58 Daily Drills

How good of a musician you become is predicated on how much practice you do and the quality of that practice. In all likelihood, you don't have access to a harmonica teacher (a rare breed), so it's up to you to identify what will help you grow as a player and how to best spend your valuable practice time. In Daily Studies for Diatonic Harmonica, author David Barrett (the world's most published author of harmonica lesson material) provides recommendations on how to set up your practice room, structure your practice time, what to work on to improve your playing, and how to prepare you for performance. The Daily Exercises portion of this book provides essentialexercises for the diatonic harmonica ”movement patterns, scales, tongue block technique drills, an exercise to help you memorize the chords of the 12 Bar Blues, your harmonica's note layout, and how to choose a note to match over a given chord, at any time, in any range of the harmonica. This book and accompanying recording is an essential text for all students of the diatonic harmonica. You'll need a C Major Diatonic Harmonica for this method. Includes access to online audio. / Harmonica / Mel Bay

A Sequential Approach to Rhythm Reading-Here's a fun collection that makes rhythm reading a snap tap and a clap! This motivational classroom resource consists of over 60 rhythm drills and song rhythms beginning with the simplest patterns and progressing sequentiallyto more complex patterns. Included are 2/4 3/4 and 4/4 patterns with quarter eighth half and whole notes/rests. Syncopated rhythms tied notes sixteenth notes and dotted rhythms are also included for extra challenge inbuilding skills. The rhythm drills in the Book/Cassette or Book/CD Pak are reproducible for classroom use so your students can keep them in their folders for daily use or you can make posters or overhead transparencies forwhole-group practice. The book comes complete with teaching ideas extension suggestions and assessment strategies. Or for long-lasting value there is a Student Edition 5-Pak that can become part of your music library. Best ofall each exercise has its own contemporary backup track on the Cassette or CD. These professionally-produced tracks are orchestrated in a variety of contemporary styles and will make a terrific motivator for general musicclasses choirs or instrumental groups.Available: Book/Cassette Pak Book/CD Pak and Student Edition 5-Pak. For Grades 2-6.

Students are genuinely surprised when things go wrong in a lesson. They don't realise that they only half-listen while practicing. When they do notice a problem they simply play the passage over and over (cementing in the mistakes) and hope for the best. That's what most students call practicing.The Piano Student's Guide To Effective Practicing shows the student how to save time and build good practice habits. It helps the student solve specific problems with 58 concise practice tips - clearly-explained drills and tactics for mastering challenging passages.Printed on heavy-coated stock for durability the Guide is designed to be kept on the music deskfor quick reference by the student when problems occur in daily practice. Practice tips are categorised to address issues of accuracy balance clarity continuity coordination comfort evenness expression fingering rhythm and speed. The tips work for students at all stages and ages including adults!

A complete intermediate warm-up routine and Fretboard Fitness Workout for Guitarists presented by Danny Gill. This warm-up and work-out DVD will guide you through 3 complete routines: the 10 minute 20 minute and 30 minute drills! PLay along with danny as he coaches you through scales string bending picking exercises sequences stretches and much more to give your hands a challenge. Once you've mastered the basic exercises this DVD can become a part of your daily practice routine whether you're playing rock blues jazz country or anything in-between!

60 Daily Recreations to Solve 1st Keyb. Problems-This book is intended to serve two specific purposes. First: By short simple finger drills the pupil quickly develops keyboard freedom accuracy rapidity strength and control. Second: Presented in the most condensed form allproblems of phrasing and hand control usually so marked in pieces of first and second grade music have been briefly taken up one at a time and with the least possible distraction. The progress is gradual systematic and thorough and each piece is handsomely illustrated in a classic style.