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This book was written to be used as a learning tool for beginners who read music. It presents very easy tunes to learn the basics of bowing and style, and progresses in difficulty with each tune. All...

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) f...

Violin/Solos. This collection of symphony themes contain the best-known and beautiful melodies composed by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlioz, Franck, Brahms,...

A valuable book for any guitarist. Part one presents a dictionary of essential chord forms shown by inversion. Part two features a very thorough analysis of chord melody and quartal harmony voicings i...

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning, this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord...

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing with note reading. The students start with easy one fi...

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning, this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord...

William Bay's Children's Guitar Method is a popular teaching method for young beginners. From the beginning, it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chor...

William Bay introduces his popular and creative method for teaching Guitar to young children in Children's Guitar Method Volume 3. From the very beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading...

This method is time tested, innovative, and has proven successful in imparting essential concepts of musicianship and Classic Guitar performance to children. It's realistic approach to early childhood...

In this class guitar method, traditional fundamentals of playing guitar are presented using an innovative approach. Students are shown chords and accompaniment techniques as well as how to read music...

Mastering the Guitar Class Method is a remarkably innovative new approach to teaching guitar in class settings. This volume begins with in-depth reviews of the keys of C, G, Am, and Em presented in Vo...

This compact book presents 130 songs in a convenient 5 1/2 inches by 8 inch format. All selections are written in leadsheet format for voice with complete lyrics, guitar chords and harmonica tablature...

Traditional Songs from Québec for English-Speakers is a collection of 25 hand-picked, powerful, and gorgeous songs. They range from rousing and rollicking to exquisite and heartbreaking and from widel...

24 snare drum solos arranged by internationally acclaimed percussion writer, Joe Maroni. These solos are ideal for recitals, contests and concerts and will develop musicianship, rhythm reading ability...

First Lessons Music Theory is a introduction to music theory. This twenty-six lesson course begins with a guide to reading music and progresses to cover topics ranging from rhythm to chord types. By...

Mel Bay proudly endorses Tom Bruner's beginning text on arranging and orchestrating music. This is a hands-on approach designed to impart essential information to the serious student!

Many instruments in this book can be built in a half hour or less by children as young as age 5, using common household items. Songs include guitar and autoharp chords as well as dulcimer tablature. I...

Specially created for children and beginners of all ages, this method begins with simple chords and songs, after which learners will progress on to reading single note lines on the Ukulele. Proper hol...

Play beautiful sacred music on the ukulele in just minutes reading tablature. The ukulele has a wonderful 'harp like' sound and is perfect for gospel music. This book contains easy chord patterns so y...

Veteran Mel Bay author, Phil Duncan, applies his expertise in this collection of 27 sacred and gospel favorites arranged for solo harmonica with suggested chord accompaniment. Songs of Faith will rais...

Learn to play great classical music tunes on the mandolin! All the most famous composers are here, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and others. The tunes form a 'greatest hits  package...

Le guitariste virtuose et compositeur espagnol Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) était reconnu comme l'un des interprètes les plus importants et l'un des professeurs de guitare les plus influents de son...

Turlough O'Carolan, blind during his lifetime, was a renowned Irish harpist who is still regarded as an extremely significant Irish composer. Author Hans Landau has gathered 25 of O'Carolan's most wel...