Chops

Great musical ideas need a solid foundation of strong chops to back them up. Fill the gaps in your technique with this unique approach to jazz guitar. Build your finger strength, and flexibility with exercises and examples written especially for jazz players. This book covers the finger independence needed for smooth, rapid changes between complex jazz chords in the context of important progressions, such as ii-V-I. Develop your chops while practicing exercises in the style of the music you enjoy. The Serious Guitarist: Jazz Chops provides the tools you need to become a better guitar player, but more importantly, it will help you become a better musician. The included companion MP3 CD features demonstrations of the examples in the book. / Guitare

Great musical ideas need a solid foundation of strong chops to back them up. Fill the gaps in your technique with this unique approach to rock guitar. Build your finger strength, flexibility, and independence with exercises and examples written especially for rock players. This book explores all the important soloing techniques such as speed picking, sweeping, tapping, harmonics, scale sequencing, and more. Develop your chops while practicing exercises in the style of the music you enjoy. The Serious Guitarist: Rock Chops provides the tools you need to become a better guitar player, but more importantly, it will help you become a better musician. The included companion MP3 CD features demonstrations of the examples in the book. / Guitare

The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone Technique and Flexibility-Chops: The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone Technique and Flexibility is a thorough method for brass instruments written by Frank Williams one of the most respected brass pedagogues in the world.These exercises are not glamorous but they are the vegetables that all brass players must eat in order to improve their tone technique and flexibility. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of exercises and insights into mastering the skills necessary to be a solid player on a brass instrument. Williams’ students are living proof that these exercises work ranging from private students high school bands award-winning drum and bugle corps currentcomposers band directors and professional musicians including Mike Roylance tubist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. With diligent work Chops will help current students succeed too.

Chops: The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone Technique and Flexibility is a thorough method for brass instruments written by Frank Williams one of the most respected brass pedagogues in the world. These exercises are not glamorous but they are the vegetables that all brass players must eat in order to improve their tone technique and flexibility. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of exercises and insights into mastering the skills necessary to be a solid player on a brass instrument. Williams’ students are living proof that these exercises work ranging from private students high school bands award-winning drum and bugle corps currentcomposers band directors and professional musicians including Mike Roylance tubist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. With diligent work Chops will help current students succeed too.

Technique Exercises for the Intermediate to Advanced Guitarist-How To Build Guitar Chops has been designed specially for intermediate-advanced level guitarists who want to improve their playing by practice. Written with the real-world player in mind this book seeks to prove that technique can actually be fun and musical! The price of the book includes access to audio online tracks which can be downloaded or streamed using the unique code provided. This book includes Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

A Step-by-Step Method for Developing Extraordinary Technique on the Bass Guitar. Bass Chops covers a cross section of musical genres with a unique step-by-step approach for strengthening your overall facility on the instrument. The lessons in this book include standard notation, tab, fingerings, and video demonstrations, and are presented in theme-and-variation format - a highly effective approach to learning bass that has become very popular with students. Each lesson allows you to move at your own pace, beginning with a simple groove and gradually becoming moe intricate and complex as the lesson progresses. Styles include blues, jazz, rock, fusion, R and B, and slapping. The price of the book includes nearly two hours of video demonstrations of everyexample in the book, performed by the author himself! Access the videos online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside. / Méthode / Etude / Guitare Basse

Amazing performances enlightening educational segments and revealing interviews are combined into this DVD featuring Aaron Spears. Aaron performs with tracks that include gospel R&B Motown rock and odd-meter styles illustrating the taste and versatility required of him on the American Idol® tour with R&B artist Usher and on many other gigs. For each song Aaron explains the groove discusses the style and answers insightfulquestions from the small group of drummers in attendance. For those looking for an exploration of Aaron's legendary chops this DVD not only provides an up-close look at Aaron's abilities it also sheds light on the context inwhich these techniques are used and provides insight into the unique vocabulary that Aaron has created. Many of the grooves and fills played are transcribed in an accompanying 21-page printable PDF eBook. Aaron also sits down withdrumming icon Jojo Mayer for a revealing and candid interview. Conducted both at and away from the drums Aaron and Jojo explore conceptual and technical issues including Aaron's background his approach to technique and to fills his overall conceptual approach to drumming the gospel/R&B scene playing with authenticity and more. Special features include slow-motion replays of many of Aaron's astounding fills behind-the-scenes footage interviews withthe Hudson team and archival footage of Aaron's early days as a developing player. This DVD also features uncompressed PCM stereo audio for extremely high-fidelity sound! For any drummer looking to develop their versatility groove taste and technique this DVD will provide a rich educational experience. 3 hours 7 minutes.

Discovery Level 2-HEIDER FRED CHRISTMAS CHOPSTICKS (ARR SNYDER AUDREY) 2 PART CHORAL

Simply arranged must-know collection of classic pop hits Broadway standards and more!-If you've learned enough piano to want to venture out of your lesson books and into songbooks and play your first duet with a friend or teacher this is the book for you! This collection of simple arrangements feature classic pop hits Broadway standards and more. Songs include: Autumn Leaves · Bridge over Troubled Water · Can't Help Falling in Love · Chopsticks · Fields of Gold · Hallelujah · I Walk the Line · I Will Remember You · Imagine · Lean on Me · Theme from New York New York · Over the Rainbow · Peaceful Easy Feeling · Singin' in the Rain · Stand by Me · A Thousand Years · What the World Needs Now Is Love · You Raise Me Up · and more. Format: Primo and Secondo on opposing pages.

Starting with their self titled 1978 debut the spell-binding guitar chops of Mark Knopfler helped Dire Straits make an indelible stamp on the landscape of modern rock. His stirring crisp and innovative playing has inspired many musicians sometimes with a gritty rock growl and other times with a gentle phrase. This excellent 2DVD set will help you master the eclectic Mark Knopfler mix of melodic hard rock and country chops that defined the Dire Straits sound. Expert tutor Jaimie Humphries guides you through five classic Dire Straits hits taking you methodically through every step using accompaniments and demonstrations to break-down each solo. Songsfeatured are Sultans of Swing Money for Nothing Brothers In Arms Private Investigations and Romeo and Juliet.