Partitions facile chez Mel Bay Publications

A good beginner's text showing tuning, basic chords, and songs to sing and strum. Includes access to online audio and video. Tuned for Mandola.

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 flu...

This book contains 30 ukulele duets, especially arranged for an absolute beginner and a slightly more advanced player. It features melodies from various musical genres, including American folk and gos...

Brenda Stubbert - The Second Collection is the sixth book in Cranford Publication's Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series. This new book contains 161 tunes. Sixty of these melodies are new Stubbert comp...

Mel Bay's Modern Piano Method is designed to introduce the student to the world of piano playing from a contemporary perspective. The book will teach basic music theory concepts as well as general pia...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other piano method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also...

Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This m...

This beginning piano course introduces children or adult students to basic music notation and helps them build a solid foundation of piano skills. Theory and instruction appears alongside music exampl...

At last, here is a method book for the upright string bass or 'dog house bass' as it is affectionately known in bluegrass circles. Although bluegrass bass has a style of its own, the knowledge gained...

This wall chart gives an overview of the important fundamentals and technical foundations of drumming. Topics include: Basic rhythms (counting, 3- and 4-way coordination), stickings, strike sequences...

First Lessons Snare Drum is a proven approach for beginners featuring easily-understood lessons. Designed for independent study, private teaching or classroom use, this book provides all the informati...

Get your 'First Lesson' from a seasoned pro! First Lessons Drumset is designed to help the student develop basic 3 part coordination skills on the drum set. Learn some fundamental reading skills, snar...

The Drumset Set Up Chart illustrates and explains how to assemble and tune a drumset. Included are 48 pictures with captions that provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for assembling and tuning...

First Lessons Conga is a perfect introduction to the conga drum. The book includes lessons on music notation, posture, positioning, tuning, and hand strokes. There are also many exercises, examples o...

The Tabla, a hand drum which originated in India, has become very popular throughout the world. This method covers everything you need to know to learn to play the Tabla, including the history and par...

Mel Bay's Children's Recorder Method is a new recorder method which stands on its own. There is an imaginative accompaniment CD which makes even the simplest one-note exercise into an attractive exper...

Mel Bay's Children's Recorder Method is a new recorder method which stands on its own. There is an imaginative accompaniment CD which makes even the simplest one-note exercise into an attractive exper...

Presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for four-string bass. A beautiful photo of a four-string electric bass is labeled with string numbers, open string names, and t...

A concise collection of bass chords in all 12 keys. This chart shows all major, minor, augmented, diminished, minor 6th, major 7th, and suspended 4th added 7th chords. Root notes are clearly marked as...

This method is loaded with information. In the author's words, 'The electric bass is in a very exciting developmental period. No longer does it just provide 'low-end support. ' Now entire songs are bu...

This method is loaded with information. In the author's words, 'The electric bass is in a very exciting developmental period. No longer does it just provide 'low-end support. ' Now entire songs are bu...

This chord chart created for the 5-string bass shows major, minor, 7th, 6th, augmented, diminished, and many other chords. A fretboard chart showing the notes on each string is also included.

A user-friendly photo chord guide showing basic chord tones for major, minor, dominant 7th, sus 7, minor 7, major 7, diminished, augmented, sixth, minor 6th, 7#5 and 7b5 chords. The arpeggios for each...

The Harpsicle® Harp method book is an excellent tool for learning to play the Harpsicle® Harp or any size harp from the very beginning. No musical knowledge is necessary to use this method. All the mu...

An easy-to-understand chart which features chromatic, major, and minor scale studies in a handy format. Includes staff notation and fingering diagrams for the entire range of the clarinet.