Bass for the Absolute Beginner

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.

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backup track! Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up yourBass Guitar.

A Complete Bass Guitar Course for Absolute Beginners-The easiest way to learn the bass guitar - a complete bass guitar course for absolute beginners! This easy-to follow tutorial is ideal if you've just been bought your first bass guitar or if there's been a guitar sitting around just waiting to be played... This DVD will take you from Novice level through to intermediate level and requires no prior knowledge at all: it truly is for someone starting 'from scratch'. Slowly but surely the tutor guides you through all the things that a beginner needs to know and importantly points out what can go wrong. Each of the carefully designed chapters introduces commonly used scales and technique gradually andstrategically along with some practical theory - nothing too demanding just enough to help you understand what you're doing and why! With this great DVD you'll soon be playing scales picking out melodies and hopefully writing some songs of your own! Learning and making music has never been so easy!

A big box of essential items to help you start learning the bass guitar. In this great pack you get: Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar (Book & CD) Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar DVD Beginning Bass Scales (Book)Woodstock Manuscript Book Guitar Strap 10ft Guitar Lead 1mm Nylon Pick

If you can play just a few notes on the double bass then you're ready for this book. These twenty-two imaginative little pieces for the absolute beginner include traditional tunes classics and specially composed melodies all with attractive piano accompaniments.The pieces are arranged progressively so you can hear the step-by-step improvement in your playing as well as simply enjoying the music.

Dutch version of Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar. Each book in this fantastic series contains practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenance.

Comprehensive band method-Now the best-selling band method is even better! Book 1 for absolute beginners includes a start-up video and much much more all on CD-ROM.Features:Same great Essential Elements 2000 method!15-minute video/?super lesson? for learning the basicsPlay-along mp3* tracks for all 185 exercises (featuring a professional player on your instrument)Tempo Adjustment SoftwareDuets and TriosMusic Listening LibrarySmartMusic® Software for Exercises 1-100 (for use on PC/Mac) - practice record and email a performance with on-screen assessment

Comprehensive band method-Now the best-selling band method is even better! Book 1 for absolute beginners includes a start-up video and much much more all on CD-ROM.Features:Same great Essential Elements 2000 method!15-minute video/???super lesson??? for learning the basicsPlay-along mp3* tracks for all 185 exercises (featuring a professional player on your instrument)Tempo Adjustment SoftwareDuets and TriosMusic Listening LibrarySmartMusic? Software for Exercises 1-100 (for use on PC/Mac) - practice record and email a performance with on-screen assessment

Taught by Danny Gill Absolute Beginner Acoustic Fingerstyle includes a selection of easy to absorb lessons that are designed to teach the beginner guitarist some of the essential basics of Fingerstyle Acoustic guitar playing.These guitar lessons are designed to get the beginning guitarist playing fingerstyle guitar using a variety of patterns that can be applied to any style of music. The beauty of playing fingerstyle is that it allows the guitarist to play a melody and a bass line at the same time making the guitar sound like a complete instrument in much the way a piano does.Lessons includes: Essential acoustic fingerstyle techniques including;how to use a thumbpick • ‘inside-out’ picking • ‘outside in’ picking • the chord ‘pinch’ • syncopation • chord progressions and picking patterns • applying patterns to blues playing • using a capo • choosing a guitar that is right for you and much more!

Learning to play bass guitar is now easier than ever before! Each book in this fantastic series contains practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenance.

A Caribbean Suite A suite based on traditional Caribbean tunes arranged for elementry string orchestra with piano accompaniment Com­po­si­teur: Colledge, Katherine Com­po­si­teur: Colledge, Hugh Ins­tru­men­ta­tion: cordes (violons et violoncelles, altos et contrebasses ad libitum) et piano Édi­tion: Partition et parties, with CD containing printable string parts Langue : anglais From the creators of Stepping Stones and Waggon Wheels, Kathy & Hugh Colledge. At last, this favourite string-writing team turn their skills to ensemble music. Well-known melodies from around the world arranged for elementary string players. All the parts are easy yet rewarding, ensuring everyone can join in - even absolute beginners, and optional parts for viola, double bass and piano accompaniment are included. Ideal for group teaching and concerts. Charley Marley Boysie The Wreck of the Sloop John B Mango Walk

For absolute beginners at their first lesson. This book includes a guide to the position of middle C and the notes in the treble and bass. In order to play the first few pieces in the which are confined to the five-finger group in each hand you only need to know how to find notes by position from middle C. Daily finger exercises are included at the beginning of the book containing the various time-signatures and note values used in the album.

A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Keyboard Playing-The Total Rock Keyboardist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock keyboard playing. This book is ideal for all skill levels from absolute beginners to experienced prog-rockers. Youâ??ll learn everything you need to become a well-rounded player from rhythm parts that support the band to flashy improvised solos. Along the way youâ??ll gradually learn important music theory such as chords diatonic harmony and scales. This book covers practicing tips warm-ups easy-to-understand theory discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles tips for improvising melodies and keyboardsolos a wide variety of chords and great songs and examples in the styles of innovative rock keyboardistsâ??present and past. A CD is included with backing tracks to make practicing fun and easy.

The Crash Course: Keyboard is a tuition method designed to allow you to learn the Keyboard in just 8 weeks. This fast-track guide will help you develop technique and style on the Keyboard taking you from novice to competent performer day-by-day. The included audio download features demonstrations of every exercise. Crash Course Keyboard requires a commitment to learning but features daily lessons end-of-week tests and demonstration audio to turn your dream of playing the Keyboard into reality in the shortest possible time. Using the book and audio download you'll develop good Keyboard technique learn to read notation andchord symbols and understand music theory. As you progress through the days and weeks you'll begin to play tunes bass lines and riffs before improvising and eventually being able to play a range of styles from blues and jazz to rock and reggae. The Crash Course series condenses many years of learning into an eight week schedule allowing you to learn the most fundamental parts of the Keyboard in just two months. Each day of each week is logically structured so that you learn the basics through all the key concepts in the most ordered way possible. The accompanying audio download gives you instant online access to matching audio demonstrations of all the exercises so that you can hear exactly how things should sound before nailing it yourself. The author David Mitchell is an experienced music educator and musician who has also included a helpful introductory section where he details what to expect from the Crash Course Keyboard as well as a brief note on the capabilities of the Keyboard how to practise effectively and a quick guide to notation ensuring that even absolute beginners can get started on the instrument with this course. If you are looking for a way to learn the Keyboard but feel like you're too busy during the day