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Quiero Tocar La Bateria by Victor M. Barba is a fantastic book for the drums. From a simple hi-hat to a full rock beat, this book explains how to play the drums in a very simple and easy to understand way. The rhythms, beats and patterns comes with nice drum graphics, showing where to play, you'll...

(Meredith Music Percussion). The most comprehensive method for keyboard percussion ever written. A complete course of 50 lessons including ragtime, improvising, blues and exercises for individual hand development.

This is the very first work book of the series and is aimed at students starting out in learning and playing the drum kit.  Unlike previous work books in the series, there's a little more explanation on how something is played but plenty of opportunities to add your own style of playing. ...

"Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin." When the US Navy distributed this press release, anxieties and tensions of the impending Cold War felt palpable. As President Eisenhower cast...

In her study of music-making in the Edwardian novel, Cecilia Björkén-Nyberg argues that the invention and development of the player piano had a significant effect on the perception, performance and appreciation of music during the period. In contrast to existing devices for producing music mechanically...

Christian Pahlke shows you the easiest way to play fantastic strumming patterns on guitar. He knows how it feels, when you have a song which you would like to sing but you have no rhythm for. With his guitar impact patterns he opens a new world for you. The world of fantastic guitar rhythm for almost...

The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it. A 16-ounce package of polished wood, strings, and air, the violin is perhaps the most affordable, portable, and adaptable instrument ever created. As congenial to reels, ragas,...

An alluring exploration of the people and the legendary craftsmanship behind a single Steinway piano Like no other instrument, a grand piano melds engineering feats with the magical sounds of great music: the thunder of a full-throated bass, the bright, delicate trill of the upper treble. Alone...

This book and video will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. Chapters include: Notation and Tablature, Time Values, Strumming, Blues Techniques, The Blues Progression, Open String Power Chords, Barre Chords, Blues Turnarounds, Blues Fill-Ins,...

The Complete Guitar Player: Book 1 is the first book of the best-selling guitar course, designed to teach you how to play the guitar by using easy-to-follow explanations, illustrations and tips, while learning all of your favourite songs. The course has been revised many times to make learning...

This is the internationally acclaimed Joe Pass guitar method in which Joe displays his mastery of the jazz guitar. Part One/Harmony, is divided into five sections on chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, and symmetric chords. Part Two/Melody, is divided into twelve sections,...

These twenty-one studies present a variety of melodic themes composed to provide enhancement of technique. I wanted to write short, playable pieces designed to build fluency and coordination between the left and right hand. I also wanted these technical studies to contain melodic elements sufficient...

(Sax Instruction). This book will give you a complete saxophone workout. Here you'll find etudes that cover a wide spectrum of techniques, from the basics to intermeidate level to advanced. With daily practice that includes use of a metronome and tuner, this book will provide noticeable improvement in...

(Fake Book). This 4th edition is the ultimate collection of 600 pop/rock hits in one amazing book in arrangements appropriate for all C instruments! Includes: Adia * Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) * Ain't No Mountain High Enough * All Shook Up * Amazed * Angel * Another One Bites the Dust...