One of the world's most revered and talented exponents of the Delta Blues style presents a two-part in-depth guide to the earthy, hard-driving sound of the Mississippi.Rory Block dissects and teaches a breathtaking set of key Delta Blues performances, including the rhythmic pounding of Charlie Patton, the fingerpicking style of Tommy Johnson and the slide/open-tuning sounds of the great Robert Johnson. As you learn each song you will develop a host of important techniques such as treble melodies, open tunings, bass runs, sliding octaves, string-bending and some show-stopping, thundering rhythm patterns. / Guitare

The Mississippi Delta of the 1920s-1940s was a treasure chest of powerful blues performances. These lessons detail tunes by Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, and Mississippi John Hurt. This book features notation, tablature, and three compact discs of phrase-by-phrase audio instruction for the intermediate guitarist. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 16 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

Par VIGNOLA FRANK. Ce volume de la série de supplément de méthode de guitare moderne (anciennement la série de jeu-le long du Frank Vignola) contient des solos utiles, bien structurés pour 16 chourses du blues dans les clés de la plus courantes. Funky, bluesy et bop orienté lignes vous permettent de se sentir et entendre ce que c'est de jouer un solo comparatives. Certains de ces etudes ont été enregistrés à la fois un tempo plus lent de pratique et au tempo de la performance. Dans les restitutions de tempo de performance, les segments solos sont souvent suivies de nombreux choeurs mettant en vedette la section rythmique seulement. Ce format permet de pratique individuelle des solos écrites ou d'élaboration d'idées originales avec une section rythmique ' live '. À l'occasion, pendant les sections ' rythmique seulement ', Frank Vignola jouera un solo improvisé pour quatre, 12 ou 24 mesures. Ces solos de fournissent une occasion pour l'élève d'interagir avec l'enregistrement en copiant les idées, s'appuyant sur ce qui a été joué juste, ou pratiquer les accords de la pièce. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Improvisation / Méthode / Guitare

From the bestselling author of Improvising Blues Piano, Exploring Jazz Piano 1 and 2 and Exploring Latin Piano comes a collection of new blues, boogie and gospel repertoire for solo piano. The collection is ideal for pianists looking to explore these styles in more depth, or those looking to expand their musical horizons.Chord symbols are provided for each tune to aid improvisation and the book comes with CD recording of all pieces played by Tim. Each piece is accompanied by notes on interpretation, technique, theory and performance.Suitable for intermediate to advanced players. / Piano

Today's best way to practice jazz! Accurate, easy-to-read lead sheets and professional, customizable audio tracks accessed online for 10 songs. The interactive, online audio interface includes: tempo control, looping, buttons to turn each instrument on or off, lead sheet with follow-along marker and melody performed by a saxophone or trumpet on the head in and head out. The full stereo tracks can also be downloaded and played off-line. Separate lead sheets are included for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. This volume includes 10 songs: All Blues - Back at the Chicken Shack - Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) - Birk's Works - Blues by Five - C-Jam Blues - Mr. P.C. - One for Daddy-O - Reunion Blues - Turnaround. Check out the interactive play-along tracks below! / C Instruments, Bb Instruments, Eb Instruments and BC Instruments

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

Par CHRISTIANSEN MIKE. This book will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. Chapters include: Notation and Tablature, Time Values, Strumming, Blues Techniques, The Blues Progression, Open String Power Chords, Barre Chords, Blues Turnarounds, Blues Fill-Ins, The Blues Scale/Improvising, Double Stops and Fingerpicking Blues Solos. This text is supplemented by a stereo compact disc. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Blues - Methods / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Flatpick et Fingerpick

In this lesson John Miller will provide you with the tools you need to develop your ability to tell what position or tuning a Country Blues performance was played out of simply by listening to the recording. Believe it or not this is a learnable skill and John who has taught it for many years will show you what to listen for and help you get started hearing the various auditory clues that identify the distinctive sound of the different playing positions and tunings most commonly used in Country Blues guitar playing. Developing your ability to do this kind of informed listening or listening with knowledge will reap significant rewards for your playing most especiallyimproving your ability to learn by ear and increasing the speed with which you're able to pick up new material.One of the real advantages of having this material presented in this 2DVD format is that it allows John to go over the material in real detail presenting the sound characteristics of the different playing positions and tunings at length and providing you with memory devices to help you remember the sound of alternating bass for the different positions and tunings. The material is not presented in the abstract either - as John goes along he plays a host of examples drawn from Country Blues performances that help illustrate and exemplify the characteristic sound of each playing position. The PDF study guide that accompanies the lesson includes a summary of the sound characteristics that identify each of the playing positions/tunings presented in the lesson as well as the memory devices that will help you remember the sound of the bass in the different positions. Also included on the DVD is a test to take when you have completed the lesson with a selection of recordings of Country Blues played out of different positions and tunings for you to identify using your new skills. Disc One: E position standard tuning • C position standard tuning • D position standard tuning • A position Standard tuningDisc Two: G

In this What Jazz and Blues Can I Play? collection you'll find seventeen popular tunes that are both challenging and entertaining. These pieces have been carefully selected and arranged to provide a fascinating introduction to jazz and blues, and are ideal for young pianists who are either working towards or have recently taken a Grade One, Two or Three piano examination. Technical demands increase progressively, gradually introducing new concepts and each piece offers suggestions and guidelines on fingering, dynamics and tempo, together with technical tips and performance notes. Whether it's for light relief from examination preparation, or to reinforce the understanding of new concepts, this collection will enthuse and encourage all young piano players. / Niveau : Facile / Jazz / Feuillet / Piano

Par VINITSKY ALEXANDER. These 21 original pieces for classical guitar feature bright melodies, convenient fingering, and exquisite harmonies. They are composed so that their performance gives an impression of two or three instruments sounding simultaneously. The collection contains 12 12-bar blues, all in different keys, at an intermediate level - a difficult etude in blues form - and six jazz preludes which are easy to intermediate. Written in notation only. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz and Blues - Solos / Recueil / Guitare Classique

Christiansen Mike (Taught). Par CHRISTIANSEN MIKE. This DVD accompanies the book of the same title. It will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Blues - Methods / Accessoire / Guitare Flatpick et Fingerpick

Par MINTZER BOB. Trombone, Electric Bass, String Bass, Tuba A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice rou Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of the Yellowjackets are included. All books are compatible and written so that they can be performed together. / Rép International / Recueil / Guitare Basse

Par FLINT TOMMY. Une collection de solos de guitare blues 15 thumbstyle de niveau intermédiaire dans le style développé et joué par certains des mineurs de charbon du comté de Muhlenberg (Kentucky) et dans les environs du début au milieu du XXe siècle. Jim Mason et Amos Johnson sont deux des premiers joueurs. Le style a été repris et rationalisé par Mose Rager et Ike Everly et a été le précurseur du Travis Style. Ce style peut être entendu sur les enregistrements de blues de Merle Travis. La musique est présentée dans la notation et tablature avec les symboles de la corde. L'enregistrement de performance/démonstration est excellent pour l'écoute. Il contient tous les 15 tunes avec accompagnement de guitare rythmique. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Country - Solos

Sit in with the band and bring your playing to life Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own doesn't always get the creative juices flowing---there is nothing like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Though playing with a group isn't possible every time you want to jam, Sitting In: Blues Piano brings the band to you anytime so you can practice comping patterns and soloing with the same energy as playing live. The book offers tips and techniques from veteran blues and rock performer Loren Gold to give life to your practice sessions and inspire you to add new sounds to your blues vocabulary. Features * High-quality studio play-along recordings performed by a live band * Progressions in the most important blues styles including shuffle, boogie-woogie, gospel, blues-rock, swing blues, and more * Recordings include sample solos, and the progressions are repeated so you can jam freely * Soloing tips feature scales, modes, comping patterns, and other ideas to develop your blues vocabulary * Listening suggestions * Our TNT 2 software that lets you customize the mix, loop sections for practice, and change tempos and keys About the Author Loren Gold is an in-demand keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter who has worked extensively with international pop and rock acts. In 2009, he became the keyboardist and vocalist for Roger Daltrey, which ultimately led to touring with The Who. Loren has performed with Kenny Loggins, Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers), Toni Braxton, Joss Stone, Melissa Etheridge, and Gladys Night, and has served as Musical Director for artists such as Taylor Hicks and Demi Lovato. In addition to touring and session work, Loren composes original music for feature films and television. / Piano