Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 PDF. Grade 2 explores more complex rhythms in carefully graded solo and duet settings with parallel lessons in music theory- just enough to keep students up to speed in terms of what they are expected to play. The book begins with a review of playing in the key of C major but soon goes to F major/D minor followed by D major/B minor. Written in standard notation only. This second book in the series, Level 2 continues the education began in Level 1. This second book, more so than the first, does require the...

Joe Pass The Blue Side Of Jazz download free. This follow-up to Joe’s best-selling Solo Jazz Guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazz/blues improvisation…and much more. As usual, Joe brings wit and style to his invaluable guitar lessons, taking you straight to the heart of the “blue” side of jazz guitar. Anyone with a modicum of appreciation of musical complexity on any instrument, would not fail to be impressed with mr Pass, his mastery of the guitar and his intuitive feel for melodic tangent are inescapable unquantifiable technical...

Bob Mintzer 14 Blues & Funk Etudes PDF for Bb Instruments (Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet). A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. 1 CD of combo accompaniments performed by members of the Yellow jackets are included. All books are compatible and written so that they can be performed together. It’s about time someone put together a book that when they say it is for tenor saxophone, it actually has a...

Scales & Modes for the Bass At a Glance download. The At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional bassist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Scales and Modes for Bass features these lessons: Major and Minor Scale Shapes, Pentatonic Scale Shapes, Bass Fishing, The Seven Modes, and Mixolydian Bass Grooves. The high-definition DVD...

Tony Rice Master class Up Close and Personal with a Guitar Great. On this extraordinary DVD, Tony Rice shares more of the songs, instrumentals and picking techniques that have made him an iconic figure on the acoustic guitar scene for nearly four decades. Starting with Shady Grove, as played with David Grisman and Jerry Garcia on “The Pizza Tapes,” Tony brings back guitar arrangements from various phases in his long career. He explores classics such as I Don’t Want Your Mandolins Mister (“Tone Poems”), Church Street Blues (“Blake & Rice”), and More Pretty Girls Than One (“Skaggs & Rice”)....

Don Baker Beginning Blues Harp PDF. Includes CD! Learn blues-style harmonica with one of the world’s greatest players. Discover the techniques of cross-playing, note bending, triplet tonguing, and tone control, plus lots of blues riffs and solos you can hear performed on the matching CD. The book has some useful stuff and it does have music notation mixed with the usual draw-blow notation used for harmonica. And the section on bending notes is excellent – it has practice riffs that test your ability to bend the note down halves and whole notes. There is even a one-hole three-note bent...

In Session With Chuck Berry PDF. Play along to six classic Chuck Berry tracks, and emulate the man who is the very daddy of rock n’ roll guitar. Includes backing tracks CD and songbook arranged with guitar tablature, standard notation, chords and lyrics. The tab transcriptions are very accurate. You have the options of the full song at performance speed, then a backing track. Then the solos played slowly and finally a slow backing track. The tab transcriptions are very accurate. You have the options of the full song at performance speed, then a backing track. Then the solos...

Straw Dog Electric Blues Guitar PDF. The publication in 1977. Group of authors (among them – well-known musicians of 70s) examines the various theoretical and practical issues arising from beginner guitarists. Much attention is paid to the analysis of musical phrases. The Box system of Guitar Improvisation. An immediately practical visual “overlay” system, covering the entire guitar fingerboard and designed to organize the fingerboard for purposes of improvisation. Enclosed demonstration record. Featuring dozens of lead licks in the style of Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Dick Betts, Michael Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Albert and B.B. King, Shuggie...

Seven Great Ukulele Lessons taught by Jim Beloff, Bob Brozman, Ledward Kaapana, Del Rey, Steve Einhorn, Kate Power. The renewed popularity of the “mighty uke” has swept the world in recent years and has been right there with instruction from some of the best players and teachers in the business. This DVD compilation takes a learning ukulele player from the easiest beginner’s songs to advanced strumming, picking and chord work. You’ll learn to play songs ranging from country blues to cowboy, Appalachian, ragtime, early pop standards and authentic Hawaiian music using a wide variety of techniques. Whether you are...

Fred Sokolow Rockabilly Guitar. Fred Sokolow is an extremely versatile musician. Although he is most often seen playing jazz guitar and singing in Los Angeles night spots, he is just as likely to turn up playing 5 string banjo at bluegrass festivals or rock guitar at studio sessions. You may even spot him playing Resonator Guitar or mandolin on various folk revivals seen on cable and public television. Besides soloing as a jazz guitarist/vocalist, Fred also has fronted his own jazz, bluegrass and rock bands. He has toured with Bobbie Gentry, Jim Stafford and The Limeliters. He has performed...