Download or read book Backup Trax Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Cello written by DIX BRUCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn melodies and practice soloing on fourteen of the most popular old time and fiddle tunes. Play along with a great string band rhythm section: guitar, mandolin, and string bass. the audio recording has all of the tunes at slow and regular speeds with melodies, and allows you to hear just rhythm, just lead, or both. Great for cello, string bass, bass guitar, or any bass clef instrument. We'll jam all night long!

Download or read book Backup Trax Swing Jazz written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book/CD package you'll learn melodies and practice soloing on 12 of the most popular and important chord progressions in the swing and jazz repertoire - cycle of fifths; major and minor progressions with II-V-I, I-VI-II-V-I, I-III-VI-II-V chord changes; major, minor, and 6/8 blues; and much more- all based on favorite swing and jazz hits. Play along with a hot string rhythm section: featuring guitar, mandolin and bass with lead melodies played on tenor sax. Each melody appears in standard notation for C instruments, guitar tablature, and mandolin tablature. the recording features all of the tunes at slow and regular speeds. Melodies to the tunes are recorded at about one-half speed with only guitar accompaniment before each track with the full band. Instruments are isolated for maximum flexibility. By adjusting the balance control on your stereo you can hear 1) the full band; 2) guitar and bass only (you play the lead melody from the book); or 3) mandolin, melody, and bass only (you play rhythm).

Download or read book Backup Trax Basic Blues for Guitar written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to play 14 classic blues the best way-by doing! This book and CD provide your backup band as you explore Country and Urban, Acoustic and Electric, Delta, Texas, Chicago, Slide Guitar, Alternate Tuning, Traditional, and Modern styles in many different major and minor keys and in a variety of tempos. Melodies are first presented on the recording at a slow speed with just guitar, then repeated at regular speed with the band. Finally, you can play along with the hot blues rhythm section alone, and you've got the makings of a dynamite blues jam session. You'll play all the leads and solos! Repeat a tune or passage as many times as you want at slow or regular speed. We'll jam all night long! Beginners and intermediate players can practice basic skills. Advanced players can hone their improvisation chops. the split track recording allows you to hear either just the melody from one speaker, just the rhythm section from the other, or both for maximum flexibility and specific study. the book includes melodies, chord diagrams and guitar tablature.

Download or read book Cello Position Handbook Volume 1 written by Halley Feaster and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New cello students nearly always start in first position aided by finger tapes or guides for accurate finger placement. As they advance, they are expected to learn to shift out of first position, but the focus is on the movement of the shift rather than on note locations or pitch accuracy. In this book, author and versatile cellist Halley Feaster introduces a step-by-step approach to understanding each position, leading to thorough comprehension of the cello fingerboard and a more confident and well-rounded player. Together with its engaging video component, Cello Position Handbook shows advanced beginners and intermediate students what notes are available in each of 12 positions. Short exercises and excerpts are provided for practice in each location, ultimately enabling fluid performance without excessive shifting. On completion of this volume, students will be familiar with what notes are available in each position and be able to move comfortably between them while expanding their repertoires. Includes access to online video.

Download or read book Parking Lot Picker s Songbook Dobro written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords.Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key!The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.

Download or read book The Student Cellist Bach written by Craig Duncan and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes both didactic compositions of J.S. Bach as well as easy arrangements of several of his most popular works. the book begins with easier arrangements and progresses in its level of difficulty. All pieces are played in first position. Most of the piano parts double the cello to aid in performance. Titles include: 'Bouree I' from French Overture; and other favorites.

Download or read book Basic Fiddlers Philharmonic Celtic Fiddle Tunes written by Bob Phillips and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New from the Philharmonic series, this collection is an absolutely perfect way to introduce Celtic fiddling to your youngest string players! Eleven tunes from the Celtic fiddling tradition are presented first in a simplified, very easy "Basic" version of the tune printed with note names in the note heads. The tune is also presented in an "Advanced," but still accessible version of the tune. Lyrics are included where applicable.

Download or read book Alternative Strings written by Julie Lyonn Lieberman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). Let's keep our string programs vital, contemporary, and thriving! Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum is the first resource book in the world to offer a comprehensive guide to string educators wishing to step into twenty-first-century inclusive string pedagogy. The "Dear Abby" for string players, Julie Lyonn Lieberman, offers detailed descriptions of over two dozen fiddle, blues, jazz, pop, and world styles; bountiful support materials; a massive discography; musical examples; photographs; and audio from master players and clinicians, far exceeding the scope of other books in the field. ABOUT THE AUDIO CD: Some of today's top alternative string players and clinicians demonstrate rock, jazz, and fiddle styles; present innovative ideas for teaching new generations of string players; and more. Tracks include: 1. Howard Armstrong: My first fiddle 2. Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry: Zydeco Rock 3. Daryl Silberman: Through Contemporary to Classical and Back 4. Ed Caner: Rock Basics 5. Anthony Barnett: Stuff Smith plays "Body and Soul" 6. Mark Wood: Evolution, Rock, and Musicianship 7. Jesus Florido: Latin and Beyond 8. Randy Sabien: Jazz Stirngs: A Life Inspiration 9. Leanne Darling: Arabic Strings 10. Bob Phillips: Fiddling in the Schools 11. Julianna Waller: Developing Diversity 12: Martin Norgaard: Jazz String Pedagogy 13. Richard Greene: Moving Forward 14. Martha Mooke: Breaking the Sound Barrier 15. Claude Williams: Reminiscences 16. Julie Lyonn Lieberman: "Fiddle, Sing," excerpt from Mixing America

Download or read book Winter Folk Carols for Violin and Cello written by Laurel Parks and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the winter season with these concert-ready arrangements influenced by a variety of folk traditions such as Celtic, old-time, bluegrass and Scandinavian fiddle. This collection of time-honored and original melodies is written with a modern string crossover twist to keep both the listener and performer engaged. All tunes are arranged by the Wires String Duo, including their original piece “Campbell Street”. The audio is a stereo recording of each of the arrangements inside this collection. Includes access to online audio.

Download or read book Melodic Banjo written by Tony Trischka and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 2005-03-17 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony Trischka presents his groundbreaking guide to the melodic (chromatic) Banjo style, made famous by the great Bill Keith. The technique allows the Banjo player to create complex note-for-note renditions of Bluegrass fiddle tunes, as well as ornamenting solos with melodic fragments and motives. Along with a full step-by-step guide to developing the skills of the melodic style, this book also featuresBill Keith's personal explanation of how he developed his formidable technique, in his own words and music.37 tunes in tablature, including a section of fiddle tunes.Interviews with the stars of te melodic style including Bobby Thompson, Eric Weissberg, Ben Eldridge and Alan Munde.

Download or read book Teach Yourself Bluegrass Fiddle written by Matt Glaser and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1974-06-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach yourself authentic bluegrass fiddle with this book. The book contains clear instructions on the basics: bowing and left-hand techniques, solos, backup, personal advice on performance, and much more, as well as a complete selection of the best bluegrass songs to learn from. Written by Matt Glaser, chairman of the String Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980.

Download or read book Hymns Gospel Tunes for Cello Piano written by Renata Bratt and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers 29 well-known and beloved hymns and spirituals contains inspirational music arranged at beginning and intermediate levels for cello and piano. the cello part is mostly within first position. the book includes the text as well as music so that it can be used for the musicians' individual meditation or prayer as well as for congregational and group use. Both the cello part and the piano part are written with ease of performance in mind so that the words of the hymns and gospel tunes can also be a part of the player's experience. Book includes a companion CD with the arrangers performing all tunes.

Download or read book Basic Fiddlers Philharmonic Celtic Fiddle Tunes Violin Book Online Audio written by Bob Phillips and published by Philharmonic. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New from the Philharmonic series, this collection is an absolutely perfect way to introduce Celtic fiddling to your youngest string players! Eleven tunes from the Celtic fiddling tradition are presented first in a simplified, very easy Basic version of the tune printed with note names in the note heads. The tune is also presented in an Advanced, but still accessible version of the tune. Lyrics are included where applicable. The accompaniment recording features recordings of the Basic and the Advanced tune as well as a back-up track for play-along at home or in class. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.

Download or read book 300 Fiddle Tunes written by and published by Centerstream Publications. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Fiddle). This comprehensive collection of fabulous fiddle tunes includes reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, jigs, waltzes and slow airs.

Download or read book A Cellist s Companion written by Henk Lambooij and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School of Banjo Bluegrass Melodic Style written by Janet Davis and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The melodic style is a beautiful three finger picking style which can be traced to the early 1900's and became a fully accepted style for playing the five-string banjo in the 1960's, and is today an integral part of the three-finger style of many banjo players at all playing levels. Plus, the songs arranged in this style are easy and fun to learn. Although the melodic style may sound impossible with all of those notes coming from it, surprisingly you will find that it is not that difficult to learn and no previous musical knowledge is needed. This course covers the melodic style from the very basics of this picking style to the advanced techniques and provides many fun to play and well-known songs arranged in the three-finger melodic style for upper level beginning players through advanced level players.

Download or read book Celtic Grooves for Two Cellos 47 Irish Scottish Tunes written by Renata Bratt and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of traditional Celtic tunes arranged for cellos with rockin' groove and chop-based accompaniments. Includes forty-seven tunes from Ireland, Scotland, the Shetland Isles, and Canada in duet arrangements, all chosen with cellists in mind and in a variety of styles including jigs, slip jigs, reels, strathspeys, planxtys and airs in traditional keys. Performing in the groove is so important for string players that the American String Teachers Association recognizes this skill as a separate category in their Alternative String Style Awards. Playing these idiomatic and often syncopated accompanimental patterns is a great way to learn these styles. Companion CD includes all arrangements performed by the author.