Mel Bay Publications Sheet Music

This book and companion audio offer an in-depth look at how to add accompaniment and embellishments to melodies on the hammered dulcimer. The material covered in this book illustrates how to enhance s...

The mountain dulcimer has a long and interesting history in the southern Appalachian mountains, and it's an instrument that so many of us enjoy playing. The book begins with the basics of tuning, stru...

This collection is drawn from Ken Kolodner's extensive library of arrangements for the hammered dulcimer, developed from over 30 years of teaching thousands of workshops. This second book in this two-...

Anne Dodson's Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 2 continues from Field Guide to the Mountain Dulcimer, Book 1 (MB30608M), introducing two subsequent levels: 'Branching Out  and 'You Take the...

Thirty-eight all-time favorite dulcimer solos penned artistically by Colorado's Bud and Donna Ford. This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruc...

A superb collection of 57 dulcimer solo arrangements by famed recording artist Neal Hellman. Included are original compositions and new arrangements of traditional works from Neal's popular albums. In...

Every aspect of the hammered dulcimer and its playing techniques is covered in this comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand text. A masterful teacher, Madeline MacNeil exceeds the expectations of a begi...

Beginning with the key of C and using scales, intervals, modes, grounds, and chord progressions, The Improvising Lute Player is the first book ever to help you learn to improvise on the lute. The book...

This method book is designed to help intermediate to advanced jazz students incorporate classic jazz vocabulary into their original improvisations. Using a series of standard and modern chord progress...

This book will prove to be a treasure trove to any aspiring lutenist or afficionado of the lute and early music. Instead of attempting to create a comprehensive lute method, the first section covers t...

This is the first Charango method to use conventional musical notation, and the only bilingual (Spanish and English) text of its kind. These characteristics make the method attractive to musicians wit...

John Lee Hooker recorded hundreds of songs throughout his career that spanned from the late 1940's until his death in 2001. Very few blues musicians reached the heights that Hooker achieved, among his...

An in-depth instruction manual for the Arabic Oud, the ancestor of the Lute and Guitar. A companion instructional online video is included showing key points to playing the Oud. Contents include: Hold...

Impressive recordings and mesmerizing live performances have sealed jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's reputation as one of the most innovative players and composers on the current scene. The new Mel B...

Arranging Tunes for Solo Banjo is designed to help players develop a solid understanding of arranging fundamentals for five-string solo banjo. In particular, this book takes an in-depth look at chord...

Gitarrenschule mit Technikstudien wie Picking, Fingerpicking, Handhaltung, u.v.m.

Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist is a two book series that teaches improvisation in many musical styles along with theory concepts and how they apply to the mandolin. Each book prov...

Use this manuscript book when you need a deluxe, quality sheet for a special assignment or project but don't need the added cost or weight of premium paper. This outstanding book consists of 58 perfor...

This high-quality manuscript book features 64 spiral-bound 10-stave pages. Printed in black ink on regular-weight off-white paper. Heavy cover stock and deluxe vinyl-covered binding enhance the value...

Possibly the best spiral-bound manuscript book available, featuring 64 pages of the same quality controlled sheet used for our premium manuscript paper. Twelve staves printed in black ink on cream col...