This revolutionary method combines solid pedagogy with a focus on real-world guitar skills such as strumming and fingerpicking, pivotal rock and blues riffs, improvising, reading music, and music theory. The included MP3 recordings demonstrate every example and song in the book, and specialized instructional tracks feature concise explanations and demonstrations of all new concepts and techniques. The included SI Player software lets students slow tracks down and loop sections for continuous practice, and the video lessons on the included DVD explain and demonstrate all the concepts and techniques. "It's about freakin' time! Finally, somebody came out with a beginner instructional guitar method book series for adults and teenagers alike that's not an outdated, depressing turn-off that makes you want to throw your guitar off a cliff after having struggled to learn embarrassingly unsatisfying versions of the audience favorites 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' and 'Three Blind Mice.' Sound Innovations for Guitar is a thoughtfully conceived and well executed series of guitar method books (with accompanying DVDs) that is made for people who love guitar music and live in the real, modern world. It is a tool that engages your interest and harnesses your intuition, various senses and different modes of learning, as well as the latest digital technology, to get you playing things that you will be eager to practice and proud to show off." ---Jimmy Brown, Senior Music Editor, Guitar World This title is available in SmartMusic.

Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 1: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & Online Media

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Stang, Aaron

Purse, Bill

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Alfred Music

The second installment of Sound Innovations for Guitar is now here! Book 2 of this revolutionary method quickly reviews concepts taught in Book 1, then goes full speed ahead with topics like moving up the neck, sixteenth notes, speed picking, playing power chords in higher positions, classic guitar riffs, barre chords (major, minor, and seventh), and much more. The included MP3 recordings demonstrate every example and song in the book, and specialized instructional tracks feature concise explanations and demonstrations of all new concepts and techniques. The included TNT 2 Custom Mix software lets students slow tracks down and loop sections for continuous practice, and the video lessons on the included DVD explain and demonstrate all the concepts and techniques.

Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 2: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & DVD

This book is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge and increase their creative choices while having fun with home recording. Written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language, Home Recording Basics will have you recording like a pro in no time! Topics include: analog and digital recording formats, linear and non-linear recording, microphone and line level signals, microphone placement, multi-track recording, sound modifiers, and mixdown and mastering.

Ultimate Beginner Tech Start: Home Recording Basics (Ultimate Beginner Tech Start Series(R))

Bill Purse is the chair of the music technology and guitar departments at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. His new book, fully updated for the latest version of Finale, remains the authoritative guide for understanding and using the most powerful, state-of-the-art software that generates publisher-quality notation. Finale's wide range of capabilities yields a steep learning curve, but this book guides users through the program's powerful intricacies one step at a time. It assists with all facets of music preparation – from transcribing an existing piece of music to creating an original work – and helps maximize the benefits of Finale's invaluable capabilities in editing, reformatting, and reorganizing musical material. For Finale 2002 and above.

The Finale Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale

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Web Development & Design

Backbeat Books

Here's the definitive guide to mastering music notation with Finale NotePad! This easy-to-use reference unravels the intricacies of NotePad, the introductory yet powerful program that enables musicians to edit, reformat and reorganize notation for any composition into a musical masterpiece. Providing step-by-step guidance, this fully illustrated primer offers exercises, projects, a special section on guitar, and power-user tips for improving speed and becoming a NotePad expert. Indispensible whether you're transcribing an existing piece of music of creating an original work, this book includes: NotePad how-tos for both Macintosh and Windows, ready-to-use NotePad software and templates on the CD-ROM included with the book, and a free demo version of Finale PrintMusic.

The Finale NotePad Primer: Learning the Art of Music Notation with NotePad

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(Book). The PrintMusic! Primer is a tried and true first step guide to using the world's number one music notation program. Road tested for more than eight years, the information found here will help readers transcribe or create any style of music as a desktop masterpiece. This practical and easy-to-use book guides readers through the intricacies of this powerful program one step at a time. With exercises, drills and projects, including hundreds of illustrations, it teaches how to get the most from PrintMusic!'s capabilities in music editing, reformatting and reorganizing. Includes extensive coverage of PrintMusic! 2002 and above for both Windows and Macintosh, with special sections on MIDI files, HyperScribe and guitar notation and tablature. Also available by Bill Purse: The Finale Primer Second Edition Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale 00330537/$24.95 The Finale NotePad Primer Learning the Art of Music Notation with NotePad 00331015 Book/CD-ROM/$19.95

The PrintMusic Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale PrintMusic

(Book). Fully updated for Finale 2005, this book remains the definitive guide for understanding and using this powerful, state-of-the-art music notation software. Finale's wide range of capabilities yields a steep learning curve, but The Finale Primer guides users through the powerful intricacies of Finale 2005 one step at a time. This hands-on book assists with all facets of music preparation whether transcribing an existing piece of music or creating an original work and helps maximize the benefits of Finale's invaluable capabilities in editing, reformatting, and reorganizing musical material.

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This teacher edition of Sound Innovations for Guitar, Book 2 contains 36 complete one-week units/lesson plans. The lessons progress through six major levels and provide goals, access to reproducible enrichment and enhancement pages, expansion suggestions, performance advice, assessment tools, and clear guidance as to reasonable expected progress. The intent of this method is to provide both students and teachers with an exciting and rewarding guitar class experience.

Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 2: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction

This comprehensive reference manual unravels all the intricacies of Finale 2014, for Windows and Mac platforms. Finale Primer: 2014 Edition helps you set up, edit, reformat, and reorganize your notation into a musical masterpiece. This fully illustrated step-by-step guide offers exercises, projects, creative ideas, and power-user tips that will improve your speed and help you become a Finale expert. This book is indispensable whether you're arranging an existing piece of music or creating an original work. This easy-to-use book includes: * Cross-platform instructions for both Macintosh and Windows * Tips to get the most out of Finale's powerful features such as HyperScribe, the Graphics Tool, and MusicScore Lite * Special sections on creative applications of Finale

The Finale Primer -- 2014 Edition: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale

Mel Bay Presents Bach Chorales for Guitar: For Solo, Duet, Trio, or Quartet (Classic Guitar)

Mel Bay Pubns

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Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 1: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & Online Media

Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 2: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & DVD

Ultimate Beginner Tech Start: Home Recording Basics (Ultimate Beginner Tech Start Series(R))

The Finale Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale

The Finale NotePad Primer: Learning the Art of Music Notation with NotePad

The PrintMusic Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale PrintMusic

The Finale Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale

Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 2: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction

The Finale Primer -- 2014 Edition: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale

Mel Bay Presents Bach Chorales for Guitar: For Solo, Duet, Trio, or Quartet (Classic Guitar)