Flamenco for Kids   MB SMDVD0001
Flamenco para ninos   
  by Silvia Marin 

An introduction to the world of flamenco aimed at a young audience, for kids to get to know and enjoy flamenco song, dance and music.

With interviews of 16 of today’s great flamenco artists and professionals: José Mercé, Sara Baras, Moraíto, Esperanza Fernández, Enrique de Melchor, Belén Maya, Fernando Terremoto, Rafael Riqueni, Marina Heredia, Juan Parrilla, Pitingo, José Luis Montón, José Manuel Gamboa, Juan Verdú, Juan Luis Cano and Faustino Núñez.

Spanish and English.

DVD full compatible with all countries (PAL and NTSC).

Flamenco Guitar Bulerias Step by Step Vol. 1   MB DVDGF10
Guitarra flamenca Bulerias paso a paso 1. Book + DVD
José Manuel Montoya, after playing the theme por "Bulerías" called Yaiza, there follows a detailed study of the seven falsetas and the finishing off, demonstrating a wide variety of rasgueos. Each falseta is played: at a slow pace accompanied by metronome (finger rapping and clapping) and with a choice of audio (group, solo guitar, or just finger rapping and clapping); at the full speed of the Bulería, accompanied by clapping, cajón and bass, and with the possibility of choosing the audio (group, solo guitar, highlighting the bass, without guitar or without bass). There is also the option of choosing several tracks of video (the whole group, solo guitar or bass solo) so that guitarists and bass players may practice. Includes score book A4-64 pages. Languages: Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese.  Intermediate - Advanced level.

Flamenco Guitar Bulerias Step by Step Vol. 2   MB DVDGF11
Guitarra flamenca Bulerias paso a paso 2. Book + DVD
Accompanying the singing "por Bulerías" by José Manuel Montoya and Curro Cueto: Bulerías de Jerez,Bulerías with the character of Seville province, Jaleos Extremeños and Romance. The most common keys for accompaniment are used. There is a version of each theme available with the guitar part at very low volume so that the student may practice with the group and there is also the option of different video tracks (group, solo guitar or percussion). Includes score book A4-64 pages. Languages: Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese.

Flamenco...All You Wanted to Know  MB 20205

By Emma Martinez
This landmark historical text delivers the goods promised in its title. It does not address flamenco dance whatsoever, focusing instead on flamenco song forms with a special chapter devoted to the role of the guitar. Includes Spanish lyrics for dozens of flamenco songs along with English translations and interpretive notes, a glossary of flamenco terminology, plus a recommended bibliography and discography are also provided. Informal in its demeanor, this carefully researched, insightful book will help you develop a deeper appreciation for the flamboyant art of flamenco.

Fun with Bongos   MB 98284BCD
Now includes Spanish & Portuguese translations. By Trevor Salloum
Recent interest in bongos has surged with the inclusion of bongos in almost every type of music including classical, rock, flamenco, jazz, Latin, Middle Eastern and East Indian. Fun with the Bongos was written to provide a simple guide for someone without any musical experience who wants to learn to play the bongos. The book is designed to teach drum notation, basic bongo technique, simple rhythms and their application. In addition it develops familiarity with the construction, nomenclature and characteristics of the bongos. Fun with the Bongos is the first level in a series of books written by the author. Now includes Spanish & Portuguese translations.

Fun With Cuban Tres   MB 21069BCD
Metodo del Tres Cubano
Joel Peña, a professional musician with many years of experience, has created the definitive method book for those interested in taking up the unique instrument known as the Cuban tres or three-course guitar. This bilingual book/CD method addresses everything from appropriate string gauges to creating authentic Latin tumbaos or groove patterns. Beginners and experienced players alike will appreciate the book's logic as each section features diagrams and exercises in standard notation to help the student understand the concepts being presented at any given point. The book includes many musical examples from the tres repertoire, and the companion CD, recorded by an authentic tresero, erases any doubts about performance style.

Guitarra Acustica Vol. 1, Spanish Only DVD  MB GA1D
You Can Play the Guitar Now! Acoustic Guitar Vol. 1. Beginning level

Recomendada por maestros en todo el país, la serie en DVD de Mayas Music provee su reconocido material educativo en un formato divertido y fácil de usar para que cualquier persona pueda empezer a tocar en corto tiempo! Presenta acceso directo a áreas específicas para que puedas aprender y repasar a tu propio paso... todo con sólo tocar un botón y desde la comodidad de tu hogar!
Aprenderás como afinar y rasguear la guitarra en los primeros días y a tocar tus canciones favoritas. Podrás ver claramente la mando derecha rasgueando las cuerdas y qué cuerdas está pisando la mano izquierda.
Con éste método aprenderás a dominar el instrumento en menos tiempo del que te imaginas. Lo podrás hacer desde la comodidad de tu casa, y sin necesidad de tomar clases privadas. En el video podrás ver claramente la mano derecha rasgueando las cuerdas y qué cuerdas está pisando la mano izquierda.

Recommended by teachers everywhere, this series of DVDs from Mayas Music provides proven educational material in a fun and easy-to-use format, so that anyone may start to play in a short time. The menus provide direct access to specific areas so that you may learn and review at your own pace, by simply pushing a button in the comfort of your home!
With this method you will learn to master the acoustic guitar at a slow, easy-to-understand pace. It lets you learn from the comfort of your home, without the need to take private lessons. Learn to tune and strum the guitar in the first day and play your favorite songs. The video very clearly shows the right hand strumming on the strings and also what the left hand is doing. This #1 seller covers all the basics including tuning, scales, strumming, and proper hand positioning. Learn popular Latin rhythms such as ranchera, waltz, and more. Includes major/minor chords, intervals and basic progressions. Spanish only. A PDF file for the free instructional booklet that accompanies this DVD is available for download at www.melbay.com/DVDBooklets.

Contents:Acordes mayors y menores
1a, 2a, y 3a posiciones
los circulos
ritmos de ranchera
vals
excalas en 3ras y 6tas
mucho más!

Guitarra Acustica Vol. 2, Spanish Only - DVD  MB GA2D
You Can Play the Guitar Now! Acoustic Guitar Vol. 2  
 by Rogelio Maya
Recomendada por maestros en todo el país, la serie en DVD de Mayas Music provee su reconocido material educativo en un formato divertido y fácil de usar para que cualquier persona pueda empezer a tocar en corto tiempo! Presenta acceso directo a áreas específicas para que puedas aprender y repasar a tu propio paso... todo con sólo tocar un botón y desde la comodidad de tu hogar!
Con este segundo curso, aprenderás las diferentes formas de ejecutar escalas en terceras y sextas, para que así le des un toque diferente a tus requintos favoritos. Además de aprender escalas, acordes, progresiones, arpegios, y rasgueos, aprenderás a tocar la guitarra con un estilo diferente, ¡como si estuvieran tocando dos guitarristas al mismo tiempo! O sea, podrás aprender a tocar la melodía, el acompañamiento y el bajo al mismo tiempo.

Recommended by teachers everywhere, this series of DVDs from Mayas Music provides proven educational material in a fun and easy-to-use format, so that anyone may start to play in a short time. The menus provide direct access to specific areas so that you may learn and review at your own pace, by simply pushing a button in the comfort of your home!
With this second course for acoustic guitar, you will learn different ways to play scales in thirds and sixths, so you can add a different touch to your requinto favorites. In addition to learning scales, chords, progressions, arpeggios, and strums, you will learn to play the guitar in different styles, as if you were studying with two guitarists at the same time! Learn to play the melody, accompaniment, and bass line at the same time.
Beginning level.

Guitarra Acustica Vol. 3, Spanish Only DVD  MB GA3D
You Can Play the Guitar Now! Acoustic Guitar Vol. 3

Recomendada por maestros en todo el país, la serie en DVD de Mayas Music provee su reconocido material educativo en un formato divertido y fácil de usar para que cualquier persona pueda empezer a tocar en corto tiempo! Presenta acceso directo a áreas específicas para que puedas aprender y repasar a tu propio paso... todo con sólo tocar un botón y desde la comodidad de tu hogar!
Con este tercer curso, aprenderás a utilizar los diferentes dedos de tu mano derecha para que puedas aplicar este estilo en tus melodías favoritas. También aprenderás a como usar la "púa" (estilo "picking") así como rasgueos, escalas, acordes extendidos, arpegios y octavas, las cuales podrás aplicar en diferentes requintos. Y por supuesto, continuarás aprendiendo a coordinar las dos manos para así poder ejecutar la melodía, el acompañamiento y el bajo al mismo tiempo.

Recommended by teachers everywhere, this series of DVDs from Mayas Music provides proven educational material in a fun and easy-to-use format, so that anyone may start to play in a short time. The menus provide direct access to specific areas so that you may learn and review at your own pace, by simply pushing a button in the comfort of your home!
With this third course, you will learn to use right hand fingerpicking with your favorite melodies. You will also learn to use flatpicking with strums, scales, extended chords, arpeggios and octaves, which you may apply in different styles. And of course, you will continue working on coordinating the two hands in order to be able to play the melody, accompaniment, and bass at the same time. Beginning - Intermediate level

Contents:Visualización de las dos manos
Ritmos latinos populares
Ejemplos con requintos
Para cualquier edad
Canciones: Cielito Lindo y La Marcha de Zacatecas

Hispanic-American Guitar   MB 97100BCD
by Douglas Back
The guitar’s entrance into American culture began in the early 1800s, introduced primarily by visiting and immigrant Spanish guitarists. Many of these newly arrived Spaniards exerted great influence on the guitar’s development in 19th century America. The works in this book contain the compositions and arrangements of eight noted 19th century Hispanic American guitarist/composers with an emphasis on their works that reflect Latin themes or rhythms. Rounding out this anthology are dance forms such as the Habanera, Jota, Cachucha, Sevillaño, Spanish Mazurka, and other Spanish dance related works along with extended concert pieces such as Theme and Variations, Serenades, Polonaises and a delightful arrangement of The Celebrated Spanish Retreat, a programmatic work with an unusual “C” tuning and novel harmonic effects crafted to imitate the bugles, horns and drums as heard on the battlefield. The book features twenty-one solos and two duets which range in difficulty from easy to advanced. An extensive and well researched text along with photos and a companion recording by acclaimed guitarist/scholar Douglas Back help to make this a landmark book. Intermediate level.

Homage to Villa-Lobos and Other Compositions
by Charles Postlewate
This is the first compilation of guitar music for a right hand technique that includes the little finger. The 12 complete compositions include original pieces by Charles Postlewate (Homage to Villa-Lobos, Variations on a Theme of Prokofiev and Improvisation on Green Dolphin Street), transcriptions of piano pieces by Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino and Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum), arrangements of Peruvian popular songs (José María and Virgins of the Sun) and new editions of standard repertoire pieces - two studies by Fernando Sor and the beautiful tremolo study by Agustín Barrios, An Alm for the Love of God. Postlewate also includes excerpts of two other standard repertoire pieces by Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2) - which are published elsewhere under copyright restrictions - to show the advantage of using the little finger. These pieces demonstrate new right hand techniques for the classical guitar that use the little finger in the playing of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics. They also show the advantage of using the little finger for speed, accuracy, strength and balance. All of these compositions are recorded by Postlewate on the accompanying 60 minute CD, HOMAGE TO VILLA-LOBOS - MB 98711CD. This book is a companion to MB 98710 - RIGHT HAND STUDIES FOR FIVE FINGERS using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics , also by Charles Postlewate.

Juan Serrano - Flamenco Concert Selections  MB 93698BCD
Written in Spanish and English, this book contains 12 of Juan Serrano's finest flamenco guitar solos. Selections include: Bella Mar (Verdiales); Ensueno (Petenera); Fantasy (Zambra); Juani (Farruca); Lidia; Majestuosas (Serguiriyas); Munequita (Zapateado); Nancy (Rumba); Nostalgia (Guajiras); Posadas (Soleares); Tentacion (Bulerias); and Verde Selva (Danzon). All solos are scored in notation and tablature.

LATIN - THE BOOK  HL 00702151
Series: Easy Guitar
102 hot Latin tunes: Amapola • Amor Prohibido • Bésame Mucho • Brazil • Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White • Cielito Lindo • Frenesí • Granada • Guantanamera • It's Impossible • Mambo No. 5 • Mañana • María Elena • Perfidia • Piel Canela • St. Thomas • Samba De Orfeu • Spanish Eyes • Tango of Roses • Tico Tico • Triste • Un Lobo Por Tu Amor • Vaya Con Dios • more.

Latin American Songs For Piano   MB 20634
by Juanita Martin Newland-Ulloa
This introductory piano method is a long overdue musical text for those interested in encouraging bilingualism in children and adults. Many of the selected tunes are gems that most Latin American children grow up hearing as part of their idiomatic folklore. Also presented are some award winning originals by the author herself. Songs include Senora Santana, Ojos Azules, Mama yo quiero, Mi gallo and many others. Songs are chosen from many hispanic countries and they can be played as piano solos as well as played and sung simultaneously. Includes guitar/piano for those wishing to add in harmony when they are ready. English and Spanish.

LATIN FAVORITES  HL 00702112
Series: Easy Guitar
TAB
Features 21 Latin hits: Adios • Bésame Mucho • Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White • The Girl from Ipanema • Granada • It's Impossible • Mambo #5 • Malagueña • Perfidia • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcorvado) • Summer Samba • What a Diff'rence a Day Made • more.

LOS LONELY BOYS   HL 00690743
Series: Guitar Recorded Version
TAB
Matching folio to the hit debut album from these Tex-Mex American rockers. Includes 12 songs: Crazy Dream • Dime Mi Amor • Heaven • Hollywood • La Contestacion • More Than Love • Nobody Else • Onda • Real Emotions • Senorita • Tell Me Why • Velvet Sky.

Mel Bay's Caroling Book, Spanish Edition   MB 94551S

A fun, "sing-along," melody-line/big-note caroling book with lyrics in Spanish. Perfect for the holiday season. Easy to read and fun to use.

Angels We Have Heard On High, Away In A Manger, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy To the World, Silent Night, and more.

Method for Diatonic and Chromatic Harmonica   MB 20588BCD

by J. J. Milteau
The ideal tool for harmonica beginners in any style, from Blues to Country, Rock or Jazz: A book with clear explanations about the instrument, how to choose it, hold it, blow and draw easily, bends, the vibratos, tongue blocking and octaves, positions, playing in rhythm and even a lexis about the most usual terms used on the planet harmonica.

A CD with numerous exercises and slowed down versions, melodies in different positions, scales descriptions and rhythm tracks to play along. Author J.J.Milteau is one of the greatest harmonica blowers in Europe. He has been playing with the most interesting artists for thirty years and received numerous awards and rave reviews in the European press for several successful albums. In English and Spanish.

Método de Mel Bay Para el estudiante del Bajo

Student Bass Method Spanish Edition. By William Bay
Ideal for teaching electric bass to children and teenagers, as well as an excellent foundational text for bassists with no previous music experience. Cover tuning, hand positions, note reading, rhythms, picking, solo playing, and offers bass patterns, scale studies, and solos in the keys of C, G, F, D, E-flat, B-flat, D minor, A, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, C minor, and F minor. In the Mel Bay teaching tradition, this book presents essential music theory concepts as required by the music at any given point in the book, building solid musicianship throughout. Standard notation. In SPANISH only. Also available in English as item #94097.

Modern Guitar Method Grade 1, Spanish Edition

Método moderno para la guitarra, nivel 1. By Mel Bay
This is the world's premier method for learning to play plectrum-style guitar, time-tested and proven to be successful in building the harmonic knowledge and technique needed to play in any style. Book 1 teaches note reading in first position and presents solos, duets, scales and chords in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Mel Bay, a pioneer in guitar education, devised a teaching system which requires the student to learn only enough music theory and technique to understand and perform the assignment at hand. Standard notation only. In SPANISH.