Play the piano today with an easy-to-use instruction set! Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking fundamental piano instruction. Whether you're brand new to the piano or have been at it awhile, Piano For Dummies will soon have you tickling the ivories like a pro! This book contains all the information you need to start playing today, including clear instruction and supplementary materials. Learn different musical styles, like classical, rock, blues, and country, and how to find the perfect teacher should you decide to expand your instruction. With the widest tonal range of any instrument, the piano is versatile enough to produce melody and accompaniment at the same time. This standout feature is also what makes mastering the piano such a complex affair. Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition breaks it down into simple, easy-to-follow instruction, written in the characteristically accessible Dummies style. For the beginner, the book serves as a complete introductory course. For the more advanced player, it becomes a handy reference to keep around for periodic refreshers. Topics include: * Finding the perfect keyboard, and caring for your piano * The intricacies of reading music, including notes, rhythm, and change-ups * Melody, harmony, and the building blocks of sound * The role of individual technique, and finding your own groove The book also includes advice on practicing efficiently and improving your performance, as well as tips on how to pursue more advanced experiences. A great piano player is always the life of the party, and in high demand. If you're looking to become one with the "88," Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition is the resource you want!

Five complete best-selling books in one: Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Book 1 * Easy Pop Melodies * The Chord Strummer * Easy Chord Trax * Rock Trax. This Hal Leonard Guitar Method collection provides any guitarist with all the essential lessons so they can learn to play solo guitar and accompaniments in a variety of styles. You'll get to play the melodies or strum along with over 100 famous songs while you learn! Includes chord charts, strum and fingerpicking patterns. If you were to buy all of these books separately it would cost over $50!

(Piano Solo Songbook). 27 terrific hits, standards & themes many of which have never been available in solo arrangements Includes: All I Ask of You * Bella's Lullaby * Bohemian Rhapsody * Don't Stop Believin' * Forrest Gump Main Title * Grenade * Hallelujah * Hello * Just the Way You Are * Let It Be * On My Own * The Pink Panther * Someone like You * When She Loved Me * and more.

(Piano Solo Personality). Stellar solo arrangements of a dozen smash hits from Coldplay: Clocks * Fix You * In My Place * Lost * Paradise * The Scientist * Speed of Sound * Trouble * Up in Flames * Viva La Vida * What If * Yellow.

(Vocal Collection). Every voice studio and serious singer will need these new volumes, which are a happy complement to the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology . This impressive series takes a serious look at opera in Italian, resulting in the largest anthologies of arias ever published devoted to the topic. Arias include the most famous excerpts along with rare beauties. Each aria has been carefully researched and newly engraved. Plot notes and translations are included for all selections. Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini are liberally represented with essential as well as interesting arias. Also included are wonderful Baroque arias by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Handel, Vivaldi and Pergolesi. Beyond Mozart, classical era Italian arias by Gluck, Cimarosa and Paisiello may be found in the compilations. Other 19th and 20th century composers represented are Boito, Catalani, Cilea, Giordano, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Montemezzi, Ponchielli, Respighi and Wolf-Ferrari. Many of the arias have never before appeared in collections. There are 36-41 arias per volume.

Designed to be the cornerstone of your personal music library. Includes over 125 great masterpieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras.