Absolute Beginners

This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your Bass Guitar. This edition also features a unique download card with professional demonstration and accompaniment tracks, allowing you to start playing music right away.In one great book you'll get:A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanationsPractical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenanceAudio tracks on the accompanying download card show you how things should soundFull-length accompaniment tracks to play along with!This complete Omnibus Edition of Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar contains possibly all the information and practical guidance you'll need to learn the very basics of the Bass, right up to playing your first tunes. Written by established bassist and teacher Phil Mulford, you will be introduced to the parts of the Bass Guitar, tuning and how to hold it, before rapidly learning your first notes, grooves, bass lines and, by the end of book 2, riffs, slapping funk and a full song!If you are looking for an 'owner's manual' approach to learning to play the Bass Guitar that makes it easier than ever before, look no further than this collated edition of Absolute Beginners, now featuring a practical download card. / Guitare Basse

Absolute Beginners: Electronic Drums is a comprehensive introduction to playing the Electronic Drums, from the history of the instrument to playing your very first grooves and beats. Covering a variety of genres with clear pictures, practical advice and easy-to-use audio downloads, this is the essential introductory book for anyone wanting to learn this fantastic instrument.The content of Absolute Beginners: Electric Drums is uniquely focused on Electronic instead of Acoustic Drums, allowing you to take advantage of the increasing popularity and versatility of this innovative instrument. The book takes you through the history of the drums, through its many advantages to setting up your kit. Then you'll learn basic things like posture and how to hold the sticks, before getting into basic rhythms, extending the beat using the different parts of the kit and real grooves in a number of styles (Rock, Hip Hop, Funk and Disco). The accompanying Audio Download is accessible through the card that's included in the book, and it includes over 60 audio tracks that feature demonstrations and backing tracks of each of the exercises that are in the book. This makes learning much easier, more fun and will get you playing along with music as quickly as possible.From the very first time you play your Electronic Drums, Absolute Beginners will guide you through step-by-step with large images, clear explanations and very helpful hints that will get you playing and sounding great in no time at all. The Electronic Drums have an ever-increasing presence in all genres of music, and this Absolute Beginners book lets you take advantage of this and learn how to play them from the very beginning. Perfect for players of all tastes, this book demonstrates why the Electronic Drums are so adaptable to modern playing and also makes learning them as easy and clear as possible. / Batterie

The Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo book tells you everything you need to know about playing this unique instrument from the very first moment you pick it up. Featuring helpful and practical guides to everything from holding your Tenor Banjo to playing your first tunes, this book and accompanying download card will take you through your beginning stages and beyond.Beginning with a short history of the instrument, the book takes you through the anatomy of a Tenor Banjo, how it's tuned and how to hold it, before getting you playing and picking. The book continues by teaching you the D Major scale and basic rhythm, then moves on to your first tunes. The inclusion of real songs (in notation and tablature) from the very beginning helps you to put what the theoretical concepts that you've learned into context, developing your musicality as well as your knowledge. As you are introduced to more strings, more scales and more tunes, you will see how Tenor Banjo players use ornamentation to embellish their playing and make it more musical and more fun.With helpful, detailed explanations of each concept, clear pictures throughout and short musical passages transcribed in standard notation and tablature, the Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo tutorial book will teach you the basics and get you playing some really fun tunes at the same time. The unique download card that accompanies this book features over 60 demonstrations of each tune recorded by the author to help you pick and pluck your way through every note. It's simple to use, all you have to do is download each track to your computer and listen as you go through.If you have always wanted to learn Irish Tenor Banjo but have never been able to find a comprehensive method, or you've just discovered its fantastically distinctive sound, this edition of the Absolute Beginners series is for you. With authoritative guidance and a convenient download card, this tuition book is perfect for any aspiring Tenor Banjo player. / Banjo

Rock Licks For Absolute Beginners includes a selection of easy to absorb lessons that are designed to teach the beginner guitarist some of the essential basics of Rock Guitar playing.Over the course of this DVD you will learn some essential lead Guitar techniques such as string bending hammer on and pull off sliding and vibrato that can also be other styles of guitar playing from jazz to metal.Rock Licks For Absolute Beginners includes: Essential rock guitar techniques including Hammer-on and pull-off techniquesString bendingSlidesThe blues scaleThe natural minorscaleThe minor pentatonic scaleConnecting these patterns on the fretboardNatural harmonicsPinched harmonics and much more

The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the Mandolin easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Absolute Beginners Mandolin gives you: An 'owner's manual' approach to the mandolin. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance. A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning. CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along. / Mandoline

The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the 5-string Banjo easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Absolute Beginners Banjo gives you: An 'owner's manual' approach to the banjo. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance. A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning. CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along! / Banjo

The complete keyboard method - both of the Absolute Beginners keyboard tutor books together in one volume. Practical advice, clear layout, and a playalong CD gives you all you need to know from the first time you sit at a keyboard. / Clavier

Small Format Version of this terrific Harmonica tutor! Learn to play Harmonica with this great book, CD and Harmonica package. Step-by-step pictures take you from the first day exercises to playing along with a backing track, Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick your Harmonica. A proven look and learn course, using clear pictures instead of reams of long explanation, this method gives practical tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance. CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound, plus full length accompaniment tracks to play along with! Simple, complete and entertaining. This small format version contains everything from the larger version in a smaller more convenient package. / Harmonica

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track!. Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you play your Accordion. In this great book you get: A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get playing, fast! CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound, plus... Full-length accompaniment tracks to play along with! An owner's manual approach to your Accordion that makes learning easier than ever before. / Accordéon