Mel Bay Publications

Mastering the Guitar is an innovative, exciting way to learn the guitar. Co-authored by William Bay and Mike Christiansen, this extremely comprehensive method applies the array of musical styles and t...

This book offers a large number of essential chords and scales for the DADGAD tuning of the guitar. The material assembled here opens up a multitude of possibilities to expand and improve your playing...

This volume is intended as a folio of arrangements from the repertoire of a working musician. As such, there is only a minimum of discussion about the technical aspects of playing. Students who have a...

The study of classic ragtime guitar is very challenging. For this set of lessons for the intermediate and advanced guitarist we have picked four ever-popular rags. You have the advantage in this serie...

This book presents three challenging extended flamenco guitar solos by the legendary Agustín Castellon Campos, best known as Sabicas (1912-1990). The selections are: Bronce Gitano, Campiña andaluza, a...

The acclaimed first volume of this exciting series gave extensive insights into basic techniques of flamenco guitar playing and the two important rhythmic forms (palos) of Solea and Alegrias. This sec...

This is a superb collection of 8 original flamenco concert guitar solos and two exciting guitar quartets. The selections feature Juan Serrano's usual technical brilliance and capture the vitality, fir...

Introduces basic flamenco studies, concert selections, and a brief history of the flamenco tradition. Includes the four basic song forms (siguiriyas, soleares, tangos, and fandangos) that influence al...

This book and audio contains 15 beautiful flamenco guitar solos in notation and tablature written especially for teachers, students and soloists. Flamenco guitar selections you will want in your reper...

This book fills the need for intermediate to advanced violin duets appropriate for weddings as well as recitals, parties, and receptions. These unaccompanied settings would also be useful as sight-rea...

One of the most melodic and romantic genres of music is that found on the streets of Paris as played on the musette. Larry Hallar has artfully crafted keyboard accordion solo arrangements from 25 favo...

Cajun Spice is an exciting, lively, joyful recording of some of the finest Cajun music available featuring many of today's great Cajun artists. The Rounder Recording features many of today's Cajun art...

This is a collection of 42 well-known Balkan songs arranged for easy to intermediate accordion. Chords are provided to facilitate improvising. Includes a familiar and interesting Hungarian czardas.

A compilation of pieces composed and performed by some of France's most famous musette musicians, including Jo Private and Tony Murena. Included are tangos, paso dobles, mazurkas, sambas, polkas and g...

Tango: A ballroom dance of Latin-American origin characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions. This musical form was subsequently adopted by other countries, primarily France, Spain and It...

Original and traditional tunes in the continental style for accordion including: Say I Do: April Waltz: Eiffel Tower: Spanish Jenny: Two French Waltzes: Valiakainen-Merimes: Nuevo Brazil: Halloween: a...

An Extensive collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas from the French Canadian, Cape Breton, Scottish, Shetland, New England, and Southern Old Time Traditions arranged for the piano accordion....

This book contains many arias as well as traditional favorites that have never been arranged for accordion, utilizing all of its superb orchestral capabilities. Some of the world's greatest composers...

Original and traditional tunes in the continental style for Accordion.

A Cello Christmas contains Christmas and holiday tunes from a wide variety of sources. Old English, French, German, Austrian, Irish, American, and Ukrainian carols are included alongside the tradition...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy level one solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. Fun to play and serves ideally as a supplement...

This book presents a dozen timeless wedding themes from various sources arranged in idiomatic keys for flute or violin with tasteful piano accompaniment. A convenient pull-out part is included for the...

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 musi...

Kim Robertson is one of America's premier Celtic harp soloists. Her technique and range of expression are extraordinary as illustrated in this book containing the selections from her highly acclaimed...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. The solos are fun to play and serve ideally as a supplem...