L.C. Harnsberger Ron Manus: Alfred's Basic Bass Method Book 1: Bass Guitar:

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method is one of the many new additions to the Alfred's Basic family of methods, featuring clear, well-paced instruction for beginning mandolin students. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method has been updated, revised, and improved. Now, students can enjoy a DVD with video instruction by Jared Meeker who demonstrates all of the examples and makes techniques and concepts easy to understand. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Features: * How to hold your mandolin * Tuning your mandolin * Right- and left-hand techniques * Basics of reading music * Chords and strum patterns * Playing tremolo and drones * How to read TAB * Photos and diagrams * Songs include 'Aura Lee,? 'Tom Dooley,? 'The Irish Washerwoman,? 'Over the Rainbow,? and many others * Great-sounding performances on the CD and DVD performed by expert instructor Jared Meeker. * Available DVD features TNT 2 software Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. / Mandoline

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method has been updated, revised, and improved. It features clear, well-paced instruction for beginning mandolin students. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Features: * How to hold your mandolin * Tuning your mandolin * Right- and left-hand techniques * Basics of reading music * Chords and strum patterns * Playing tremolo and drones * How to read TAB * Photos and diagrams * Songs include 'Aura Lee,? 'Tom Dooley,? 'The Irish Washerwoman,? 'Over the Rainbow,? and many others * Great-sounding performances on the CD * Available DVD features TNT 2 software Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. / Mandoline

Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course is a fun method that teaches you to play songs on the guitar right away. Book 2 starts where Book 1 leaves off by teaching new concepts including notes on the fourth, fifth, and sixth strings, new chords, tempo signs, dynamics, and much more. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that's easy to understand, and accompanying audio that you can stream or download online is included so you can hear what each example should sound like. Plus, you get to learn from three irresistible guitar experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They keep your attention focused by pointing out what's important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. The companion DVD demonstrates the fundamentals of guitar playing, including how to hold and tune the guitar, strum chords, read music, and play lots of fun songs! The video also features on screen music notation for an easy introduction to reading music, live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, and bonus MP3 audio tracks of all the music examples for listening and playing along! Also included is easy-to-use computer software that lets you watch the music on screen as it plays. You can speed the music up or slow it down---it's up to you! Online access to the video, MP3s, and software is included free with the DVD. Get ready to take your first and best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment! / Guitare

Un DVD est fourni avec tous les livres de la série d'Alfred MAX, offrant un enseignement au maximum à un prix minimum. Maintenant, vous allez non seulement entendre la musique, vous verrez aussi comment on fait --- ce qui rend très facile à apprendre à jouer.Avec la méthode d'Alfred Ukulele MAX, vous pourrez commencer avec les bases comme la tenue du ukulélé, la lecture de musique et de TAB, et de jouer des accords. Styles abordés comprennent le blues, le rock, le jazz, classique, folk, et plus, et vous entendrez tous les par exemple, réalisé par un joueur ukulélé en live. C'est la meilleure façon de commencer à jouer du ukulélé! / Ukulélé

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfredâ??s Basic Bass Method is the newest addition to the Alfredâ??s Basic family of methods featuring clear well-paced instruction covering popular styles like rock blues country and jazz. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfredâ??s Basic Bass Method-the first and best choice for todayâ??s beginning guitar students. Book 1 features all the necessities including how to hold your bass tuning your bass right-hand and left-hand technique basics ofreading music notes on all four strings scales licks and songs how to read TAB playing slides and accents and photos and diagrams.

Have even more fun learning to play the ukulele with 14 familiar sacred songs! The arrangements in this book correlate to Alfred's Kid's Ukulele Course, Books 1, 2, and Complete---with handy page references throughout to help you integrate them directly into your lessons. Plus, the accompanying CD contains every song performed by a professional ukulele player for listening and playing along. / Ukulélé