Guitar Star offers beginner guitarists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. These original compositions and arrangements by Gary Ryan are imaginatively tailored to develop techniques progressively through an exciting and varied range of musical styles. Key features -An engaging collection of pieces from beginner level to Prep Test and beyond - Solo pieces, with some optional teacher duet parts-Play-along CD of creative backing tracks-Fun extension activities-Brought to life with colour illustrations. Gary Ryan studied at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. He has taught at the Royal College of Music since 1996 and combines his role there as Assistant Head of Strings with a varied freelance career as a performer, composer, adjudicator and examiner. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Music in 2013.

(Amadeus). In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony Feinstein tells the poignant story of the life and career of one of history's greatest violinists. As a child prodigy, Rabin had the classical music world at his feet. Notable successes included a coveted EMI contract, recording the soundtrack for an Elizabeth Taylor movie, and guest appearances on the Milton Berle Show and the Bell Telephone Hour . Yet no sooner had Rabin taken his place alongside such illustrious colleagues as Heifetz, Milstein, and Stern than he abruptly and inexplicably disappeared from the concert stage. For three years, the public saw and heard little of him. In the mid-1960s, Rabin resurfaced and painstakingly began rebuilding a once-great career. Then one morning, the music world awoke to news of his sudden, mysterious death at age 35. For the first edition of this biography, Feinstein had unprecedented access to Rabin's private papers and medical history. Now he draws on additional material obtained from recent interviews with Rabin's colleagues, girlfriends, and management. The result is an added appreciation of Rabin's remarkable family, his cloistered upbringing, and a micromanaged career that ensured not only great success but also periods of deep despair. Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist is more than a story of a great violinist. It is also the moving account of a man of rare talent who never stopped battling to find personal happiness on that fragile journey from wunderkind to adulthood.

The Guitar Prep Test is an ideal introduction to the ABRSM exam experience: it gives students a goal to work towards and a certificate on the day - something to be really proud of. The test covers many elements that beginner guitarists will be working on, including pitch, time, tone and performance. Our Guitar Prep Test book has exciting pieces, easy to follow instructions, listening games and entertaining illustrations. Preparing for your Guitar Prep Test has never been more fun!

(Bass). This songbook features a variety of arrangements and transcriptions for 70 songs ranging from exact note-for-note transcriptions and easy bass melodies to solo bass arrangements and bass riffs. No matter what type of arrangement you prefer, you'll find many top hits to play in this collection Songs include: All My Loving * Blowin' in the Wind * Bridge over Troubled Water * Canon in D * Crazy * Dust in the Wind * Every Breath You Take * Hallelujah * Head like a Hole * Let's Get It Started * Let's Go Crazy * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Pride and Joy * Slow Ride * Stand by Me * Sweet Child O' Mine * Under Pressure * Yesterday * and more.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Notes and tab for a dozen early favorites from the Beatles' 1964 release: All I've Got to Do * All My Loving * Don't Bother Me * Hold Me Tight * I Saw Her Standing There * I Wanna Be Your Man * I Want to Hold Your Hand * It Won't Be Long * Little Child * Not a Second Time * This Boy (Ringo's Theme) * Till There Was You.

All three books of The Complete Guitar Player series are published in this single volume at a substantial savings over the price of the individual books.

(Instrumental Folio). 12 Coldplay favorites arranged for instrumentalists to enjoy. The CD includes accompaniment tracks so you can sound like a pro while playing Songs include: Clocks * Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall * Fix You * In My Place * Lost * Paradise * The Scientist * Speed of Sound * Trouble * Violet Hill * Viva La Vida * Yellow.

Best known for his role in the Allman Brothers Band, guitar virtuoso Duane Allman became a Southern rock legend after his tragic death at age 24. This anthology brings together his work with the band, as well as hits from his time spent backing other artists such as Derek and the Dominos. This folio features 20 songs, including: Don't Want You No More * Hot 'Lanta * Layla * Little Martha * Mountain Jam * Somebody Loan Me a Dime * Statesboro Blues * Whipping Post * and more.

James Tyler offers a practical manual to aid guitar players and lutenists in transitioning from modern stringed instruments to the baroque guitar. He begins with the physical aspects of the instrument, addressing tuning and stringing arrangements and technique before considering the fundamentals of baroque guitar tablature. In the second part of the book Tyler provides an anthology of representative works from the repertoire. Each piece is introduced with an explanation of the idiosyncrasies of the particular manuscript or source and information regarding any performance practice issues related to the piece itself represented in both tablature and staff notation. Tyler s thorough yet practical approach facilitates access to this complex body of work."