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 …

Do you love the blues' Do you want to master it by learning the techniques used by the greats' Then Real Blues Guitar is exactly what you're looking for. Revised with all-new engravings and now with a companion DVD, this book starts you off with the basics and takes a comprehensive approach to rhythm, lead, and solo playing. You'll be guided through the styles of blues guitar masters like Eric Cla…

Experience Ultimate Expression. Par COKER JERRY. The jazz ballad provides our greatest opportunity for lyrical expression and represents the surest way to the musical heart. Traditionally, it has been the testing ground for a performer's worth, yet it is largely missing in our present musical culture and is seldom addressed in learning situations. Jerry Coker is recognized for his ability to creat…

This method by Tim Kliphuis is the first book to teach Gypsy Jazz Violin in the style of Stephane Grappelli. Have you ever listened to Stephane Grappellis' solos thinking 'I wish I could do that, but it is way over my head'' Here is the answer. Simple theory, licks and stylistic lessons point you towards your first authentic Gypsy Jazz improvisations, which you can try out with the swinging…

Description A must have 'handbook' for all professional singer wanna-bes and singers auditioning for bands. Learn the secrets towards a successful singing career. How to develop stage presence and musical identity, choose songs that showcase your voice, understand musical notation and create lead sheets. Choose the right mic and PA, overcome stage fright, auditioning tips and ideas …

New from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library - Basic Skills Series. Scales, Patterns and Improvs provides students with a valuable resource for building technique through one octave scales, I-IV-V7 chords and arpeggios in all major and minor keys.Students apply these basic skills through improv exercises and reading pieces in every key, and by learning to transpose, create an accompaniment and p…

I have the pleasure of presenting the new Souza Lima playalong method series. This project is the result of extensive research and careful elaboration aiming at offering representative material on the most varied styles of Brazilian music to professional musicians, students, teachers and all those who take a general interest in this field of music. The focus of this series is on the language of in…

Learn to play rhythm and lead guitar in the styles of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter and Albert Collins with this excellent Book and CD Pack. The book covers a variety of different styles and techniques, including 24 common blues licks, blues box positions, shuffle blues, slow blues, Latin blues and straight blues. All lessons in standard notation and TAB. The CD contains 34 full-band tracks fo…

A Beginner's Guide, Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio, Video, and Bluegrass Songs!. Par BENSON KRISTIN SCOTT. The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning …

This is the acoustic Guitar method students and teachers have been waiting for. Learn strumming patterns with songs like 'Across the Universe? and 'Crazy on You,? fingerpicking with artists like Jewel and Metallica, riffs and licks with classics by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easil…