Learn To Play Pop - Rock - Jazz - Bossa Nova

This rock tune recorded by the Foo Fighters has remained a favorite ever since its release in 1999. John Berry expertly trades the melody around from section to section in this great sounding chart for young players that requires no solos.

Recorded by such greats as Marvin Gaye Diana Ross and most recently Michael McDonald this rockin' Motown classic will sound great with your beginning players. Easy to learn and fun to play! (Includes CD recording)Instrumentation:BASSTROMBONE 1TROMBONE 2TROMBONE 3TUBAAUX PERCUSSIONDRUMSPIANOGUITARFULL SCOREFLUTEBB CLARINET 1BB CLARINET 2ALTO SAX 1ALTO SAX 2TENOR SAX 1TENOR SAX 2BARITONE SAXTRUMPET 1

Recorded in 1984 by the German rock group Scorpions, this classic hard rock hit remains popular in todays culture thanks to sporting events, video games, TV and film. This version for jazz ensemble is easy to learn, yet remains true to the original and will sound great with young players.

From the driving rock style to the familiar call and response refrain this easy arrangement of the Ray Charles classic will be fun to play and easy to learn. (Remember the John Belushi Beethoven skit from Saturday Night Live?) (Includes full performance CD)

Recorded by the Beatles in 1963 and years later featured prominently in the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off this catchy rock favorite never grows old. This arrangement gives every section of the band a chance to play themelody at some point and no solos are required. Easy to learn this is sure to be a favorite with students and parents alike.

A Complete Course-With this blues course designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy you will develop general Guitar basics and a solid foundation for playing the blues. Learn essential blues chords scales and lead techniques like string bending vibrato and hammer-ons pull-offs. McCarthy teaches full blues scales with tri-tones the B.B. Box and how to construct a 12 bar blues progression. He challenges you to learn complete blues solos riffs and syncopated rhythm progressions. Learn the talk back effect expansion on a main theme and how to fuse jazz into blues music. Master techniques such as rakes pick and finger and advanced bending. McCarthy showsyou blues endings turnarounds melodic blues the circle of fourths slide techniques and many blues rhythms.See Hear and Apply Each Lesson:On the high density DVD find two full programs on one one disc! McCarthy teaches and illustrates each playing example through easy-to-follow close-up views of each hand. He slowly breaks down all the lessons so you can easily follow along to get the hand positions correct. The included video also allows you to hear how the examples are supposed to sound and most importantly how McCarthy applies them in a musical sense.Lifetime Web Membership for Lesson Support and Download Backing Tracks:You get free membership to The Rock House Method® support system on the web. Use the member number found inside this book to register for lifetime support at RockHouseMethod.com. Use this fully interactive Lesson Support site to download backing tracks to play the examples over enhance your learning experience link with instructors and connect with a community of people around the world who are also learning.

Complete Instruction from Beginner to Advanced-This complete edition of the bestselling classic method by Peter Magadini includes all of Books 1 and 2 as well as access to online audio and video tracks for download or streaming.This book starts the beginning Drummer on the entire Drumset. Some of the topics covered include: Four and five piece Drum setups; Illustrations of grips and how to use the sticks; Staff time values double strokes and counting; Many patterns such as '50s rock Motown blues disco beat funk urban beat jazz swing shuffle Nashville and more; How to play a Drum fill a double stroke roll the closed roll and the buzz roll.As the player advances they'll alsolearn: Playing time; Developing beats with the open and closed hi-hat; Bass Drum control and independence; Fusion Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms; Basic brush technique; Basic polyrhythms; Reading and Drum chart “choreography”.The price of this book includes access to audio and video files online. The files are accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.