Mel Bay Publications

Your warm-up time is a precious thing. It can get you off to a great day of practicing or it can set you back every time you pick up your instrument. Learning the correct way to warm up will benefit e...

This is a comprehensive presentation of hundreds of snare drum studies addressing such technical issues as single and double stroke combinations; sixteenth and triplet combinations; open and closed ro...

After learning some basic beats, students of the drum set often ask, "how do I get to the next level?" Developing drum rudiments will open up a new universe on the drum set by building technique, spee...

Rudimental Grand Tour is a compendium of drumming cultures and traditions from twenty-two distinct regions throughout Europe and the Americas, designed to expand rudimental knowledge and develop inter...

Take your drumming to the next level! With "Stick It to Your Chops" from the renowned publisher Mel Bay Publications, you will push your technical boundaries and develop impressive speed, precision, a...

Covers a wealth of coordination studies in a wide variety of styles, including funk, reggae, Latin, fusion, and a number of odd-meter drum styles. The author enumerates the various aspects of drumming...

In The PsychOctopus Play Along renowned heavy metal drummer Aquiles Priester shares his secrets. This instructional book delivers a dynamic, innovative yet practical style for drummers of all skill le...

Described as 'Carter Family - meets - Ramones, ' this 7-piece NYC ensemble whips up a bubbling cast-iron melting pot of classic country styles; from Bluegrass to Rockabilly, Western Swing to Honky Ton...

Whether you already play old-time music, or you are just getting started, this is the book for you. Dan Levenson’s Master Collection of Old-Time Tunes presents more than 300 tunes in standard notation...

A deluxe, comprehensive collection of 103 school and camp favorites. Contains patriotic songs, campfire songs, hiking songs, and even fun songs for use on buses. Includes melody line, lyrics, and guit...

A fascinating collection of fifty historic American love songs and ballads. The songs are arranged in piano/vocal format with guitar chords shown and range from sentimental Southern Mountain ballads t...

Great performers have proven that the trumpet can be successfully used for playing not only classic music, but also symphonic or chamber music from the classical, romantic or modern period just as wel...

Great performers have proven that the trumpet can be successfully used for playing not only classic music, but also symphonic or chamber music from the classical, romantic or modern period just as wel...

Ce livre présente des exercices d'échauffement et d'assouplissement ainsi que vingt-deux études mélodiques et lyriques centrées sur la tessiture moyenne à basse de la trompette et conçues pour redonne...

Killer Technique: Fiddle presents exercises designed to develop fluid left hand and bow technique. The exercises reinforce fundamental playing movements and stretch the reader's command of the instrum...

You may not fall in love, but the 257 online piano accompaniment tracks that come with I Love My Scales are likely to change your attitude towards playing tetrachords, scales, arpeggios, and double st...

Incorporating skills taught in many popular violin methods, these tuneful solo pieces offer a fresh alternative for teachers who would like a stimulating supplement to their usual method. These entert...

The etudes in this book offer students a musically and intellectually satisfying means of practicing scales in all major and minor keys, even while remaining in first position. Although presented in t...

Although the practice of scales is essential to building and maintaining strength, technique, tone, and agility - it is very easy to slip into the habit of playing them automatically, without paying a...

Thoughtful and pragmatic fingering is essential to achieving a high degree of musicianship on any string instrument. Violin Fingering: Basic to Advanced is a primer for conventional fingering practice...

Basée principalement sur la routine de pratique des gammes de Jascha Heifetz, cette compilation de deux livres précédents de Mel Bay sur les gammes de violon comprend toutes les formes de gammes majeu...