Latin American

Deseas aprender a tocar el bajo sexto? Bueno... ya no busques mas! Con este metodo tan facil de seguir, aprenderas todo lo esencial para que empieces a tocar este instrumento tan popular...al estilo norteno! Empezando con un resumen rapido de lo basico, aprenderas todo lo relacionado con los acordes del bajo sexto y como funcionan, incluyendo como construir las progresiones esenciales que se utilizan en la musica nortena. A traves de claras fotografias y diagramas, facilmente aprenderas la posicion correcta de los dedos para tocar 1ra, 2da, 3ra, los circulos y preparaciones. Tambien aprenderas acordes mayores, menores y dominantes en todos los tonos, para que puedas construir una base solida con tu instrumento. Asi que, toma tu instrumento... y ponte a tocar ya!

You can play the bajo sexto now! Would you like to learn to play the bajo sexto? Good... don't look any further. Following, this easy method, you will learn all the essential elements to begin playing this popular instrument in the norteño style. Beginning with a quick summary of the basics, you will learn everything related to bajo sexto chords and how they function, including how to construct essential progressions used in the norteño style. By means of clear photographs and diagrams, you will easily learn the correct finger positions for playing tonic, subdominant, and dominant chords, progressions, and voice leading. You will also learn major, minor and dominant seventh chords in all keys, building a solid foundation for your instrument.  Beginning level. By Rogelio Maya

An Argentinean Tango for solo guitar composed in 1999. Notation only.

Intermediate - Advanced level.

In two afro-antillan pieces Nana para una Negrita and El Cumbancherito, Cordero employs resources and sonorities such as crossed strings, percussive blows, quarter-tones, pizzicati and harmonics. The composer's intention is to evoke the sonorities of the afro-antillan culture, particularly that of the islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Santo Domingo. The works are dedicated to the Uruguayan guitarist Baltazar Benitez. Text written in English and Spanish. Intermediate - Advanced level.

Argentine guitar virtuoso and composer Jorge Morel explains and performs the characteristic rhythmic and stylistic elements comprising ten popular Latin American dance forms. This instructional video closely parallels Mr. Morel's Mel Bay book/CD of the same title and features his performance of pieces demonstrating the tango, milonga, campera, milonga urbana, malambo, zamba, salsa, samba, bossa nova, danza paraguaya and choro dance rhythms. This video should greatly facilitate the learning of these complex Latin rhythms as well as authentic technique and style.

Renowned Argentine virtuoso Jorge Morel offers insight in the playing of complex Latin dance rhythms: the milongo, tango, samba, malambo, and choro - plus a salsa tune! In standard notation and tablature.

Imagine... Over 99 Latin style rhythms to feed your creative spirit with dozens of variations. New and unique rhythms you've never heard before... all at your fingertips! This exclusive collection for intermediate electronic keyboard or piano puts some of the most popular Latin style rhythms within your reach so that you can add a Latin flavor to your playing. By learning the fundamental rhythmic sound of Latin music and using your imagination, you'll learn how to apply them to your favorite musical style and create sounds that are uniquely yours! You'll find your fingers moving in new and exciting ways with the help of a realistic, play-along CD that creates a two- dimensional context for you to play with. Jam-packed with rhythms, patterns and countless variations of montunos and tumbaos, this CD is an indispensable tool that will allow you to master these rhythms an play with greater confidence than you ever imagined possible. Text in English, Spanish, and Japanese.

Imaginate... Mas 99 ritmos latinos para alimentar tu espiritu creativo, con docenas de variaciones. Ritmos nuevos y unicos que nunca antes habias escuchado... ítodo al alcance de tus manos en est mismo momento! Esta coleccion exclusiva pone los ritmos latinos mas populares a tu alcance para que puedas agregarle un sonido unico a tu musica. Al aprender el sonido ritmico fundamental del montuno y utilizando to imaginacion, podras aplicarlos a tu estilo y ícrear sonidos que son unicamento tuyos! Encontraras tus dedos moviendose en nuevas y emocionantes maneras con la ayuda real del disco compacto interactivo que viene incluido. Completamente lleno de trimos, patrones e innumerables variaciones de montunos y tumbaos, este disco compacto es una herramienta indispensable que te permitira dominar estos ritmos y tocar con mas confianza como nunca antes te pudieras imaginar.

This is a well written, informative study of the solo and rhythmic guitar styles found in Latin America. Featured is music from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Most of the compositions are in E major or E minor and all are scored in notation and tablature. Intermediate level. By Rico Stover

Interact and Learn is the overriding theme of this outstanding book and companion CD. This progressive self-study course is designed to expose the percussion student to the seductive and complex Cuban rumba style known as guaguanco. The author offers a generous dose of text and percussion charts to be used with the recorded exercises. The rumba ensemble typically includes: claves; low, mid range, and high-pitched conga drums; the madruga (shaker) palitos (sticks applied to a hollow wooden cylinder), and vocal elements. The comprehensive quality of this book might best be illustrated by the author's emphasis on using the three conga drums as pitched, melodic instruments. Sitting and hand positions and drum techniques are clearly illustrated with photographs as is the convenient instrumental glossary. This book also provides useful course and lesson objectives for self-evaluation. The companion CD presents percussion concepts and instruments individually and in "conversation". All in all, this Book/CD package offers a fabulous introduction to the world of rumba percussion.  Beginning - Intermediate level. By Arturo Rodriguez

"This book is designed to take your soloing ability from 0 to 90 MPH on the quinto, conga drum, bongo or timbales while mastering the clave rhythm at the same time. It is rich with authentic phrasing. Volume 2 has much to offer for beginners and veterans alike. The book will widened your soloing horizons, and is something you will continually refer back to for ideas and inspiration. You will enjoy learning many of these unique and interesting flavors"

This teaching method brings together two different learning approaches for Afro-Cuban Drumming. The first approach is to learn by way of reading written notation; the second is to learn solely by listening and feeling. Three types of Afro-Cuban syncopated expressions are transcribed in this book: Quinto Ride, Quinto Phrase, and Quinto Solo. The helpful companion CDs allows one to hear these expressions ensuring proper comprehension of the concepts taught in this lesson. Beginning - Intermediate.

This is a selection of 5 pieces for solo guitar, dedicated to 6 great performers of the instrument. Each of these works reflects, for the most part, the rhythms and forms of Latin American dances. Intermediate level.

The second volume of classic guitar solos from Argentine virtuoso, Jorge Morel, presents five intermediate to advanced pieces dedicated to fellow guitarists: Ricardo Iznaola, Augustín Barrios, Eli & Ann Kassner, Liona Boyd and Raphaella Smits. Two of the five pieces are in drop-D tuning. Standard notation only with detailed left-hand fingering provided.

The third volume of classic guitar pieces presents five more solos by the masterful Argentine teacher and performer, Jorge Morel. Includes “Staccato Dance”, a motoric piece dedicated to Mel Bay Publications president Bill Bay. Written in standard notation only with generous left-hand fingering suggestions. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist.

Music for solo classic guitar from Laurindo Almeida's Brazilliance Music series. This series of original pieces and transcriptions represents a lifetime of work by the renowned guitarist and composer who first introduced the bossa nova style to the United States.

Sixteen solo for keyboard accordion on folk songs from Venezuela, Haiti, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru. Intermediate level. By Herman Troppe

A new collection by Argentine guitar virtuoso and composer Jorge Morel. This collection features solos by three renowned Latin composers plus two original solo guitar compositions by the author/compiler. All works are in the tango/milonga dance form and are presented in notation and tablature. Selections include: Don Agustin Bardi, by Horacio Salgan; Gallo Ciego, by Agustin Bardi; El Choclo, by Angel Villoldo; and Milonga del Viento and Otro Tango; Buenos Aires, by Jorge Morel. A companion CD featuring Mr. Morel's performance of each solo is included. Intermediate level.