Band instruments

Randy Vincent's 200-page complete guide to three-note jazz guitar voicings and related topics. For everyone from intermediate newcomers to jazz guitar up to very advanced players, the book develops a unique ''dynamic'' concept of harmony where three independently moving lines team up to create beautiful harmonies that are valuable for comping, chord melodies and chordal jazz improvisations. Topics include: three-note ''shell'' voicings and special derived comp voicings, complete triad review including all close and open inversions on all strings, triad applications such as ''slash'' chords, upper structures, hexatonic triad-pairs and special ''hybrid'' voicings, quartal and secundal voicings perfect for modal comping and soloing,and much, much more. Hundreds of examples in both music notation and guitar grids are included. Learn More

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If you woke up this morning feeling blue about the state of your guitar playing, help is on the way without having to sell your soul to the devil at the crossroads. This book will have your hammers howlin' while bending like B.B. Licks are presented in the styles of the great electric blues players of the '40s through the early '70s. Many related styles of blues are presented such as jump blues, swamp blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, etc.

Musical concepts, such as major and blues scales, modes, adding chromatic and blue notes, and swing rhythms are presented to enhance your understanding in order to create your own licks. Licks are strung together to create solos that play over 31 different progressions. Each solo is performed with a full band on the accompanying audio tracks. Learn a few of these solos and Clapton is bound to be clapping! Learn More

The Bass Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Learn More

Over twenty AC/DC classics transribed for Bass in tablature and standard notation with complete lyrics and chord symbols. Includes band history and discography. Learn More

Play Drums With... The Best Of AC/DC includes a music book with the drum score to 13 of AC/DC's best hits and a unique download card which allows you to play along with full 'soundalike' backing tracks.

The book features authentic arrangements of songs such as Back In Black and You Shook Me All Night Long with full Drum score as well as lyrics and the melody line in standard notation. In addition to backing tracks to all the songs, the download card also features full performance tracks so you can hear what it's supposed to sound like before you play it yourself. Learn More

The Bass Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks.

The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Learn More

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The most complete and comprehensive guide to the acoustic guitar to date. This huge volume, with 2 CDs featuring 158 audio examples, covers absolutely everything you will need to know to approach, master and enjoy the acoustic guitar to its full potential...

How to care for your instrument
Different approaches to tuning
Effective practicing and getting the best from your hands
Tons of full pieces in a great variety of styles
A guide to musical theory and composing, specifically written for the guitarist
Extended chords, harmony, modal soloing and unusual improvisation
Self-accompaniment and building exciting rhythm parts
Loads of advanced techniques and effects such as raked harmonics and tapping
A guide to the use of different pickups and their properties
Caring for your instrument in transit, and all aspects of gigging - from equipment behaviour to etiquette.
Seriously detailed and fully comprehensive - if this book doesn't cover it, it simply isn't worth knowing! Learn More

A wonderful collection of 35 acoustic classics in notes and tab, Learn More

If you've always wanted to explore the haunting sounds of acoustic slide guitar, or are looking to brush up on your bottleneck basics, this superb book will allow you to master the great style of American roots music. Learn More

Creative patterns for the advanced drummer in the style of today's leading funk drummers. This, Rick Latham's first book, is a compilation of techniques used in Funk and Fusion music. Includes transcriptions of many well-known recordings and two CDs containing all the patterns, transcriptions and solos performed by the author. Learn More

The classic jazz independence book is now new and improved and with two CDs! Jim Chapin, known as the ''Father of Jazz Independence,'' has written one of the most popular drumset books of all time. This classic work should be in every drummer's library as there is always something new to learn and develop from this masterful book. Whether for a beginner or an accomplished drummer, this system will greatly improve independence and coordination, sticking, power, and speed and endurance on the drumset. Dedicated to Sanford Moeller, this book proves Jim's teaching techniques like no other. Learn More

Mick Goodrick. Veteran musician and educator Mick Goodrick presents practical information for guitarists who want to improve their playing technique and style and simply become better musicians. Includes basic fingerboard mechanics, modes, scales and chords, contemporary harmony, harmonica and overtone influences, being self-critical, improvising short pieces, different playing situations. Learn More

An introduction to Afro-Cuban rhythms, including the history, traditional instruments and basic styles of Afro-Cuban music. The book explores the complexities of these various styles in a simple, understandable way. The companion audio is invaluable to anyone interested in adapting these rhythms to the drumset. Learn More

From the Cajon to the Drum Set

This book contains an instructional DVD and charts with the rhythm section parts for percussion, bass and guitar. Learn More

Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the Bass Guitar? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your Bass playing quest, then All About Bass is it.

Whether it's learning to read music, playing by ear, improvising, or all of the above, this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start playing your favourite songs in many different styles. Plus, learn interesting titbits on Bass makes & models, care and maintenance, other fretted instruments, and other fun stuff about the bass.

This fun-filled, easy-to-use guide includes:

An introduction to Bass.
Step-by-step music reading instruction.
How to play by ear and improvise.
Background on various styles of music, including dozens of favorite songs.
Performing tips.
CD includes over 90 tracks for demo and play-along.

Over 40 popular songs, including All Shook Up, Another One Bites the Dust, Get up (I Feel like Being) a Sex Machine, I Got You (I Feel Good), Message in a Bottle, Paperback Writer, You Can't Hurry Love and many more. Learn More

In-depth coverage of popular percussion instruments, including history, tuning, maintenance, techniques, exercises, ensembles, and more, from a world-renowned educator and performer, Kalani. Each book comes with an enhanced CD featuring additional multimedia content, including demonstrations of all rhythms and techniques and tuning instructions. Learn More

150 Rudimental swing solos. Learn More

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Well-known for his creative flexibility and musicianship, John Riley has worked with such jazz mainstays as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillepsie or Miles Davis. This method icludes solos, patterns, tips, and exercises in time playing,comping, soloing, and brushes. Also included are Jazz essentials and charts. The CD included features exercise examples and play along tunes with Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone), Phill Markowitz (piano), James Genus (bass), and JohnRiley (drums). Learn More

Jack DeJohnette - Charlie Perry. This book deals with the principles, techniques, rhythms, and concepts of progressive jazz. Topics include improvisation, interaction of parts, meter-within-meter phrasing, cymbal rhythms, triplet performance patterns, independent performance patterns, and much more. Learn More

The Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along series includes everything you need to start playing your favourite pieces quickly and easily. Each book comes with accompaniment tracks to download online - so you can sound just like a pro!

Simply follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the Guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. This unique volume allows you to play Bach duets with both parts on the audio so you can play either part along with a professional. The audio is available online for download or streaming and is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Learn More

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