesson and analysis. With chapters on surf guitar gods like Dick Dale and The Ventures, this book is a must-have for beginning to advanced players! Includes tab.

Beginning Clawhammer Banjo

Get your hands around the basic techniques of the Clawhammer Banjo with one of the best around! Ken Perlman gives you a thorough introduction to the Clawhammer Banjo, with clear explanations and plenty of close-ups so you can see exactly what is happening. Discover the characteristic playing tricks that include brush-thumb, single string strokes, hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides, as well as authentic tunings and chords. Furthermore, you will be introduced to a number of Clawhammer standards, giving you your first repertoire and a great opportunity to master your new techniques.

Fingerpicking Fiddle Tunes

Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar. With this book/CD pack, Ken Perlman presents a systematic approach to playing classic fiddle tunes fingerstyle on the guitar. Learn hoedowns, reels, set tunes, marches, hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys and airs from a pioneer of the style!

Kev's QuickStart: Fingerstyle Ukulele

Combining picking patterns, chord strumming & melody lines for interesting and fun arrangements, fingerstyle ukulele has become popular with indie artists and emerging solo uke players around the world. This new book will help anyone move beyond three chords and a strum! Kev covers techniques and patterns, tablature, music reading and much more, with arrangements written specifically for fingerstyle uke in styles ranging from Celtic to classical! Perfect for uke newbies, guitarists ready to take on a new instrument, and singer-songwriters looking to expand their horizons. For Soprano, Concert or Tenor Ukuleles in Standard C Tuning (High G)

Martin The Guitar: In The Big City (Book/Online Audio)

Martin the Guitar and his owner, the famous folk singer Robert, have been invited to perform at the most famous concert hall in the world. Joining them on stage will be Martin's new best friend Morgan and her father, Archie the Archtop Guitar. Will Martin and Robert make great music? Will Archie finally accept Martin as a true friend? What if Martin breaks a string? Find out this and more in this Guitar-themed children's story by Harry Musselwhite with colorful illustrations by Brian Barr . Includes links to online audio through a special website provided with the book!

Guitar Chords - Revised Edition

Finally, a chord chart that's easy to read! Ninety-eight beginner and advanced versions of the most popular and widely played chords with fingering and note construction of each chord, plus a key chart showing the principal and relative chords in each key.

Blues & Rock Harmonica

By Glenn Weiser Book/CD package for beginners to learn blues and rock improvisation. Includes explanations of scales, modes, chords & other essential elements of music. The 60-minute CD features riffs & solos plus demonstrations and a blues jam to play along with.