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 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.

Features all common keyboard chords shown in every key in root position. Chords are shown as keyboard diagrams and also notated on both treble and bass clefs. Chords are arranged by type and presented in the order of the Circle of Fifths. The book also presents scales in treble and bass clef for all major keys. An excellent supplement to any piano or keyboard method.

A unique, yet simple, format makes this a valuable book for any guitarist. The chords are shown in a tree-dimensional visual format and are classified as easy, standard, full-sounding, barre, jazz, and rock power forms. Chords are shown in each of these categories where applicable. In each key, major, minor, dominant 7th, minor 7th, major 7th, diminished, and augmented chord forms are presented.

This landmark book of music for the plectrum style jazz guitar took years to compile, write and edit. It contains some of the greatest solos and duets ever written and performed on the plectrum or flatpicked guitar, including works by Carl Kress, Dick McDonough, George Van Eps, Bucky Pizzarelli, George Barnes, Eddie Lang, George M Smith, Al Valenti, Mel Bay, Frank Victor, Harry Volpe, Carmen Mastren, Oscar Moore, Mundell Lowe, Tony Mottola, Al Hendrickson, and Cal Collins. All solos are in notation and tablature while the duets are shown in standard notation only.

This is a great book for accompanying singing, songs consist of newer and traditional favorites. All songs are arranged for 2 part singing with guitar accompaniment.

Contains chord forms for all of the most commonly used chords. Chords include major, minor, altered 7ths, diminished, augmented and many more. All forms are shown in picture and diagram form for the left-handed guitarist.

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...