General Instruments category: 2949 books

The subject of High Gear Embouchure, embouchure shifts ... often comes up in forums.I decided to do a book to address this issue. The largest book so far had 5 pages of instructions, 2 pages of pictures and some music.This book has over 1 hour of video showing you the main ways that pro players...

This is the definitive guide to playing funk keyboard for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential funky grooves to use on your first (or next) R&B/funk keyboard gig! The material is organized and explained in the clearest...

This is the definitive guide to playing boogie-woogie piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential boogie-woogie patterns which sound great either playing solo or with a band! The material is organized and explained...

This is the definitive guide to playing gospel piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential gospel grooves which will help you lead your first (or next) congregation at the piano! The material is organized and explained...

A blow by blow, fully illustrated manual on "How to make Native American Style Five Hole Bamboo Flutes" using a few basic tools and minimal wood working skills. If I can do it, then so can you. Follow these instructions, and the end result should be an instrument you are proud of, capable...

This collection of specially commissioned essays offers an accessible introduction to the history of the piano, performance styles, and its vast repertoire. Part 1 reviews the evolution of the piano, from its earliest forms up to the most recent developments, including the acoustics of the instrument....

Learn from the best. Grandpa Jones was a country music legend and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was very well known and respected for his own style of clawhammer banjo. The instructions are helpful for the beginner, with tips on caring for your banjo to keep it sounding its best....

In the third of a three-volume set of The Scots Fiddle, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the West Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland. It includes a wonderful selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots...

The importance of Francisco Tarrega in the history of the classic guitar is immeasurable. With his original compositions and transcriptions, Tarrega brought the classical guitar to new heights by giving it a repertoire of its own and consequently influencing virtually every modern day classical guitarist....

Complete Keyboard Player: New Songbook #1 features 19 great songs, in standard notation with fingering diagrams, chord symbols and lyrics. This easy-to-play collection is ideal practice for beginners, as well as for more advanced players who want to add to their repertoire. Song List: -...

For the very first time, the selected works of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman are presented in in one exclusive chord songbook collection. This is a unique folio, spanning the extent of Nick Cave’s career over the past three decades. Each song is arranged for guitar with full...

The Encyclopedia of Jazz Chords is an essential source book for all piano and keyboard players. This book shows, through standard notation and diagrams, how to construct 480 chords to help stretch your jazz playing in new directions. The chords are grouped by key, to help you find what you’re looking...

Eric Clapton: Unplugged features a collection of 14 songs performed by Eric Clapton, from his favourite blues standards such as Rollin’ And Tumblin’ to his own master works such as Layla. Each piece has been carefully arranged in Guitar TAB for the beginner-intermediate guitarist, with full lyrics...