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Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Guitar Repertoire Series features great original guitar music that is carefully graded and leveled for easy selection. The songs are presented in standard notation and tablature, and are fully demonstrated on the accompanying CD. Blues Cruise features 10 original songs with bluesy chords, rhythms, and riffs. Includes: Delta Catfish; Detroit Boogie; Hill Country Stomp; Houston Shuffle; Kansas City Swing; Louisiana Gumbo; Memphis Soul; Southside Man; West Coast Strut; Westside Minor Groove. Grade: Mid Intermediate

Book & CD

Suitable for any type of guitar - acoustic & electric.

96 Cards for Beginning Guitar. These handy 5 x 8 flash cards help students learn material taught in the method book. Concepts covered include: music symbols, musical terms, notes on each string, keys and scales, guitar chords and more!

The exercises and compositions can be played by a full jazz ensemble, or individually with the CD. Listening to good jazz players is an extremely important way to learn, and playing along with the CD is an excellent way to hear how jazz is played.

Softback edition 162 pages

Softback edition 228 pages

Softback edition 238 pages

Designed primarily for those who are taking their first steps in playing the guitar, either in small groups or as individuals. It is assumed that there will be a teacher to give appropriate individual guidance, including how to hold and tune the guitar. Book One leads to the playing of simple melodies on the top three strings, whilst developing a secure technique in both hands. A few bass notes are then introduced, followed by pieces which combine a melody with a simple bass accompaniment.

Designed primarily for those who are taking their first steps in playing the guitar, either in small groups or as individuals. It is assumed that there will be a teacher to give appropriate individual guidance, including how to hold and tune the guitar. Book 2 introduces new rhythms involving quavers and dotted crotchets - bass notes - two-note chords - sharps & flats - easy free stroke - position changing - fifth position ... and lost of exciting pieces, including Got the Blues, Polish Dance, Gypsy Dance, Drunken Sailor, Night Flight, Adagio & Toccata.

Book & CD. Intermediate Jazz Conception is another addition to the popular series of etude books created by Jim Snidero, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the world. This book/cd set includes 15 etudes based on standards, modal tunes and blues, demonstrated by Jim Snidero on alto sax with the incredibly swinging rhythm section of Dave Hazeltine on piano, Peter Washington on Bass and Kenny Washington on Drums. New to Intermediate Jazz Conception is an appendix dedicated to style and improvisation, including a scales syllabus, nomenclature, and over 95 lines and ideas extracted for the study of improvisation!
The recording features two separate versions of each etude; one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. Hear how the soloist performs the etudes, play with or without the soloist on the cd, and learn about both jazz style and improvisation from some of the best

Book & CD (Guitar: Joe Cohn) An exciting way for guitar players to learn and practice basic jazz style. This book/CD set features 15 solo etudes based on blues and standard chord progressions, demonstrated by Joe Cohn on guitar along with a world-class rhythm section: Mike LeDonne, piano; Peter Washington, bass; and Kenny Washington, drums. The recording features two separate versions of each etude: one with the soloist and rhythm section and one with the rhythm section only. See and hear how the soloist phrases, play with or without the soloist on the CD and learn basic jazz style first-hand

Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Guitar Repertoire Series features great original guitar music that is carefully graded and leveled for easy selection. The songs are presented in standard notation and tablature, and are fully demonstrated on the accompanying CD. Turbo Rock features 10 original songs with power chords and riffs. Includes: Blue Steam; Chain Reaction; Dr. Grind; Drive; Fallout; The Fringe; Live Wire; A Rumble And A Hum; Slow Burn; Turbo Rock. Grade: Early Intermediate

Jump - Can't stop loving you - Panama - Runnin' with the devil - Dreams - When it's love - Ain't talkin' 'bout love. This book allows you to learn and play using top quality backing tracks. Each song is fully transcribed in both standard music notation and in guitar tab. The included CD enables you to learn how to play each piece by following full track, note-for-note version, and then to perfect your skills with the play-along minus one tracks - like performing with a live band.