For young percussion players. Covers the basics of percussion playing and reading music. Introduces the basics of playing claves (rhythm sticks), bongo drums and the triangle in various combinations from solo up to a quartet. Notes and rests are learned through a repertoire of popular children's songs.

For young pianists. Introduces very easy arrangements of over 35 favorite children's songs. Covers five notes on each hand, using the white keys only.

This book & CD is a carefully designed method which introduces the younger student to the basics of percussion playing and reading music. Introduces the basic of playing claves (rhythm sticks), bongo drums and the triangle in various combinations from solo up to a quartet. Whole, half, quarter and eighth notes with the equivalent rests are learned through a repertoire of popular children's songs. The book concludes with a lesson introducing the drumkit. All songs are accompanied by entertaining full color illustrations.

Book & CD. Learning to play the classical guitar is fun with this carefully designed method for the young beginner. Features: Easy to follow lesson-by-lesson format for the absolute beginner; Assumes no prior knowledge of Music or the Guitar; Covers six notes on the first and second string; Teaches music theory in an interesting and practical way; Full colour illustrations throughout the whole book; The student can continue on to Classical Guitar Method for Young Beginners Book 2. This method for Young Beginners also comes with a CD with recordings of all examples and exercises contained in the book.

An enjoyable, easy to follow flute method for the young beginner. Includes fundamentals of fingering and reading music, along with sharps, flats and a variety of musical terms and expressions. By the end of the book the student will be able to play many popular children's songs and have a solid understanding of flute playing.

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Three irresistible drum experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool cat, and a friendly alligator---keep students' attention focused by pointing out what's important on each page and help make learning music fun! This full-color book is specifically designed with attention-grabbing illustrations for use with kids at the elementary level. 48 pages.

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.*** "Great, and a fun way to learn. Very good well written easy to follow book [...] this book would suit both young and old." - Driver [Amazon UK] Progressive Guitar Method - Book 1 Deluxe Color Edition contains all you need to know to start learning guitar - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of guitars including acoustic guitar and electric guitar. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play acoustic guitar and how to play electric guitar • How to play basic guitar notes for beginners and rhythms required for beginner guitar songs • All the fundamental guitar basics and guitar techniques of guitar playing • Practical guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music for beginner to intermediate • How to tune a guitar • Short informative guides to acoustic guitars, electric guitars and accessories • Guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to learn how to play the guitar today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy beginners guitar lessons written by a professional guitar teacher • Easy-to-read guitar music and guitar chords for beginner to intermediate • Full color photos and diagrams • Guitar chord chart containing chord diagrams for all important guitar chords • 49 guitar exercises and popular easy guitar songs for beginners in rock guitar, blues guitar, traditional and folk guitar styles Beginner guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's guitar lessons for beginners are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.

If you want to have more fun on the drums, improve your skills faster, and play along to real music, then you need to build a solid foundation. The Best Beginner Drum Book gives you a clear path for getting started on the drums and skipping the frustrating obstacles that most new drummers face: setting up your kit, holding the drumsticks, learning notation, creating catchy beats and fills, learning musical styles, and playing your favorite songs.

"Rudimental studies, roll studies, reading studies, actual drum parts, contest solos, bass drum & cymbals"--Cover.