Music-Instruction & Study -Exercises

As a music teacher and performer, I have seen many students struggle to advance beyond the beginner level. They may become frustrated or feel that they are not progressing as quickly as they would like. However, I believe that anyone can become a skilled...

When it comes to ukulele music, the right hand is what creates the magic. Whether you're strumming or finger-picking, it's the right hand that brings out the melody, defines the rhythm, and creates the texture of the song. In this book, you'll learn 52...

This book is written for the guitarist who is looking for an organized guide to the study of the materials and tools needed for the art of improvisation. The materials are the scales, intervals, chords, and arpeggios used in composition and improvisation. This is...

The Self-Taught Clarinet Player is a neat little book that offers solutions for ironing out the most common problems found when learning the clarinet. You can just pop it on your music stand and dip into it when you pause for breath.This guide is...

Teaching children how to play guitar can be a truly joyful and highly rewarding experience yet many teachers avoid taking on younger students because they are inexperienced with how to effectively teach children. The truth is that if we try to teach children the...

When you're learning to play the piano or electric keyboard, knowing what the lines and spaces on a staff represent and how the notes on your instrument correspond to those on sheet music isn't enough to become a proficient musician. Although you're a beginner,...

String Theories is the book every modern guitarist needs for a lifetime of inspiration and growth.In String Theories, renowned guitarists Adam Levy and Ethan Sherman offer a comprehensive and practical guide to boundless musical growth for the dedicated guitarist, as well as on-the-job lessons...

Just for Lefties Master the Universe of Scales Learn new modes and challenge your dexterity and fretboard knowledge. Perhaps the most infinitely flexible bass scale book of all-time.Left-Handed Bass Guitar Scales Infinity will grow your knowledge of scales while increasing your dexterity with tons...

Three-Octave Scales for the Cello, Book Three presents a new set of cello scale variations for daily practice. From staccato and spiccato to accent studies and syncopation, bowings and rhythms are explored in hundreds of variations that will keep practice sessions both interesting and...

Originally published in 1913. A concise and comprehensive step by step instruction book on all aspects of piano playing. Many of the earliest books on music, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Books...

This book uses extremely simple language to explain the basics of music theory. Exercises require the student to write out examples using staff notation. Exercises include simple interval to highly complex chords.Author: Bruce ArnoldISBN-10: 1890944467ISBN-13: 9781890944469Publisher: Muse Eek Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2001Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Imagine you're seated at a grand piano in front of a huge audience. Your fingers are dancing across the keys expertly as you perform a beautiful melody. The notes from your piano fill the room, enchanting everyone in the room and transporting them to...

This book is a continuation of the book Music in the kingdom of God. It is about the main theme concerning music in the Bible, namely the pattern David got from God. It treats both teaching, theory and practice. It is about how all...

Using the BeatBox Notation that simply and visually communicates the correct tone and handing for all drums, this book contains 200 pages of blank notation sheets, for drumming students to record lessons and workshops, or create and compose their own rhythms. Each sheet contains...

Guitar Chords Made Easy, Level 2 is your guide to learning a multitude of fresh new chords, strum patterns, and complex rhythms that will enrich your playing.You'll also learn how to use a capo to change keys quickly and use familiar chord shapes to...

Have you ever wondered why learning the basics of playing a keyboard is not enough? Why do we need to take advanced lessons and hone our skills even further? How can advanced keyboard lessons push your hobby into something more serious, possibly as far...

Volume 4 of Personal Trainer is the fourth book in a training program offering musical workouts and enrichment activities for piano students of many ages and skill levels. The overall structure consists of five books, each containing four sections dealing with specific issues. These...

Volume 3 of Personal Trainer is the third book in a training program offering musical workouts and enrichment activities for piano students of many ages and skill levels. The overall structure consists of five books, each containing four sections dealing with specific issues. These...

Learning to play the piano, especially piano scales, is an essential part of becoming a professional pianist, and as a parent, teacher, or piano instructor, you may have been wondering about the best ways to help your child or student learn and play scales...

Spacebook is a series focused on the contemporary language of Jazz, the collection consists of compositions, exercises and music theory. Exercises for the Modern Jazz Pianist, the third volume in the series, focuses on bringing the modern pianist a clear understanding of chordal harmony....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Put away studies by Czerny. Put him and the others into a closet and turn the key. Instead, use these passages from music you intend to play-music by master composers-as building blocks for technique and musicianship. Suppose for a moment that we don't accept...

Welcome to the world of piano playing! You may be feeling nervous, but don't worry; you've come to the right place. This guide is here to help you embark on your musical journey, regardless of whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a curious beginner....

Welcome to "Keyboard Lessons: Advanced Techniques and Methods to Playing Keyboard Chords and Scales." This book serves as an invaluable guide for keyboard players at all skill levels aspiring to elevate their playing and deepen their understanding of music theory. Featuring a carefully structured...

Chords are groups of two or more notes played together to create harmony in music. They are the foundation of most music genres and can convey a wide range of emotions and moods. The most basic chord types are major, minor, diminished, and augmented.Scales,...

A Novel Approach to Learning Guitar Chord ProgressionsThis treatise seeks to encourage guitarists of all levels to find their voice by experimenting and creating chordal ideas by playing notes on any part of the fingerboard to come up with their own chord shapes and...

The purpose of this book is to increase ability to play, improvise, compose melodies. Studying this book will increase your technique and give you new ideas for melodies. This book has 6 triad arpeggio patterns in all 12 keys. Each pattern plays up and...

The purpose of this book is to increase ability to play, improvise, compose melodies. Studying this book will increase your technique and give you new ideas for melodies. This book has 6 triad arpeggio patterns in all 12 keys. Each pattern plays up and...

Have you always been interested in learning how to play an instrument? Have you listened to some of your favorite musicians and you want to be able to play like them but you think it may be too hard to even look at getting...

Introducing Third Position for the Viola!This book teaches the third position on the viola through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. Third Position for the Viola, Book One is a step-by-step method for introducing the position to you...

"Technique at Your Fingertips" is a series for introducing harp to adult beginners. Book 1 accompanies "Classics at Your Fingertips" Book 1 which focuses on introducing note reading and playing with fingers 1, 2, 3 and 4 on both hands.Author: Julietta RabensISBN-10: 1515069990ISBN-13: 9781515069997Publisher:...

If You're New To The Guitar and Want To Be Playing Your First Song In 7 Days or Less Then Keep Reading...Do you want to learn to play the Guitar? Do you want to do it in a fun and practical way? Do you...

Author: Franz WohlfahrtISBN-10: 1974899756ISBN-13: 9781974899753Publisher: Allegro EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2019Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Quarter Note Madness is a GROUP sight reading series designed for band and orchestra! It also works well independently by increasing the speed of note recognition! Since all of the rhythmic values are the same, the student can easily focus on identifying the letter...

Following on the heels of his Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble, John F. Colson takes students to the next level in conducting practice with Rehearsing: Critical Connections for the Instrumental Music Conductor. Colson draws together the critical connections for those seeking to...

Sight-reading is a skill which offers a student access to all music literature; a skill through which he can acquaint himself with any composition, unaided by a teacher. Nor can the ability to sight-read be lost. Once musical notation has become a living picture...

Don't just memorize chords. Master them.When we first begin playing guitar, most of us start out fussing around with chord charts and chord books. But chord charts don't show you how to make music. And most chord books are only reference guides. Others either...

Fun with Chords: Finger Exercise Collection for Chords and Scales! * Includes the keys of C, D, F, and G major!* Incorporates 18 exercises for the keys of C, D, F, and G major. * Each exercise is the same for each key!Author: Kathryn...

Finger Exercise Collection for Piano: Five Note Finger Exercises for C, F, & G major! * These five note exercises are for the five note scale, finger positions for these keys. * They include primary chords for C, F, & G major.* 24 exercises...

Learn scales, chords, and arpeggios quickly with this easy-to-use guide 24 major and minor scales, chords, and arpeggios presented in an easy-to-read two-page format Chord reference charts for all major and minor chords Practice strategies to help you accelerate your scale learning and speed...

This is a sight-singing curriculum designed for middle and high school choral music instruction. Many sight-singing instruction books focus mainly on the notes and rhythms. This book offers a more comprehensive musical approach to the teaching of choral sight singing. Each week's lesson gives...

This is a sight-singing curriculum designed for secondary choral music instruction.Many sight-singing instruction books focus mainly on the notes and rhythms. This book offers a more comprehensive musical approach to teaching choral sight singing. Each week's lesson gives the choir teacher a simple-to-use vocal...

This vintage book contains a fantastic guide to playing the violin, focusing on the elementary techniques and fundamental principles. Written in simple, clear language and full of helpful illustrations and expert tips, "The Technics of Violin Playing" will appeal to anyone wishing to learn...

Get Total Fretboard Freedom Using Modes on Guitar Are you tired of being stuck in one guitar scale position? Are you ready to break out and access the whole guitar neck to release your inner virtuoso? Is it time for you to learn the...

Classical Guitar Method will help you transform yourself from wanting to learn how to play classical guitar to someone who can easily play pieces in any era you decide you want to learn. The Classical Guitar Method is a guitar course that gives you...

Fingers is a book of exercises that focus piano playing on finger and hand coordination, using off-staff notation and finger numbers. The fruit of two decades of pedagogical experience, this book teaches in an organized and graded way the fundamental elements of piano technique,...

This is a sight singing instructional manual for secondary choral music teachers for use in a classroom setting.Author: Ronnie SandersISBN-10: 1505831210ISBN-13: 9781505831214Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2015Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d

In this book, you will be able to read Notations of any song in Hindi and English. It's speciality is that you will also be able to play the prelude and interlude of all the songs. In this information about the ragas and taals...

UST Jazz Piano Chord Voicings Vol. 1 is the first volume in the complete practice method for the jazz piano player collection by mDecks. For the jazz piano player, chord voicings is an essential skill, not only for comping (accompanying or laying the chord...

The Comprehensive Guitar Practice Guide Feel like you're wasting time in the practice room? Don't know which skills to study to improve your guitar playing? Frustrated with long-term plateaus? If you understand the need to practice guitar, but struggle with what, when, and how,...