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(Fake Book). This super collection features 366 more well-known
songs arranged for ukulele from the 1950s through today, by artists
such as Carole King, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, the
Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and others, plus
favorites from movies, Broadway, Motown and more Just like the
first Daily Ukulele book, all arrangements feature melody, lyrics
and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. A special "Ukulele
101" section, a chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos
round out the fun. Tunes include: Ain't No Sunshine * Anticipation
* Bubbly * Calendar Girl * Come Monday * Falling Slowly *
Hallelujah * I Got You Babe * Lean on Me * Moondance * Route 66 *
Sweet Caroline * We Are the World * Y.M.C.A. and scores more The
Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition offers ukulele fun all year long
even on February 29th
Barcelonian Gaspar Cassado (1897-1966) was one of the greatest
cello virtuosi of the twentieth century and a notable composer and
arranger, leaving a vast and heterogeneous legacy. In this book,
Gabrielle Kaufman provides the first full-length scholarly work
dedicated to Cassado, containing the results of seven years of
research into his life and legacy, after following the cellist's
steps through Spain, France, Italy and Japan. The study presents
in-depth descriptions of the three main parts of Cassado's creative
output: composition, transcription and performance, especially
focusing on Cassado's plural and multi-facetted creativity, which
is examined from both cultural and historical perspectives.
Cassado's role within the evolution of twentieth-century cello
performance is thoroughly examined, including a discussion
regarding the musical and technical aspects of performing Cassado's
works, aimed directly at performers. The study presents the first
attempt at a comprehensive catalogue of Cassado's works, both
original and transcribed, as well as his recordings, using a number
of new archival sources and testimonies. In addition, the
composer's significance within Spanish twentieth-century music is
treated in detail through a number of case studies, sustained by
examples from recovered score manuscripts. Illuminated by
extraordinary source material Gaspar Cassado: Cellist, Composer and
Transcriber expands and deepens our knowledge of this complex
figure, and will be of crucial importance to students and scholars
in the fields of Performance Practice and Spanish Music, as well as
to professional cellists and advanced cello students.
"Acoustic Guitar Styles" introduces the most popular traditional
styles for the acoustic guitar. The step-by-step approach, using a
small repertoire of well-known songs, enables the student to
explore various styles that can be adapted to play personal
favorites. Although a basic knowledge of the guitar is assumed,
even the beginner will benefit from this progressive approach.
As the follow-up to his best-selling book Shredding Bach, master
shredder German Schauss covers yet another all-time great musician.
Niccolo Paganini, whose lifestyle and fame were similar to that of
a modern rockstar, was undoubtedly one of the greatest virtuosos
that ever lived. His skills were so advanced that many believed he
had made a pact with the devil. Paganini's practice schedule (15
hours a day), combined with a genetic connective tissue disorder
that gave him "impossible" reach and flexibility with his fingers,
resulted in extremely demanding and exciting compositions for
shredders of any era. Paganini's works, which showcase his
extraordinary skills, are perfect for the heavy metal style and
will stretch your playing to the limits. The accompanying CD
features all of the examples recorded at multiple speeds to help
you practice and get you on your way to mastering Paganini's
challenging compositions.
Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2
years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing
jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of
swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs.
Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases.
Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to
understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of all
exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band
arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.
(Guitar Recorded Versions). All 10 tracks from Beck's recently
remastered classic solo debut, transcribed note for note so you can
play exactly as Beck did on the album. Songs include: Beck's Bolero
* Blues Deluxe * Greensleeves * I Ain't Superstitious * Let Me Love
You * (Walk Me Out in The) Morning Dew * Ol' Man River * Rock My
Plimsoul * Shapes of Things * You Shook Me.
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates
preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 6-8. Includes many
specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from
2012, written in attractive and approachable styles and
representative of the technical level expected in the exam.
(Piano Solo Personality). This folio matches the album that, for
the first time, compiled all of Einaudi's best known music in a
single collection. Islands also includes the new tracks "The Earth
Prelude" and "High Heels" as well as two new remixes of "Lady
Labyrinth" and "Eros," plus tracks from critically acclaimed albums
including Le Onde and I Giorni .
Learn the secrets to achieving your ultimate sound Whether amateur
or pro, guitarists live for the ultimate sound. Guitar Amps &
Effects For Dummies provides the information and instruction you
need to discover that sound and make it your own! Written in the
characteristically easy-to-read Dummies style, this book is ideal
for beginners and experienced musicians alike, and can help all
players expand their skill set with effects. Guitarists tend to be
gearheads when it comes to sound, and this book provides guidance
on topics ranging from the guitar itself to amps, pedals, and other
sound technology. Amps and effects are the unsung heroes of guitar
music. While most people recognize the more psychedelic effects,
many don't realize that effects are often responsible for the
unique quality of tone that can become a musician's trademark.
Certain effects work on the volume or signal level, others work on
the environment, and still others work on the bass and treble
content. Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies covers them all, and
shows how effects can not only add something extra, but also "fix"
problematic areas. Topics include: * Gain-based effects, like
distortion, compression, volume pedals, and gates * Tone-based
effects, including graphic and parametric EQ, and the wah-wah pedal
* Modulation effects, like the flanger, phase shifter, and tremolo
* Ambience effects, including reverb and delay The journey to
incredible guitar music never ends. No matter how experienced you
are with a guitar, there is always room for improvement to your
tone and sound. Whether you're looking for the sound of angels or
thunder, Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies will help you
achieve the music you hear in your dreams.
"Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars" is the most extensive and
detailed list of specifications ever published for identifying,
dating, and establishing the authenticity of an instrument. This
new edition is enlarged and updated, making it once again the
essential guide enabling collectors, dealers, players, and fans to
determine the authenticity, rarity, and relative value of vintage
acoustic and electric guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, and amps.
"Gruhn's Guide"'s thoroughness, detail, and clear organization have
made it without peer, the must-have tool for discerning an
instrument's manufacturer, model, and date - and most importantly,
whether it is in original condition. Quote: 'you will not find a
better guide, nor one that is so easy to use' - "Vintage Guitar"
magazine.
Explore the earthy blues of inimitable guitar legend John Lee
Hooker with this book/CD pack! Dave Rubin explores licks from:
Blues Before Sunrise * Boogie Chillen No. 2 * Boom Boom * Bottle Up
and Go * Catfish Blues * Dimples * Hoogie Boogie * It Serves Me
Right to Suffer * Mama, You Got a Daughter * Moaning Blues * One
Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer * This Is Hip (This Is It) * Tupelo
(Tupelo Blues) * Wednesday Evening Blues.
Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney, a well-known Suzuki teacher,
teacher-trainer and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee, these
books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the
Suzuki Cello School, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. All of these pieces have
been arranged to resemble, as much as possible, the existing piano
accompaniments. These ensembles enable a cello teacher (who does
not play or have access to a piano) to play harmony parts with
students to prepare them for the time when a piano and pianist are
available. Also, these parts give additional challenges for the
more advanced player during a group lesson. Volume 1 contents are:
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Theme and Variations (Shinichi
Suzuki) * French Folk Song (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk
Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children
(Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) *
Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki) * Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) *
Andantino (F.J. Gossec) * Rigadoon (H. Purcell) * Etude (Shinichi
Suzuki) * Minuet in C, No. 11 in G Major from Notebook for Anna
Magdalena Bach (J.S. Bach) * Maytime (cello duet), Komm Lieber Mai
from Sehnsucht nach dem FrA1/4hlinge, K. 596 (W.A. Mozart) *
Maytime (cello quartet) (W.A. Mozart) * Minuet No. 2 from Minuet in
G Major, BWV 116 (J.S. Bach).
The zheng zither is one of the most popular instruments in
contemporary China. It is commonly regarded as a solo instrument
with a continuous tradition dating back to ancient times. But in
fact, much of its contemporary solo repertory is derived from
several different regional folk ensemble repertories of the
mid-twentieth century. Since the setting up of China's modern
conservatories, the zheng has been transformed within these new
contexts of professional music-making. Over the course of the
twentieth century, these regional folk repertories were brought
into the performance traditions of modern regional zheng schools.
From this basis, a large new zheng repertory was created by
conservatory musicians, combining aspects of Western classical
music with folk music materials. With the 'opening up' of China's
economy since the 1980s, the zheng has been brought into the wider
stage of international music-making which includes contemporary art
music compositions by overseas based Chinese composers and
commercial world music works by Western composers. Through a series
of case studies, this book explores how the transformation of the
Chinese zheng has constantly responded to its changing social
context, critiquing the long-standing arguments concerning
'authenticity' in the development of tradition. This work arises
out of, and reflects on, the research methodologies known as
performance as research. As an insider to the tradition, brought up
within China's zheng society, a trained and practising zheng
performer, this study is largely drawn from the author's own
experiences of practising and performing the music in question; her
study also draws on fieldwork, as well as primary and secondary
written sources in Chinese and English. This book is accompanied by
downloadable resources which contain audio visual materials
relating to the author's fieldwork and zheng performances by
different zheng musicians.
(Book). From the amp guru, and columnist for Vintage Guitar
magazine, comes a future classic that features more than 60
easy-reading chapters de-mystifying the complex world of tube
amplifiers. Over eight years in the making, it covers the basic
knowledge and the practical steps to work on this type of
amplifier, the preferred type of amp for millions of guitarists and
technicians.
Few now remember that the guitar was popular in England during the
age of Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare, and yet it was played
everywhere from the royal court to the common tavern. This
groundbreaking book, the first entirely devoted to the renaissance
guitar in England, deploys new literary and archival material,
together with depictions in contemporary art, to explore the social
and musical world of the four-course guitar among courtiers,
government servants and gentlemen. Christopher Page reconstructs
the trade in imported guitars coming to the wharves of London, and
pieces together the printed tutor for the instrument (probably of
1569) which ranks as the only method book for the guitar to survive
from the sixteenth century. Two chapters discuss the remains of
music for the instrument in tablature, both the instrumental
repertoire and the traditions of accompanied song, which must often
be assembled from scattered fragments of information.
An amazing collection of 59 hits from The King with simply the
lyrics and guitar chords. Includes: All Shook Up * Always on My
Mind * Are You Lonesome Tonight? * Blue Suede Shoes * Burning Love
* Can't Help Falling in Love * Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's
True) * Heartbreak Hotel * Hound Dog * In the Ghetto (The Vicious
Circle) * It's Now or Never * Jailhouse Rock * Kentucky Rain * Love
Me Tender * Return to Sender * Suspicious Minds * (Let Me Be Your)
Teddy Bear * That's All Right * Viva Las Vegas * and more.
Play guitar with six of The Smiths' greatest songs. On the CD are
two specially recorded 'soundalike' backing tracks of each song.
Also included is a full demo with guitar, showing you how the song
should sound and a backing track without the guitar for you to play
along with on your own guitar. In the music book are music, chords
and lyrics and learn the guitar part from the tab or the standard
notation.
A complete guide to the 3-finger bluegrass styles. Basic right-hand
patterns through many advanced techniques are covered. Includes 45
tablature arrangements from elementary to advanced, plus
information on how to buy a banjo, playing in groups, and an
annotated discography. The Banjo Newsletter says this book is
"highly recommended without reservation." Songs include: Ballad of
Jed Clampett * Banks of the Ohio * Devil's Dream * Little Maggie *
Lonesome Road Blues * Rabbit in the Log * Six Mile Creek * Will the
Circle Be Unbroken * Worried Man Blues * and many more.
John Carruthers, legendary guitar builder and repair guru to the
stars, has teamed up with Alfred to produce this ultimate
beginner's guide to guitar repair and maintenance.
Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions and close-up shots clarify
how to set the action for ultimate playability, adjust for
bulletproof intonation, and keep any guitar in top condition for a
lifetime. Also includes steps on setting up and adjusting Floyd
Rose tremolo systems, soldering and maintaining electronics, the
proper way to remove and install strings on both standard guitars
and Floyd Rose systems, and exact specs for the action, nut action,
and truss rod adjustments of electric guitars, acoustics, and 4-
and 5-string basses. 80 pages.
Drawing on her high level of technical proficiency, professional
violinist Maureen Taranto-Pyatt shares practical guidance in her
new methodology, "Progressive Form." With The New Art of Violin
Playing, violinists will learn to appreciate the physics (weight
and momentum) and geometry (angles and rotations) of movement with
an accurate understanding of anatomy and physiology in order to
facilitate a nuanced flow of compression and release. Featuring
nearly 400 images and music examples to illustrate elements of
technique, balance, and gesture, this accessible guide will help
musicians manifest deeper meaning and greater satisfaction in
making music. Taranto-Pyatt divides the material into three
parts—Left Arm, Right Arm, and Integration—that can be used as
a step-by-step retooling of technique or as a reference for
targeted issues. A comprehensive exploration of method in service
of musical expression, The New Art of Violin Playing offers the
serious violinist a path toward a more integrated and liberated
musical world through the combined use of balance concepts, guided
movement, and creative images.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Correlated with the 12 units of the
Lesson Book, this book provides valuable reinforcement of theory,
concepts through writing, sightreding, and ear training activities
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