The ragtime and early jazz music pioneers during the first decades of the last century didn???t know that the sounds they created would echo in the music that people loved for years to come. They started an American music traditionthat is alive to this day. I was born and raised in Sweden and I have always enjoyed the music from that era but being a Guitarist I never thought that playing back-up in a jazz band was for me. I???d rather do something with thesesongs so that they would fit my approach playing fingerstyle Guitar.Many of the early jazz songs and of course classical ragtime often is played as Piano music with a steady left hand playing bass notes and chords togetherwith the right hand playing a syncopated melody on top. This style of playing is very similar to the alternating bass style on the Guitar. So these tunes easily lend themselves to a fingerstyle arrangement.With classicalragtime I approach arranging by transcribing the original Piano sheet-music. The important thing is to find keys that suit the Guitar and then decide what notes not to play since it is not technically possible to play all thenotes in a Piano score on the Guitar. I like to play in keys that will give me the opportunity to use open strings in the bass while the melody moves up and down the neck. This is especially important since my aim is to make myarrangements not too difficult to play so that the player can concentrate on the music instead of being too concerned with the technical aspects of his/her playing. The most important challenge though is to make the tune soundlike Guitar music not Piano music played on the Guitar.

House of Blues Learn to Play Series-House of Blues and The Rock House Method® join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive beginner acoustic program. Jam-packed with a complete spectrum of techniques and components that will have you playing today.The one-on-one lessons with world renowned instructor and guitarist Kevin McCreery start with the basics of holding and tuning your guitar then guide you step-by-step through chords strum patterns scales song rhythms fingerpicking and more. Play along with the included full bass and drum backing tracks. Also have fun while learning about the history and famous pioneers of acoustic guitar.Each Rock House product includes free lifetimemembership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians aroundthe world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

Every Robert Johnson song in standard notation and guitar tablature. Includes an in-depth introduction extensive performance notes lyrics and photographs of the greatest of the Delta Blues pioneers.

A 20th century jazz prodigy with a supreme talent for improvisation Louis Armstrong would become a successful popular entertainer in later years. He could still revisit the dazzling instrumental performances of hisyouth but in time ‘Satchmo’ became even more famous for his gravelly vocals and larger-than-life guest performances in TV shows and musical films.Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote that there were no second acts in Americanlives but Armstrong proved him wrong. With his reputation secure the pioneering jazzman happily tackled the wide range of popular songs reflected in this excellent collection. In addition to self-penned jazz numbers likeBack O’ Town Blues and I Want A Butter And Egg Man Armstrong recorded Thiele and Weiss’s What A Wonderful World and John Barry and Hal David’s wistful James Bond film song We Have All TheTime In The World.Armstrong would sing anything. He never gave less than a heartfelt vocal performance and people loved him for it. This unique collection celebrates some of his best and most famoussongs.The accompanying audio CD features a selection of Armstrong’s Storyville recordings made in Europe and offers a further insight into the range and versatility of this unique musician and performer.

Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons. Steve James presents a treasure trove of traditional American guitar styles in this unique book/CD pack. Guitarists will learn fingerpicking and slide techniques not through dry exercises but by playing 25 songs from James' own repertoire and from such masters as Furry Lewis Blind Willie McTell Sam McGee and Mance Lipscomb. Drawing on his extensive research and first-hand experience with these guitar pioneers James tells the stories behind the songs too. Features authentic arrangements in notes & TAB vocal melodies and lyrics historic photos and more. Songs: Take Me Back · Sugar Babe · Milwaukee Blues ·Sebastopol· John Henry · more!

Description 11 songs from the heavy metal pioneers' live collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999, S & M , selected by the band. Transcribed note-for-note with full guitar tablature. Selected songs include Master Of Puppets, Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters . Songlist Bleeding Me Enter Sandman Hero Of The Day Human Master Of Puppets No Leaf Clover Nothing Else Matters One The Call Of Ktulu The Outlaw Torn Until It Sleeps

The 1960s and 70s were decades of flower power short skirts and soul. This new sound forged from R 'n' B and gospel took the world by storm influencing artists across the decades. Play Soul features 10 of the best soul songs ever - from legendary pioneers James Brown Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin to Michael Jackson and Alicia Keys. All songs have been carefully arranged by Richard Harris for the intermediate Clarinet player with easy piano accompaniments and a funky backing CD!

The 1960s and 70s were decades of flower power short skirts and soul. This new sound forged from R 'n' B and gospel took the world by storm influencing artists across the decades. Play Soul features 10 of the best soul songs ever - from legendary pioneers James Brown Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin to Michael Jackson and Alicia Keys. All songs have been carefully arranged by Richard Harris for the intermediate Flute player with easy piano accompaniments and a funky backing CD!

Guitar Signature Licks-Learn the trademark riffs and rhythm guitar mastery of one of rock's greatest pioneers. A step by step breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques used in some of Peter Townshend's greatest songs including 'I Can See for Miles' 'My Generation' 'Out in the Street' and more.

Embark on a voyage of discovery with this stunning collection of 14 original Jazz Preludes from the creator of Microjazz inspired by the musical landscapes and legendary pioneers of the jazz world.Take in the syncopated rhythms of Ragtime in Missouri and the melancholy Blues songs of the Deep South step into the swinging clubs and dancehalls of New Orleans Chicago and New York and groove to the pulsating rhythms of Latin-American carnivals in these characteristically innovative compositions by Christopher Norton.Ideal for intermediate to advanced-level keyboard players these pieces are perfect for the concert platform as well as providing excellent teachingmaterial.An accompanying CD features newly-recorded stylish demonstration performances by Iain Farrington.

Jam with 17 Virgil Donati Tracks-Each book in the Ultimate Play-Along series features the finest professionally recorded tracks complete transcriptions detailed explanations and performance notes. Each song has demonstration tracks that can be used for learning and practice and then turned off to allow playing parts along with the CD. Solos are fully demonstrated and explained. Finally the book drummers worldwide have been waiting for the ultimate drum transcription with audio play-along from drumming pioneer Virgil Donati. This package presents songs selected from two of Virgil's classic recordings Serious Young Insects (On The Virg) and Universe (Planet X). These explosive compositions mixed withand without drums are meticulously transcribed and broken down. Included are several breakout exercises with audio loops and double bass drum performances that have been slowed down for easy understanding and execution. Also included are simple song charts and road maps to follow along with to improve your skills. A must-have for Virgil's fans this book will take you inside the artistic and rhythmic mind of one of the true inspirational visionaries in the drumming community!

Dast Be Dast ('Hand to hand in friendship') was commissioned by Cuatro Puntos a pioneering ensemble of chamber musicians dedicated to global cooperation and peace through the writing and performance of new music worldwide.The piece was written specifically for their violist Kevin Bishop and for Rubab player Samim Zafar a student of the extraordinary Afghanistan National Institute for Music (ANIM) in Kabul. Kevin suggested that the piece should represent the two distinct but equal musical cultures of the performers and as such both players are required to adopt characteristics of each other's traditions both techniques andlanguages.Dast Be Dast illuminates various aspects of Afghan and Western music-making with both instruments exploring improvisation alongside notation controlled imitation with spontaneous elaboration and Western tonality within Afghan scales. The piece is based on three Afghan songs each heard clearly in the three movements which are played without a break:I Anar Anar (Pomegranates): a fast song where the two instruments imitate each other gradually becoming more and more elaborate.II Allah Hu (This is God): a meditative movement for solo viola based on a specific interpretation of Allah Hu sung as a lullaby by Veronica Doubleday in 2004.III Watan Jan (Dear Homeland): based on a whirling atan dance in 7/8. Gradually getting faster and faster the players have to keep up with each other's virtuosity.The work was premiered by Samim and Kevin on 23 June 2014 at ANIM Kabul Afghanistan.The work is dedicated to them both with admiration.