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Before the 1700s, Celtic music was kept alive through the long oral tradition of learning and memorizing tunes without the aid of pen and paper. This collection by Star Edwards features pieces found i...

Designed to help shorten the trial-and-error period of learning a new instrument, this book presents a step-by-step guide to playing hymns and gospel tunes on the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Written w...

A wonderful collection of 28 Celtic harp solos based on music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Selections include: Banish Misfortune; The Cliffs of Moher; Kitty's Wedding; Guilderoy; Nyth Y Gwcw; th...

These innovative musical creations are not only fun and easy to play but will delight the harpist by using the full spectrum of the pedal harp's abilities. Arrangements contain fingering, standard har...

The harp is the quintessential wedding instrument. Its romantic image and sound make it ideal for the special day which represents a landmark in the life of the bride and groom and their families. The...

Celtic harpist and vocalist Kim Robertson has redefined the rich traditions of the harp with her innovative style. Combining cutting-edge artistry and a passionate sense of tradition, she brings a con...

Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essent...

Beginning Dobro Solos includes easy solos in several styles for beginners, including Shine On, Harvest Moon; Saint Louis Blues; Maui Chimes; Home Sweet Home; Sun's Gonna Shine in My Back Door and many...

Don't want to lug an entire drum kit on stage? Want to play unplugged without drowning out your band mates? The Cajon, the smallest drum kit in the world, is the perfect powerful accompaniment instrum...

Get your 'First Lesson' from a seasoned pro! First Lessons Drumset is designed to help the student develop basic 3 part coordination skills on the drum set. Learn some fundamental reading skills, snar...

This collection presents traditional Cajun tunes for fiddle in a simplified manner. The songs all include basic staff notation in the keys of A, D, and G, which are the simplest keys for a beginning s...

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2, Favorite American Hornpipes for Fiddle presents over a hundred classic and lesser-known fiddl...

Learning to play fiddle tunes is made more meaningful when the student is supported musically by the accompaniment of a teacher, parent or friend. The 76 traditional fiddle tunes and folksongs contain...

This speed-reading book employs the standard techniques of language speed-reading, converted to music reading. The key ingredients are mental focus, physical eye focus, and quick fingers. The virtuoso...

Many selections in this volume are unique and until now have been inaccessible to the string ensemble repertoire. These pieces are intended for multiple strings for performance in the classroom as wel...

A comprehensive 96-page, large print/big note perfect-bound collection of all time favorite violin tunes. Includes folk songs, sea chanties, gospel songs, spirituals, hymns, patriotic sons and more. G...

The twenty-five pieces in this collection date back to 18th and 19th century Scotland. Included are song and fiddle airs, strathspeys, reels, jigs, a hornpipe and the sword dance. The pieces are arran...

This book was written to be used as a learning tool for beginners who read music. It presents very easy tunes to learn the basics of bowing and style, and progresses in difficulty with each tune. All...

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...

Violin/Solos. This collection of symphony themes contain the best-known and beautiful melodies composed by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlioz, Franck, Brahms,...

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...

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning, this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord...

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing with note reading. The students start with easy one fi...