Teach Yourself To Play - With Dvd

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

Learn to play the accordion 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 parts of the accordion, buying an accordion, preparing the instrument for use, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then learn to use your left and right hands in the proper ways, playing different notes, chords, and songs, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including folk songs, Waltzes, Bluegrass, Polka, and more. You will also learn how to play with a group of other musicians. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play the accordion in a variety of musical styles, read and understand music, improvise, and be ready to play in a band. Included is a DVD that contains video lessons, MP3s, and TNT 2 software for the most effective practice, plus codes to access all of the corresponding media online for streaming or downloading. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Complete button reference chart * Informative section on MIDI accordions * Practice tips * An explanation on basic maintenance and repair The accompanying video provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice. The included TNT 2 software allows you to isolate the audio tracks, transpose, loop, and slow down or speed up the audio for the most effective practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Accordéon

This DVD serves as accompaniment to Alfred\'s Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele and 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. When used alongside the book, 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 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

Step One Series-This complete music instruction package includes a book CD and DVD: Read the easy-to-understand instruction book designed to get you playing right away play along with professional backing tracks from the CD and see an expertteacher explain and demonstrate techniques and songs on the video. Never before has there been an easier way to master the basics of music while having a great time playing your instrument. The Step One: Teach Yourself series willget you playing right away and learning as you play. If you are ready to teach yourself take your first step today with Step One: Teach Yourself!

A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners-This best-selling title is now available with a demonstration audio tracks available online for download or streaming! Teach Yourself to Play Guitar was created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format which also incorporates simple beat notation for accurate rhythm execution Teach Yourself to Play Guitar offers the beginning guitarist not only a comprehensive introduction to essential guitar-playing fundamentals but a quick effective uncomplicated and practical alternative to the multitude of traditional self-instructional method books. It also: covers power chords barre chords open position scales and chords (major and minor) and single-note patterns and fills; includes lesson examples and song excerpts in a variety of musical styles rock folk classical country and more; familiarizes the student with fretboard organization chord patterns hand and finger positions and guitar anatomy by way of easy-to-interpret diagrams photos and illustrations; provides complete concise explanations while keeping text to a minimum; and prepares the student for the option of further guitar instruction.

Teach Yourself Bluegrass Guitar. Teach yourself authentic bluegrass guitar with this book and audio pack. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: right- and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. The audio contains recorded examples contained in the book and backing tracks for several songs. Written by Russ Barenberg, an acclaimed Nashville session player, whose playing has been featured on dozens of top country and bluegrass albums over the years. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the 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.

With this easy to understand yet comprehensive method you will learn to play classic Guitar in all of the basic keys. In addition you will play a very wide assortment of solos ranging from the Renaissance to 20th Centurycompositions. Also you will be taught to play many of the great student masterpieces by composers such as Sor Carcassi Carulli Diabelli Guiliani Bach Handel and Dowland. Finally studies are contained for playingin the 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th positions. You Can Teach Yourself Classic Guitar is definitely a 'hands on' method that gets you playing wonderful classic Guitar literature. The online video providesclose-up views of the Guitar to help you understand the lessons. Includes access to online audio and video.

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other piano method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills but also the essential technique andtheory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on theirown without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument presenting technical and theoretical concepts as needed while offering carefully graded challenging material to hold your interest. In addition to the incalculable assets of ear training and development of taste in modern harmony upon completion of this method the student will be fully prepared to handle the demandsof modern piano music. This package includes the companion DVD which accompanies and teaches many of the concepts in the book.

Teach Yourself Rock Bass - DVD with Small Booklet-Specifically designed for students who wish to play Rock Bass either in a group or for fun. The emphasis is on making music immediately. Introduces a system for playing all over the fretboard and creating lines fromany type of scale or arpeggio. Also features an introduction to slapping and popping. All techniques are demonstrated using lots of great sounding riffs.Includes 60 page book.Suitable for beginning RockBass players.Suitable for all ages.Easy to follow lesson by lesson format.Learn to read Bass Guitar music using standard music notation as well as easy read TAB notation.Learn Bass lines usingall of the common notes and rest values used in music.Learn scales riffs and arpeggios so you can create your own Bass lines.All exercises sound great and are fun to play.Learn to play Bass lines in avariety of music styles including Heavy Rock Pop Rock Funk Blues and R&B.