Mel Bay Publications

Joel Pena, a professional musician with many years of experience, has created the definitive method book for those interested in taking up the unique instrument known as the Cuban Tres or three-course...

This collection of Latin-influenced pieces is ideal for the classical or fingerstyle guitarist seeking challenging new material that spans a number of genres and is melodically, harmonically, and rhyt...

The presentation of this album marks a special event in classic guitar publishing! This anthology contains 11 truly representative examples of the folklore of Latin America, all highly revered folk so...

The book is presented with both music notation and guitar tablature staff so that fingering and fingerboard positions can be easily cross-referenced. The accompanying on-line audio recording allows th...

The main goal of this book is to present what could be called Brazilian guitar today, working melodically, harmonically and rhythmically in some of the most important Brazilian musical styles.. We hav...

This book presents twelve original compositions for piano solo encompassing three musical styles originated in the Brazilian Northeast: the xote, the baiao and the frevo.

This book presents 12 piano solos based on two more Brazilian rhythms originated in Rio de Janeiro: the valsa and the marchinha (parts I and II of this piano series are on choro, samba and bossa nova)...

Mel Bay Publications, Inc is proud to present this intriguing collection of fourteen tangos by French composers arranged for piano solo. The tango is a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin characte...

This book consists of twelve original piano pieces composed by the authors: six sambas and six bossas. The sambas themselves display a varied range of derived styles: samba-de-roda, sambao, partido al...

Tout nouveau pour le professeur de hautbois ! Ce volume comprend une séquence progressive de matériel pour le hautboïste sans "limites de leçons". Les élèves détermineront leur rythme de progression....

This is the follow-up volume to Bodhran: The Basics and is designed for those who want to improve their technique and expand their rhythmic repertoire. It contains exercises and solos in 44, 68, 34, a...

Classical Riqq Technique is a teaching manual, resource guide, and biographical tribute to master percussionist Michel Merhej Baklouk. We invite you to explore the role that percussion plays in Near E...

The rhythms in this book are intended for the person who is already proficient at playing the bodhrán and wants to add some more complex rhythms to their playing. These rhythms are inspired by funk dr...

Although his scorching fingerpicking was most impressive at first glance, a closer look at Just Us reveals that he is equally adept at what many musicians consider as a more difficult task: playing fe...

This chart contains all the necessary information to get started playing rock guitar. Easy to understand chord and scale diagrams in this chart makes it simple to learn and apply these basics. Topics...

This 66 page book covers the evolution of rock guitar, with focus on intermediate to advanced application of scales, arpeggios and techniques using example solos in the style of guitar legends such as...

This book is a collection of riffs that will serve as a great introduction to rock guitar of the 60's and 70's. The cornerstone of many rock tunes, a riff is a short musical phrase that is repeated in...

This fun and exciting beginner/intermediate instructional book/CD/DVD features 17 rock guitar riffs and/or solos reminiscent of the 80s and 90s. Stylistically, the examples range from 80's pop/rock, h...

Rock chords including power chords, barre chords as well as open chords are taught in standard notation, tab with accompanying photos. Anyone can learn the chords that have been heard in rock 'n roll...

This book and audio set teaches 16 different rock solos for the beginning rock guitarist. Learn the fundamentals of playing rock solos including vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, string bending, arpeggi...

A blues-based method for rock guitar. Written in notation and tab, this method will take the left-handed guitarist through blues/rock styles, improvising, rhythm guitar, slides, vibrato and other tech...

Corey Christiansen: Rock Guitar Essentials combines the author's five previous pocket-sized editions. This comprehensive Gig Savers book contains everything the beginning guitarist needs to master the...

The Complete Book of Shred Guitar focuses on the technical aspects of playing the electric guitar in the shred style. As the guitar plays such an important role in metal, neoclassical and hard rock, m...

Dans cet ouvrage volumineux, Pablo Pescatore, guitariste argentin polyvalent et enseignant, donne une classe de maître sur la théorie qui sous-tend les solos de rock créatifs. Dès le départ, il présen...