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Quiero Tocar El Piano, by Victor M. Barba is a wonderful book for piano. With basic music theory such as the staff and the treble clef, and more advanced piano studies, this book is excellent for anybody who wishes to learn how to play the piano or keyboard. The only book that has the music notes...

Learning to play the 5-string Banjo is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing - fast! Full colour pictures, clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice...

These tunes were inspired by the great "first generation" acoustic blues guitarists: Huddie Ledbetter, Mance Lipscomb, Gary Davis, Jesse Fuller, Blind Blake, and others. Author Fred Sokolow's tunes convey some of the same feelings as these early blues artists and are fun to play. Several...

A popular and easy to understand book which teaches and explores the many aspects of bottleneck/slide guitar techniques developed nearly a century ago and made famous through the recordings of legendary blues greats like Robert Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters. Much of the book...

Seasoned guitar instructor Fred Sokolow offers a wealth of classic blues licks that can be applied in a variety of blues performance situations. Sokolow has divided the licks into categories to aid in thought organization about the guitar fretboard. Some of the licks are based on scales, and others on chords. Written in standard notation and tablature.

If you are a banjo player whose enjoyment of music isn't limited to bluegrass and country, you'll find this collection of tunes fun and sometimes challenging. Contains ragtime, blues, old-time jazz, and bluegrass blues, G tuning. Banjo tab. **For five-string banjo.

Learn to Play Guitar in 3 Weeks or LessMastering the art of playing the guitar is a lifetime experience full of highs and lows, trials and errors. But learning the basics can be accomplished in just a few short weeks. After you know the basics you can move on to learning simple songs and perfecting...

25 easy licks in A minor pentatonic for beginner. Tab with fingering and picking (up and down) Audio examples (free access) on the author website (www.kamelsadi.com) The right way to start lead guitar !

Scales are easy and fun when you play them in many different ways including canon, triplet, split, contrary direction and various other ways you may not have tried before. Five finger scales are presented in an unusual format classified by how many black notes are in them. Then the ten easiest scales...

The Complete Book of Modulations for the Pianist is a valuable aid for those wishing to create continuity between pieces in different keys. Its one-measure progressions lead smoothly from one key to another. A brief introductory section presents modulations to and from the key of C major. The four...

This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy, essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; beginners will learn to play music through creative exercises, while advanced pianists can add new exercises to their routines. With this book, you will...

This collection of chords from Gail Smith, is one all pianists have been waiting for. It will be quite useful for the player who needs to see where the chord is on the piano as well as how it is written in musical notation with chord symbols. Fifteen of the most commonly used chords, in each of the...

This collection of piano solos includes twelve classic hymns-a variety of themes representative of the Christian faith's heritage. The unique arrangements are an addition to anyone's music library and can be used for many occasions. Examples include Amazing Grace introduced as a round, a medley of...

This collection of 39 rounds and canons features a range of material from the oldest-known round; "Sumer Is Icumen In" to the famous Pachelbel Canon, as well as six original canons by Gail Smith. The short canons composed by Konrad Kunz are ideal for sight reading. There is one in every...