In the Beginning

Play Songs Today!-Teach yourself at your own pace! You learn right away the things you really need to know in order to play sing along and enjoy your guitar...today! You can learn to play any popular music with Ron Centola's fast easyBeginning Guitar method. Based on the author's many years of experience teaching guitar to students of all ages. Beginning Guitar starts where you start taking you one easy step at a time. And you'll be building anexcellent foundation if you want to continue studying guitar at a more advanced level.

Media : Book<br />Author : by Craig Duncan<br />Level : Beginning<br />Date published : 4/27/1993<br />Style : Classic<br />Type : Solos<br />Description :<br />Teacher and recording artist Craig Duncan has penned yet another excellent solo collection for the violin student. These solos are well within the capabilities of the beginning violin student playing in first position. The compositions feature works by Bartok, Purcell, Haydn, von Gluck, Handel, Telemann, Corelli, Kabalevsky, Beethoven, Mozart, C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, and Dandrieu. Keyboard accompaniment is included. These pieces are excellent for recitals or contests, and can be used to teach important techniques.

Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar. With Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar, author John Miller has written a book designed to provide newcomers to this style, whether first-time guitarists or guitarists who have previously only played with a pick, the techniques needed to develop a solid foundation for playing fingerstyle. The book uses songs for teaching, presenting multiple ways of playing a song, starting simply, and building gradually in terms of technical difficulty. And the exercises are designed to build skills in a wide range of fingerstyle skills: strumming, thumb-lead playing, pattern picking, and melody arrangements with the thumb playing alternating bass. What specific features does the book offer for the beginning fingerstyle guitarist' ? Over fifty exercises, for playing through the songs, all notated in both standard notation and tablature. ? Links to sound samples for all of the exercises, with each exercise played at a slow tempo, for starting out, and a target tempo, with all of the exercises counted in, so that you can play along with them. ? Chord diagrams are provided for each song with the fingerings indicated that you would need to play the exercises. ? Playing tips precede each exercise, offering guidance on how to play the exercises with the greatest ease and efficiency in both the picking and the fretting hands. ? A special section on playing Blues at the end of the book.Additional guidance is offered on understanding tablature, practicing, developing your tone, scale structure and transposition and use of a capo. So, in Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar, you will find a full service instruction manual?one that has been designed to enable you to progress comfortably at your own rate of learning, while steadily building skills and moving forward in terms of your own confidence and willingness to accept new challenges.

This book was written specifically for beginning students working with a private teacher or in an entry-level clarinet class. The author emphasizes correct hand positions, breath control, and tone production needed for a successful start on the instrument, all the while encouraging the student to develop fundamental musicianship. Particular attention is given to the concept of playing in the rich, low chalumeau range of the clarinet as well as to playing over the break between registers. Finger exercises, daily warmups, a chromatic fingering chart, and helpful tips on accessories, beginning repertoire and care of the instrument complete this insightful volume?essential for any beginning clarinetist?s bookshelf!

Around The World - Teacher's Book-From Panama to Polynesia Jamaica to Japan Recorder From The Beginning Around The World is a unique collection of songs and dances from 40 different countries especially arranged and graded and ideal for recorder playersof any age. Designed to be used alongside the author's best-selling Recorder From The Beginning teaching scheme this book will be suitable for players who have reached the beginning of book 2 of the tutor. Thiscollection is a useful multi-cultural resource with numerous cross-curricular links and a valuable introduction to a variety of styles and rhythms from around the world.

In Volume I Tomasito reveals the time-tested Conga method which he himself studied with ?Changuito' and other master congueros at the ENA conservatory in Havana. Volume I starts at the absolutebeginning and is designed for the person who has never touched the Congas but is also of great value to the advanced player who wishes to understand the foundation and rudiments of the approach that has allowed the ENA and theother Havana conservatories to consistently turn out so many world class congueros each year.Volume I begins with simple exercises to develop technique and systematically works its way through rudiments and'recursos' for use in solos and fills and basic rhythm patterns such as Salsa Cha-Cha and Bolero. These are presented using the unique Step by Step online video Method which enables the student to learn the patterns by watchingthe video and imitating Tomasito as he builds the patterns stroke by stroke. This combined with a special type of notation designed to be simple for those who don't read music results in a Conga course that reallyworks rather than just another reference book to add to the bookshelf!

Pops And Shows - Pupil's Book-A great collection of favourite pop and show tunes from The Lion King to Evita Phil Collins to Bryan Adams plus three irresistible new tunes by John Pitts. All superbly arranged and graded to be ideal for recorder players ofany age.Designed to be used alongside the author's best-selling Recorder From The Beginning teaching scheme this book will be suitable for players who have reached the beginning of Book 2 of the tutor. Theincentive to perform these popular pieces will help develop new skills and rhythmic awareness.Teacher's book contains piano accompaniments for all the pieces.