Alfred S Teach Yourself Music History Everything You Need To Know From Antiquity To Today Book Cd

An overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. World history timelines and visual examples of fine art in each period help relate musical events to familiar moments in history. Includes access to over 13 hours of streaming audio of complete movements and entire pieces featured in the book.

Everything you need to start playing now! Includes a history of the recorder, how to choose an instrument, how to read music as well as a complete note and fingering chard, duets and fun songs from every period of music history from "Greensleeves" to "When the Saints Go Marching In!" A fun-filled book that really teaches you how to play!

This two-volume method uses both standard music notation and TAB making it great for teaching yourself or learning with a teacher. Book one gives you information on subjects such as the different types of guitars, a history of the guitar, what to look for when buying a new or used guitar, caring for your guitar, tuning your instrument and reading music There are also lots of great songs that help introduce techniques important to good guitar playing. In addition to more great songs, book two introduces techniques such as bending, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, palm mute and more. Rock, heavy metal, blues, country, jazz and jazz-rock TAB licks are included along with some handy reference charts that make learning fun and easy.

Finally -- the first guitar method written especially for girls! Thousands of girls all over the world are raving about this revolutionary method's fresh and energetic approach with a style and design that addresses the interests of young women today. Teaching from a girl's perspective, this solid method promises a sure start down a lifelong path of musical enjoyment and all the heightened self-esteem that comes with learning to play an instrument. 48 pages.