2nd Edition-Faber Piano Adventures Level 3A: Lesson Book introduces 3/8 and 6/8 time signatures and the triplet. Students learn the chromatic scale the 7th one-octave arpeggios and explore the key of D major. Contents include Amazing Grace Echoes of the Harp Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Lunar Eclipse and more.

This pack contains absolutely everything you need to learn the Harmonica...including a Harmonica itself! This step-by-step method will guide you smoothly through your first notes giving you basic breathing patterns and your firstsimple tunes. As your confidence grows so will your knowledge of the instrument as gradually more notes are added and the songs and melodies become progressively more difficult. Furthermore you will learn how to comp with simplechords and rhythms learn some very funky breathing patterns and discover how to bend notes and add phrasing like a seasoned pro. An accompanying CD is included and is packed with specially recorded backing tracks that willallow you to hear your own playing against a real band as well as providing demonstration performances to help you along. The course is punctuated with dozens of hints and tips including how to care for your instrument and itsreeds and all lessons are fully illustrated with clear pictures and diagrams.

Learn 12 MORE great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards (see song list below left) in the style of Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Just like with the original set you\'ll play along with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords comping and melodies then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practice basic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops each at their own individual learning pace. You\'ll learn moveable closed position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swing guitarcomp. We\'ve also included information on basic chord substitution along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician. You\'ll also explore some basic chord melody passages! Book/CD set includes standard notation tablature chord diagrams lyrics playing tips and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First youâ??ll hear the melody played on guitar at a slow speed with just guitar backup then it\'s repeated at regular speed with the band. The back up band is a classic Hot Club- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars string bass. Songs may be repeated at slow or regular speed as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases melodies and solos in a band context.

Ukulele From The Beginning is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! No previous knowledge of music is necessary for pupils... or theteacher! Just master the easy-to-play chord shapes and sing along! Ukulele from the beginning is an ideal introduction to this great little instrument and in no time at all the whole class will be playing and accompanyingthemselves! They'll soon want to learn more! As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: SoundCheck powered by Match My Sound: this innovativetechnology listens to you play and gives you instant feedback on your performance and advice on how to improve. 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 backing tracks.

Teach yourself how to play Piano with Progressive Beginner Piano which covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Piano including how to play chords notes and beginner Pianoscales.Suitable for all ages and all Piano types including electric digital and Piano Keyboards.Includes 45 exercises and popular easy music for beginners in rock pop country folk blues and classicalstyles.In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read music for beginners and Piano chords for beginners.Comes with 1 DVD and 1 CD containing Piano videos and audio for all examples.No priorknowledge of how to read music or playing Piano is required to teach yourself to learn to play Piano from this book. Includes free poster.

This comprehensive method of learning to play the Accordion enables the beginner to progress to an advanced stage of technical skill.

One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales arpeggios technical studies studies for musicianship articulation studies solos duets and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.

Includes Guitar solo tutorials and 3 speed Guitar jam tracks to solo sections lessons by Andy James.This excellent DVD will show you how to nail five Guitar solos by this master of the fetboard! The accompanying CD includes Guitar jam tracks for each solo section at slow medium and full tempo so you can learn each solo at your own pace and steadily build up to full speed. Guitar solo lessons include: Ladies Nite In Buffalo; Going Crazy; Elephant Gun; Big Trouble; Bump And Grind

The essential syllabus for the aspiring keyboardist. Keyboard Grade 5 will provide you with everything you need for your Grade 5 exam including a diverse range of repertoire a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples. Six iconic tracks Fact Files: band and artist bios Performance Notes: in-depth guidance for every track Technical exercises and supporting tests Downloadable audio: easily accessible digital audio

As the music becomes more complex an initial scanning of the music is greatly encouraged: Is the key in major or in the relative minor? Spot the rhythm pattern used throughout. Plan how you will play the last arpeggiated chord. Students gain experience in C and Am G and Em F and Dm. Concepts extend to chord inversions the octave and 16th note patterns. Occasional Rhythm Road exercises invite tapping and writing work.

Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint ? the relationship between musical voices ? is among the core principles for writing music and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer arranger film composer orchestrator music director bandleader or improvising musician this book will help hone your craft gain control and lead you to new creative possibilities. You will learn ?tricks of the trade? from the masters and apply these skills to contemporary styles. Online audio examples illustrate the principles being discussed and many recommendedlistening lists point you to additional examples of how these principles have been used in music over the past thousand years.

Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These Specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. Rockschool Classics Drums Grade 3 contains eight of the biggest rock tracks from the past five decades arranged for you to play in your Grade 3 exam. You can choose two pieces from Rockschool Classics to play in your Grade Exam or three to play in your Performance Certificate. Featuring: The Killers - When You Were Young The Police - Roxanne Metallica - Nothing Else Matters Razorlight - America U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) AC/DC - Back InBlack Oasis - Roll With It Queens Of The Stone Age - Burn The Witch Plus: Band and artist fact files with recommended listening In-depth walkthroughs of every track Easy-access downloadable audio Example tests and exercises

This unique book gives an in-depth insight into blues guitar from early Chicago Blues through Memphis and Detroit Blues the British Blues boom Jazz Blues and many other blues genres right up to the blues styles of today’s hottest guitarists.Focusing on the playing styles of influential guitarists author John Wheatcroft teaches the basics of blues improvisation and shows how it has developed over the years. Learn how to solo like classic blues guitarists B. B. King John Lee Hooker and Albert Collins and then move on to find out more about the playing styles of Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Robben Ford and many others.Simple step-by-stepguides introduce basic techniques harmony and theory with demo solos and backing tracks on the accompanying CD.