Instruction Study category: 2225 books

Mel Bay's latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of exercises and solos in different genres. This comprehensive collection of studies and solos presents a diverse and eclectic array of music. In addition to great sounding warm-ups and picking studies, solos are presented in...

The arts flourished in the Baroque period. Music from that time is still performed worldwide by symphonies, opera companies, choirs, chamber ensembles and soloists on many instruments. The period was characterized by the works of such great artists as J. S. Bach (b. 1685), Handel (b. 1685), Telemann...

A unique, yet simple, format makes this a valuable book for any guitarist. The chords are shown in a tree-dimensional visual format and are classified as easy, standard, full-sounding, barre, jazz, and rock power forms. Chords are shown in each of these categories where applicable. In each key, major,...

A collection of big-note, easy favorite melodies designed to build technique, range, and endurance while holding and maintaining student interest. A fingering chart is also included. An ideal supplement to any method.

A popular collection of 47 folk songs arranged in big-note, easy style for the beginning student. Written to provide engaging playing material at an early level of development. An excellent method supplement containing many fun and familiar melodies including: Alouette; Aura Lee; Battle Hymn of the...

A step-by-step comprehensive approach designed to help the student progress and excel technically! This method was written to enable the trumpet student to develop into a complete and well-round musician capable of successfully meeting the challenges of contemporary and traditional trumpet performance....

A popular collection of 47 folk songs arranged in big-note easy style for the beginning alto and tenor saxophone student. Written to provide fun playing material at an early level of development. A good method supplement.

25 Punk Rock rhythms patterns. With power chords, tab, rhythm slash, chord diagrams. Audio with web link under each tab (direct access).  

A dedicated vihuela chord book, in English and Spanish, with over 300 chords for the vihuela. Chords are presented in easy to read and understand chord diagrams. Exact fingerings are shown for each diagram. Chords shown include major, minor, 7, min7, maj7, b5, sus4, aug, dim, 6, m6, 6/9, m7b5, 11,...

Jazz Pentatonics is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand their melodic and harmonic vocabulary. The music is in standard notation as well as tablature and audio is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. The audio was recorded...

Over 30 tunes in standard notation and tablature with sections on ragtime finger-picking, chord positions, open tunings, right-hand bass styles and the use of chords. With drawings and chord boxes.

Grant Green was one of the most innovative jazz guitarists of the 1960s. His horn-like lines, original tone, and superb sense of time elevated him to being one of Blue-Note Records first call session players as well as a respected bandleader. This book covers many of the techniques Grant used in his...

This book stands alone as the most comprehensive teaching method for the jazz/blues guitarist. It provides everything one needs to know to successfully master the jazz/blues style covering topics such as: harmonic form, linear concepts, comping, walking bass lines, background vamps, endings and more!...

The studies of Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) stand alongside those of Fernando Sor, Matteo Carcassi, Dionisio Aguado and Ferinando Carulli as the staples of the didactic pieces by the ""first generation"" of classical guitarists. Giuliani was one of the most celebrated guitarists...