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Practice makes perfect with this hands-on resource for mandolin
players of all skill levels If you're looking for an accessible
practice-based book to improve your playing, you've come to the
right place. Mandolin Exercises For Dummies focuses on the skills
that players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and
plenty of cool exercises that will have you picking with the best
of them or at least much better than before! Mandolin Exercises For
Dummies is packed with instruction from hundreds of exercises to
drills and practice pieces. And it gets better. You'll also have
online access to downloadable audio files for each exercise, making
this practice-based package a complete mandolin companion. * Puts
an overview of the fundamentals in perspective, helps you to use
exercises to limber up, and much more * Dives into the major and
minor arpeggios with triad patterns, then moves on to major 7th and
minor 7th patterns * Details the major scales, then moves on to
mastering the minor scales with practice exercises * Contains tips
to help you practice better, including using a metronome, playing
with recordings, and more Master the basics and sharpen your
mandolin-playing skills with this reliable resource.
(Willis). The Modern Course series provides a clear and complete
foundation in the study of the piano that enables the student to
think and feel musically. It may be preceded by the Teaching Little
Fingers to Play series. Based on the fundamentals of
interpretation: form, mood and style. Carries on without
interruption the musicianship developed in Book 2.
A complete drum method containing the elementary principles of
music and an introduction to bass drum and cymbals.
A collection and explanation of many different types of important
progressions for the intermediate and advanced guitarist.
Bastien Piano Basics is suitable for children aged 7 upwards.
The course uses a gradual multi-key approach, with reading beginning in the C five-finger position.
This method with an ideal pacing ensures success for young beginners.
Developed to increase the speed and ease of getting around the
drumset using rudiments as the foundation. The cross sticking and
drum-to-drum patterns used in this book will increase the student's
coordination skills, familiarity of the drumset, and soloing
vocabulary. An exceptional way to incorporate rudiments into the
drumset performer's practice routine.
From the very first lessons in Book 1, students are making music as
they explore the piano keyboard through fun improvisation pieces
called My Own Song. The beginning of the book introduces finger
numbers, the black-key and white-key groups, and basic rhythm
patterns. Directional reading is taught first by finger number,
then by note name, and then by interval (stop, skip, and repeat).
Once the students are introduced to the staff, they learn reading
guides Bass F and Treble G and read by interval in several
different hand positions.
Karpinski carefully reviewed and organised every melody in the
Anthology to coordinate with the order in which musical materials
are introduced in the Manual. The early chapters of the Anthology
now feature additional simple melodies and new rhythm-only and
play-and-sing exercises. The Anthology's online index allows
instructors to search for and assign melodies based on detailed
parameters, such as key, intervals, meter and more.
The perfect companion to "Chords for Kids" and "My First Recorder
Music", this is the ideal guide for those who may enjoy playing
instruments, but have not yet mastered how to read music from the
page. It is ideal for any age, but especially for children between
8 and 10 years old. This guide provides the essentials you need to
know, explaining pitch, the treble clef, the bass clef, rhythm,
accidentals, key signatures and time signatures. You can then
practise what you have learnt with the 'Play Along' sections
containing simple, well-known examples of music. It comes with
helpful diagrams, clear accessible text and a practical
spiral-bound format.
Short, clear chapters each focus on a single topic, presenting
necessary information thoroughly and clearly, in a manner that's
easy for students to grasp Large number of musical examples allows
students to better understand techniques by seeing them in multiple
contexts Companion website provides video demonstrations that help
students understand techniques in action
(Percussion). The most in-depth study of breakbeat drumming in
print The style is divided into thirteen essential elements, with
each element discussed in its own chapter. Hundreds of exercises
and beats give the reader ample opportunity to practice the
elements, which, when assembled, will give the drummer the ability
to integrate a complete language of incredibly funky concepts into
his or her playing. Over 90 transcriptions of beats and breaks
provide the reader with a window into hip-hop/breakbeat drumming.
Included are some of the most sampled beats in music history
including information about the original song and later songs that
used the sample. Also included is a historical overview of hip-hop
and breakbeat drumming, as well as biographies of many of the
"architects" that helped design the culture. The "Click Track
Loops" chapter provides an incredibly challenging system for
practicing the breakbeat/hip-hop elements and other grooves against
various patterns programmed into a drum machine. These will help
the reader attain new levels of tightness, precision, and groove in
their drumming. The CD features MP3 files with examples of select
exercises, beats, and eight-bar phrases from the book. It also
contains five play-along instrumental tracks (with and without
drums). There is also a bonus sample library featuring 30
individual drum/cymbal sounds. Bonus Sections include Beats With
Drops, Fills, and Dubstep.
Beautifully presented and intelligently paced, the Lesson Books
combine unusually attractive music and lyrics. The books feature
note reading, rhythm reading, sight-reading and technical workouts.
Each piece on the CD was recorded at a performance tempo and a
slower practice tempo.
Teaching the Beatles is designed to provide ideas for instructors
who teach the music of the Beatles. Experienced contributors
describe varied approaches to effectively convey the group's
characteristics and lasting importance. Some of these include:
treating the Beatles' lyrics as poetry; their influence on the
world of art, film, fashion and spirituality; the group's impact on
post-war Britain; political aspects of the Fab Four; Lennon and
McCartney's songwriting and musical innovations; the band's use of
recording technology; business aspects of the Beatles' career; and
insights into teaching the Beatles in an online format.
Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing provides instruction and
exercises for every type of activity students complete in aural
skills, while the Anthology offers sight-singing materials for the
entire curriculum.
All the key chords, in every key, organised as a chord per page,
this is a flexible, comprehensive solution for anyone learning or
playing the guitar at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry,
concealed spiral book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or hand
bag with the minimum of fuss.
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