Take your rock and roll rhythm and lead skills to the next level today. Known by many as 'the father of Rock and Roll' Chuck Berry is one of the leading musicians in his genre. With a career spanning over 60 years there are few musicians as influential as Berry. A rhythm guitarist soloist and a popular music personality there's something for everyone to learn from this legend of rock and blues…

The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano - from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in …

The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) this volume deals at length not only with with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and workthat made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France. Fascinating incidents include his central position in a musical controversy that excited the enmity of Rous…

Do you play acoustic piano? Electronic keyboard? Hammond organ? Clavinet? Is your preferred genre pop? Rock? R and B? Funk? Soul? Folk? If you answered yes to any of these, this publication is for you. Pop Keyboard Concepts is the go-to book for all keyboard practitioners of popular music. This book covers all the basics, from scales and chord progressions to rhythm and melody. But the real meat o…

Ideal for all instrumentalists and will work with any method. Ear Without Fear Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off introducing the following concepts: letter names and ledger lines; treble and bass clefs; sharps and flats; moveable do; intervals ' 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th and octaves; and more with demonstrations exercises and dictations covering the topics above.

Belwin's 21st Century Guitar Method is a complete course that puts lessons in the context of popular styles and classic tunes. It introduces new topics at a progressive speed and uses both music notation and tablature (TAB). Correlating supplemental books integrate more advanced concepts and techniques, while keeping the learning process fun. Audio recordings include full instruction---a great res…

The comprehensive string method that covers it all! A successful ensemble string method series for classroom or individual study. Provides the beginning string player with a solid foundation in all aspects of string playing withan emphasis on rhythmic strength. Topics include: Step-by-step tuning process Bowing styles Theory Technique Shifting for cello and string bass Major/Minor/Chromatic scales…

One of the biggest challenges for anyone attempting to notate a drumset part is that there is no absolute standard in terms of what makes up a drumset. Through this book the Percussive Arts Society provides guidelines to aid performers teachers students composers arrangers orchestrators and music engravers in producing clear drumset parts for a variety of uses. These guidelines cover the maj…

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory-Ear-training is of equal importance as sight-reading and in order to learn music students must hear examples of the topics they are learning. Alfred???s Essentials of Music Theory CDs 1 and 2 contain all the samples for the Ear Training exercises and studies in the Essentials Of Music Theory Textbooks. These CDs will enhance the learning process making it more…

10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout is a fully comprehensive guide to what is arguably the Western world's most popular instrument. Whether you want to be the next Segovia or you're quite content to restrict your playing to camp-fire accompaniments this book is for you. Covering basic topics such as string maintenance as well as more advanced areas such as modes vibrato and creating your own songs…