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Designed to introduce the beginning to intermediate instrumentalists to some of the greatest classical melodies. Selections include: Ode to Joy; Sleeping Beauty Waltz; The Trout; Scheherazade; Emperor Hymn; Cancan, plus 10 more by Bach, Bizet, Brahms, Mozart, Strauss, Rossini and others.

This series of books was meticulously designed to provide beginning to intermediate instrumentalists with an enjoyable introduction to classical melodies. Selections include: Ode to Joy; Sleeping Beauty Waltz; The Trout; Scheherazade; Emperor Humn; Cancan; plus 10 more by Bach, Bizet, Brahns, Mozart, Strauss, Rossini and others.

Easy Classics for Viola is part of the Easy Classics Series, written to provide beginning to intermediate students with an enjoyable introduction to classical music. This book features 16 solos and duets in viola friendly keys, with accompaniment. All of the pieces may be played as solos or duets,...

Easy Classics for Cello is part of the Easy Classics Series, written to provide beginning to intermediate students with an enjoyable introduction to classical music. This book features 16 solos and duets in cello-friendly keys, with piano accompaniment. All of the pieces may be played as solos or...

This book is a detailed guide to learning how to play the harmonica. The material focuses on folk and blues music, including an array of tunes in both styles. Altogether, forty-one arrangements of increasing difficulty are presented. Special techniques and harmonicas other than the standard ten-hole-twenty-reed...

A colorful mixture of traditional English folk songs and ballads, as well as the history of many of the songs. Many English folk songs are quite familiar in America. Hundreds of them came along with the earliest settlers in the 17th century; others with the Redocoats in the 18th century; still others...

This landmark historical text delivers the goods promised in its title. It does not address flamenco dance whatsoever, focusing instead on flamenco song forms with a special chapter devoted to the role of the guitar. Includes Spanish lyrics for dozens of flamenco songs along with English translations...

The product of a 14 year research project, this book contains over 350 studies to thoroughly train the right hand of classical guitarists in the use of all five fingers - adding the little finger to the present four finger technique. These studies build a five-finger technique in the playing of chords,...

Fingerstyle master Richard Gilewitz introduces fundamental fingerstyle techniques for ukulele in this handy first lesson book. Clearly written with a system of straightforward fingerpicking patterns, easy-to-read chord charts, tablature and notation with study and historical notes for simple level...

Vic played the solos in this collection with the student in mind. Each piece is based on the changes of popular jazz standards and will serve as great etudes for learning advanced jazz soloing techniques. Students will be able to see how to build a solo, use tension and release (outside and inside...

'Melodic Improvising' is a systematic, detailed method to help the intermediate to advanced guitarist create melodies over harmony. Using techniques developed through his 15 years of teaching improvisation at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, Bruce Saunders' book teaches guitarists the...

This second volume of Jazz Guitar Standards contains a collection of 22 Jazz standards each containing a chord melody, a comping etude and a single-note solo. All arrangements are presented in standard notation and tablature for the beginning to intermediate guitarist. Tunes include: 'All of You',...

Chord-Lead Soloing for Guitar is a complete method for developing fluid double-stop chord melody. This style of playing can be heard most notably in the playing of Jimi Hendrix (in songs such as 'The Wind Cries Mary', Little Wing', and 'Castles Made of Sand'), as well in the music of the guitarists...

String Skipping & Wide Interval Soloing: 212 Melodic Studies and Patterns for Guitar is a much-needed guitarist's guide to mastering wide interval soloing. This collection of repeating, continuous motion studies shows the guitarist how to develop melodic patterns that are characterized...