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First Lessons Cajon has been specially designed to guide beginning players through all of the necessary steps to becoming a proficient Cajon player in a pop and rock context. Basic lessons in rhythm w...

This book and accompanying audio are a perfect introduction to the conga drum. The book includes lessons on music notation, posture, positioning, tuning, and hand strokes. There are also many exercise...

This informative book by Trevor Salloum is devoted to the all too often overlooked Latin instrument, the Bongo Drums. Prepare to embark on an educational musical journey - one which offers many valuab...

Book 2 in the Melanie Smith cello theory series introduces students to new music and theory concepts which are fundamental in developing a deeper understanding of the cello. Book 2 will begin by cover...

This companion to Mel Bay's popular American Fiddle Method opens up the world of fiddling to cellists at a beginner-intermediate level. Unlike many books for Violas and Cellos which simply transpose t...

Cello Method Volume 2 is a comprehensive method for learning and mastering positions one through four on the cello. This book covers essentials such as sliding to and from lower positions, closed and...

New cello students nearly always start in first position aided by finger tapes or guides for accurate finger placement. As they advance, they are expected to learn to shift out of first position, but...

The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach

This method by Tim Kliphuis is the first book to teach Gypsy Jazz Violin in the style of S tephane Grappelli. Have you ever listened to Stephane Grappellis ' solos thinking 'I wish I could do that, bu...

Jack Wilkins presents this collection of Jazz etudes with accompanying audio providing students a fun and effective way to learn to play Jazz style Blues lines. The online audio tracks provide a profe...

The Complete Children's Recorder Method is the perfect book for young students. The imaginative online audio turns even the simplest one-note exercise into a fun experience, with lyrics accompanying e...

The influence of Rock & Roll music can be found in about every style of contemporary music. This book focuses on many classic R & R style grooves. The grooves vary in difficulty from beginner to inter...

Modern Electric Bass Method, Grade 1 combines ease of learning with outstanding music selections and provides music theory essential to understanding the book's performance demands. Tablature was not...

The Electric Bass Method is the most widely-used introductory Bass method available. Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string Bas...

This easy-to-understand Electric Bass method is loaded with information. In the words of the author, ' The Electric Bass is in a very exciting developmental period. No longer does it just provide 'low...

This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards. These walking bass lines will give you a good basis for what to play and how to outline the...

First Lessons Bass is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material covered in this book is approximately the material covered in the...

A step-by-step, self-instruction method. Includes care of the Autoharp, playing positions, chord changes, back-up strums, arpeggio strums, melody picking, rhythm picking, and much more. Each song teac...

Here are 30 easy-to-play Christmas favorites arranged for tin whistle (also known as pennywhistle) and Irish ute. Chords are included for guitar, keyboard, or other accompaniment instrument. Also incl...

Mel Bay's First Lessons Flute is an easy method for beginning players of all ages. From the first tones to a full two-octave chromatic scale, this book and downloadable online audio will introduce the...

A simple, user-friendly method, ideal for beginner trumpet students of any age. Emphasis is placed on sound fundamentals, proper embouchure and other basic techniques, using familiar tunes to teach no...

This book presents the most widely played fiddle tunes in easy-to-read arrangements for viola. The viola edition features the same tunes in the same keys as the author's original The Fiddlin' Workshop...

Learn the three basic styles of western swing fiddling. The melody section includes classic techniques to help you achieve an authentic sound. Harmony Fiddling covers the basics of two- and three-part...

A quick study in the most popular fiddle styles played today, this 96 page text covers basic fiddling techniques and tunes in Old Time, Bluegrass, Contest, Western Swing, Cajun and Irish/Celtic music....