Instruction category: 8401 books
by Jack Reilly, Bill Evans
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1994
(Keyboard Instruction). Bill Evans, the pianist, is a towering figure acknowledged by the jazz world, fans, musicians and critics. However Bill Evans, the composer, has yet to take his place alongside the great masters of composition. Therein lies the sole purpose of this book. A compilation of articles...
The Music of Miles Davis
A Study & Analysis of Compositions & Solo Transcriptions from the Great Jazz Composer and Improvisor
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
(Jazz Instruction). A complete musical analysis of one of the greatest jazz masters of all time. This comprehensive text studies and analyzes the works, provides transcriptions of the solos, and much more. For all music enthusiasts. Songs covered include: All Blues * Four * Freddie Freeloader * My Funny Valentine * Nardis * So What * Solar * Stella by Starlight * Tune Up * and more!
Modalogy
Scales, Modes & Chords: The Primordial Building Blocks of Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
(Jazz Instruction). Primarily a music theory reference, Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins, interlocking aspects, and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales, modes, and their real-world functions will...
by Art Rosenbaum
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1968
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1968
An Instruction Method for playing the old-time five-string mountain banjo
based on the styles of traditional banjo-pickers.
Spirited Wind Playing
The Performance Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Peppered with tips, helpful hints, and personal anecdotes to illustrate real-life application, this performance guide is essential for any wind player interested in taking his or her virtuosity to the next level. Internationally renowned bassoonist Kim Walker has compiled into one book the teachings...
Knack Guitar for Everyone
A Step-by-Step Guide to Notes, Chords, and Playing Basics
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Knack Guitar for Everyone is a self-instruction book for beginners to intermediates, fully illustrated with 350 full-color photographs and more than fifty exercises and songs in musical notation. By Dick Weismann, who is the author of numerous successful music books and has performed on the Today Show,...
Extreme Metal Bass
Essential Techniques, Concepts, and Applications for Metal Bassists
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
(Bass Instruction). As the original bassist for the seminal death metal band Cannibal Corpse, author Alex Webster offers invaluable insight into the realm of metal bass guitar. This exclusive book/audio pack provides detailed, hands-on training, featuring vital bass guitar techniques and concepts....
How to Play Blues Guitar
The Basics and Beyonds
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
How to Play Blues Guitar gives you vital instruction in blues basics from top guitar teachers and reveals the screts of blues greats, often in their own words. Revised and expanded with pages of new lessons and packed with musical examples, charts, and photos, this is your complete step-by-step course...
Ukulele for Kids - The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method
A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Ukulele
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
(Ukulele). Ukulele for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play ukulele faster than ever before. Popular songs such as "Yellow Submarine," "The Hokey Pokey," "This Land Is Your Land," "Rock Around the Clock," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Barbara Ann" keep kids motivated, and the clean,...
Singing Lessons for Beginners
Teach Yourself How to Sing (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Teach yourself how to sing with our easy singing lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free singing videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is sung by a teacher, then sing along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Great...
Guitarist's Guide to Music Reading
Bridging the Gap Between the Neck and Notation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
(Guitar Educational). The Guitarist's Guide to Music Reading features detailed step-by-step instruction, loads of sight-reading examples, invaluable tips and secrets from an industry pro, and over 600 audio files. "If you are reading this book I am excited for you. What you have in front of you...
by John Valerio
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
(Piano Instruction). Often, jazz pianists are called upon to play solo gigs. This book attempts to ease the transition from group to solo jazz piano playing with a step-by-step practical appraoch to learning and playing standard tunes by dissecting their component parts; melody, harmony and bass....
Teach Yourself to Play Guitar
A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
(Guitar Educational). This best-selling title is now available with demonstration audio! Teach Yourself to Play Guitar was created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which also incorporates simple beat notation...
by Matt Dennis
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy...