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While in the Mississippi State Archives tracking down Abbott Ferriss's beautiful photographic portraits of musicians from 1939, author Harry Bolick discovered, to his amazement, a treasure trove of earlier fiddle tunes in manuscript form. Since then he has worked to understand how this collection...

The most complete bluegrass fiddle book ever published. Authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players.

“Make Air, Not War” is the personal motto of Dan Crane, the musician who decided to put his “there” guitar aside and reinvent himself as Björn Türoque: the take-no-prisoners future of competitive air guitar. Jeopardizing love and livelihood to join the ruthless international circuit of the...

"No list of twentieth-century landmarks in music reference would be valid without Bachmann's Encyclopedia."—American Reference Book Annual "If there were such an award as one for the best reprint of our day, surely this book by Alberto Bachmann would be way up front with the leaders."—American...

"Should be a bedside reader for every author, composer, singer, critic, or layman interested in music." — Critic's ChoiceAn accomplished composer, pianist, writer, and teacher presents an easy and entertaining guide for players at all levels of expertise. Ernst Bacon offers valuable tips on working,...

Have you ever wanted a method to learn to play by EAR?  My method has proven to be very successful for many students. Level: Beginners to Advanced In this course, you will learn 10 steps to start playing songs by EAR. The principles of playing by ear are laid out in detail. I also...

Now you can play your favourite hits by AC/DC on guitar in no time... This chord songbook allows the beginner guitarist to build a repertoire with just a handful of easy chords, perfect for building confidence and rhythmic skills, as well as for reference while performing. Each piece has been specially...

It's Easy to Play Elton John is a fabulous collection of simplified, easy-to-read arrangements of 14 of the most-loved hits by Elton John for Piano - Perfect for the beginner pianist looking to bolster their repertoire and improve their playing. Song List: - Bennie And The Jets - Border...

The 6-Chord Songbook: 1960-1980 allows the beginner guitarist to build a repertoire of great songs without having to remember reams of obscure chords: Just six will do!From across these two decades of classic music arose some of the greatest artists of all time, including The Beatles, Bob Marley,...

In Music Theory 2 - Extended Chords, we move on to the chords that are 4-tone chords and 5-tone chords. After we learn the basic triad chords with 3 tones in Music Theory 1, we can build 4 tone chords and extended chords on them to create beautiful sounds with added color tones. This book is...

Rosa's Adult Piano Book: Fake Book No. 1 Music Sheets,  Chord charts, Reharmonization Chords (Basic and Advanced)   10 Classic Hymns & All-Time Favorite Gospel Songs: Alleluia When I Survey The Wondrous Cross Amazing Grace Be Thou My Vision Trust and Obey Day By Day Thanks...

This Piano Lesson #10 teaches you about the 9th tone and how to incorporate ballad 9 and its variations into your songs. You learn different rhythmic ballad style in your Left Hand. On the right hand, you learn how to incorporate grace notes to melody tones. Video demos are shown using...

Here is a review from one of my students: Barbara "I have lost track of how many courses I have taken with Rosa but my playing has improved and I am so excited to keep learning more & more with her. Each course goes deeper into what we need to know and makes playing beautiful music...

This **Piano Lesson #**7 teaches you how to appreciate the 7th tone in the major chords. Major 7 has a dreamy sound. We incorporate Major 7 to Chord I and Chord IV. In this lesson, I show you how to play Dreamy 7 and Open 7 Arp so that you can hear the dreamy sounds in your piano playing. When...