A comprehensive study text teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato, chord studies, and technical studies leading to improvisation. In addition, a theory workbook section teaches scales, modal concepts and chord construction. Includes jazz sax studies and sax improvising.

A comprehensive study text for students beginning a serious study of jazz. The first part of the book begins by teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato and interpretation of rhythms through exercises and original pieces. Next, the book encourages improvisational skills through both theoretical and technical studies of scales and chords. The second half of the book builds on the skills learned in the first part with an in-depth study of the theory, which underlies improvisational techniques including scales, modal concepts and chord construction. Ear training, particularly...

A full-sized chord-writing book featuring 12 blank chord grids and 5 regular staves per page. Forty-eight tear-out sheets printed in black ink on regular-weight, white paper. Includes basic chord charts for guitar, banjo, tenor banjo, uke, baritone uke, and mandolin. Also features an extensive chord-building chart and a discussion of major and minor scales.

Written as an in-depth supplement to the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Grade 2, this text contains solos, picking studies, technique building, chord studies, and speed studies. The studies contained in this book may be effectively used to enhance the learning and study of any guitar method. Studies are contained which deal with alternate picking, triplets, thirds, second position, and chord and scale studies in the keys of F, D minor, D major, and B minor. Upon completion of this book the student will have taken a major step toward technical proficiency and fluency. Written in notation only.

The trumpet is a brilliant instrument which shines brightly when playing proclamatory pieces. However, the trumpet also has a wonderfully lyrical side. The sound of an unaccompanied trumpet causes people to take note. It is a sound that announces something to come, or as the case may be, a poignant memory of what has gone before. I wrote the enclosed 54 arrangements and compositions to capture the beauty of solo, unaccompanied trumpet. Two of the selections are written for two trumpets. Some are well known hymns and some are lesser known lyrical pieces from early American hymnody. There are...

This is a book for the ears and for the hands. Playing harmonized scales in triad form is extremely helpful for the progressing guitarist. First, the guitarist will become acquainted with the harmonic sound of each key. A sense of harmonic and melodic voice leading will also be developed. These studies were written to be fun to play and interesting melodically. The studies are presented from tonic major to tonic minor instead of from tonic major to relative minor. It is helpful to play one key per day as a part of a daily practice routine. This is the second book in Mel Bay's Achieving Guitar...