General Instruments category: 2949 books
Steel Drums and Steelbands
A History
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool...
Progressive Guitar Method - Book 1 Supplement
Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Great...
Keyboard Lessons
Teach Yourself How to Play Keyboard (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Teach yourself how to play keyboard with our easy keyboard lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free keyboard videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Percussion music is both the oldest and most recent of musical genres and exists in diverse forms throughout the world. This Companion explores percussion and rhythm from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. Topics covered...
Blues Keyboard Lessons for Beginners
Teach Yourself How to Play Keyboard (Free Audio Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Teach yourself how to play keyboard with our easy blues keyboard lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"This book can get you started quickly. It is easy to follow and the music you make...
Guitar Lessons - Guitar Bar Chords for Beginners
Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar Chords (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Teach yourself how to play guitar chords with our easy rhythm guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy...
Guitar Lessons for Kids - Book 1
How to Play Guitar for Kids (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Teach how to play guitar for kids with our easy guitar lessons for kids.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"This...
by Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The Ukulele is one of the most versatile little instruments ever invented — and here’s the proof. Jazz, Funk & Soul Classics For Ukulele contains 30 classics, specially arranged with Ukulele accompaniment, full lyrics and chord boxes.
This songbook features hits by Aretha Franklin,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious concertgoers, and collectors of recordings, The Violin offers insightful, up-to-date essays on a wide range of topics. Essays...
Drum Lessons
Teach Yourself How to Play Drums (Free Audio Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Teach yourself how to play drums with our easy drum lessons for beginners.
***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***
"BEST, MOST COMPLETE DRUM BOOK OUT THERE!!!! I love this drum book! It teaches...
Virtuosi
A Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great Pianists
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
Virtuosi
A Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great Pianists
Mark Mitchell
A bravura performance!
"Vigorous, opinionated, and always entertaining, here is a personal essayist of great charm and sincerity. Mitchell’s erudition—his collection of odd and illuminating...
The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music
Origin, History, and Playing Styles
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique...
Bass Guitar Lessons
Teach Yourself How to Play Bass Guitar (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Teach yourself how to play bass guitar with our easy bass lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free bass videos demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.*** "Bought this lesson to learn bass....
Quickly Learn Bass Guitar Yourself
Learn Bass Guitar Tabs and Basic Beginner Bass Guitar Lessons So You Can Play The Bass Guitar Overnight!
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
A bass guitar is like a guitar, but with only the lowest four strings. The strings are thicker and give you a lower sound than a guitar.
The bass player's job is to "hold down the bottom end" and provide a "groove," the deep sounds and rhythmic base for the other instruments...