Mel Bay Publications

The Bass has been called 'the most important instrument in any band. ' The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the 'time flow' or 'pulse' steady, and keep the form...

This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards. These walking bass lines will give you a good basis for what to play and how to outline the...

First Lessons Bass is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material covered in this book is approximately the material covered in the...

A step-by-step, self-instruction method. Includes care of the Autoharp, playing positions, chord changes, back-up strums, arpeggio strums, melody picking, rhythm picking, and much more. Each song teac...

Mel Bay's new fingering and scale chart for clarinet is an indispensable reference guide for clarinetists as well as educators. The fingering diagrams are clear and easily understandable, with clear p...

Private Lessons for Clarinet es un método de clarinete intermedio que ofrece instrucciones específicas sobre cómo practicar escalas, respiración correcta y ejercicios de escalas cromáticas. También in...

Mel Bay's Modern Piano Method is designed to introduce the student to the world of piano playing from a contemporary perspective. The book will teach basic music theory concepts as well as general pia...

Included are hundreds of photos depicting all the chords today's pianist/keyboardist will ever need to know; each shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. Also supplied are a usef...

Included are photos depicting the most common chords today's pianist/keyboardist will ever need to know to play country music; each shown in the left hand, except where two hands are necessary. A hand...

Developed by Robin Jarman to enable anyone to accompany songs on the Piano without music, change key when a song is pitched too low or too high, and provide accompaniment when only the melody and chor...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in Piano instruction. No other Piano method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also...

Following the best-selling Jazz Piano Chords, this informative volume provides a scale reference and practice tool for any pianist wanting to learn to play jazz. Starting with diatonic, pentatonic, sy...

This beginner Piano course introduces children or adult students to basic music notation and helps them build a solid foundation of Piano skills. Theory and instruction appears alongside music example...

This book and accompanying audio is a detailed guide to learning how to play the upright Bass. Designed for beginners, no prior musical knowledge is necessary. Included are lessons on technique fundam...

At last, here is a method book for the upright string bass or 'dog house bass' as it is affectionately known in bluegrass circles. Although bluegrass bass has a style of its own, the knowledge gained...

Full of essential tips and exercises to improve a drummer's most important techniques, The Drumset SMART (Style-Mechanics-Applications-Routines-Tips) book is a text with easy to understand terminology...

The follow-up to Intro to Polyrhtyhms, a method for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition, looks at rhythm through a magnifying glass and enables the student to see...

This book is designed for the drummer who has had some experience playing other styles of music but has a desire to learn some techniques and styles of jazz. It is assumed the reader has a knowledge o...

Are you a kid? Do you want to rock out on the Drums? Dawn Richardson has written the book for you! Kid's Rock Drum Method is full of exercises and beats for the next rock star Drummer. The book is gea...

This book was created to help drummers improve their abilities to play great drum fills. The material presented was originally developed over the course of several years, as a result of the needs and...

The Complete Blues/Rock Drummer is an advanced instruction book specializing in blues and blues/rock beats. This book includes fills and instrumentals, both with and without drums for play-along. Abou...

Bill 'Stuhlly' Brennenstuhl's new book 'The Gears for Grooving on Drumset' encompasses all the tools a beginner-advanced drummer would need to really groove on the drums. The book ties together the ru...

Snare Force One and accompanying video are a comprehensive guide to playing the snare drum. The material teaches you how to read music notation, play and practice in time, and how to accelerate your p...

Have you ever heard a drum hook that just makes you want to stop what you are doing and dance? Now you can learn to play beats just like the your favorite drummers. This book and accompanying audio pr...

First Lessons Snare Drum is a proven approach for beginners featuring easily-understood lessons. Designed for independent study, private teaching or classroom use, this book provides all the informati...