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How do four instrumentalists with strong individual tastes and temperaments manage to forge a distinctive approach to the music they play? This extraordinary book ushers readers into the workshop of one of the world's most accomplished string quartets. In rich and probing conversations with their...

10 Classical Pieces With Cornet/Piano Duets This is a Cornet sheet music book with 10 classical sheet music pieces. Each piece has two easy arrangements, one for solo Cornet, the other for Cornet and Piano when playing duets. The piano parts can be played on piano or electronic keyboard, they are...

The harpsichord was the standard keyboard instrument for three centuries before the invention of the piano. It enjoyed a revival in the second half of the twentieth century, but because of the interruption in its history as a more regularly used instrument, details about its construction are lacking....

Attention Busy Professionals!HOW TO START LEARNING GUITAR ON THE SIDEGet the insider secrets that I used to learn to play guitar while working over 50 hours a week as an education professional.This simple, step-by-step eBook will show you how to choose the right guitar for you (acoustic or...

25 Blues patterns (gimmick, chord, rhythm...) with tab, chord diagrams, pick stroke (up, down) and link under each tab; for a direct access to the audio examples on the web site.

A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. * All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs, letting the player become fully familiarized with the instrument. * Each graph describes a different position showing the neck to its full...

This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking...

Jimmy Bruno is known throughout the world for his flawless picking technique. This book breaks down Bruno's ideas through exercises and etudes that will take any guitarist's picking technique to a new level. Break old picking habits and learn a more efficient way to utilize your right-hand technique....

This book and accompanying audio offer a unique look into playing the music of Bach on the ukulele. Included are twenty duets for two ukuleles or ukulele and guitar. The first part in the duet can be played on either soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, and the second part on either baritone ukulele...

Al Petteway is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist and composer known for masterful compositions that blend Celtic elements, open tunings, and world percussion. This books features the tune "Sligo Creek" from the soundtrack of the acclaimed Ken Burn's PBS documentary "The National Parks."

This beginning guitar book, for use with private students or in a classroom setting, is divided into 15 lessons. Beginning at the complete novice level, the lessons guide players thru learning chords, scales and more advanced techniques. The appendix of the book offers scale, chord, and fretboard diagrams. This text is currently used in the beginning guitar classes at USC.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela have been one of the most unusual success stories of the last two years. An acoustic guitar duo, originally from Mexico City, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero began playing in metal bands as teenagers before switching to acoustic music and traveling to Europe, where they built...

This book is the perfect introduction to guitar for left-handed students. For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as the best course of action,...

This handy book shows left-hand fingering photos, notation, and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically, grouping all chords with the same root in a section.