Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Learning to play the Guitar is a great experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you familiarise yourself with the instrument and then gets you playing - fast! Full-colour pictures, clear diagrams and really practical advice combine to make Start-Up Guitar do exactly what it says on the cover. You'll start off on the right track and that makes everything…

Par FREEMANTLE MARK E.. With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the mandolin and guitar, the author presents a comprehensive and progressive approach to learning to play this versatile instrument.Written entirely in bass clef?the logical clef for an instrument with the same low-to-high CGDA tuning as an orchestral cello?the book starts with basic technique and music theory an…

Par MUIR SAMANTHA. Pieces 1 to 5 were written between 2019 and 2021 as part of my PhD portfolio “New Works for Classical Ukulele”. The final piece, The Fantastic Mr Flea, was composed in 2024. The pieces explore a variety of techniques commonly associated with the classical guitar, but with the over-riding aim of demonstrating how they might be applied and adapted to create unique and challenging…

Ten beautiful selections from the 2017 Disney live action feature film Beauty And The Beast in arrangements of melody, lyrics and chord diagrams in standard G-C-E-A tuning for Ukulele. / Ukulélé

Topics covered include: turnarounds, bottleneck techniques, blue notes, open G tuning, right-hand techniques, blues licks and phrases, authentic blues rhythms, harmonics, and more. Includes complete transcriptions of Terraplane Blues, Moon Goin' Down, and Rhythm in the Blues.

Par THEVET. In three books, Lucien Thevet (1914-2007), a virtuoso Horn player of his day, provides 148 pages of detailed, progressive studies and exercises for the Horn. The first volume of Complete Method of Horn is essential to all Horn players seeking to improve their technique on the instrument. Thevet 's book focuses on elements including scales, chromaticism, intervals, arpeggios, diligence,…

Par FILIBERTO ROGER. Now complete in one volume, this time-honored method addresses the six-string lap steel guitar in E7 tuning. This approach incorporates both note reading and melody chord playing. The melody chord approach is the one utilized and made famous by New Orleans' great guitarist and teacher, Roger Filiberto. This book contitutes one of the most practical, well-written methods availa…

Par BAKER DUCK. This definitive volume of gospel music arranged for fingerstyle guitar is sure to become a classic. Duck Baker has applied his expertise as a guitarist and musicologist to produce a labor of love and scholarship that will delight performers and audiences alike. Various facets of religious folk music are presented with generous performance/historical notes and vintage photographs. M…

Confused by the sheer volume and variety of guitar methods to choose from? Baffled by impossible to follow and complicated tutors? Then this is definitely the book for you! This book and CD combination is perfect for complete beginners as it requires no prior knowledge or experience and you will be surprised how quickly you progress through tuning, finger positions and basic chords to learn your f…