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 | Mel Bay Publications has been a driving force in music education and instruction since 1947. With an expansive catalog of books, CDs andDVDs, Mel Bay has been teaching the world to play guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle and many more instruments covering most musical styles-from classical to jazz to celtic to bluegrass to blues. Still family-owned after 60 years, Mel Bay and its roster of talented authors and performers are focused on helping musicians of all levels to learn about, create and enjoy music. |
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| | | Our "Celtic Songs & Slow Airs" book features more than 30 tunes for mountain dulcimer. The included companion CD has the instrumental version of the songs from the book, so you can listen to them or play along. The songs, with lyrics, are also on the CD as a separate track. If you enjoy the mountain dulcimer, you will appreciate this collection of music.
Please Note: The chord symbols and tablature are for dulcimer, not guitar.
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| | | | "Hymns & Descants For Trumpet" is the ideal music book for any church trumpet players. Descants and melody/harmony lines are given which makes this great for soloists and for ensembles which are always enjoyed by the congregation. Fill your soul (and your trumpet) with this epic music of faith and praise.
Each hymn is given in the most common traditional key, and is ideal for use in conjunction with congregations, choirs or organists. Each song includes a melody part, harmony part and descant part. With one trumpet is used, it is recommended to play the descant on some verses and the melody on others. With two trumpets, have one play the melody and the other alternate between descant and harmony. With three trumpets, play all three parts.
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| | | | A collection, for fiddle, of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards played by jammers and performers all over the world! Melodies are presented with standard notation, lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also includes step-by-step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key plus tips on fiddling by co-author Gerald Jones! The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.
By Dix Bruce And Gerald Jones
Overall Difficulty: Multiple Levels
Instrument: Fiddle
Music Style: Bluegrass
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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| | | | This collection contains Christmas carols from around the globe. Many of them you may recognize and there will be some that are new to you. All of them are beautiful tunes to be played at any holiday gathering. The melodies have been arranged for soprano recorder or flute by Clark Kimberling. Order this wonderful collection today.
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| | | | Our "Talk Jazz Guitar" is the ultimate method you have been looking for. The studies in this book were derived from jazz music. Each study is in standard notation and tablature. Most also include guitar chords. You will see your musical abilities improve when you use this folio.
About the CD: The included companion CD features examples of half steps, arpeggio studies, surrounding notes of the major and minor 6 chord, the dominant 7 scale, the whole tone scale, and minor and major 6 diminished scales. You can listen to the CD for reference, or you can play along.
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