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American folk country and bluegrass composer John Hartford was well-known for his quirky compositions as well as his ability to tap-dance whilst playing the Banjo. He also possessed an encyclopedic knowledge ofold-time fiddle tunes as evidenced by this collection. Included in this book are all 22 fiddle tunes from Hartford's Hamilton Ironworks album. Also featured are many of his variations suggested chords information on each song's origins and insights on how to approach them. This collection of fiddle tunes provides players with an accurate source so as to incorporate these great pieces into their repertoire. The difficultylevel of the pieces ranges from relatively basic fiddling to solos that employ a range of techniques such as slides alternate tunings and playing on up the fingerboard. Each tune is presented in standard notation and inMandolin tab. John Hartford's Old-Time Fiddle Favorites is a must-have for any fan of John Hartford's music and for all old-time musicians.

Over 150 exercises focusing on keeping steady 16th notes between the hi hat and snare while laying an ostinato on the bass drum. Companion CD included.

Easy to Play Flute Solos is a lively collection of 56 well-known favorite melodies arranged in solo form for the flutist wanting fun pieces to play. Selections include ragtime blues Scottish music spirituals hymns seachanties folk songs and more. A handy flute fingering chart is included.

Favorite 50 American Traditional Fiddle Tunes For Flatpicking Guitar Vol. 1: A-F-This collection of fiddle tunes originally appeared in 'Kaufman's Collection of American Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar (MB 95748). Steve Kaufman says he can't emphasize enough the importance of developinga large repertoire of tunes. Fiddle tunes give us melodies that eventually allow us to begin to improvise. Sometimes without even knowing it. The more tunes you know the more melodies and intersecting melody lines you know. Thisallows you to eventually cut and paste portions of the melody line into another song. In the beginning you will probably unknowingly replace and ending run. These are the last two measures of the section of a tune. Many of them inthe same key are interchangeable unless they are specific to the melody of the song. After a while you will cut out measures in the middle of the song and then you will be able to take the snips of melodies and play them inanother song in a different key thus beginning to improvise. All of this is possible because you built up your repertoire of tunes. Includes access to online audio.

Using just six bass notes and six major chords the Easiest Accordion Book is written specifically for the beginners traditional '12-bass accordion ' but the pieces can also be played on more elaborateinstruments. After just one page of technical notes this book offers 27 easy solos.

Maintaining Chops is a method for all trumpet players interested in keeping their lips and playing ability (chops) strong and ready for any performance. It is designed to keep muscles honed and trumpeter's lips always fresh nomatter what musical demands are required by upcoming performances. The method also instills needed mental tools necessary to play tunes in all keys and to produce quality solos. An easy to use method yielding powerful results!

Today the cello is usually considered a classical instrument but from the late 17th to early 19th centuries it was used in folk ensembles to provide low driving rhythms for dance tunes and to render haunting Scottish airs.Within the folk music revival of the past forty years there has been a small but dedicated movement to restore the unique richness of the cello to traditional music and Abby Newton has been on the forefront of that movement. Abbyhas been deeply involved with Scottish music ever since traveling to and performing in Scotland many times. The airs planxties and reels in this book come from traditional and contemporary sources including the 18th-centuryfiddler Neil Gow harper Turlough O'Carolan Daithi Sproule David Hornung Alasdair Fraser Ronnie Aimes and others. All 19 of the tunes are written for solo cello with chord symbols included on most tunes for an accompanyinginstrument. The text also includes the author's notes on the origin of each tune.

Martin Simpson is one of the most brilliant and lyrical fingerstyle guitar soloists on worldwide acoustic guitar scene. In this masterful book Martin captures the melodic beauty earthy rhythms and haunting modal temperamentsfound in the American gospel tradition. Nineteen guitar solos are offered. Notation and tablature.

This collection of various style chants and reflections for duet recorder is designed for church performance and other occasions requiring solemnity and quiet joy. Most arrangements are for alto and tenor or soprano and tenor. They are all original compositions except for two plainsong chants. The classic chants O Come O Come Emmanuel and Of the Father's Love Begotten are especially suitable for the Advent season while the compositions His Sacred Heart His Sorrow and others are appropriate for Lent.

This is the first book ever of Yuletide music arranged for solo guitar in various 'open' or 'altered' tunings.  In this genre of guitar music the instrument is re-tuned to create a voicing ideally suited for eachparticular song.  This book contains ten Christmas tunes and covers five open tunings that give voice and life to the music of the Yuletide season.  The arrangements include old standards like Silent Night and Joy tothe World and a sprinkling of more obscure tunes such as Am Weinachts Baum die Lichte Brennen.  All are beautiful time-tested songs. Includes access to online audio.

Anthology Of Guitar Trios-Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of serious musical study. Thiscollection presents Almeida’s trios preserving the original left and right hand fingerings. Written in standard notation only.

Designed to help people master all 24 major and minor scales. In this book first all the violin scales are re-organized to be more simple practical and easy to learn. Then all the fingerings of the single-stop scales areclassified into only a few basic patterns. When practicing violinists can study these fingering patterns first and then use them to play all 24 scales easily. Finally all the fingerings of the double-stop scales are alsore-edited to make them as simple as possible. With this approach the process of learning violin scales is much easier than before.

Ancient carols Renaissance rhythms  and haunting medieval hymns recapture the spirit of Christmas from antiquity. This book features note-for-note transcriptions of hammered dulcimer arrangements fromAncient Noels by Maggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei for the beginning to advanced player. In notation and tablature.     

Arnie Berle's Encyclopedia of Scales Modes and Melodic Patterns is not just another book of scales and patterns this is a method that trains the mind the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respondinstantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years but this is the first time ithas been published in book form. The author offers a comprehensive guide to improvisation on any instrument through chord changes in any key. A great source book for dozens of scales from the traditional major and minor forms tothe modal scales used by jazz musicians. Even scales from other cultures Arabian Balinese Iranian Hungarian can be found here. A must-have for any musician who aspires to improvise with authority.