Instruments Instruction category: 8118 books

A handy and economical starter book chock-full of useful information. Teaches strumming rhythm by playing along with lyrics, then teaches tablature reading for playing solos. The solos provide picking indications for up-picking and down-picking. Contains 25 folk favorites for strumming and singing, 13 songs in notation and tablature for solo picking, and a mandolin chord reference chart.

A technique building regimen built around jazz chords and scale shapes. The basic chord is shown, followed by the appropriate arpeggio and scale. In addition, an 'ear stretching' etude is presented for each chord and scale shape.

The ocarina is a fun pocket-sized instrument on which you can play many wonderful melodies. This book presents the basic elements of music and provides fingerings for 4, 5 and 8-hole ocarinas. Thirty-nine ocarina songs and solos are presented with accompanying notation and fingering charts.

An ideal instructional text for any guitarist wanting to accompany singing. Each song contains a different strum pattern. In addition, the guitarist will play music in the keys of G, E minor, C, A minor, D, E, A, F, and D minor. Lead sheet format in standard notation.

A concise, easy-to-understand bass method in notation and tablature. This text will acquaint the bass player with basic chord progressions, chord notes, walking bass patterns, and a contemporary solo in the keys of C, G, F, B, B-flat, D, D minor, A, E-flat, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, and...

A lively collection of songs for strumming, plus easy G-tuning solos for fingerpicking 5-string banjo. The solos are in tablature with both melody and solo parts and feature three-finger picking technique in the popular bluegrass style. Slide, hammer, and pull-off techniques are taught. A basic chart of banjo chords is also included.

50 exercises to learn rhythm guitar accompaniment with arpeggiated chords. Tab, chord diagrams, fingering and 50 audio examples. 

Over 50 fingerpicking guitar solos in notation and tablature in country blues, Delta blues, ragtime blues, Texas blues and bottleneck styles. An extremely comprehensive blues solo collection

Getting Into Rock Guitar is a simplistic approach to learning the language of rock guitar. Written from a player’s perspective, this book demonstrates how to apply basic concepts and put them into your playing today. The material covers essential scales, rhythms, and techniques that make up...

Stacy Phillips is an internationally acclaimed soloist and author on Resonator Guitar. This comprehensive book took years to produce and is the culmination of Stacy's many years of playing the instrument, studying new Resonator techniques and interviewing other Resonator greats. This book achieves...

Easy solos in several styles for beginners, including Shine On, Harvest Moon; Saint Louis Blues; Maui Chimes; Home Sweet Home; Sun's Gonna Shine in My Back Door; and many others. Each tune includes a complete explanation of rhythm and playing hints. In G tuning with tablature only.

Since the mid-twentieth century, Zoltán Kodály's child-developmental philosophy for teaching music has had significant positive impact on music education around the world, and is now at the core of music teaching in the United States and other English speaking countries. Kodály in the Kindergarten...

(Guitar Collection). Clear instruction & performance notes to help you master 35 blues tunes: All Your Love * Boom Boom * Born Under a Bad Sign * Cross Road Blues * Everyday I Have the Blues * Got My Mo Jo Working * I Ain't Got You * I'm Tore Down * I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man * Killing Floor * Pride and Joy * Statesboro Blues * Sweet Home Chicago * The Thrill Is Gone * more!

Emphasizes the development of consistent correct technique, while developing aural and music literacy skills simultaneously. Develops intonation, bow technique, tone, and musicianship concurrently, building each lesson around a specific technical issue while combining music literacy, ear training...