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The Harpsicle Harp Method book is an excellent tool for learning to play the Harpsicle Harp or any size harp from the very beginning. No musical knowledge is necessary to use this method. All the musi...

Kim Robertson is one of America's premier Celtic harp soloists. Her technique and range of expression are extraordinary as illustrated in this book containing the selections from her highly acclaimed...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating soundscape of the Middle Ages! Published by the renowned Mel Bay Publications, "Medieval Music for Celtic Harp" transports you to an era shaped by solemn sacred cha...

A follow-up book to the popular Fun with the Clarinet. Contains 56 big-note, easy solos on folk songs, sea chanties, sacred songs, ragtime, and dance tunes. Fun music for the beginner.

This collection of pieces gleaned from the unaccompanied works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) will broaden the horizons of the amateur, student and professional musicians alike. It is intended t...

Complete Book Of Wedding Music For Trumpet is a comprehensive collection of Trumpet solos for festival occasions. Piano accompaniment included. Many of the most commonly requested wedding melodies are...

Celtic Fiddling Made Easy is two books in one. Each fiddle tune has two versions: a beginner version with fiddle tablature and an intermediate version which includes ornamentation, double stops and gu...

This collection presents solo violin/fiddle arrangements from the Maggie's Music CD Early American Roots by the Hesperus Early Music Ensemble. It includes a cross-section of popular American instrumen...

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...

The Fiddle Club series provides a valuable resource of fiddle tunes for anyone interested in this style of music. The authors, music instructors, included various markings (bar numbers, fingerings, an...

Part of the Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series, this popular book contains a mix of 131 traditional and original Fiddle tunes from a player steeped in Cape Breton's dance music tradition. This new ed...

A usable resource and a beautiful poster. Includes major, minor, diminished, augmented chords, 7th chords, major 7th, minor 7th, 6th chords, minor 6th, and 9th chords for every chord letter name. Slan...

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...

Este libro es el primer paso perfecto para los jóvenes guitarristas. Los alumnos aprenden a tocar canciones divertidas utilizando solo una cuerda y un sencillo sistema numérico que indica qué traste d...

En este libro, los alumnos aprenden a tocar canciones con acordes sencillos. Utilizando solo tres cuerdas y un dedo, los niños pueden empezar rápidamente a tocar y a acompañar canciones. Es una forma...

Este libro enseña a los alumnos a leer partituras en la guitarra. Empieza por la primera cuerda y va incorporando poco a poco la segunda y la tercera. Al final, los alumnos serán capaces de leer notas...

Packed with information, this wall chart contains a complete fingerboard/notation diagram and shows fingering grid diagrams for major and minor scales (harmonic, melodic and Hungarian), pentatonic and...

This in-depth scale and arpeggio text is core curriculum at the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department, which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music, locate...

We believe this to be the most complete and thorough book of its kind in print! The Scale Section contains major and minor scales in numerous forms and positions. The Arpeggio Section contains a multi...

Suitable for all musicians, Intro To Polyrhythms is one of the best methods for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition. This comprehensive guide looks at rhythm thro...

Classics for Ukulele features 20 well-known classical pieces arranged for fingerpicking solo ukulele. Tunes include: Moonlight Sonata, Ave Maria, Ride of the Valkyries, Hungarian Dance No. 4 and many...

While many are familiar with the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, fewer are aware that his father, Leopold Mozart, was a famous composer in his own right. At the age of seven, Wolfgang received a not...

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele, we are proud to present Fingerstyle Duets for Ukulele. This book and c...

This book presents 37 pieces of Renaissance guitar music transcribed for solo fingerstyle ukulele together with the author’s recordings of every transcription. Moreover, a generous introduction provid...

Eleven solos transcribed for mandolin in notation and tablature. Includes works by Corelli, Handel, Telemann, Bach and others.