Bartolotti: Performance Ed. Secondo Libro Di Chitarra

A scholarly, comprehensive performance edition of the Angelo Michele Bartolotti suites from the publication "Secondo Libro Di Chitarra of 1655". Included are chapters on the "transcription process", "13 Suites from Secondo Libro Di Chitarra" scored for guitar solo, and facimile reproductions of the original tablatures. This is a historic edition which should augment any guitarist?s library.

Beppe Gambetta Blu di Genova - Guitar Transcriptions

Blu di Genova is a connection between the past and the present, the blue fabric of working clothes. First produced in Genoa, my home town, and then landed in America as blue jeans. It is the melancholy of the fight of art against reality. And it is my life lived on the road between my birth-town and America and the rest of the world. This collection features 14 rousing Beppe Gambetta flatpicking guitar solos from his CD of the same title. All solos are in notation and tablature. Also includes a special interview with Beppe and photos.

Modern Guitar Method Grade 6

Presents scales, chords etudes, and solo and duet arrangements in the keys of B major/G# minor, D# (E-Flat) minor, F# (G-flat) major. Includes in-depth theory notes and studies incorporating minor seventh, major seventh, dominant seventh flat-5, and dominant seventh #5 chords. Chords are presented as four-note groupings on the three sets of adjacent strings as well as in ?Orchestral Forms? incorporating all six strings with some strings muted. Throughout, the author integrates theory with technique and performance. Grade 6 is an advanced text designed to develop well-rounded musician/guitarists. Written in standard notation only.

Tinwhistle Starter Kit (Koffer)

Blues Guitar Starter Kit

65 Gradually Progressive Pieces and 6 Studies

These 65 pieces and 6 etudes are originally found in Ferdinando Carulli's "Complete Method for the Guitar, op. 241". This method is the last iteration of his original guitar method (op. 27), the first modern method for guitar. Originally published as "44 Progressive Pieces and 6 Studies", the present edition (based on an edition published by Oliver Ditson Company, Boston) in fact yields the following: 56 numbered studies, 2 slur studies, 1 rondo for all positions, 4 interval studies, 2 studies in harmonics and the 6 (rather didactic) etudes. (Not included in the present volume are numerous short scale exercises and cadences. These can be found in more complete and thorough treatments in numerous modern methods.) These studies clearly demonstrate Carulli's familiarity with his Italian operatic heritage. They are nearly all in recognizable song forms and the compositional style is simple melody with harmonic accompaniment. Counterpoint is almost totally absent. Yet within these limits Carulli creates very fine music indeed. Great care was taken to make this a performing edition. All of the pieces fit on 1 or 2 pages. The few that take 3 pages have page turns inserted in logical places. The few fingerings presented are found in the Ditson edition and are logical and obvious. It is hoped that these pieces will present a delightful and useful supplement to the studies of Sor and Giuliani published during the same period. They are truly progressive; the first 10 or so are in the keys of C, G or D (and their relative minors), all in first position, using mostly tonic and dominant harmony and can be learned by most students in just a few lessons. They continue to increase in complexity and difficulty through the final 16 (studies 41?56), which are some of the most delightful music written for guitar. I hope you all enjoy working on and performing these works as much as I have!

The Guitarist's Complete Technique Kit

This book will help you develop a more confident, relaxed, and reliable technique. Primarily for those who play nylon-string guitar-classic, flamenco, jazz, and folk. This book can also be used by acoustic and electric players.

Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method Grade 6 - Expanded Edition

Grade 6/Expanded version of the famed Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method adds new, carefully graded playing material for every concept taught. Solos are presented in various styles. Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, Eb, Cm, E, C#m, Ab and Fm.Additional New Music for Every Concept Taught Carefully Graded to Move at a User Friendly Pace Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found in each key. For each key, etudes are presented in four different positions. The most comprehensive approach to contemporary guitar mastery available!

Drumset Setup Chart

The Drumset Set Up Chart illustrates and explains how to assemble and tune a drumset. Included are 48 pictures with captions that provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for assembling and tuning a complete drum kit.

Alan Dworsky : Gentle Djembe For Beginners DVD (Volume 3) : Playing in 6/8 Time

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 adult beginners - who want to experience the joys of playing djembe while going easy on their hands. It was created by Alan Dworsky, the best-selling author of  How to Play Djembe and two-time winner of DRUM Magazine?s readers? poll for "Best Percussion Method Book." Each of the step-by-step lessons on Volume 3 starts like a private lesson and ends with Alan?s entire class playing the rhythm, so you also get a sense of what it?s like to play in a group. West African rhythms--including kpegisu and dunumba?are adapted to a Gentle Djembe style, so that you can play safely and comfortably no matter what your age. Each lesson also has a matching play-along track, and the DVD contains a PDF file with charts of all the patterns, so the the video is a complete learning tool. Shot in gorgeous wide-screen format and endorsed by Arthur Hull as "the most non-intimidating way for beginning beginners to get started." In Volume 3, you?ll enter the polyrhythmic world of 6/8 time, while still going easy on your hands. You?ll learn patterns adapted from powerful West African rhythms - including kpegisu and dunumba - as well as one of the most popular 6/8 bell patterns. Like the first two Gentle Djembe videos, Volume 3 provides clear, step-by-step instruction with the feel of private lessons. And in addition to separate play-along tracks, this DVD includes a PDF file with charts of all the patterns.

6 Pieces for Guitar Solo

New compositions for solo classic guitar by acclaimed guitarist and composer, David Pritchard. All solos are in standard notation. "In addition to all the music I?ve written over the past twenty years for multiple acoustic guitars, I have on occasion felt inspired to write a smaller number of pieces for just one guitar. Exploring a meditative feel was my motivation for writing ?A Pale View," "A Silent Dream," and "Restoration." "A Silent Dream" can be played either as a solo piece or it can be enhanced by having another guitarist play the second part. "Arundo" is basically a right hand study piece, alternating between two patterns both in different meters, while "Orb Weaver" is primarily a Latin rhythm study with much syncopation, alternating simply between two chords. "Coryza" was written with the acoustic steel string in mind using DADGAD tuning.

Modern Guitar Method Grade 6/Expanded Edition

Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, Eb, Cm, E, C#m, Ab and Fm. Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found in each key. For each key, etudes are presented in four different positions. The most comprehensive approach to contemporary guitar mastery available! Includes audio CD of examples.

Modern Guitar Method Grade 6, Technique Solos

Advanced level. Contains 23 solos carefully written and edited to build technique. Ideal for solo performances and recitals, this volume contains works by Carcassi, W. Bay, J.S. Bach, Molino, Saint Saens, and others. All solos are written in notation and tablature.

Solos for Flute, Collection 6: British Melodies

These English, Scottish, and Welsh melodies are especially well suited to performance on the modern flute. They also provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing, extended breath-control, and phrasing. Old favorites include "Bunessan," "Colonel Bogey," "My Eyes are Fully Open," and a few masterpiece solos by Handel and Purcell. Among the newly re-discovered gems are "Earl Grey," "I Wish You Would Marry Me Now," "Kiss Me Quick My Mother Is Coming," and "Small Birds Sweetly Singing." A separate recorder edition is available.

6 Neapolitan Songs for Solo Classic Guitar

Instructor, arranger, performer and songwriter Kathryn Scheldt gives you two versions of each song included: 1.) Solos for classic guitar intermediate to more advanced; including "Torna a Surriento" (Come Back to Sorrento). 2.) Chord accompaniments for guitar; melody for voice and/or treble instruments; original Neapolitan lyrics with English translations.

Modern Guitar Method: Grade 6 (Expanded Edition)

Contains studies, chord melody solos, chord studies, quartal harmony etudes, triad studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, Eb, Cm, E, C#m, Ab and Gm. Presents a comprehensive listing of chords found in each key. For each key, etudes are presented in four different positions. The most comprehensive approach to contemporary guitar mastery available! Access to audio examples online.

Intermediate Rock Drumset

This second Rock Drumming DVD from drum great Danny Gottlieb continues the rock drumming series with intermediate exercises and patterns for the drum kit. Designed to follow Rock Drumset Basics, Danny's informative narration and examples will enable the drummer to grow to the next level. Complete with exercise chart. 64-minute DVD.

Brazilian Music for Piano: Part 1 - The Choro

This book, the first in a series on a variety of Brazilian musical styles, is completely dedicated to the choro. It contains 12 piano pieces, including 6 original compositions by the authors and 6 arrangements of choros written by some of the greatest Brazilian composers like Patápio Silva, Joaquim Callado, Anacleto de Medeiros and Sátiro Bilhar.

Solos for Soprano Recorder, Collection 6: British Melodies

These English, Scottish, and Welsh melodies are especially well suited to performance on the soprano recorder. They also provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing, extended breath-control, phrasing and the playing of high notes. Although arranged primarily for soprano recorder, most of these solos can be played on tenor or alto recorder. (On the alto, use C fingerings.) Old favorites include Bunessan, Colonel Bogey, My Eyes are Fully Open, and a few masterpiece solos by Handel and Purcell. Among the newly re-discovered gems are Earl Grey, I Wish You Would Marry Me Now, Kiss Me Quick My Mother Is Coming, and Small Birds Sweetly Singing. A separate flute edition is available.

Studies For Cajon

Don't want to lug an entire drum kit on stage? Want to play unplugged without drowning out your band mates? The Cajon, the smallest drum kit in the world, is the perfect powerful accompaniment instrument to any kind of band, be it blues, hip hop, boogie or rock - providing a full snare and rich bass sound, amplified or acoustic. This book provides beginners with a step-by-step introduction to this little box, called Cajon. You'll not only find all important back-up information (history, instrument-building), you'll also learn how to play rock, pop and Latin grooves. Enclosed you'll find a CD containing sound examples to the respective exercises to help you practice andcontrol the sound you make. The CD also includes play along-tracks, allowing you to test your skills under realistic conditions.

Funky Six

The Funky Six is a unique method book for intermediate to advanced drummers that explores the Funk Shuffle, playing in 6/8, and other sextuplet-oriented grooves. It provides a comprehensive, easy to follow method to develop fluency in sextuplet based funk, rock and fusion styles. Organized in a concise, practice-friendly format, the book contains clearly defined sections developing: the Funk-Shuffle hand pattern, bass drum independence, cymbal variations, accent movements, 9 interesting 6/8 timekeeping variations, open hi-hat applications in both the shuffle and 6/8 feels, interesting ideas to integrate into the funk-shuffle and 6/8 feels, and much more! The presentation of these concepts and exercises is designed to make The Funky Six a book that drummers can easily revisit, practicing particular sections as their ability with these grooves strengthens.

Studies For Cajon

Don't want to lug an entire drum kit on stage? Want to play unplugged without drowning out your band mates? The Cajon, the smallest drum kit in the world, is the perfect powerful accompaniment instrument to any kind of band, be it blues, hip hop, boogie or rock - providing a full snare and rich bass sound, amplified or acoustic. This book provides beginners with a step-by-step introduction to this little box, called Cajon. You'll not only find all important back-up information (history, instrument-building), you'll also learn how to play rock, pop and Latin grooves. Enclosed you'll find a CD containing sound examples to the respective exercises to help you practice and control the sound you make. The CD also includes play along-tracks, allowing you to test your skills under realistic conditions.

Complete Arpeggio Study Method

Knowing your arpeggios is essential to becoming a complete guitarist. In this book you will find written out all of the arpeggios that you will need to learn and commit to memory. This book includes Major 7, Major 6, minor 7, minor 6, dominant 7, augmented, and diminished arpeggio studies for guitar at the beginner/intermediate level. It is left to the student to explore all of the different fingerings that are possible.

First Lessons Drumset

Get your "First Lesson" from a seasoned pro! First Lessons Drumset is designed to help the student develop basic 3 part coordination skills on the drum set. Learn some fundamental reading skills, snare and bass drum technique and get started with a solid foundation. First Lessons Drumset will also help you set up your kit, hold your sticks properly and teach you to play along with music today!

Vihuela Chord Dictionary

A dedicated vihuela chord book, in English and Spanish, with over 300 chords for the vihuela. Chords are presented in easy to read and understand chord diagrams. Exact fingerings are shown for each diagram. Chords shown include major, minor, 7, min7, maj7, b5, sus4, aug, dim, 6, m6, 6/9, m7b5, 11, 13 and many more. Mel Bay?s Vihuela Chord Book is one of the most comprehensive on the market, perfect for the aspiring mariachi.