Mel Bay Publications

The Mighty Accordion is a truly unique and much-needed guide to playing the bass side of the accordion. A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises guide the student in learning and mastering...

Minor Blues Harmonica includes introductory material for new players on holding the harmonica, achieving a single note, and common techniques that sound great on the instrument. Not-so-new players wil...

David DiGiuseppe's Learn Blues Accordion is a unique method that features 34 blues compositions for the Accordion as well as numerous exercises that have been carefully designed to help you master the...

Based on 50 years of teaching and performing on the accordion, Mr. Zucco has provided us with a complete and thorough accordion method for children. In this single volume, three levels of clear, easy-...

A comprehensive method written especially for serious students learning the accordion without access to formal music lessons. Seasoned music educator and performer Neil Griffin guides the student thro...

This book has been designed to develop the professional or recreational accordionist further toward advanced musicianship. Why do we practice scales? The great jazz accordionist, Art Van Damme, when a...

Beautifully and colorfully displayed here, on durable coated paper in 35 X 24 format, is a handy chart for the recorder. Shows two octaves of baroque fingerings beginning at middle-C, utilizing a hand...

The Complete Children's Recorder Method is the perfect book for young students. The imaginative online audio turns even the simplest one-note exercise into a fun experience, with lyrics accompanying e...

Mel Bay's Children's Recorder Method is a new recorder method which stands on its own. There is an imaginative accompaniment CD which makes even the simplest one-note exercise into an attractive exper...

Jazz Viola Wizard Jr. is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school violists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard - a breakthrough approach for string players...

Jazz Cello Wizard Junior is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school cellists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard - a break-through approach for String play...

Part of the American Fiddle Method, this book has been devised by expert fiddlers Brian Wicklund and April Verch to teach fiddlers the Canadian style. The American Fiddle Method - Canadian Fiddle Styl...

Jazz Fiddle Wizard Jr. is designed for beginning to intermediate middle and high school violinists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard--a break-through approach for string player...

The Violin Wall Chart presents innovative finger-pattern drawings for all twelve major scales in first position and movable patterns for higher positions. It also includes note finder chart and list o...

Learn the three basic styles of western swing fiddling. The melody section includes classic techniques to help you achieve an authentic sound. Harmony Fiddling covers the basics of two- and three-part...

Beginning level. Book 3 in the Beginner Violin Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures, e...

A quick study in the most popular fiddle styles played today, this 96 page text covers basic fiddling techniques and tunes in Old Time, Bluegrass, Contest, Western Swing, Cajun and Irish/Celtic music....

This handy, case-sized book is packed full of useful information and tips for traditional fiddle players of any experience level. Clear musical examples, diagrams, photos and cartoons are included cov...

This book offers a comprehensive workshop in blues violin and specifically addresses improvisation techniques through exercises and ear training studies that relate to the various licks and scales. Or...

Learn to improvise in the Gypsy Jazz style. Suitable even for violinists who have never improvised before, this method covers specific key aspects of the Gypsy jazz Violin style, as made famous by Fre...

This easy Gypsy-style introduction takes you on a musical journey along the Romany Trail, assimilating the musical idioms of Eastern Europe and the Mideast. Here are the core nuggets of the flashy and...

Dirt Simple Fiddle will teach you the basics of the instrument to get you playing tunes in no time! This book covers technique, reading, fiddle bowings and ornaments. Included are simple tunes such as...

Modern Fiddling Method Grade 2 continues to thoroughly and sequentially build technique, music theory, fiddle bowings and left hand devices through 3rd position. Here the student completes the most es...

Are you a violinist who is curious about 'going electric' but have no idea where to begin? This book will walk you through the process of choosing an electric violin, shopping for an amplifier, and us...

Fiddle From Scratch is an excellent introduction to the fiddle and old-time music. The lessons are designed to help the reader develop a solid foundation on the instrument. The book employs a practica...