Product Description: Many observers have pointed out what is wrong with youth sport: an emphasis on winning at all costs; parental over-involvement; high participation costs that exclude many families; lack of vigorous physical activity; lack of player engagement; and no focus on development...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). This popular method starts young children on their musical journey by teaching basic principles of guitar playing. It begins with the parts of the guitar, how to comfortably hold the instrument, right and left hand positioning and tuning...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). Designed by John McCarthy, this Master Edition combines all three levels of this award-winning series in a complete course! Learn all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music for electric or acoustic guitar...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). Designed by John McCarthy, this complete ukulele course has all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the ukulele for comfortable playing and fast, effective learning. Next, learn picking and strumming techniques, chords, rhythm, timing, and how they are used to play popular songs...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). Learn the building blocks to play songs and create your own music! This unique chord learning system designed by John McCarthy guides you through 500 of the most important chords used in all genres of music. Each chord is shown with player's perspective view, keyboard diagram and in music notation...read more

Who are we? Where do we come from? What is our purpose? These questions have been asked throughout our existence. Ever since the first campfire was lit, we have asked ourselves if we could do better. And we have wondered what lies in the future. Exposed is a collection of poetry written by John McCarthy, first as therapy and then as an outlet for a vast expanse of emotions. His perspective has been shaped by thirty years of police and investigation experience and by being an avid hunter and nature enthusiast. This collection is the culmination of a four-year journey that begins with despair over a broken marriage and ends in redemption. It's an honest reflection of life's experiences and of a search for a higher calling. This poetic journey begins with "Something's Wrong" in which two strangers in a long marriage pass each other as life goes by. They know everything about each other, but they do not really know the things that matter-particularly how to say the things that need to be said. The author's melancholy path takes us through periods of reflection and self-pity, but it closes on a note of hopefulness. Exposed reveals the poet's enlightenment and purpose-his love of the mountains and the sea, and inspiration passing through old, lonely country towns that time has forgotten. Experience the world through McCarthy's eyes and words: the tragic, the sadness, the lonely, the joy, the redemption, and the beauty.

Product Description: Prepare to enter into the elite world of guitar in this advanced book in the Rock House Method series. Learn to play and apply challenging scales, lead techniques and chords within the context of a song. Many advanced skills will be learned: modal theory, chord construction, diatonic 3rd harmonies, building a chord scale and the Phrygian major scales are just a few of the things you will learn that will help you become a well-rounded guitarist and give the tools needed to create your own music...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this accelerated Acoustic Guitar Course designed to take you from a beginner to intermediate player in no time. JAM packed with instruction that covers a complete spectrum of techniques and components...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). Learn the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the bass and proper hand position for comfortable playing. Next learn rhythm timing basic bass lines and how to play along with a drummer...read more

Product Description: (Rock House). The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive blues guitar course! With this course designed by world renowned instructor/guitarist John McCarthy you will develop a solid foundation for playing blues guitar by learning essential blues chords and scales, the BB Box, lead techniques used by greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and B...read more

Product Description: John McCarthy journeys back to Palestine for the first time since his five year incarceration.The ancient places and stories of the Holy Land are so etched into our cultural landscape that it is hard to separate ancient tales from modern realities...read more