Alfred Publishing

John Carruthers, legendary guitar builder and repair guru to the stars, has teamed up with Alfred to produce this ultimate beginner's guide to guitar repair and maintenance. Comprehensive, step-by-ste...

Therapeutic Guitar is an innovative guitar method that was designed and extensively field tested for students with unique learning and lifestyle needs. Others who might benefit from this book include...

Written by a guitarist for a guitarist, Basic Pro Tools for Guitarists is the perfect way to get started recording with Pro Tools. Designed for guitarists of all skill levels, this book includes clear...

For all guitarists, the quest to finding the guitar tone you hear in your head and then recording it is a never-ending journey. The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook is your definitive guide to discoverin...

This book & CD package features clear instruction on how to achieve the tones and effects of your favorite guitarists including an in-depth breakdown of effects pedals and processors, sample licks (in...

The Serious Guitarist: Essential Book of Gear is an invaluable source for everything you need to know about guitar equipment. With tons of photographs and illustrations, real-world explanations on how...

Easy-to-follow instructions on maintaining your guitar and essential information about gear!Alfred's Mini Music Guides provide essential information in a convenient size. Take these books anywhere you...

This is the best manuscript book for anyone who wants to write guitar music and needs to know all the tricks to notating in TAB. The book starts with eight essential pages of instruction about how to...

Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers, from people who want to play a few songs for their family in the living room to those who aspire to become serious m...

Unfamiliar with piano manufacturers, manufacturing methods, materials, or price ranges? You can still educate yourself before making such an important investment! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying...

Directed to teachers, parents and students, the 40-page booklet is filled with concise and practical observations, information and instructions on building and maintaining piano technique according to...

Thoughts on the Suzuki Piano School was written in 1985 by one of the greatest exponents of the Suzuki Piano School. Kataoka went to study with Suzuki after many years of piano study, and soon realize...

A book that is a must for all Suzuki piano students and teachers. Selected and compiled from her articles in Suzuki World over six years. Mrs. Powell discusses: communication with parents, home practi...

A brief but valuable booklet about teaching Suzuki piano. Directed towards parents and teachers. Originally published in Japan by Dr. Suzuki's Talent Education Institute.

A comprehensive coverage of what the Suzuki approach embodies, this book should be considered a requirement in the home of every piano teacher and student. Eight of the 14 chapters lay the foundation...

A successful keyboard text for both college non-music majors and majors with limited keyboard experience. Sight reading, playing by ear, repertoire pieces, harmonizing melodies, improvising, technical...

Recreational Music Making is a new and exciting movement in piano pedagogy. The core concepts are that the piano is for everyone-not just professionally minded students-and that lessons should be fun...

This interactive, practical book for teachers not only contains creative ideas for group classes, but also includes mental energizers, room for notes, and brainstorming concepts for planning personali...

This reference book is an invaluable resource for teachers, students and performers for evaluating and selecting piano solo literature. Concise and thoroughly researched, thousands of works, from the...

This textbook provides a unique resource to promote interest in and awareness of the available body of captivating concerto literature. It focuses on works suitable for pianists at the intermediate le...

Max Camp has developed a system of teaching and performing at the piano formulated to develop all types of piano students. Camp emphasizes the concept of rhythm as pulse and musicality from day one so...

Practical Piano Pedagogy by Dr. Martha Baker-Jordan is a comprehensive 468-page pedagogy text for ALL piano teachers including those future teachers who are currently enrolled in pedagogy courses in c...

This book offers a rare opportunity for teachers to benefit from the knowledge and experience of ten master teachers. In his or her own words, each contributor discusses the Suzuki philosophy and how...

Alfred is pleased to present Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend, a photographic presentation of the life, times and music of 'that ace drummer man. ' With over 200 photos that span six de...

This concise and well-organized manual is a must for the serious music educator and percussionist. Written in an easy-to-use format, Band Director's Percussion Repair Manual is a one-stop sourcebook t...