Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together.How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band by Mark Kellogg is an annotated guide written to help trombonists explore the joys and challenges of…

Par HARRIS PAUL. An energising and inspirational handbook for all instrumental and singing teachers, packed full of comprehensive advice and practical strategies. Discover a whole range of creative and accessible solutions to the challenges faced in music education. Distilled from years of experience and research, the innovative Simultaneous Learning method encourages the development of musical in…

In this book Shane discusses and demonstrates all the stylistic elements that set the music of New Orleans apart. Topics include funk rhythms, muting and 16th-note grooves, the clave, melodic phrases, authentic second line grooves, and Cajun and Zydeco styles. All the music is demonstrated on the included CD featuring Shane and a group of premier New Orleans musicians.

Beginning guitarists will benefit from these easy-to-absorb lessons designed to teach the essential basics of blues guitar playing. Essential lead guitar techniques are also covered including string bending hammer-ons and pull-offs sliding and vibrato which can be useful in many styles of guitar playing from jazz to metal. Other topics covered include: the blues scale · the major and minor pen…

Harmonica For Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play Harmonica faster than ever before. Popular songs will keep kids motivated, while the simple, easy-to-read page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a Harmonica teacher or parent. The price of the book includes access to audio play-along and demonstra…

Expand the boundaries of your knowledge and improvisation skills with this exciting book, which picks up where the improv lessons in Intermediate Jazz Guitar leave off. Topics include improvising over altered dominant chords, the diminished scale, the whole-tone scale, targeting the altered chords, revamping licks, modes of the minor scales and more! Loaded with easy-to-read scale diagrams and exa…

Tipbook-Tipbook Trumpet and Trombone Flugelhorn and Cornet focuses on the smaller horns in the Brass family explaining all the jargon you're likely to come across when you're out to buy or rent an instrument from bell and leadpipe material to the shape of the bore the valves and valve slides and all of the other elements that make up the sound and the playability of your horn. Mouthpieces a …

The Ultimate-Guitar Chord Decoder is aimed at guitarists who are mystified by chords. It displays only the most essential chords in the most practical and useful fingerings, along with an easy-to-understand primer on chord construction.Starting with open-position power chords all the way up to advanced altered and extended jazz voicings, you'll have all the chords you'll ever need to use in your l…

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. Building amazing bass technique takes years of hard work. This 5 1/2' x 8' QWIKGUIDE(TM) book/CD set focuses on fingerstyle speed building. Topics covered include: arpeggio workouts, linear patterns, one-octave scales, tow-octave scales, diminished workouts, and more. There are also special sections for five to six string bass. These exercises are designed to train your mind as …

Edgar Knecht is a jazz pianist who has created his own unique style. His début CD, 'Good Morning Lilofee? (with four-piece combo), conquered the clubs and earned him invitations to international festivals. His treatment of the original melodies is refreshingly different from standard jazz arrangements: It is characterized by a free perception of the tunes, varied rhythms as well as unconventional …

Written by Sid Jacobs. For guitar. Includes instructional book and examples CD. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names and instructional text. Jazz, improvisation and soloing. 64 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Musicians Institute.

By Tom Brechtlein, Mike Finkelstein, and Joe Testa. For Drum Set. Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection. The Ultimate Beginner Series. Rock. Book and CD. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play. Composed by Morty Manus and Ron Manus. This edition: 3rd. Book; Digital Download; Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Alfred's Basic Guitar Library. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music

All the Best Songs of Praise and Worship 2 (More Contemporary Favorites). Edited by George Baldwin, Ken Bible, and Marty Parks. Lillenas Publications. Sacred. Book. 304 pages. Lillenas Publishing Company #MB939. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

(Eleven Concise Lessons for Individual or Choral Ensemble Use). By James Jordan. Sacred. Book. 86 pages. Published by GIA Publications

Jazz Improv Basics. (The All-Purpose Reference Guide Jazz Play-Along, Vol. 150). For E§ Instruments, C Instruments, B-flat Instruments, BC Instruments. Jazz Play Along. Softcover with CD. 152 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Ludwig van Beethoven. Keyboard. Level: Late Intermediate/Advanced (6/6 ). Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Jay Althouse. For Voice. (Medium High Voice). Vocal Collection. Book. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(Intermediate Blues Guitar). Composed by Matt Smith. For Guitar. This edition: 2nd. Book; DVD; Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Complete Method. Blues. Beginner. 96 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(1 Piano, 4 Hands Schott Piano Classics Series). By Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901). Edited by Anne-Kathrin Brehl. Piano. Softcover. 36 pages. Schott Music #ED9046. Published by Schott Music

50 Ways to Improve Your Improvisational Skills. Guitar Educational. Book and CD package. Size 9x12 inches. 48 pages.

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 2135. Composed by Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879). String. Instruction, Classical, Duo. Softcover. 56 pages. G. Schirmer #LB2135. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50601039).

(A Linear Approach to Improvisation). Berklee Guide. Book and Disk Package. 112 pages. Published by Berklee Press

By Gwyneth W. Walker. Text: Jelaluddin Rumi, translated by C. Barks. For High voice and piano. Vocal Music. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing.

Master Class Series Includes Audio and Video Access!. Musicians Institute Press. Technique, Instruction. Softcover Media Online. 192 pages. Published by Musicians Institute Press (HL.217738).

Arranged by Lloyd Larson. General Worship, Sacred. Book. Hope Publishing Company #8844. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.8844).

Faber Piano Adventures®. Softcover. 12 pages. Faber Piano Adventures #FF3034. Published by Faber Piano Adventures