Mel Bay Publications

For advanced soprano recorder or intermediate flute: 41 arrangements based on spirituals, folk songs, dance tunes, and melodies by African-American composers, plus five solos composed for this collect...

The forty-five tunes in this collection represent the vast repertoire of traditional Scottish fiddle music dating back to the 1700s. There is a long history of music shared between fiddle, bagpipe and...

For solo viola, this book is a collection of straightforward wedding arrangements without piano. Inside you will find the most commonly requested music for wedding ceremonies, from traditional favouri...

Quite possibly the largest collection of fiddle music for viola ever published! Contains a wealth of material for fiddlers seeking a transition to the viola and/or violists in search of a collection o...

A Cello Christmas contains Christmas and holiday tunes from a wide variety of sources. Old English, French, German, Austrian, Irish, American, and Ukrainian carols are included alongside the tradition...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy level one solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. Fun to play and serves ideally as a supplement...

This book presents a dozen timeless wedding themes from various sources arranged in idiomatic keys for flute or violin with tasteful piano accompaniment. A convenient pull-out part is included for the...

The Harpsicle Harp Method book is an excellent tool for learning to play the Harpsicle Harp or any size harp from the very beginning. No musical knowledge is necessary to use this method. All the musi...

This collection of 21 charming seasonal tunes arranged for the Solo Harp by Stephanie Claussen, proves to be an excellent addition to your gig bag. Light so Brilliant promises to keep the holiday spir...

This book illustrates a variety of accompaniment patterns and arrangement techniques for the folk harpist. The procedure taught in this book will enable the intermediate to advanced harper to play any...

A master source of symphonic and operatic excerpts from the works of the great composers, selected from the repertoire most frequently used for recitals, placement exams and professional auditions. Th...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. The solos are fun to play and serve ideally as a supplem...

A follow-up book to the popular Fun with the Clarinet. Contains 56 big-note, easy solos on folk songs, sea chanties, sacred songs, ragtime, and dance tunes. Fun music for the beginner.

In this third volume in his bestselling series, Al Dworsky shows you how to play funky West African djembe grooves on bongos. Each pattern is taught step-by-step, using a player's eye view and a side...

Celtic Fiddling Made Easy is two books in one. Each fiddle tune has two versions: a beginner version with fiddle tablature and an intermediate version which includes ornamentation, double stops and gu...

This collection presents solo violin/fiddle arrangements from the Maggie's Music CD Early American Roots by the Hesperus Early Music Ensemble. It includes a cross-section of popular American instrumen...

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) f...

The Fiddle Club series provides a valuable resource of fiddle tunes for anyone interested in this style of music. The authors, music instructors, included various markings (bar numbers, fingerings, an...

Part of the Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series, this popular book contains a mix of 131 traditional and original Fiddle tunes from a player steeped in Cape Breton's dance music tradition. This new ed...

This book presents 50 traditional fiddle tunes in a variety of styles. The material includes Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes, Scottish tunes and airs, and tunes from the United States and Canada. Many...

This book presents a general survey of American Fiddling. The author's intent is to teach the basics of Fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more...

In his preface, the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not 'get it' on first reading a given tune, but 'You can expect to enjo...

A usable resource and a beautiful poster. Includes major, minor, diminished, augmented chords, 7th chords, major 7th, minor 7th, 6th chords, minor 6th, and 9th chords for every chord letter name. Slan...

A valuable book for any guitarist. Part one presents a dictionary of essential chord forms shown by inversion. Part two features a very thorough analysis of chord melody and quartal harmony voicings i...

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...