This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grades 6-8 Viola exams. Contains all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, and a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.

Now available with CD! Learn guitar tips, tricks and secrets with this collection of 41 private lessons from Satriani's famous columns from Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. Who better to learn guitar from than Satch - the master himself? He covers: chords, scales & modes, tunings, theory, technique, harmonics, soloing and much more!

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 to the banjo; Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance; A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning; CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along!

(Easy Guitar). Easy arrangements of 17 of Prince's finest: Diamonds and Pearls * I Would Die 4 U * Kiss * Let's Go Crazy * Little Red Corvette * 1999 * Purple Rain * Raspberry Beret * When Doves Cry * U Got the Look * and more

(Bass Method). Bass for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play bass guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as "Crazy Train," "Every Breath You Take," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Wild Thing" keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a bass teacher or parent, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. Lesson topics include selecting a bass, holding the bass, hand position, reading music notation and counting, and more.

(String). The four opus 1 technique books of the violin teacher available for the first time in one inexpensive edition.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Six short pieces from Satie's early years, which capture the composer's graceful unconventionality. With historical and performance notes. Intermediate Level.

This step-by-step approach to learning to play the autoharp will help beginners and teachers understand the many ways in which this versatile instrument can be used. You will learn a variety of strumming techniques, how to work the chord bars, how to use the different areas of the strings effectively, how to play songs and simple melodies, and even a brief history of how the Autoharp began and developed.

A must-have for any Doors fan! This deluxe collector's edition songbook features: note-for-note transcriptions with tab for 20 of the greatest hits from this classic rock band; The Doors essential discography, with photos of each album cover; "The Music of The Doors," an extensive interview with guitarist Robby Krieger; "The Story of The Doors," an in-depth interview with keyboardist Ray Manzarek; and lots of great photos. Songs include: Blue Sunday * Break on Through (To the Other Side) * Crystal Ship * Hello, I Love You * L.A. Woman * Light My Fire * Love Her Madly * Love Me Two Times * People Are Strange * Riders on the Storm * The Unknown Soldier * and more!

The Ukulele Jazz Playlist: Purple Book presents over 30 of the greatest jazz songs ever, specially arranged for ukulele. Includes full lyrics, strumming patterns and ukulele chord diagrams.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). The engaging yet simple Viennese sonatinas have been part of standard piano literature since soon after Mozart's death. This new edition provides helpful, practical direction for playing in the Classical style and an excellent recording by the editor. Intermediate Level.

In this extensively researched biography, author Detlef Schmidt starts with Keith's early childhood, from his birth in 1946 in Houston, Texas, and on to his playing days. Keith's role in the late 1970s blues revival can't be forgotten, with his style of playing and dressing being influential to many blues bands all over the world. Keith played with all the great guitar players from Texas: Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Rocky Hill, Billy F. Gibbons, Omar Dykes, and Alan Haynes, just to mention a few. As a member of the Austin Blues Club Antone's he played with nearly all the blues greats during that time: John Lee Hooker, Hubert Sumlin, Muddy Waters, James Cottan, Jimmie Reed, Eddie Playboy Taylor. Many of Keith Ferguson's old friends and musical partners share their memories of a great bass player and fascinating person, with quotes and interviews from Billy Gibbons, Johnny Winter, Jimmie Vaughan, Lou Ann Barton, Fran Christina, Preston Hubbard, Mike Buck, Armando Compean, Denny Freeman, Don Leady, Thommy Shannon, and many more. Hundreds of never before published photographs and personal documents are shown for the first time. The chapters include: the Houston Days, California Years with the Black Kangaroo band, Early Austin Years with the band Solid Senders, Fabulous Thunderbird Years, The Tail Gator Years (earning Keith a Grammy award with the Big Guitars of Texas band), and the Late Austin Years. As an added bonus Detlef Schmidt features all the main bass guitars that Keith played with the Fabulous Thunderbirds and the Tail Gators in highly- detailed pictures. Included are several pages of music tabs and notation showing Keith's bass playing style, plus a complete recording discography!

(Guitar Book). From James Jamerson and Bootsy Collins to John Entwistle and Flea, this book examines the genesis of bass guitar. It includes bass line transcriptions in notes & tab, lessons on how to play them, bios, equipment listings, photos, historical facts and more The accompanying CD contains full-band demos of every bass line in the book, and is enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. Songs include: Aeroplane * All My Loving * All Right Now * For Once in My Life * Free Ride * I'll Take You There * Love Shack * Money * Mustang Sally * Respect * Soul Man * Sweet Emotion * What's Going On * Won't Get Fooled Again * and more

(Berklee Labs). Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads the fundamental building blocks of harmony are a simple and effective remedy for scale dependency in improvisation. In Jazz Improvisation for Guitar: A Melodic Approach, explore the potential of triads and their melodic extensions and learn to connect them using guide tones. You'll learn to create solo phrases in the style of some of the world's finest jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Pat Martino.

(Mandolin). Strum, sing and pick along with these 25 Beatles favorites arranged for mandolin Includes: Across the Universe * And I Love Her * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * Here Comes the Sun * Here, There and Everywhere * Hey Jude * In My Life * Let It Be * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Michelle * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Penny Lane * Something * Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * and more.

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also 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. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! 8 songs: Back in Black * Girls Got Rhythm * Have a Drink on Me * Hell's Bells * Highway to Hell * The Jack * Whole Lotta Rosie * You Shook Me All Night Long.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Completed in four days, these 24 fanciful miniatures capture some delightful observations and experiences that any youth might enjoy. This is the first American edition based on the composer's original manuscript. Since the pieces were published in 1878, they have become part of the standard educational piano literature and make a necessary addition to the Schirmer Performance Editions.