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Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary The accompanying DVD provides live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, on-screen music and MP3 audio for every song and lessons hosted by performer and educator, Julia Jordan. This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

For developing essential musicianship skills, no other software package can equal Alfred's Interactive Musician. The program features three unique sections-Pitch Training, Sight-Reading and Rhythm-and is designed to enhance recognition of intervals, chords and scales, improve ability to sight-read, and prepare for various types of rhythms. The self-paced program responds instantly to the user's actions, helping to quickly identify strengths and weaknesses. With multiple levels to choose from and the ability to customize levels, Alfred's Interactive Musician gives complete control over the content and difficulty of the program. This program may be used in a classroom setting. With the Educator and Network versions, teachers have the ability to create assessment tests that are scored electronically and have immediate access to student progress. Students work at their own pace, while the teacher sets up guidelines for the student to follow. Drills are randomized, so exercises may be played over and over without duplicating material. For Windows or Macintosh. / Méthodes et pédagogie / Formation musicale / Formation musicale - solfège / ALFRED PUBLISHING

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart* Dictionary of tablature techniques* Ukulele fingerboard chart* Complete ukulele chord dictionaryThis book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

An Introduction to Major and Minor 5-Finger Patterns-The books in Alfred's Lesson Enhancement Series introduce students to all major and minor five finger patterns in all 12 keys. The pentascales are divided into similar groups to promote ease in learning.In each book technical exercises are provided in each key with an interesting teacher accompaniment. A short solo is included for each key in addition to an optional teacher duet accompaniment. Two or three of thesesolos can be grouped together for variety in performance.Book 1 includes the Group 1 Keys (C G F major and minor) and the Group 2 Keys (D A E major and minor). Clickhere to go to the listing for book 2.

Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar begins with the fundamentals of the classical guitar. You will start by learning about parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, caring for your instrument, and standard music notation and TAB. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and great classical pieces. Important techniques are taught such as the free and rest strokes, right- and left-hand positions, sitting properly, efficient finger movement, and more. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo, and isolate parts. The CD features audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. The DVD and CD feature internationally renowned classical guitarist and educator Martha Masters. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to read music and play beautiful classical pieces by some of the great classical masters, including Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Scott Joplin! Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

Make your practice time efficient and organized! Every guitarist has their own personal practice needs and goals so it's important to have flexibility and options when you're trying to get better as a player. This customizable planner lets guitarists and guitar teachers decide what topics they should focus on. Use it to stay organized and make practice purposeful and fun. Helpful tips on the art of practicing are included to help you optimize your time to improve quickly. Also included are blank guitar TAB and standard music notation for new licks and musical ideas as well as blank diagrams for writing chords and scales. This book is a must-have for every guitarist andguitar teacher.

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Now available as book and CD kit. / Alto

Leading to Mastery of the Instrument-The John W. Schaum Piano Course is a time-honoured tutor book for young beginners to start them off with the basics and eventually leading them to mastery. The Red Book is for beginners at around Grade 1 standard.   The John W. Schaum Piano Course is an authoritative and comprehensive tutor series for beginners of all ages. It's incredibly well-presented with colour pictures useful information and guidance material. The aim of the book is to teach in the most natural and enjoyable way through popular melodies. The method enables the student to progress in a logical fashion through Pre A toF. This Red Book is intended for pupils who have progressed from the Pre-A Green Book presenting a smooth transition that introduces new concepts while reinforcing old ones.   Of all the innumerable tutor series out there the John W. Schaum books receive some of the widest acclaim from teachers and students of all ages. Presenting all of the essential information clearly and simply it also uses easy-to-use diagrams and pictures to help visualise often complex information. These books are the perfect blend of a challenge without being frustratingly difficult if you already have some musical experience or you're a teenage or adult beginner this book will be ideal but for younger beginners or those with absolutely no musical experience the Pre-A Green book is probably more appropriate.   Introducing sight-reading initially the Red Book moves through all of the fundamentals such as the C Major position rhythm melodies scales different chords different intervals and so on. All the way through there are practical examples that help to put the theoretical ideas into a musical context while also helping students to gain some immediate satisfaction from their learning which is always essential.   For an effective and efficient Piano tutor course for beginners of all ages the John W. Schaum Piano Course Red Book holds fantastic reviews from our customers and us.