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The Keyboard Player's Chord Bible is designed for beginner and intermediate musicians looking to understand, improve, and experiment with chords. In this book, you can explore new and exciting sounds that you may have come across in existing pieces of music, or simply add to your repertoire for performing and composing. This is a great reference book that you can go to when you find a chord in a piece of music that you haven't met before. Also includes...
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Rikky Rooksby's revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200 classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin, through Nirvana and Soundgarden, to Metallica, U2, and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff, supported by illustrations and audio examples. The book's second section shows how to construct great riffs and...
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These are the guitars so famous that their names are often household words: B. B. King's Lucille, Eric Clapton's Blackie, Stevie Ray Vaughan's First Wife, Billy F Gibbons' Pearly Gates, Neil Young's Old Black, and many more. Here's the first-ever illustrated history of the actual guitars of the stars that made the music. Other best-selling guitar histories look at the rank-and-file models, but this book is unique in profiling the actual "star...
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The Pianist's Dictionary is a handy and practical reference dictionary aimed specifically at pianists, teachers, students, and concertgoers. Prepared by Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts, this revised and expanded edition is a compendium of information gleaned from a combined century of piano teaching. Users will find helpful and clear definitions of musical and pianistic terms, performance directions, composers, pianists, famous piano pieces, and...
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This interesting and authoritative book includes essential facts about the various forms of Japanese music and musical instruments and their place in the overall history of Japan. Japanese Music and Musical Instruments has three main orientations: The history of Japanese music Construction of the instruments Analysis of the music itself. The book covers in a lucidly written text and a wealth of fascinating photographs and drawings the main forms of...
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An accomplished composer, pianist, writer, and teacher presents an easy and entertaining guide for players at all levels of expertise. Ernst Bacon offers valuable tips on working, listening, and playing habits in five sections that cover "The Performer," "The Learner," "The Player and Writer," "The Observer," and "Technically Speaking." This edition features an informative Introduction by virtuoso pianist and professor Sara Davis Buechner.
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Leo Fender's company changed the course of popular music in 1954 when they introduced the Stratocaster. Since then, the Strat has been played by countless guitarists, from Jimi Hendrix to Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. In this book, interviews with important Strat players from every decade illustrate the instrument's versatility, playability, and continuing importance. This is the complete story of the Stratocaster and the Fender company, from the struggles...
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Mayer was recently lauded by Rolling Stone for his massive guitar talent. This folio features notes & tab for all 12 songs from his third CD, including the hits "Gravity" and "Waiting on the World to Change," plus his cover of Hendrix's "Bold as Love." Also includes an intro on the making of the album. Grammy Winner for Best Pop Vocal Album!
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The ultimate guide to drumming styles by the co-author of the best-selling instructional book The Best Beginner Drum Book.
Brandon Toews and Drumeo present... THE DRUMMER'S TOOLBOX!
The Drummer's Toolbox presents drummers of all skill levels with the most comprehensive introduction to 100 different drumming styles from the past century. This ultimate guide includes more than 900 groove examples, as well as listening suggestions for 1000 recommended...
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This book provides the necessary materials for dizi players who want to sit the graded examination organized by the Central Conservatory of Music in Mainland China. Etudes and songs from Grade 7 to Grade 10 (Performance Certificate) are contained herein, together with their performance hints, which should assist interested readers to grasp the syllabus of the examination, and broaden their horizons in the dizi repertoire.
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This book will teach you to play the dizi at the advanced learner's level on the basis of the previous book. Various techniques and other kinds of dizis (especially the dadi) will be introduced, whereas a number of sheet music will also be provided for practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a deeper understanding of the dizi and can play more songs by yourself.
13) The Dongxiao
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This book will teach you to play the dongxiao, the Chinese bamboo flute that is blown vertically. Likewise, the ways to choose and maintain a dongxiao, as well as its structure and key signatures will be introduced, whereas a number of sheet music will also be provided for practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the dongxiao and can play some simple songs by yourself.
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This book will teach you to play the suona at the beginner's level and no prior knowledge is needed. The suona structure, the ways to choose and maintain a suona, the numbered music notation, as well as the key signatures of the suona will be introduced, whereas a number of sheet music will also be provided for practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the suona and can play some simple songs by yourself.
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From the moment she hears this violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told that it is no ordinary violin. It's known as "Lev's Violin" and it is an Italian instrument, named after its former Russian owner. Eager to discover all she can about its ancestry and the stories contained within its delicate wooden body, she sets out for Cremona, birthplace of the Italian violin. This is the beginning of a beguiling journey whose end...
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A celebrated instructor explains his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including the appropriate combination of technique and interpretation. Ivan Galamian, a longtime Juilliard professor, incorporates aspects of both the Russian and French schools in a system both ingenious and logical. His tutelage has produced astonishing results with students, many of whom rank among the world's most acclaimed concert artists and orchestral concertmasters....
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10 original smooth jazz guitar licks from the Dorian mode in tablature and notation for the progressing guitarist at intermediate level and above.
>> 53 bars of music over 10 licks (average lick length 5.3 bars)
>> Video at full speed & Audio at full & half speed (Downloadable)
>> Backing tracks at full and slower practise speeds (Downloadable)
>> Scale diagrams with theory and technique tips for each lick
>> Guitar tablature...
>> 53 bars of music over 10 licks (average lick length 5.3 bars)
>> Video at full speed & Audio at full & half speed (Downloadable)
>> Backing tracks at full and slower practise speeds (Downloadable)
>> Scale diagrams with theory and technique tips for each lick
>> Guitar tablature...
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Of the many books written about the violin, none offers the breadth and scope of this renowned reference. First published in 1925, it remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information on all aspects of the instrument. It traces the evolution of technique from the 1800s onward, in addition to examining the violin's construction and manufacture, listing American and European makers, and offering a biographic section on chamber music ensembles....
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Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument. Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching sitar to students from diverse cultures and communities...
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