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Discover 15 classic Christmas songs arranged for beginner ukuleleThis ground-breaking ukulele song book contains 15 timeless Christmas songs that have been loved by families for generations.Arranged for beginner ukulele by maestro Daryl Kellie, these traditional Christmas carols start simple and gradually progress in difficulty...

Beethoven's Cello is the ideal companion for cellists, pianists, musicologists and chamber-music devotees desiring a comprehensive understanding of this beloved repertoire. Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award In 1796 the young Beethoven presented his first two cello sonatas, Op. 5, at...

Did you know that a banjo's body is called a pot? Banjos with open pots make softer sounds. Discover more intriguing facts in Banjos, a Musical Instruments book.Author: Ruth DalyISBN-10: 1791116280ISBN-13: 9781791116286Publisher: Av2Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.70h x 8.50w x 0.40dAccelerated...

Lorraine Lee has been synonymous with the Appalachian dulcimer since the revival of interest in the 1960's. Her innovative style, artful performance, and gifted teaching have taken her from coast to coast and to Europe. During her years of playing, she has delighted audiences...

(Bass Method). Learn to use the entire fretboard with the Bass Scale Finder . This book contains over 1,300 scale diagrams for the most important 17 scale types, including major and minor scales, pentatonics, the seven major modes, diminished, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and...

Beginning Technique for the Cello gives you exercises that will improve your playing right from the beginning. Starting with just open string and first finger, the finger exercises help you get stronger and help your fingers move faster. The bowing exercises in this book...

A rich survey of all Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano. The first in over half a century to be devoted to a detailed analysis of the complete Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano, this book arose from the author's desire to pass on...

Improvise with more expression and freedom in bluegrass and related styles. These ideas, exercises, and etudes will help you expand your palette of improvisational techniques and sounds. Develop your fingerboard versatility, and master harmonic and rhythmic ideas on the violin. The CD has demonstration...

This is a landmark instructional text on bluegrass banjo. Written by the legendary Sonny Osborne, it presents the basics needed to successfully play bluegrass banjo (G tuning). A special bonus is the inclusion of seven favorite songs for banjo solo.Author: Sonny OsborneISBN-10: 0871665786ISBN-13: 9780871665782Publisher:...

This handy book shows all of the basic banjo chords in photo and diagram form. The front of the book contains a section of bluegrass G-tuning chords, and the remainder contains C-tuning.Author: Mel BayISBN-10: 0871663678ISBN-13: 9780871663672Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1961Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight:...

(Bass Method). Learn to use the entire fretboard with the Bass Scale Finder . This book contains over 1,300 scale diagrams for the most important 17 scale types, including major and minor scales, pentatonics, the seven major modes, diminished, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and...

Described by Aaron Copland as "among the finest creations of the modern repertoire," Berg's Violin Concerto has become a twentieth-century classic. In this authoritative and highly readable guide the reader is introduced not only to the concerto itself but to all that surrounded and...

Do you want your scale practice to make a real tangible difference in your playing?New Bass Clef Print Edition with foreword by Lincoln Goines.The ear is key, and Bach's melodies teach us how to voice lead through chords better than anything else, so what...

Against the Grain is the autobiography of the classical musical instrument maker Paul Fischer. He trained under renowned instrument maker Robert Goble in his workshops at Headington in Oxfordshire before spending 6 years in the British Army, after which in 1969 he began working...

90 pages of questions and answers on all topics to do with the Bach cello suitesPart 1: The Suite before Bach - the models, background and inspirationPart II: The Suite in Bach's Time - their place in Bach's life and householdPart III: Performing the...

Achieving Musical Success in the String Classroom describes a fully pragmatic pedagogical approach toward developing complete musicianship in beginning through advanced level string players by incorporating the ideas of Mimi Zweig, Paul Rolland, and Shinichi Suzuki. Author Karel Butz's philosophical assumptions are explained regarding...

Fully illustrated. Reprint of the classic scarce first edition which may include corrections and revisions.Author: Arthur BroadleyISBN-10: 1427619441ISBN-13: 9781427619440Publisher: Wexford College PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2007Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 11 songs from their EPs, including: Don't Follow * No Excuses * Rotten Apple * and more.Author: Alice in ChainsISBN-10: 0793534267ISBN-13: 9780793534265Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1994Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.20d

(Ukulele Play-Along). The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily, with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro Just follow the written music, listen to the CD to hear how the ukulele should...

J. S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a full-length music analytical study. The musical examples herein include every note of...

Mark Wood's multi-level arrangement of Any Way You Want It / Don't Stop Believin' showcases fun rock styles and classical technique. Right from the first notes with the anticipated first rhythm to the incorporation of the Don't Stop Believing ending, your students can celebrate...

Mark Wood's multi-level arrangement of Any Way You Want It / Don't Stop Believin' showcases fun rock styles and classical technique. Right from the first notes with the anticipated first rhythm to the incorporation of the Don't Stop Believing ending, your students can celebrate...

Facsimile reprint of "The Seventh edition, Corrected and Elarged. Printed by W. Godbid, for J. Playford at his Shop in the Temple near the Church. 1674."Author: John Playford, Thomas CampionISBN-10: 1904331548ISBN-13: 9781904331544Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2008Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 7.81h x...

A unique guide focused exclusively on intonation using a step-by-step method. Musical examples accompany all topics, which include sympathetic vibrations, melodic intonation, harmonic intonation, and combination tones. Added bonuses are the wonderful sketches of Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma by the author. 62 pages.Author:...

Bags of Fun For Cello is packed with imaginative pieces for absolute beginners: try chattering with skeletons, making a gate creak, admiring an octopus trampolining, and watching frogs doing high jump Another must-have for all beginner cello players This book by well respected string...

Bags of American Folk is packed with folk song you will know and love, arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen especially for Late Beginner Level cellists. From Simple Gifts to Shenandoah, The Yellow Rose of Texas to On Top of Old Smokey, this...

Bags of Style takes you on a fantastic musical journey through ten centuries of time, from the 12th to the 21st century. This is great material for concerts, or to liven up history or drama lessons. Each piece is complete in itself, so does...

"Violin Studies" is a comprehensive handbook on playing the violin, containing a wealth of information on every aspect of the subject from the basic to the advanced. Also including graded lessons and other useful material, this volume is not to be missed by those...

"These Examples of technical problems are in no way intended to take the place of the recognized "classics" of violin-exercise literature. They are to show how difficulties may be analysed and prepared for. They are divided into three sections: Bowings in elementary form Bowings...

String players face a bewildering array of terms related to their instruments. Because string playing is a living art form, passed directly from master to student, the words used to convey complex concepts such as bow techniques and fingering systems have developed into an...

Both the bleak Russian midwinter landscape and the joyful celebration of a fall harvest festival are conveyed in this string arrangement by Andrew H. Dabczynski, of Autumn and Winter from Alexander Glazunov's ballet The Seasons. The expressive contrasts in this motivating set will make...

Renowned nineteenth-century musicologist Fran ois-Joseph F tis assembled this authoritative survey with the assistance of noted violin maker and dealer Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. Focusing on the work of the Italian master violin maker Stradivarius, this volume explores the early history and construction of stringed instruments....

Includes: HAYDN (Serenade) * HAYDN (God Save Francis, the Emperor) * MOZART (Minuet from Quartet in E-Flat Major) * BEETHOVEN (Cavatine from Quartet, op. 130) * MENDELSSOHN (Canzonetta from Quartet, op.12) * CHERUBINI (Scherzo from Quartet in E-Flat Major) * BACH (Aria, My Faithful...

Bags of Folk is a wonderful introduction to the world of traditional music, arranged by leading British string pedagogue, Mary Cohen - especially for Grade 1-2 (Early Elementary to Elementary) violinists. The pieces are gradually progressive and all based around the first two finger...

Leading appraisers of fine musical instruments agree that in the art of making violins, no one has ever gone beyond the achievement of Antonio Stradivari. The incomparable visual beauty of his instruments and the infinite variety and magnificence of tone of which they are...

(Music Sales America). The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the 5-string banjo easier than ever before Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Absolute Beginners Banjo gives you: An 'owner's manual' approach...

(String Solo). Contains the Complete Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) * Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 * Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 * Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (second violin part included) * Concerto in G minor, BWV...

Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its downstroking playing styles and repertory, and spreading its influence to the national consciousness. In this groundbreaking study, however, Cecelia...

"The Autoharp Owner's Manual covers autoharp maintenance, conversions, tuning and string schedules (both diatonic and chromatic), building your own instrument, playing techniques, evaluating instruments, chord bar setups, amplification, history, and much more. Each subject is addressed by a current premier musician/builder. The articles in...

Study Higher Positions on the Lower StringsArpeggio Studies in Three Octaves for the Cello helps teach the higher positions through major and minor arpeggios. Each arpeggio is followed by a unique set of variations that will help improve your shifting. Who this book can...

(Banjo). The banjo shares many of the same sonic qualities as a harpsichord, so although it's so closely associated with more homespun genres, the instrument actually lends itself very well to classical music The pieces in Bach for Banjo are in tablature only with...

This encyclopedia is the diverse lexicographic work available in the English language and provides a treasure trove of information on the violin--its technique, its history, and its place in music. Beginning with the 1880's, the work traces the evolution of violin technique, examines its...

Everything You Need to Learn Banjo the Right Way. Chords, Rhythms, Basics Rolls and Music Principles to Get You Picking Your First Songs in Just a Matter of DaysBanjo Beginners Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and banjo skills to get you started the right...

(Banjo). The Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo book tells you everything you need to know about playing this unique instrument from the very first moment you pick it up. Featuring helpful and practical guides to everything from holding your tenor banjo to playing your...

Long admired for his interpretation of Bach's six Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin, Jaap Schrer, a leading international soloist, here provides a detailed but informal guide to their performance. Bach's sublime solo violin works have long been central to the baroque music repertoire....

(Music Sales America). A fully-illustrated collection of over 90 favorite folksongs for children. Perfect for children, parents, and teachers.Author: Ruth SeegerISBN-10: 0825603463ISBN-13: 9780825603464Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2002Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 11.84h x 8.92w x 0.47d

(Fretted). Named one of the "Best Mandolin Books of All Time" by BookAuthority.org! Unique arrangements by two skilled arrangers for a beautiful playing result. The book includes access to online audio for download or streaming of recordings of each invention plus separate mandolin and...

J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This engaging volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the place of these works within Bach's music: it focuses on their structural and stylistic...

The traditional bolero is a moderately slow dance in triple meter which originated in late-18th century Spain. Since then it has spread to other countries and become transformed in the process. The Cuban bolero became a bit faster in tempo and duple in meter....

(Fretted). The Banjo Chord Finder is an extensive reference guide to over 2,800 banjo chords, covering four of the most commonly used tunings. Thirty different chord qualities are covered for each key, and each chord quality is presented in two different voicings. Also includes...