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The Essential Classical Collection is a sumptuous selection of the very best music of the Classical era by composers ranging from Mozart to Beethoven and beyond, all presented in one superb volume for advanced solo Piano. The music of the Classical era is characterised by melodic elegance and...

This book contains a collection of various mandolin solos in a range of styles and levels of difficulty, aimed at advanced beginners to intermediates. Extensive notes are included about the breaks and the techniques used to play them. The material can be practiced alongside accompanying online recordings...

A complete banjo tuition programme which takes you From The Beginning to advanced level. Easy to follow text and realistic demonstration photographs. Devised by one of America's foremost teachers of authentic 5 string bluegrass banjo.

Take it Away! Unlock the secrets of hot take-off lead guitar as played by the greatest players from the greatest bands. Western Swing master Joe Carr has transcribed the great guitar solos from the Bob Wills band and other greats and breaks them down note by note into useful licks that can be used...

This book offers compelling new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of improvisation pedagogy. Bringing together contributions from leading musicians, scholars, and teachers from around the world, the volume articulates how improvisation can breathe new life into old curricula; how it can...

The Really Easy series returns, this time to guide you through the timeless music of Frank Sinatra. Twenty one classic songs from the Ol’ Blue Eyes are included, all arranged for easy piano and each accompanied by background notes and playing hints and tips. Song list: - All The Way -...

Enormous demands are placed on the control and manual dexterity of the contemporary drum set player, particularly in the Jazz idiom. Today's drummer is expected to have developed limb coordination to a degree that would have been thought unachievable a few short years ago. This text presents an effective...

This book--which won the 2000 DRUM Magazine Readers' Poll for "Best Instructional Book"--is a complete, step-by-step course on conga drumming. It's the book we looked for but couldn't find when we were first learning to drum. We did everything we could to make it user-friendly, so even non-musicians...

This book and accompanying audio are a perfect introduction to the conga drum. The book includes lessons on music notation, posture, positioning, tuning, and hand strokes. There are also many exercises, examples of Latin rhythms, and even some history of the instrument. Written by best-selling Mel...

This is a comprehensive presentation of hundreds of snare drum studies addressing such technical issues as single and double stroke combinations; sixteenth and triplet combinations; open and closed roll progressions; combinations in ¾ time; closed rolls; flams and triplets; and much more.  This...

Quiero Tocar La Bateria by Victor M. Barba is a fantastic book for the drums. From a simple hi-hat to a full rock beat, this book explains how to play the drums in a very simple and easy to understand way. The rhythms, beats and patterns comes with nice drum graphics, showing where to play, you'll...

In the late 1960s, a new movement emerged championing historically informed 'authentic' approaches to performance. Heard today in concert halls across the world and in a library's worth of recordings, it has completely transformed the way in which we listen to 'old' music, while revolutionizing the...

This installment of Really Easy Keyboard contains 21 Chart Hits from Spring/Summer 2017. From Bruno Mars to Ed Sheeran to Zara Larsson and many more. If you’re a beginner pianist who loves the current pop classics then this is the music book for you. These simplified arrangements give you just the...