Berklee Press

Learn to play traditional Irish melodies on the cello. This book covers traditional articulations, concepts, and practices of Irish music, many traditionally for fiddle, but here adapted to the cello....

Perform some of the best-known sax solos of all time! Playing these clearly rendered and meticulously detailed transcriptions will give you insight into the styles of sax greats such as Michael Brecke...

The beginning-level book of this comprehensive method teaches a wide range of guitar and music fundamentals, including: scales, melodic studies, chord and arpeggio studies, how to read music, accompan...

Add dimension and interest to your music. This essential, core material is for anyone who arranges jazz standards or writes original jazz compositions. This book will help you craft melodies, counterm...

Many famous musicians have learned to develop their own unique jazz style using Berklee Professor Emeritus John LaPorta's techniques. First published in 1968 and now thoroughly updated and revised, hi...

Morph those boring 26 standard rudiments you learned into mind-blowing grooves, fills and solos! All that rhythmic sophistication you hear from great drummers can easily be broken down into its basic...

Make your rock band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and...

From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano teaches: Jazz chords and their characteristic tension substitutions, in many voicings and configurations; Modes and scales common in jazz; Te...

Learn to play the bass instantly with this revolutionary method! Author Danny Morris has included a wealth of solid bass lines, tips on playing and locking in with a drummer, and strategies to help yo...

Slap Bass-Schule mit Online Audio, Berklee Press

Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads - the fundamental building blocks of harmony - are a simple and effec...

Learn flamenco guitar techniques! This practical book presents the essential concepts, rhythms, sounds, techniques, and theory of flamenco. You will understand flamenco forms and styles, terminology,...

Enhance your singing career by learning proper vocal techniques to help prevent injuries and maximize your potential. Featured exercises will help you gain technical and expressive command of your voi...

The vocal workouts in this much-anticipated follow-up to Peckham's bestselling The Contemporary Singer are based on Berklee College of Music's highly effective vocal method. This volume will help voca...

Learn to produce hip-hop tracks! This book traces the technological evolution of hip-hop from its inception to contemporary times, from its roots in New York and L.A. to its variations worldwide. You...

Improve your ear, sight-reading and sense of ensemble. These duets, trios and canons will help improve your sense of pitch and timing through major scales, modes and chromatic melodies. They bring to...

Learn to use and understand advanced jazz harmony! This book reveals the post-bop jazz innovations established by such iconic jazz artists as John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Clare Fischer, Herbie Hancoc...

Lernen Sie, Musik zu lesen, zu verstehen und zu gestalten. Dieses Buch wird Musikern aller Niveaus helfen, effektiver zu kommunizieren, neue Musik schneller zu lernen und sich Repertoire leichter einz...

This essential method features rigorous, hands-on, ears-on practice exercises that help you explore the inner working of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop, jazz, an...

The second in a two-volume series based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voic...

Jazz-Kompositionslehre im Stile von Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk etc. , mit Online Audio. Berklee Press. When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Ch...

Schreiben Sie überzeugendere Songs! Die Songform, d.h. die Art und Weise, wie die Ideen eines Songs strukturiert sind, ist eine der wichtigsten Grundlagen des Songwritings. In diesen praktischen Lekti...

Learn to improvise the blues in jazz, Latin, fusion, rock and funk styles - in all keys! - with step-by-step instructions, practice tips, and a play-along Online Audio. Even if you are a complete begi...

Learn some of Berklee's favorite, most popular guitar music. This collection includes some of the most popular songs and repertoire taught by the Berklee Guitar Department faculty. The music is taught...

A thorough presentation of rhythms commonly found in contemporary music, including 68 harmonized melodies and 42 rhythm exercises. This highly respected and popular book is also an excellent source fo...