Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals.For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Bass series Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus.The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recordingstudios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel authenticity and musicianship.Featuring:Snarky Puppy - LingusD'Angelo - Spanish JointMarvin Gaye - What's Going OnTower Of Power - There's Only So Much Oil In The GroundAlanis Morissette - You Oughta KnowIan Dury and the Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick6 Rockschool OriginalsPlus:Band and artist fact files with recommended listeningIn-depth walkthroughs of every trackEasy-access downloadable audioExample tests and exercises

To Melody-This lesson is designed to start you on the road to playing improvisationally over all manner of chord progressions. It will teach you how with just a couple basic scales you can understand how all of the twelve tones fit into a framework for soloing and then how you can develop great soloing chops without even thinking about scales.Material covered includes:Major and Blues scales; the basic building blocks. Understanding how each note sounds within a key signature by training your ear. ?Altered? and ?Hybrid Blues? Scales for more advanced ear training. Pentatonic major scales for country/rock guitar.How to approach solo fingerstyle Blues improvisation. Rolly's 3 step process for non-scale soloing based on chord shapes and arpeggios. Chord melody playing. Physical mechanisms for expressive soloing. Making your music sound human

Finding Harmony in a World of Many Voices-With a world full of many conflicting voices it's not always easy to find your own. When you do you might feel that it is regularly lost in the din of the world. But this is not true. You do have a voice and your contribution isessential to creating a world of genuine harmony. One of America's best-loved musical personalities John Jacobson brings you this collection of heartwarming essays and inspirational stories. Not just for music teachers this bookis full of life lessons for all of us so we each can find our very own “place in the choir.” This new softcover edition features a new 2011 preface in addition to the previous one.

Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by Piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz Piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. It beginswith a review of chord symbol interpretation walks through bass line development and ends with how to play several melodic lines simultaneously in stimulating musical conversation. You'll learn how to develop solos thatembellish and support the melody and use lead sheets to help you generate your own musical ideas.Twenty-one lessons present techniques practice exercises and tunes based on jazz standards. Notated transcriptions ofsample improvisations illustrate each lesson's technique and the accompanying CD lets you hear a master improviser put these ideas to work. Packed with hundreds of ideas that will teach you the art of improvisation.

Whatever your previous experience of composing or none this book will guide you through the process of creating musical ideas and developing them into a complete composition suitable for submission as part of your GCSE Music course. The first section introduces you to the ingredients of composing - techniques that you can apply to any style of music - including rhythm word setting pitch melody phrase structure harmony texture and instrumentation. The second section offers eight composing projects based on music of different styles and forms including verse-chorus song theme and variations minimalism musique concrete and film music. Each of thesewill guide you through the process of writing a piece of music from beginning to end.

With Lick Library: Jam With Andy James you'll study jam and have fun at the same time with the help of well-respected guitarist and teacher Andy James.This DVD contains three top quality backing tracks and can be approached in two ways. First you can 'jam' with the tracks flying solo experimenting with different ideas licks and solos. Alternatively you can trade solos with Andy drawing inspiration from the ideas and techniques used in his solos.Each track has three performances from Andy James working across three levels of difficulty. Although the solos are improvised he has taken care to go for a basicintermediate and advanced level for each track. All the solos are transcribed and are available in PDF format along with the lessons. On screen graphics with chords and scales are provided when it's your turn to jam.This tutorial is an exciting way to interact with Andy while learning new licks and phrases performed in a real musical environment. This DVD is designed to be an enjoyable musical experience for everyone - whatever your style you will find this tutorial fun and inspiring. Andy James is a renowned Guitar tutor whose influences include Greg Howe Paul Gilbert Tony Macalpine and Zakk Wylde. He is a regular contributor to iGuitar digital magazine and his blistering technique has been applauded by guitar legends such as Vinnie Moore and John Petrucci.

Guitar Workshop with Note-for-Note Tutorials-This excellent DVD will teach you some of the guitar techniques used by metal legends such as Yngwie Malmsteen Randy Rhoads Kirk Hammett and Zakk Wylde that influenced guitarists worldwide! If you're looking to take your playing to the next level this DVD will provide you with an arsenal of metal style licks that you can incorporate into your rhythm patterns and soloing!!

Are you a bassist looking to learn how to play hard-rock and heavy metal Bass grooves and lines' With this method you will play and practice lines and grooves with quarter notes quavers and some slurs which will require endurance and regularity.The lines are very efficient and can be played with either your fingers or a pick. This book features pieces in the style of AC/DC Guns ???n??? Roses Van Halen Aerosmith Scorpions Iron Maiden Judas Priest Metallica Ozzy Osbourne and more.For each track you will find five recordings on the CD in MP3 format: Bass alone at the correct tempo then slowed down Bass with backing track then playback at bothspeeds ???so you can practice at your level. More than 4 hours of music is included in total.

Music Pro Guides-The indispensable resource for anyone in the music business. Every business arrangement in the music industry comes down to the written agreement between the parties engaged in the project at hand. When you're co-writing with other songwriters or making publishing agreements recording agreements with independent record labels or film sync license agreements for music used in TV film the Internet and commercials what is in writing is what ultimately governs the deal with you and your business. Whether you are the publisher label studio producer engineer or artist The Music Business Contract Library contains over 125 different contracttemplates and forms that you need along with Greg's professional experience in commentary on how he has used them and why. This massive library comes with online downloads which delivers over 125 forms in fully editable Microsoft Word format for use in your own business.

Rock Improvisation Techniques-This superb DVD is designed to give you the tools to jam along to music whether it's a song on the radio a piece of television music or a backing track. You will learn to locate the “key” and notes necessary to playalong. A unique “timing” system is used to build licks and ideas needed for improvising. Your individual skill level can be addressed using this system providing the player with usable musical phrases and licks thatcan be adapted to any style. A rock style backing track is included for the purpose of demonstration and can be used for the player to try out the musical ideas explored within the DVD. This product will literally give you the“key” to improvising also developing your soloing skills to new heights. If you have been confused and baffled as to how guitar players can jam along with music in an instant never before heard prepare to learn thesecret.

Everything you need to become a lead guitarist with a band! This book and compact disc gives you all the tips music and backing tracks to learn at your own pace. Even if you've never played before this is the key to playing great solos. From tuning your guitar and understanding simple music notation this will get you playing real songs fast from day one! Music is presented in standard notation.

from Mary Poppins Returns. Have you ever lost something you loved' A toy, a book, a favorite memento' Leave it to Mary Poppins to tell you about the metaphorical space where the things you've lost and loved are waiting anxiously for your return. Not a dry eye will be left in your audience when it is revealed, at the end of the song, the thing for which the Banks children have been pining with all their hearts.

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio is available online for download or streaming, and it is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! 15 songs: American Pie - Baby, I Love Your Way - Barely Breathing - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Chasing Cars - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) - Half of My Heart - Hey Jude - A Horse with No Name - Island in the Sun - One - Redemption Song - The Scientist - Sunny Came Home - What's Up. / Guitare

A great collection of over 90 of the best and/or most influential pop songs of all time – as chosen by the folks at MTV and documented in their popular video special. Songs: Beat It • Bohemian Rhapsody • Brown EyedGirl • Careless Whisper • Dancing Queen • Every Breath You Take • Go Your Own Way • Good Vibrations • Hotel California • I Wanna Be Sedated • I Want to Hold Your Hand • Imagine •Just the Way You Are • Losing My Religion • Love Shack • Maybe I'm Amazed • My Generation • Nasty • Our Lips Are Sealed • Proud Mary • Respect • Smells like Teen Spirit •Superstition • Sweet Child O' Mine • Time After Time • Under the Bridge • Waterfalls • Where Did Our Love Go • You Oughta Know • You Shook Me All Night Long • and more!

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. It has been over 20 years since I released the first volume of “100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards” in 1996, my most popular selling book. One of the constants has been the continued popularity of my Blues music instructional books for not only piano/keyboards but also Saxophone, Flute and Guitar. With developments in music software, faster internet download speeds for downloading mp3 audio files, (over 5 hours of downloadable audio backing tracks for this book) I felt it was time to author a 2nd. volume that uses newer software for improved sound quality, . Also, it is the 50th. anniversary since I started to learn to play Blues piano in 1968. I rememberthe wonderful feeling I had when I started to learn from the first two Blues piano books I bought from a music shop along the Charing Cross Road in London, I still have both books “Just Blues” a compilation of Blues, Jazz and Boogie-Woogie songs and “How To Play Blues Piano” by Junior Mance. I have again created 100 Blues riffs with many of them having elements of Rock, Funk, Country, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Gospel and Latin styles. The riffs are in the order that I composed them, giving you the learner an element of surprise as to what the next riff is going to sound like. Each of the 100 riffs have been recorded twice, the 1st. time, the piano part with a rhythm backing track and the 2nd. time a rhythm backing track to practice playing along with. I have also created a separate play-a-long track that consists of 10 choruses of the 12 Bar Blues progression. I would hope that you will use each riff to build your own Blues “song” through the 12 Bar Blues progression. It has been over 20 years since I released the first volume of “100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Piano/Keyboards” in 1996, my most popular selling book. One of the constants has been the continued popularity of my Blues music instructional books for not only piano/keyboards but also Saxophone, Flute and Guitar. With developments in music software, faster internet download speeds for downloading mp3 audio files, (over 5 hours of downloadable audio backing tracks for this book) I felt it was time to author a 2nd. volume that uses newer software for improved sound quality. Also, it is the 50th. anniversary since I started to learn to play Blues piano in 1968. I rememberthe wonderful feeling I had when I started to learn from the first two Blues piano books I bought from a music shop along the Charing Cross Road in London, I still have both books “Just Blues” a compilation of Blues, Jazz and Boogie-Woogie songs and “How To Play Blues Piano” by Junior Mance. I have again created 100 Blues riffs with many of them having elements of Rock, Funk, Country, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Gospel and Latin styles. The riffs are in the order that I composed them, giving you the learner an element of surprise as to what the next riff is going to sound like. Each of the 100 riffs have been recorded twice, the 1st. time, the piano part with a rhythm backing track and the 2nd. time a rhythm backing track to practice playing along with. I have also created a separate play-a-long track that consists of 10 choruses of the 12 Bar Blues progression. I would hope that you will use each riff to build your own Blues “song” through the 12 Bar Blues progression./ Recueil / 2 Pianos