a how-to guide for students and teachers-Jazz Piano From Scratch is a complete step by step guide to playing jazz with confidence and style. Designed for the complete beginner it breaks down the process into simple yet fun activities with many musical examples to illustrate the points made. The accompanying CD provides examples activities and some great trio paying to use as a backdrop to your …

In the 1920s and 30s Bessie Smith was 'empress of the blues.' Her passionate singing and performing style and her songwriting influenced all the blues and jazz singers that followed. Many of the songs she popularized both blues and ?tin pan alley? tunes have become standards in blues jazz rock and pop music. Songs in this collection have been recorded by artists as diverse as Eric Clapton Le…

If you can play Piano or Keyboard and want to improve your skills this comprehensive method will teach you how. Whether you are into jazz pop blues standards show tunes or all of the above you will become a better player with this method! Carefully organised so that new ideas are introduced in a gradual manner. Step-by-step instructions to unlock the secrets of chord building. Left-handed ac…

This do-it-yourself guide to owning and maintaining an Electric Guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right Guitar; cleaning tools and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a ?factory setup;? troubleshooting; basic Guitar electronics; choosing and installing replacement pickups pots switches and capacitors; setups of the pros and much more. This second edition is overh…

When words fail music speaks...so the saying goes. Expressing yourself through music by putting words to notes and notes to words can be easy; yes easier than you may think.This book is a treasure chest of ideas foranyone interested in composing. Simple ways to spark the creative process are included such as taking the musical letters in your name to form a melody. Step by step you will see ho…

Get yourself a peek at the legendary guitar style of this unique and remarkable performer. Taylor has forged an unparalleled reputation for his self-accompanying guitar style creating the illusion of several simultaneousmusicians at once. Furthermore his technique is so well integrated that the musicality his melodies and improvisations simply transcend the performance.In this special DVD Taylor…

Par BERLIN IRVING. Irving Berlin a écrit des centaines de chansons qui ont résisté à l'épreuve du temps et sont tout aussi aimés et appréciés aujourd'hui comme ils étaient quand ils ont été d'abord effectués. Cette exceptionnelle collection comporte plus de 165 chansons de Berlin - de Broadway à hits de Hollywood - et devenue sans doute une référence propre incontournable pour tout musicien ou un …

Par MANUS MORTON. This book teaches you how to play the D-tuned ukulele with an easy-to-follow approach that will have you playing instantly. Different strumming techniques help you play in any style including folk, blues, and country. Great songs like 'This Land Is Your Land,' 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' 'St. Louis Blues,' and many others are included with lyrics. A special section on pla…

Budgetbooks-This volume of the fantastic Budgetbooks series presents Broadway Songs - a comprehensive collection of 72 of the finest songs from 53 of your absolute favourite shows andmusicals. Every song in this huge collection is arranged for Easy Piano also featuring a Vocal melody and Guitar chord boxes so you'll be able to perform your favourite showtunes straight away. Featuring someclassi…