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A comprehensive study text teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato, chord studies, and technical studies leading to improvisation. In addition, a theory workbook section teaches scales, modal concepts and chord construction. Includes jazz trumpet studies and trumpet improvising.

Looking for a good violin story with some vibrato tips? This true story has it all. Romance**,** old violins, life changing music**,** tears, and more tears. A talented little girl, an amazing coincidence one Saturday afternoon, renewal, and a new teaching method for beautiful vibratos. You...

Be a Musician – Learn the Harmonica Today! When you open up The Basics of Harmonica Playing, you’ll discover all the ins and outs of this fascinating musical instrument. For example, did you know the harmonica originated in China, where it developed from an instrument called the sheng?...

“Say It With A Ukulele…” “… Grumbles some gramophone; Christ, tell me what to say to her Now that I’m used to my loneliness?” This verse from the poem “Fog” by George Seferis, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Greece, perfectly reflects the nature of the instrument and the emotions...

Start picking the five-string banjo like a pro with this definitive guide to bluegrass banjo! Whether you’re an absolute beginner or an experienced player, Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies gets you started off the right way and is your road map for mastering today’s most popular traditional and contemporary...

Mastering the Guitar Class Method is a remarkably innovative new approach to teaching guitar in class settings. Special features of this method include: careful grading of all material; use of both standard notation and tablature; numerous guitar ensemble pieces; the combining of music with other...

A collection of all time Gospel favorites scored for guitar melody. Chords, tablature and lyrics are included along with access to online audio. A Glorious Church; All the Way My Savior Leads Me; Angel Band; Blessed Assurance; Blessed Quietness; Death as No Terrors; Drifting too Far from the Shore;...

This book of twenty compositions spans an approximately 20-year period of writing. They can all be found on one or another of Ben's four solo releases: Flux, Dust, Excavation, and Oceana. It reflects a broad sample of work involving the exploration of various harmonic, technical, and textural elements...

Although his scorching fingerpicking was most impressive at first glance, a closer look at "Just Us" reveals that he is equally adept at what many musicians consider as a more difficult task: playing fewer notes... ones that mean more, and say more with less, as he does on album opener "A...

If you have tried and failed to learn to read standard music notation for the mandolin or fiddle using traditional methods or you have never tried and want to, this book is for you. Learn to play from music in the mandolin- and fiddle-friendly major keys of C, G, D, A, F, and B-flat and their relative...

This is the right-hand man for players who live and breathe bass, or for beginners who want an all-in-one guide to the instrument that “shakes the low end” of rock, pop, jazz and more. This handbook details the ins and outs of buying basses and equipment; provides set-up and electronics tips;...

Tony Trischka presents his groundbreaking guide to the melodic (chromatic) Banjo style, made famous by the great Bill Keith. The technique allows the Banjo player to create complex note-for-note renditions of Bluegrass fiddle tunes, as well as ornamenting solos with melodic fragments and motives....

(Drum Instruction). Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the drumset? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your drumset playing quest, then this is it: All About Drums is for you. Whether it's learning to read...

Jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has been pushing the jazz envelope for more than a decade and is recognized as one of today's premier soloists and composers. This book showcases solo transcriptions of Kurt's critically acclaimed album ""Deep Song"" as well as lead sheets for many...