Instruction Study category: 2225 books

Of all the styles of folk guitar, the most familiar is known by a variety of names, such as Carter Family Style, The Church Lick (Woody Guthrie), The Country Lick, or just plain Flat-Pickin’. Whatever its name, though, the foot-tapping boom-chicka, boom-chicka rhythm is as ubiquitous as country...

Learn how the industry works, and how to tip the odds in your favour and get your beats heard. Multi-platinum producer Sahpreem King of Miami's South Beach club scene gives you his expert guide to the games of Hip Hop production, exposing the pitfalls and giving you a step-by-step approach to developing...

(Harmonica). If you're just getting started or a veteran looking to add more licks to your arsenal, this book with audio is for you. From basic 12-bar blues backing riffs to mojo-packed solo licks, Steve Cohen shares 100 time-tested licks to help you get the most out of your 10-hole diatonic harp....

“If you told me you wanted to get going on guitar, I’d recommend Justin Sandercoe.” - Mark Knopfler “One of the most influential guitar teachers in history.” - The Independent The long-awaited Justinguitar.com Rock Songbook is the perfect volume for guitar players looking to...

Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches clawhammer banjo the way we play, not the way others say. It really begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo...

An easy-to-understand beginner's approach to pan flute or pan pipe. The pan flute is a set of vertical pipes, stopped at the bottom, played by blowing across the top in a manner similar to playing flute. The approach in this book is directed toward the beginning player, but also is designed to allow...

(Musicians Institute Press). This one-on-one lesson with Musicians Institute instructor Peter Deneff features 50 exercises for the beginning to intermediate level pianist, covering: bebop lines * chord symbols * chord voicings * melodic and harmonic exercises * musical and useful melodic patterns * swing 8ths * and more. Makes a good warmup!

Let's face it unless you've spent a lot of time working with a metronome, your timing could do with some work. Especially as your playing rhythm guitar at least 90% of the time.   While this is a reference eBook, it's essential for every guitarist. Become a better musician by sorting out your timing once and for all.

Music in Words is a compact guide to researching and writing about music, addressing all the issues that anyone who writes about music--from students to professional musicians and critics--may confront when putting together anything from brief program notes to a lengthy thesis. The book is a writing...

(Guitar Tab Method). This is the acoustic guitar method students and teachers have been waiting for. Learn chords with songs like "Eleanor Rigby" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," single notes with riffs and solos by Nirvana and Pink Floyd, arpeggios with classics by Eric Clapton and Boston, and much...

World-renowned tresero (tres player) Nelson Gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the Cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. As the instrument's name implies, the tres has three courses of double or triple strings and is used both as a lead and an accompaniment instrument....

(Berklee Guide). This chord dictionary from the assistant chair of Berklee's guitar department includes 100+ chord forms, from basic 7th chords to guide tone chords and triads over bass notes. It is organized to reveal chord relationships and help guitarists learn voicings quickly and thoroughly. Includes notes, fretboard diagrams and tab for each chord.

Training Soprano Voices provides a complete and reliable system for training each type of soprano voice. Designed as a practical program for singers teachers and voice professionals it couples historic vocal pedagogy with the latest research on the singing voice emphasizing the special nature of the...

'Find Your Voice – The No.1 Singing Tutor' is the fully revised and extended edition of this classic, best-selling singing book. 'Find Your Voice' is the ultimate, user-friendly guide to singing and the voice for singers of all styles and abilities. In this extremely approachable and practical singing...