Absolute Beginners Book 1

Janice Tucker Rhoda's phenomenally successful series The ABCS Of Cello owes much of its success to the wonderful original material and to the sensitive arrangements of classical folk fiddle and other popular melodies.After many years of teaching children and adults the author has developed a simple and enjoyable approach for studying the Cello. The ABCs of Cello for the Absolute Beginner (Book 1) contains 29 Melodies Finger Graphs Warm-ups Scales Easy Duets a worksheet for note-recognition a glossary of music terms and symbols (page 41) and practice chart.The special CD insert consists of threecomponents: 29 performance pieces of Cello with Piano accompaniments Piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along and a printable pdf file of the Piano accompaniments. Rob Bethel is a critically acclaimed classical and improvisational cellist who plays The ABCs of Cello Book 1 CD with passion sensitivity and gusto.

Omnibus Edition revised-This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tellyou 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 musicright 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 OmnibusEdition 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. Writtenby 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 AbsoluteBeginners now featuring a practical download card.

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 toeverything 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 theinstrument 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 onto 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 yourknowledge. 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. Withhelpful 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 willteach 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 pluckyour 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 Banjobut 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

Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar is the complete guide to playing the Acoustic Guitar from the first time you pick it up all the way to playing your first songs along with backing tracks. With clear images easy-to-understand text and demonstrations of every exercise on an Audio Download this book is the easiest way to learn the techniques that are essential to learning to play the AcousticGuitar. Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar opens with a clear introduction to the parts of the Guitar how to choose one and the different types. After this you'll learn the differencesbetween playing with a plectrum or your fingers you'll tune up then you'll be ready to play! A guide to your first chords and strumming will get you making music before you learn more chords different strumming patterns andsome scales. Throughout this the included Audio Download allows you to hear each exercise as it should sound ensuring you play everything correctly and train your ear at the same time. As you learnfingerpicking the twelve-bar blues some tunes and other techniques you'll find you've gone from knowing nothing about the Guitar to being able to play songs chords and even with others. The Audio Download also featuresprofessionally-recorded backing tracks for the songs so that you can play along and sound great. The book also features a handy guide to the notes of the neck and a chord reference sheet.  If you'rean Absolute Beginner with no knowledge of how to play the Acoustic Guitar this book will guide you on this journey with pictures an audio download and practical advice from expert authorDavid Harrison. The Absolute Beginners series has taught millions to play from novice to confident player over the years. Now it's your turn!

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 pick up yoursaxophone. In one 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 about setting up playing technique and maintenance audio tracks to show you how things should sound plus full-length accompaniment tracks to play along with! It?s simply everything you need! As well as the printed score this book issupported by SoundWise: SoundCheck powered by Match My Sound: this innovative technology listens to you play and gives you instant feedback on your performance and advice on how toimprove. eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device. Audio: full demonstration recordings of each piece plus accompaniment-only solo-only and rehearsal backingtracks.  

This remarkable Absolute Beginners tutorial pack contains books 1 and 2 from the series plus the songbook and fingering charts all in one volume, with 2 CDs to let you listen and learn with professional backing tracks. / Clavier

Learning to play harmonica is now easier than ever before!The Absolute Beginners course has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your harmonica. With this superbbook you get a comprehensive harmonica course featuring step-by-step pictures which take you from first day exercises to playing along with backing tracks. The book contains practical advice and tips covering everything youneed to know about setting up playing and maintenance and the CD contains audio versions of the exercises in addition to full-length accompaniment tracks for you to play along with. Handy compact edition.

This amazing tutorial pack contains books 1 and 2 from the Absolute Beginners series plus the songbook and fingering charts all in one volume, with 2 CDs to let you listen and learn with professional backing tracks. / Guitare

This amazing Absolute Beginners tutorial pack contains books 1 and 2 from the series plus the songbook and fingering charts all in one volume with 2 CDs of professional backing tracks and a bonus DVD to accompany the first tutorbook.