Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace andovercome the distractions that can make performance difficult. Kennys remarkable work deals directly with these hindrances, and presents ways to let our natur…

Par . The Hal Leonard Harmonica Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the C diatonic harmonica. This easy-to-use guide provides step-by-step lessons and many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. Video tutorials and demonstrations by harmonica teacher and author Lil' Rev are also included! The method covers: harmonica basics; standard notation and harmonica tablature; play…

Media Type : DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Country Series : Anyone Can Play Anyone Can Play C6 Lap Steel Guitar is designed for the absolute lap steel beginner. The course will take you through the very basics of getting started, including the proper way to hold the steel, tuning, changing strings, right and left hand technique, as well as licks and positions. Advanced techniques, intros …

Learn the tricks and technique of playing rockabilly bass from one of the world's foremost masters, Johnny Hatton. In this book, along with video lessons online, he will teach you: the snap - the slap - the hand positions - straight eighths - the double slap - the swing slap - the triple slap - slap patterns - mambo - alternate slap techniques - two-beat swing slap. Plus, you'll learn about jazz n…

Par . The Hal Leonard Melodica Method is designed for anyone interested in learning the basics of playing the melodica. This easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to everything needed to begin playing with proper technique. It's filled with helpful diagrams and photographs and uses folk tunes that students can learn as they work their way through the book. Topics covered include: …

The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Learning. Par KRINGEL CHRIS. Do-It-Yourself Ear Training is designed to empower you with essential listening skills, problem-solving abilities, goal setting, and a deeper understanding of yourself as a musician. Develop a strong musical intuition, by diving into introspective exercises designed to explore your musical identity and unlock your full potential as …

Learn killer tremelo bar techniques with Michael Casswell. This superb DVD will teach you how to get the best from the tremelo system on your Guitar! Lessons range from basic tips to wild whammy bar techniques! Learn to imitate a slide Guitar, Jeff Beck style harmonic pitch changes, vibrato techniques, sonic tones and much more to help make these essential techniques inherent in your playing. Al…

Learn to play banjo 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. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Banjo teaches you to play 5-string banjo even if you've never held the instrument before. The book starts with the fundamentals such as the history of the banjo, its comp…

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most-thorough guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to playing guitar. Now, Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method provides a new approach to learning guitar for beginners who want to play rock.Book 2 features new techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and teaches you barre chords, new sca…

3rd Edition. Par . Trusted by hundreds of teachers since 2001, Scale Shapes is the popular, diagram-based way to learn piano scales using the Stocken Method. Based on the new ABRSM syllabus, this fully revised and updated third edition is an invaluable aid for grade exams and general progress. ' BASED ON THE NEW ABRSM SYLLABUS ' UNIQUE KEYBOARD DIAGRAMS make playing scales easy; left- and right-ha…