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All about music, what music really is, how it works, and guitar instruction from your personal professor music coach. A totally unique approach to the subject with information unavailable anywhere else. The series will cover beginner to intermediate level guitar skills and detail the role of music in terms of cosmology and metaphysics. Thank you for your interest!

(Bass Instruction). Learn the tricks and tehnique of playing rockabilly bass from one of the world's foremost masters, Johnny Hatton. In this book, along with video lessons online, he will teach you: the snap * the slap * the hand positions * stragith eighths * the double slap * the swing slap * the...

(Guitar Educational). Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been 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 for accurate rhythm execution, Teach Yourself to Play Guitar...

Introduces adults and school-aged beginners to the instrument and provides instruction related to the fundamental skills necessary to play the violin in a technically correct and musically satisfying way. Ideal as a partner book for students in school string programs as it provides a review...

(Bass Instruction). This handy resource was created to assist bassists in learning to play today's most commonly used scales. It's a fast and fun way to gain instant access to 120 scale patterns through easy-reference diagrams. It also features a useful section on scale theory.

(Fast Track Music Instruction). FastTrack is (you guessed it!) a fast way to learn to play violin! Skeptical of method books? (Yeah, we think they're kind of boring, too.) That's why we've tried to make FastTrack different from the rest: user-friendly, plenty of cool songs, and a lot more fun. In addition...

Teaching Piano in Groups provides a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching. Motivated by an ever-growing interest in this instructional method and its widespread mandatory inclusion in piano pedagogy curricula, Christopher Fisher highlights the proven viability...

(Musicians Institute Press). This outstanding book is a comprehensive source for scales, arpeggios, and exercises. Topics covered include: major, minor and chromatic scales; major, minor and seventh chord arpeggios; diatonic harmony; finger strength and independence; trills, hand-over-hand, and repeated-note exercises; and touches on styles such as boogie-woogie and ragtime.

Designed for beginning buglers and those who already play the trumpet or another brass instrument, this book addresses four major skills necessary to master the bugle: tone development, tongue technique, the smooth change of tones, and breath control. Daily exercises are included for the development...

This is the standard-bearer for pedal steel instruction books. It is extremely comprehensive in scope. Written by DeWitt Scott, founder of the International Pedal Steel Guitar Convention and member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, this course teaches E9 tuning, Nashville set-up pedal steel...

The American Mandolin Method is the new standard for mandolin instruction. Master teachers and performers of the mandolin, Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship have crafted Volume 2 of their series to be used both as a follow up to Volume 1 and for intermediate players who are already experienced with the...

Enchanted Beginnings is the essential quickstart ebook for the Native American Style Flute, Drone Flute, and Mayan Temple Flute. Learn the skills required to get you started on your flute journey – how to setup the flute, introductory techniques and playing practices.Beautifully produced, with easy...

(Music Instruction). A self-study course with illustrations & examples for you to write & check your answers. Topics include: major and minor scales; modes and other scales; harmony; intervals; chord structure; chord progressions and substitutions; and more. This workbook contains essential "backbone"...

This beginner's method presents clear, concise instruction for learning to play the traditional three-stringed mountain dulcimer. Thirty-eight songs are taught with notation and fret numbers for each note. Chord symbols are also included for playing with guitar, banjo, or another chording instrument....