Product Description: The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement...read more

Product Description: This book presents a selection of original 5-string banjo tunes This book presents a selection of original 5-string banjo tunes that can be played by the beginning student familiar with basic chords in G tuning. The author introduces a variety of styles and banjo techniques including hammer-ons, pull-offs, string bending and slides - all in standard notation and banjo tab...read more

Product Description: Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method 1 continues the Alfred Music tradition of easy-to-use, thorough, and enjoyable instruction for the absolute beginner. The basics of right-hand picking are covered, including pinches, different kinds of rolls, and backup patterns...read more

Product Description: In recent years an almost overwhelming number of books have appeared covering various aspects of American folk music and its history. Before 1970, most comprised collections of songs with a sprinkling of biographical information on noted performers...read more

This modified and expanded version of an informal inventory retains popular features, such as graded passages and words in isolation tests, while including such new components as a test for recognizing words in context, a dictated story strategy for assessing the reading behaviors of emerging reader

Product Description: (Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). This newly updated book is an invaluable resource for the musician or aspiring musician who lives outside the major music business markets. The author has lived in New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and Portland, Oregon, and he details the differences in strategies that a musician can use to make a living outside the mainstream music marketplaces...read more

Product Description: Understanding the Music Business offers students a current overview of the music business. Going beyond what most music business texts offer, Weismann delivers a contemporary approach that addresses the unanswered questions for today's music students, such as, "Is it really possible to make a living as musician?" Understanding the Music Business covers the basics in the first part of the text...read more

Product Description: The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement...read more

This book provides a wide range of the most current research-based information about curriculum and instruction for teaching youngsters with mild to moderate learning and behavior problems. Part I introduces the fundamentals of teaching, including common characteristics of learners with special needs. Part II presents the newest information about social and behavioral instruction. Part III focuses on remediation of academic skills with practical suggestions for teaching reading, written communication, mathematics and study skills. Part III culminates with an entire chapter devoted to curriculum and instruction related to transitions students make across the school years. For professionals in the field of education who work with students who have learning and/or behavior problems.

Product Description: The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement...read more

Product Description: Play the 5-string banjo in virtually every musical situation now! Beginning with fundamentals like choosing the best instrument and tuning, this comprehensive book covers basic to advanced techniques in a variety of styles, from classical and bluegrass to reggae and bossa nova...read more

Product Description: The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement...read more

Product Description: While many dream of a career as a singer/songwriter, few know how to go about getting bookings, copywrighting and protecting their songs, making promotional recordings, getting radio and print coverage and negotiating contracts for appearances...read more

Product Description: For everyone in the music industry―record labels, managers, music publishers, and the performers themselves―it is important to understand the world music marketplace and how it functions. Yet remarkably little has been written about the music business outside of the U...read more

Alphabetically arranged entries highlight key artists, songs, events, issues, and institutions associated with American blues.