Instruction Study category: 2225 books

Musical Childhoods of Asia and the Pacific agglomerates stories of young children’s music and musicking from around Southeast Asia and the Pacific. A collection of truly unique traditions are interrogated through a variety of contemporary methodologies. Readers are privileged to hear about children’s...

Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar combines essential studies from 19th- century composer Giovanni Bottesini; the “Paganini of bass”, with contemporary studies by Gilbert Isbin; one of the leading European composers for guitar, lute and bass. These 33 studies will help build not...

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of pop icon and master guitarist John Mayer. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of John's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs, and much more. You'll learn everything you need...

This Edexcel A2 Music Revision Guide is designed to prepare you fully for Sections B and C of your final A2 Music exam For exams 2012 onwards. Written in a clear and concise manner by an experienced examiner and teacher, it includes an introduction to the exam that explains what you’ll be...

The versatility of the Electric Bass has been drawn the attention of musicians and jazz "buffs" throughout the world. While not a lick book itself, this book will teach you the skills necessary to master many contemporary bass lines and patterns. An ideal supplement to any bass method. This...

An extremely well-written, thorough study into contemporary and traditional tinwhistle music and performance. Included are chapters on fundamentals, ornamentation and more. Includes access to online audio.

Originally published in 1930, this little book is not an exposition of the art of violin-playing, nor does it claim to teach a system of technical study. The authors aim was to help students and less experienced teachers through some of the more frequent problems from which they will, almost inevitably,...

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of blues guitar virtuoso Robben Ford. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Robben's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, signature phrases, and much more. You'll learn everything you...

A landmark book written by one of the greatest guitarists of the 20th Century, this text contains George M. Smith's own systematic study of chord technique, harmony and progressions. A large number of unique chord charts along with accompanying exercises makes this book unlike any other. The...

This book will help you learn how to play the Shinobue. It has many exercises and songs that are designed to help you study and understand the fundamentals of playing the Fue. The exercises can be adjusted to the skill level of your playing ability.  Included in the book are Japanese folk songs as...

Editorial Board: William Bauer, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Susan Wharton Conkling, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Colleen Conway, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Regina Murphy, St. Patrick's College, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland....

Welcome to The Beginner Guitarist! This series has been born out of 20 years of teaching experience. Although designed as a teacher’s aid, it can also be used for independent study. Ideas are introduced one at a time in an easy-to-follow method with the goal of being a measured and progressive...

Welcome to The Beginner Guitarist! This series has been born out of 20 years of teaching experience. Although designed as a teacher’s aid, it can also be used for independent study. Ideas are introduced one at a time in an easy-to-follow method with the goal of being a measured and progressive...

This volume of Advances in Music Education Research with the idea of research as “situated inquiry.” We intend this metaphor to stand for a general description of the contextualized processes music education researchers use to frame, generate, augment and refine knowledge. The works in this volume...