101 Kickin' Country Rhythm Guitar Runs  MB 98131BCD

by Larry McCabe.  Book/CD
This book/CD set teaches 101 rhythm guitar runs played to 21 popular traditional songs. Included in the collection are up-tempo songs ("Cotton-Eyed Joe"), waltzes ("Knoxville Girl"), minor-key songs ("The Wayfaring Stranger"), train songs ("New River Train"), gospel standards ("Amazing Grace"), blues ("Corrine, Corrina"), and more. Full music charts are included for each song in both standard notation and tablature, and extra lyrics for singers. The stereo CD enables you to "sit in" with a country band that includes a singer, rhythm guitar, and bass. To facilitate learning, each of the 21 songs is performed at two tempos, moderate and slow. The stereo format allows you to hear the rhythm guitar runs clearly isolated on the right speaker.

1NC - Kirk Franklin Presents  HL 00309756
Series: Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Save $6.00
Contents: Be Like Him, Breath Away, Could've Been Me, Don't Worry, Donna, Free, Hands Up, I Can't Live without You, In Your Grace, Lost Hearts, Movin On, Nobody, Unconditional, When You Fall.

295. More Songs of the Nineties  HL 00100074
Series: E-Z Play Today. Save $2.00
Easy arrangements of over 30 contemporary hits: All by Myself • Blue • Building a Mystery • Butterfly Kisses • Change the World • Don't Speak • Give Me One Reason • I Don't Want to Wait • The Lord of the Dance • My Heart Will Go On • You Were Meant for Me • more.

50 Songs for Children  HL 00310707
Series: Easy Piano. Save $2.00
50 children's favorites arranged for easy piano: Baa Baa Black Sheep • Do Your Ears Hang Low? • Eensy Weensy Spider • The Farmer in the Dell • Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) • Hush, Little Baby • I've Been Working on the Railroad • If You're Happy and You Know It • London Bridge • Mary Had a Little Lamb • The Muffin Man • Old MacDonald Had a Farm • Pop Goes the Weasel • Row, Row, Row Your Boat • This Old Man • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star • Yankee Doodle • and many more.

57. More of the Best Songs Ever  HL 00100118
Series: E-Z Play Today. Save $2.00
A giant collection of 71 all-time favorites in our famous notation. Includes: Alfie • April in Paris • Beauty and the Beast • Beyond the Sea • Cheek to Cheek • Desafinado • Heart and Soul • Hey Jude • I Dreamed a Dream • If • In the Mood • Just in Time • Misty • My Heart Will Go On • Nature Boy • One • Tenderly • Witchcraft • Young at Heart • and many more!

67. International Hits  HL 00100447
Series: E-Z Play Today. Save $1.00
Contents: 21 world-renowned favorites, including: Esperanza • The Exodus Song • Fur Elise • La Paloma • La Violetera • Los Nardos • Only You • Pequena Flor • Valencia • more.

Anton Fig - In the Groove  AP MMBK0058CD
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This unique play-along book features charts, grooves and fills from Anton's video. The play-along CD offers a variety of tunes in different styles mixed with and without the drums. Anton also includes valuable tips and pointers on each of the musical examples.

Bass Scales Wall Chart   MB 20152
Series: Wall Chart. Save $2.00
Presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for four-string bass. A beautiful photo of a four-string electric bass is labeled with string numbers, open string names, and the fret location of all the natural notes on the fretboard. A must-have for every bassist's studio, practice room, or bedroom wall.

Beginner Violin Theory For Children, Book Two   MB 20556
by Melanie Smith. Save $3.00
Book 2 in the Melanie Smith violin theory series introduces students to new music and theory concepts which are fundamental in developing a deeper understanding of the violin. Book 2 will begin by covering the theory involving the ranges of notes for the violin and then moves into specific theory concepts such as note and rest values and time signatures. The final section of Book 2 focuses on musical terms and includes a comprehensive review of all instructional concepts covered in the book.

Blues Guitar Wall Chart   MB 20150
Series: Wall Chart. Save $2.00
This chart provides the basics of playing the blues guitar. Common scale and chord diagrams as well as blues chord progressions are laid out in fashion anyone can understand. The note and number of each string and the natural notes on the fretboard are labeled on a beautiful photo of a solid-body electric guitar.

Blues Piano - Book/CD  HL 00311007
Series: Keyboard Instruction. Save $2.00
Ever wanted to play the blues, but weren't sure where to start? Blues Piano will teach you the basic skills you need. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and even the tricks that the pros use. And, you get seven complete tunes to jam on. Listen to the CD, then start playing along! Covers: scales and chords; left-hand patterns; walking bass; endings and turnarounds; right-hand techniques; how to solo with blues scales; crossover licks; and more.

Celtic Grooves for Two Cellos  MB 21017BCD
by Renata Bratt. Save $3.00
A book of traditional Celtic tunes arranged for cellos with rockin' groove and chop-based accompaniments. Includes forty-seven tunes from Ireland, Scotland, the Shetland Isles, and Canada in duet arrangements, all chosen with cellists in mind and in a variety of styles including jigs, slip jigs, reels, strathspeys, planxtys and airs in traditional keys. Performing in the groove is so important for string players that the American String Teachers Association recognizes this skill as a separate category in their Alternative String Style Awards. Playing these idiomatic and often syncopated accompanimental patterns is a great way to learn these styles. Companion CD includes all arrangements performed by the author.

Children's Guitar Method 1  MB 93833
by William Bay. Save $1.95
A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing with note reading. The students start with easy one finger chord forms and strum accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Two subsequent volumes complete this course. The method features Ron Wheeler's colorful cartoon artwork. A play along recording and a full length DVD also supplement this method. Written in standard notation.

Darbuka Method  MB 99508BCD
by Behnan Gocmez. Save $2.00
The darbuka is a goblet-shaped small hand drum that is widely played in classical and folk music, especially in North Africa and Turkey. It is commonly available in Egyptian and Turkish varieties. The instrument is also known by various other names including darabukka, darbuquah, or tombak. This method presents intermediate to advanced instruction including playing positions, techniques, and rhythm exercises. Numerous photographs and diagrams aid comprehension of the material, as does the companion CD, which demonstrates all of the exercises and examples in the book. Advanced techniques covered in this text include: the up position, the finger tick, clap stroke, 3-2-3 technique, hammer technique, the slap technique, and dampen technique. The text is presented in English, French, and German.

Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of Miles Davis - Guitar Edition  MB 20470BCD
Miles Davis was one of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century. This book will shed some insight into the music and soloing devices he used during his earlier periods. First, to help the student better understand Miles' early bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques commonly used in the bebop language. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Miles' style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. The accompanying play-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of Miles Davis.

Guitar Scale Wall Chart   MB 20154
Series: Wall Chart. Save $2.00
Packed with information, this wall chart contains a complete fingerboard/notation diagram and shows fingering grid diagrams for major and minor scales (harmonic, melodic and Hungarian), pentatonic and blues scales and modes.

Guitar Styles & Techniques of Jerry Reed  MB GW953DVD
taught by Buster B. Jones. DVD. Save $4.00
Jerry Reed's playing style is a unique blend of syncopated rhythms, banjo-style rolls, and brilliant chord voicings that have brought a new dimension to fingerstyle guitar performance. Walking bass lines, chromatic runs, double-stops and contrapuntal melodies are seamlessly joined by Jerry's unique "claw" style right-hand technique. It is the mastery of these techniques that is the key to emulating Jerry's sound. In this video lesson Buster B. Jones teaches the essential elements of the Reed style, and don't doubt for a moment that he is up to the task! Jones delivers fabulous performances and teaches the fine points of: Reedology; The Claw; Jiffy Jam; Jerry's Breakdown; Down Home; Papa's Knee; and Lord Mr. Ford. Includes a free instructional booklet in notation and tablature.

Hammered Dulcimer Wall Chart   MB 20625
Series: Wall Chart. Save $2.00
Mel Bay's Hammered Dulcimer Wall Chart contains a detailed picture of the instrument with bridges, string courses and notes clearly outlined. Locations of all of the notes on the sample 16/15 course dulcimer are presented both by music and in text. A hammering pattern diagram and photos of hammers and tuning wrenches are included. 35" x 24" durable coated paper.

In the Style of Charlie Parker  MB 21242BCD
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Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content. Students will learn to connect lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds and other harmonic frameworks. To facilitate proficiency in all twelve keys, each section of the book has a chordal play-along that modulates around the circle of fourths. Some of the techniques used in the Charlie Parker style will also be discussed with examples provided. This will help musicians analyze each of the ideas presented, further ensuring their mastery.

Instrumental Artistry of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt  MB 13068DVD
DVD. Save $3.00
This DVD presents Bhatt, accompanied by tabla master Sukhvinder Singh Namadhari, performing four ragas and a folk tune, among them the majestic Yaman, a cornerstone of Hindustani (North Indian) classical music. Bhatt introduces each performance with detailed commentary about his music and musical life, as well as fascinating remarks about the Mohan Vina, including specifics of tunings and technique. Guitarists and Indian music aficionados alike will find much to admire, enjoy and study in this combined concert DVD and self-portrait of an artist who alerted the West to the guitar's radical new possibilities within India's classical music tradition.