Mel Bay Publications

The mysteries of the challenging flamenco style are unlocked in this exciting method for guitarists at all levels. Carefully graded examples present every flamenco form, first with basic techniques an...

Designed as a comprehensive multimedia teaching set, this book with online audio/video present 42 solos, progressively graded in 6 levels from absolute beginners to more advanced, to suit players of a...

Just like a guitar, saxophone, piano, clarinet or flute, the voice is an instrument that requires training and education. Consistent practice, along with an understanding of the parts and mechanics of...

This course is designed to help people of all ages and ability levels improve their singing. No previous musical training is needed to be successful with this method. You will learn correct warm-ups,...

Ten Scott Joplin compositions scored meticulously for guitar ensemble by John De Chiaro. The score, piano accompaniment and 1st guitar parts are available in a hard copy book. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th gui...

Blind Blake was the greatest ragtime blues guitarist to record during the 1920s. His intricate fingerpicking sounded more like a ragtime piano than an actual guitar. It captured the pulsating rhythms...

This DVD teaches 20 great grooves that fit with all kinds of music. It starts with a detailed demonstration of basic technique and features clear, step-by-step instruction throughout. Each pattern is...

Let's face it: playing djembe as it's traditionally played can be really hard on your hands. This is the only DVD for beginning hand drummers - especially adult beginners - who want to experience the...

Let's face it: playing djembe as it's traditionally played can be really hard on your hands. The Gentle Djembe for Beginners series is the only set of DVDs for beginning hand drummers - especially adu...

This DVD is packed with informative chapters on history, selection, positioning, strokes, practice tips/exercises, clave, martillo, repiques/fills, bongo bell, soloing, and much more. The diverse rhyt...

Learning to play the bongos has never been easier than with this new DVD from Alan Dworsky, the award-winning author of 'Conga Drumming' and 'How to Play Djembe. ' Designed for the first-time hand dru...

Volume 2 in the bestselling 'Bongo Grooves for Beginners' series teaches 21 new patterns that work with all kinds of music. Each pattern in this hour-long video is taught step-by-step and shown in slo...

A collection of duets which exemplifies a variety of distinctive styles. Includes notes on Baroque performance practice, including French `notes inegales'. Contains excerpts from `The Modern Flute Pro...

Fiddling Classics contains 14 arrangements of classic fiddle tunes from Texas, cowboy and Western Swing music traditions, written in an exciting twin/triple fiddle style. The series includes three boo...

Imagine a campfire! Envision sitting around the bright flames with your friends and family singing songs out in the great expanse. Imagine that those melodies you sing stir up joy, hope, and belief in...

Ten fun-to-play, unaccompanied duets scored in first position for beginning violinist. Some pieces contain accidentals, slurred notes, double stops, and staccato. Some suggested bowings are also inclu...

Why should violinists have all the fun? Stacy Phillips, America's foremost author of books for fiddlers, has turned his expertise to cello. Fiddle Tunes for Two Cellos contains 56 authentic renditions...

Why should violinists have all the fun? Stacy Phillips, America's foremost author of books for fiddlers, has turned his expertise to cello. Fiddle Tunes for Two Cellos contains 56 authentic renditions...

Just Between Frets is the latest collaboration of Tommy Emmanuel and Frank Vignola. Frank and Tommy turn many a well known tunes inside out with their virtuosity and unique chemistry as a duo, creatin...

This is a collection of 26 duets drawn from the ground-breaking Mastering the Guitar Method. These duets are fun to play, represent contemporary music genres and represent works by great classical com...

Il n'y a pas de meilleure façon de faire d'une pierre deux coups musicaux que de jouer en duo. J'espère que ces duos de guitare légers, de style pop, vous procureront un plaisir mutuel avec un ami, to...

Rhapsody Japan (for Guitar Duo) was composed in 2008, expressly for a tour and recording Shingo and Bill Kanengiser did together in Japan. Essentially a medley of popular folk-songs of Japan, the piec...

Acoustic Guitar Portraits is a collection of scores from my recording of the same name. The music reflects a rich variety of musical styles and is original. The rhythms are contemporary and the harmon...

Easy to intermediate guitar ensemble arrangements on America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, America, Battle Hymn of the Republic and Yankee Doodle. This book contains the score and 1st Guita...

Sûr d’intriguer et de ravir les accordéonistes du monde entier, ce recueil de Carole Gatwood met en avant dix-huit chansons folkloriques italiennes charmantes mais pour la plupart oubliées, astucieuse...