Perfect for beginning banjoists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, Beginning Banjo teaches everything you need to know to get started---including chords, strumming, rolls, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB). Guitarists who want to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to banjo playing. The book features folk, bluegrass, a…

Par MC LACHLAN MURRAY. The Psychology of Piano Technique is much more than a musical self-help book, dealing with a large range of topics and problems which pianists of all levels constantly face. This fourth volume in the Piano Professional series takes a technical perspective on what have traditionally been seen as psychological issues, presenting a new approach for performing musicians and thei…

More than 75 heavy metal instructional Guitar columns from the pages of Guitar World magazine. The ultimate collection of teachings from some of the most respected giants of the metal universe, including Dimebag Darrell, Kerry King, Slash, Marty Friedman and more.Topics covered include: using chord slides to add aggression to a riff with Megadeth's Dave Mustaine- using string skipping to break out…

Par GALLOIS PASCAL. This new Bassoon method by the celebrated Bassoonist, Pascal Gallois, outlines for the first time extended techniques and different ways of creating sound on Bassoon. An indispensable and practical tool for composers, performers and teachers. Topics covered: Traditional Effects and Current Sounds; Spectral Effects; Percussive Effects; Effects Without the Reed; Vibrato; Air Nois…

Par MANZI LOU. Ideal for acoustic guitarists who have the basics in blues and are wanting to take a step forward. The book opens with a revision of basic concepts, techniques, musical notes, music theory and Tab. To follow, the Blues Guitare Acoustique Pour Debutant method quickly approaches topics such as blues in 12, 16 and 9 measures, and moves on to explore scales and arpeggios which are the b…

A good warm-up session can be the most crucial part of your practice session. Not only does it limber and stretch your finger muscles, it helps to ward off injuries, gets your hands in 'sync,? and promotes accuracy and speed. This book contains a wide variety of exercises to help get your hands in top playing shape. It addresses the basic elements of guitar warm-ups by category: stretches and pre-…

Expand your Bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series.Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Funk/R and B volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature.You'll also get extremely useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, and more to reinforce your learning experience, plus acc…

This indispensable theory workbook is packed with everything the intermediate-level student needs to know about scales. Pianists and non-pianists alike will benefit from the written exercises covering everything from the major and minor scales to pentatonic scales, modes, blues scales, synthetic scales and more. Concepts are explained in easy-to-understand language and are immediately applied in a…

Drumset 101 is a contemporary approach to playing the drums by veteran authors Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Inside, aspiring drummers will find in-depth, easy-to-understand introductions to such topics as groove patterns, snare drum and bass drum independence, and drum fills in context. The book contains written charts for every tune, and a play-along CD with 40 multi-stylistic tracks that can b…

Par BERKMAN DAVID. The definitive book on how to create beautiful jazz harmonies for any melody. Starting from the most basic harmonic situations and progressing to contemporary jazz harmony, this book is a serious study of the fundamentals of jazz harmony. It will help you to uncover the best choices for chords to accompany any melody, to better understand and create the \'right\' chord progressi…