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Dies ist eine Sammlung von Weihnachtsliedern, die in englischen Dorfkneipen gern und oft gesungen werden. Diese schönen und eingängigen Weihnachtslieder wurden von Lance Frodsham für das Hackbrett arr...

Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier method for learning modern plectrum-flatpick style Guitar. This method has stood the test of time and has been proven successful in building the t...

This book is aimed at beginner lute and guitar players interested in playing Renaissance lute music on either instrument. Lute and guitar tablature are included, along with notes on technique, biograp...

Der Jazzgitarrist Michael Anthony vermittelt in diesen umfangreichen Einspielübungen in Tabulatur und Standardnotation Wege zu einer flexibleren Spieltechnik. Je nach Interesse des Spielers muss die v...

All the exercises in Killer Technique - Classical Guitar are either based on or inspired by challenging passages and patterns that appear in compositions. Technical elements and passages have been str...

When John Hurt was rediscovered in 1963, he was presented with a very rare opportunity to expand and re-write his musical legacy, late in life. And he did just that, recording over seventy songs previ...

Learn jazz Guitar from one of the masters! Barry Galbraith was one of the best jazz guitarists of the 1950's. He was also a talented music reader who would write out his own arrangements of standards...

While the ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the 'jumping flea' right from the start, creating...

From the author of Mel Bay's best-selling book, Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele, we are proud to present, Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele. This book and accompanying audio offer a v...

Duet arrangements of three well-known Vivaldi Concertos arranged for mandolin and guitar: Concerto in A (RV82), Concerto in C (RV425), and Concerto in D (RV93). Each arrangement in this collection has...

Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience, Bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book....

Italian Folk Music for Mandolin is an enjoyable collection of pieces from various parts of northern, central and southern Italy. This anthology includes complete texts and translations of the songs wi...

With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the mandolin and guitar, the author presents a comprehensive and progressive approach to learning to play this versatile instrument. Writt...

A good beginner's text showing tuning, basic chords, and songs to sing and strum. Includes access to online audio and video. Tuned for Mandola.

One of the world's top players addresses nearly every aspect of the popular 5-string banjo style known as clawhammer or frailing. Chapter themes include fundamentals: advanced and experimental techniq...

This instruction book for beginning lap dulcimer in DAD tuning is unique in two ways. First, it instructs the beginning student in the increasingly popular DAD tuning. Secondly, the author, a classroo...

Blues Drums Method, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, contains over 250 examples of blues Drum patterns and technique-building exercises! Subjects covered in this book are: The History of...

The follow-up to Intro to Polyrhythms, a method for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition, looks at rhythm through a magnifying glass and enables the student to see...

Enormous demands are placed on the control and manual dexterity of the contemporary drum set player, particularly in the Jazz idiom. Today's drummer is expected to have developed limb coordination to...

Beyond Stick Control is the book that offers the snare and drum set player various eight bar solos to develop hand technique and hand/foot coordination. The book is divided into four sections: Part A:...

Volume II is aimed at two distinct categories of readers: 1) Intermediate players who are ready for a wider range of rhythms to study and use in live playing situations: and 2) Experienced congueros w...

Volume III is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba, the new musical genre which has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap for all the instrume...

It gives us great pleasure to present the venerable tradition of playing the darbuka drum using a method that makes it easy to hear and simple to learn. The rhythms which will introduce you to this en...

This book and accompanying audio are a perfect introduction to the Bongo Drum. The book includes lessons on music notation, posture, positioning, tuning and hand strokes. There are also many exercises...

Bringen Sie faszinierende Rhythmen und pulsierenden Groove in die Welt des Jazz! Mit „Conga and Bongo Drum in Jazz“ von Mel Bay Publications entdecken Perkussionisten und Jazz-Schlagzeuger das wegweis...