After decades of experimentation, musicians have begun to utilize a strikingly colorful palette of sounds on woodwind instruments. Flute, clarinet, and saxophone players, in many different musical settings, regularly use sounds that were unheard of in the middle of the twentieth century. Oboists, in comparison, have lagged somewhat behind their more adventurous colleagues.In writing Oboe Unbound: Contemporary Techniques, author Libby Van Cleve opens up the tradition-bound assumptio...

Teach yourself how to play saxophone with our easy saxophone lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free sax videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along. Also includes music score and saxophone animation for easy music learning.***"I spent a lot of time to find a good book for my alto saxophone lesson. This book let me know how I can play it. You don't need to waste time to find anot...

Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free harmonica videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played, then play along. Also includes an animated harmonica, music score and harmonica tabs for easy music learning.***"A great book for any beginner! Teaches you how to play some great sounding folk and blues music. Also includes theory needed to play ...

Teach yourself how to play recorder with our easy recorder lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free recorder videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score and recorder animation for easy music learning.***"Excellent material! I have used this book with beginners from 5 years to 15! Highly recommended!" - R. Martins, Norman OK...

Teach yourself how to play tin whistle with our easy tin whistle lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.***"This is the only tin whistle book you'll ever need for learning the basics." - Nancy Braithwaite, Chicago ILProgressive Tin Whistle contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great tin whist...

Basic Blues Harmonica Method is geared toward getting you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible. The songs and exercises have been designed to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument and allow you to take full advantage of the great sounding patterns available on your harmonica, without first having to learn advanced techniques such as bending. The basic techniques covered are single hole embouchure, tongue block embouchure and octaves. You'll be able to achieve that bl...

Teach yourself how to play trumpet with our easy trumpet lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free trumpet videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along. Also includes music score and trumpet animation for easy music learning.***"Great for any beginner trumpet player. It teaches the basics for any style of music, ... If you're learning the trumpet, you need this book!"...

A comprehensive text teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato, harmony, and technical studies leading to improvisation. For the flute student beginning the serious study of jazz and contemporary styles, this book will help in many ways. Phrasing and interpretation of rhythms are studied through exercises and original pieces. Scale and arpeggio studies will help the student learn both the music theory and technical skills needed to improvise.

A comprehensive chromatic harmonica method by noted writer and clinician Phil Duncan. Contains excellent harmonica arrangements of 60 tunes ranging in style from light classics to folk and country. Comes with access to online audio and video.

This tin whistle book offers a beginner-friendly, step-by-step method for all ages, featuring familiar folk tunes, music notation instruction, and a dedicated section on authentic Irish ornamentation for playing traditional Irish music on the standard D whistle, complete with online audio for guided learning. It’s a comprehensive guide that teaches the basics, builds repertoire with easy songs, and introduces the traditional Irish style, making it an ideal starting point before moving to o...

An innovative book that enables the student to play rhythm chords immediately to create exciting sounds on the harmonica, You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp is designed to allow the beginning student to gain maximum results in the shortest amount of time. The student is guided in developing the ability to hear blues progressions and styles. Upon completion of this method, the student will have developed the ability to handle the demands of most blues music. Written by a masterful teacher wi...

Teach how to play recorder for kids with our easy recorder lessons for kids.***Comes with online access to free recorder videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score and recorder animation for easy music learning.***"Great teaching tool. I love the fact you can play just a note and get a great accompaniment to make it sound interesting. It ...