Instructional

Scales provide the basis for jazz improvisation and fill-ins. The scales presented in this book produce idiomatic sounds associated with many jazz styles. Boyd explores the jazz scales and examines th...

Scales and chord tones provide the basis for jazz improvisation and fill-ins. This book presents traditional scales and chords within the framework of a chord progression. Charts are included with the...

This book and CD package will provide the contemporary pianist with the tools necessary to improvise accompaniments with chord voicings characteristic of today's jazz sound. Learn how to comp from a f...

From Benny Goodman and Jan Van Halen to Kathy Jenson and Buddy DeFranco, take a look at the genesis of pop clarinet. Includes solo transcriptions in standard notation, lessons on how to play them, pro...

Everything you need to know about starting to play bass! Working with Louis Satterfield, Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire has laid out a systematic method to learning the basics of music theory a...

Percussive Notes calls Drumcraft 'very thorough and well sequenced' and Modern Drummer says it's 'useful and a heck of a lot of fun'! Author Andy Ziker bases his unique new beginning method on his man...

Vincent Cichowicz (1927-2006) was a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1952-1974 and a faculty member at Northwestern University from 1959-1998. He is widely regarded as one of the most inf...

Zimmermann played principle double bass for the NY Philharmonic, and taught at Juilliard, Columbia, Manhattan School of Music and NYU. Through many helpful exercises and patterns, this book teaches do...

Ausgabe mit Melodie ohne Akkordsymbole

This classic book offers studies of scales and arpeggios in all of their various bowed, fingered and rhythmic combinations, with excellent exercises progressing in difficulty and encompassing four oct...

15 solos arranged specifically for each instrument with an accompaniment CD.

Living sax legend Jackie McLean is one of the greatest alto players of the post-Parker era. For this book, he has assembled essential warm-up exercises to help students become familiar with playing th...

Ready to take your cello playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insight that cellists of all levels can benefit from, spanning classical to rock music, and everything in between...

Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvis...

Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presentation of the essential techniques and materials of jazz arranging. Authors Mike Tomaro and John Wilson draw upon 50+ years of combined teach...

The most comprehensive and complete scale book written especially for the guitar. Divided into four main sections: 1) Fretboard Visualization, the breaking down of the whole into parts; 2) Scale Termi...

Play along with your favorite tunes from the Beatles, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, CCR, John Denver and more! These 20 hit songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simp...

The Hal Leonard Folk Harp Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide, designed for anyone just learning to play folk harp. Inside you'll find loads of techniques, tips, and fun songs t...

A must-have guide for all brass students and teachers relating to the total physical output that goes into playing any brass instrument. Caruso covers the same techniques atheletes use to develop thei...

There is only one Eddie Green and, without question, his name is permanently etched in band history. On Teaching Band includes: An extensive, insightful interview with Eddie Green on his early career...

Volume I of The New Weissenborn Method for Bassoon (a must for all young bassoon students - The Double Reed: a landmark in pedagogy - Double Reed News) presented an updated, user-friendly version of J...

For well over a century, students all over the world have learned to play the bassoon using Julius Weissenborn's Practical Bassoon Method. At long last, The New Weissenborn Method for Bassoon presents...

II-V-I Chord-Voicings in allen Tonarten, Praxis in Comping und Solospiel mit Rhythmusgruppe, über 100 Beispiele zum Spielen und Analysieren

This book is designed for the older beginner at the piano, without reference to age limits. It is intended to fill the need of the student who has never had lessons or the student who had lessons in c...

Offers clear and simple explanations of key signatures and chords. Text provides information on major and minor scales, guidelines for scale fingering, and chord charts for all common chords in all ke...