Instruments Instruction category: 8118 books

The bestselling* guide for ukulele beginners, written specifically FOR beginners. Concerned at the lack of answers to obvious ukulele questions for those just starting out, and the prescriptive nature of the tuition books, I started a blog, and now a book that aims to redress the balance. This...

The ukulele is a Hawaiian instrument with a carefree, jaunty sound. It is pitched a fifth higher (five musical steps) than the guitar. This guide will enable you to play the soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele in GCEA tuning... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

The easy way to get keyed up on the keyboard Where Piano For Dummies helps budding musicians to master the black-and-white musical keyboard, Keyboard For Dummies helps them understand the possibilities that unfold when those black-and-whites are connected to state-of-the-art music technology. Keyboard...

Counterpoint is an approach to musical composition based on the union of independent and interdependent melodies. Counterpoint and How to Use It in Your Music is a step-by-step course in counterpoint, and shows you how to apply it in your own music, whether you write contemporary pop songs or pieces...

Here is a book of tunes from the Elizabethan era-the great period of English song-set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance, it is true, the songs of Shakespeare-s day and the mountain banjo seem to be worlds apart. But the musical traditions are, in fact, related, as Elizabethan...

The subject of High Gear Embouchure, embouchure shifts ... often comes up in forums.I decided to do a book to address this issue. The largest book so far had 5 pages of instructions, 2 pages of pictures and some music.This book has over 1 hour of video showing you the main ways that pro players...

This is the definitive guide to playing funk keyboard for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential funky grooves to use on your first (or next) R&B/funk keyboard gig! The material is organized and explained in the clearest...

This is the definitive guide to playing boogie-woogie piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential boogie-woogie patterns which sound great either playing solo or with a band! The material is organized and explained...

This is the definitive guide to playing gospel piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential gospel grooves which will help you lead your first (or next) congregation at the piano! The material is organized and explained...

The Encyclopedia of Jazz Chords is an essential source book for all piano and keyboard players. This book shows, through standard notation and diagrams, how to construct 480 chords to help stretch your jazz playing in new directions. The chords are grouped by key, to help you find what you’re looking...

This book of exercises and studies is designed to develop left-hand guitar technique. The book concentrates on eight different technical areas: chords and chord changing skills, playing barre chords, shifts, slurs, scales, intervals, extensions, and left-hand harmonics. The text is divided into two...

What does it mean to perform expressively on the cello? In Cello Practice, Cello Performance, professor Miranda Wilson teaches that effectiveness on the concert stage or in an audition reflects the intensity, efficiency, and organization of your practice. Far from being a mysterious gift randomly...

Book Description Do you wish your students would practice smarter not harder? Are you tired of nagging your students about the same things over and over? Do you want your students to make faster progress in their piano studies?  Right now, all over the world, piano students are wasting precious...

This speed-reading book employs the standard techniques of language speed-reading, converted to music reading. The key ingredients are mental focus, physical eye focus, and quick fingers. The virtuoso, or the elementary player, can benefit from practicing these procedures. In 60 pages, one will drill...