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Play Easy Piano Songs with just One Hand

Beginner Piano Book for all Ages

by Helen Winter ...

This book was written to help absolute beginners, whether kids or adults, learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music.If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters.Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician. Playing music can be as simple and ... Read more

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This book was written to help absolute beginners, whether kids or adults, learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music.If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters.Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician. Playing music can be as simple and
... Read more
Friday Night Jam

by Nowick Gray ...

A how-to memoir tracing the learning curves of group music improvisation, the peaks and pitfalls of African hand drumming with electric instruments. ... Read more

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A how-to memoir tracing the learning curves of group music improvisation, the peaks and pitfalls of African hand drumming with electric instruments.
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Super Drum Tips Handbook: For Drummers Who Are Serious About Music, Drums & Percussion

by Daniel N Brown ...

Stop making the same mistakes that millions of drummers are making that leave them frustrated with their music! Here's what we'll discuss...* The Importance of the Drummer in a Band* How to Maximize Your Skills* Common Traits Among Great Drummers* Things to Do in Every Practice Session* How to Overcome Frustration* and Much MoreNo technical "how to" drum lessons are discussed here! What we will be ... Read more

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Stop making the same mistakes that millions of drummers are making that leave them frustrated with their music! Here's what we'll discuss...* The Importance of the Drummer in a Band* How to Maximize Your Skills* Common Traits Among Great Drummers* Things to Do in Every Practice Session* How to Overcome Frustration* and Much MoreNo technical "how to" drum lessons are discussed here! What we will be
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21 Simple Letter-Coded Songs for Kalimba

by Helen Winter ...

Series series Sheet Music for Beginners
Usually, the kalimba is considered an adult instrument, but with our visual, your kids will easily begin to play as well. The easiest way to begin is to play with the letter notes. This sheet music book will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to follow circles with ... Read more

$6.80 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Usually, the kalimba is considered an adult instrument, but with our visual, your kids will easily begin to play as well. The easiest way to begin is to play with the letter notes. This sheet music book will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to follow circles with
... Read more
The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky

Full Album Drum Transcription

by Evan Aria Serenity ...

Series series JDS: Full Album Drum Transcription Books
Drum sheet music transcriptions for the entirety of The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky, released in 1982. Drums by Stuart Elliot. Crossover prog, overall difficulty 3/5.Includes Sirius / Eye in the Sky, Children of the Moon / Gemini, Silence and I, You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned, Psychobabble, Mammagamma, Step by Step, and Old and Wise. ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Drum sheet music transcriptions for the entirety of The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky, released in 1982. Drums by Stuart Elliot. Crossover prog, overall difficulty 3/5.Includes Sirius / Eye in the Sky, Children of the Moon / Gemini, Silence and I, You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned, Psychobabble, Mammagamma, Step by Step, and Old and Wise.
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Sticking It Out

From Juilliard to the Orchestra Pit: A Percussionists's Memoir

by Patti Niemi ...

"By turns reflective and dramatic, poignant and hilarious, Sticking It Out offers an irresistible portrait of the artist as a young percussionist" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).When Patti Niemi was ten years old, all the children in her school music class lined up to choose their instruments. Boy after boy chose drums, and girl after girl chose flute—that is, until it was Patti's ... ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"By turns reflective and dramatic, poignant and hilarious, Sticking It Out offers an irresistible portrait of the artist as a young percussionist" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).When Patti Niemi was ten years old, all the children in her school music class lined up to choose their instruments. Boy after boy chose drums, and girl after girl chose flute—that is, until it was Patti's ...
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Pre Grade 1 Drum Kit Work Book

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by James Packer ...

This is the very first work book of the series and is aimed at students starting out in learning and playing the drum kit.Unlike previous work books in the series, there's a little more explanation on how something is played but plenty of opportunities to add your own style of playing.This book focuses on techniques used at creating drum beats including different learning processes to get them ... Read more

$2.73 USD

This is the very first work book of the series and is aimed at students starting out in learning and playing the drum kit.Unlike previous work books in the series, there's a little more explanation on how something is played but plenty of opportunities to add your own style of playing.This book focuses on techniques used at creating drum beats including different learning processes to get them
... Read more
The Drummer's Bible

How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco

by Mick Berry, Jason Gianni ...

Updated to include 50 additional grooves, this encyclopedic book contains more than 450 musical examples in standard notation, showing grooves and practical variations. Overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles are covered alongside innumerable helpful performance tips. This book features performances of nearly 200 of the grooves, including every primary style ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Updated to include 50 additional grooves, this encyclopedic book contains more than 450 musical examples in standard notation, showing grooves and practical variations. Overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles are covered alongside innumerable helpful performance tips. This book features performances of nearly 200 of the grooves, including every primary style
... Read more
Double Bass Drumming Explained

A Comprehensive Reference on the Art and Science of Double Bass

by Ryan Alexander Bloom ...

Series series Double Bass Drumming Explained
Double Bass Drumming Explained is the definitive guide for how to play bass drum with both feet. This is not just another method book stuffed with endless beats and fills. Rather than simply listing exercises in musical notation, this book actually explains, in detail, how double bass works at the most basic level including: pedal setup, drum kit arrangement, single stroke techniques, double ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Double Bass Drumming Explained is the definitive guide for how to play bass drum with both feet. This is not just another method book stuffed with endless beats and fills. Rather than simply listing exercises in musical notation, this book actually explains, in detail, how double bass works at the most basic level including: pedal setup, drum kit arrangement, single stroke techniques, double
... Read more
70 Simple Songs for the 8-Note Tongue Drum. Without Musical Notes

Just Follow the Circles

by Helen Winter ...

We call this series “I don’t read music” since we are targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, grandparents.Folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and from being passed from generation to generation. We believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable.All 70 songs in this book have been written ... Read more

$7.70 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We call this series “I don’t read music” since we are targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, grandparents.Folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and from being passed from generation to generation. We believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable.All 70 songs in this book have been written
... Read more
Beginning Drum Set

A California Garage Band Method for Learning Basic Drum Set Beats

by Kenneth W. Langen ...

IF YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE DRUM SET, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! BEGINNING DRUM SET will help you learn the three basic beats most common in popular music today. The lessons that follow are the words and the visuals I would say and show a beginning drum set student. Start with the easy-to-master approach to learning the 2-4 (two-four) beat. Understand and practice the beat to ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

IF YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE DRUM SET, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! BEGINNING DRUM SET will help you learn the three basic beats most common in popular music today. The lessons that follow are the words and the visuals I would say and show a beginning drum set student. Start with the easy-to-master approach to learning the 2-4 (two-four) beat. Understand and practice the beat to
... Read more
When The Drummers Were Women

A Spiritual History of Rhythm

by Layne Redmond ...

For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history.Artistic representations reveal that female frame drummers carried the spiritual traditions of many of the earliest recorded civilizations. During those ancient times, the drummer-priestesses held the keys to ... Read more

$9.99 USD

For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history.Artistic representations reveal that female frame drummers carried the spiritual traditions of many of the earliest recorded civilizations. During those ancient times, the drummer-priestesses held the keys to
... Read more
The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide

Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion

by Stewart Hoffman ...

The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion is an essential practical resource for instrumental music teachers and band directors. Author Stewart Hoffman, a Juilliard-trained percussionist, performer, private instructor, and former classroom teacher, offers a comprehensive yet accessible and clearly written handbook to help set teachers and students alike ... Read more

$32.39 USD

The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion is an essential practical resource for instrumental music teachers and band directors. Author Stewart Hoffman, a Juilliard-trained percussionist, performer, private instructor, and former classroom teacher, offers a comprehensive yet accessible and clearly written handbook to help set teachers and students alike
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Tomas Cruz Conga Method Volume 3

Timba: Modern Cuban Conga Rhythms

by Tomas Cruz ...

Volume III is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba, the new musical genre that has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap for all the instruments of the rhythm section, and especially the congas. The recordings of Tomás Cruz are considered the most advanced examples of Timba conga-playing, and so fascinated the three coauthors that they ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Volume III is the first educational product to tackle the complex subject of Timba, the new musical genre that has been played in Cuba since 1989. Timba represents a quantum leap for all the instruments of the rhythm section, and especially the congas. The recordings of Tomás Cruz are considered the most advanced examples of Timba conga-playing, and so fascinated the three coauthors that they
... Read more
Drum Lessons for Kids of All Ages

by Rob Silverman, Mike Silverman ...

Intended for the beginning drum student, this book contains many essential reading and playing skills for the snare and drumset. These studies are integrated in a logical, sequential order. For example, a new rhythm is introduced and studied on the snare drum, then later applied as a beat and then a fill. The same rhythm will appear later in the book for review and then in one of the play-along ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Intended for the beginning drum student, this book contains many essential reading and playing skills for the snare and drumset. These studies are integrated in a logical, sequential order. For example, a new rhythm is introduced and studied on the snare drum, then later applied as a beat and then a fill. The same rhythm will appear later in the book for review and then in one of the play-along
... Read more
Grade 1 Drum Kit Work Book.

Learn all the techniques needed for grade 1 in beat form, fill form and as a rudiment.

by James Packer ...

The Drum Kit Work Book is a series of books that expands on beats, fills and rudiments used at specific grade levels across all examination boards as well as GCSE and A level. (Or equivalent in different countries).It allows the student to use the work books along side exam books or as a structured way of learning and progressing at the relevant stage if the student is not doing exams.With a ... Read more

$4.78 USD

The Drum Kit Work Book is a series of books that expands on beats, fills and rudiments used at specific grade levels across all examination boards as well as GCSE and A level. (Or equivalent in different countries).It allows the student to use the work books along side exam books or as a structured way of learning and progressing at the relevant stage if the student is not doing exams.With a
... Read more
Dancing to the Drum Machine

How Electronic Percussion Conquered the World

by Mr. Dan LeRoy ...

Dancing to the Drum Machine is a never-before-attempted history of what is perhaps the most controversial musical instrument ever invented: the drum machine. Here, author Dan LeRoy reveals the untold story of how their mechanical pulse became the new heartbeat of popular music. The pristine snap of the LinnDrum. The bottom-heavy beats of the Roland 808. The groundbreaking samples of the E-MUSP ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Dancing to the Drum Machine is a never-before-attempted history of what is perhaps the most controversial musical instrument ever invented: the drum machine. Here, author Dan LeRoy reveals the untold story of how their mechanical pulse became the new heartbeat of popular music. The pristine snap of the LinnDrum. The bottom-heavy beats of the Roland 808. The groundbreaking samples of the E-MUSP
... Read more
Rhythm is The Cure

Southern Italian Tambourine

by Alessandra Belloni ...

This book with online video will introduce the reader to the tambourine and folk dance tradition of Southern Italy, the Tarantella. Students will learn the techniques of Tarantella tambourine playing as well as the history of this ancient tradition. This book reflects 25 years of field research and performance by the author, Alessandra Belloni. ... Read more

$22.99 USD

This book with online video will introduce the reader to the tambourine and folk dance tradition of Southern Italy, the Tarantella. Students will learn the techniques of Tarantella tambourine playing as well as the history of this ancient tradition. This book reflects 25 years of field research and performance by the author, Alessandra Belloni.
... Read more
Summer Songs of 2017

50 notated drum beats inspired by the biggest songs of 2017.

by James Packer ...

This work book contains beats for some of the Summers biggest tracks.Not every beat you will learn here is exactly what you hear on the track. It may be that the beat has been simplified or may be just one beat of many in the song.It may be that the beat is helping accent certain aspects of the bass guitar or synth parts.Whatever you play though, it will sound awesome. ... Read more

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This work book contains beats for some of the Summers biggest tracks.Not every beat you will learn here is exactly what you hear on the track. It may be that the beat has been simplified or may be just one beat of many in the song.It may be that the beat is helping accent certain aspects of the bass guitar or synth parts.Whatever you play though, it will sound awesome.
... Read more
Paramore - Riot!

Full Album Drum Transcription

by Evan Aria Serenity ...

Series series JDS: Full Album Drum Transcription Books
Drum sheet music transcriptions for the entirety of Paramore's sophomore album Riot!, released in 2007. Drums by Zac Farro. Pop punk, overall difficulty 3/5.Includes For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic, That's What You, Hallelujah, Misery Business, When It Rains, Let the Flames Begin, Miracle, Curshcrushcrush, We Are Broken, Fences, Born For This, and the bonus tracks Decoy and Stop This Song ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Drum sheet music transcriptions for the entirety of Paramore's sophomore album Riot!, released in 2007. Drums by Zac Farro. Pop punk, overall difficulty 3/5.Includes For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic, That's What You, Hallelujah, Misery Business, When It Rains, Let the Flames Begin, Miracle, Curshcrushcrush, We Are Broken, Fences, Born For This, and the bonus tracks Decoy and Stop This Song
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Intro to Polyrhythms

Contracting and Expanding Time Within Form

by Ari Hoenig, Johannes Weidenmueller ...

One of the best methods for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition. Looks at rhythm through a magnifying glass so the student can see, sing, and hear various subdivisions and groupings. Useful for any instrumentalists. It will greatly improve the student's improvisational ability to create and respond to rhythmic musical dialogue.The book is complete with general ... Read more

$17.99 USD

One of the best methods for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition. Looks at rhythm through a magnifying glass so the student can see, sing, and hear various subdivisions and groupings. Useful for any instrumentalists. It will greatly improve the student's improvisational ability to create and respond to rhythmic musical dialogue.The book is complete with general
... Read more
Complete Modern Drum Set

by Frank Briggs ...

Series series Complete
This book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles, author Frank Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. Briggs states, "He believes the more you know about different styles and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This book offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles, author Frank Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. Briggs states, "He believes the more you know about different styles and
... Read more
Tomas Cruz Conga Method Volume 2

Essential Cuban Conga Rhythms

by Tomas Cruz ...

Volume II is aimed at two distinct categories of readers: 1) Intermediate players who are ready for a wider range of rhythms to study and use in live playing situations; and 2) Experienced congueros who have digested Volume I and now seek to understand the roots of the modern Cuban conga style. Having assimilated the material in Volume I, the student should be able to play basic Son Montuno, Salsa ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Volume II is aimed at two distinct categories of readers: 1) Intermediate players who are ready for a wider range of rhythms to study and use in live playing situations; and 2) Experienced congueros who have digested Volume I and now seek to understand the roots of the modern Cuban conga style. Having assimilated the material in Volume I, the student should be able to play basic Son Montuno, Salsa
... Read more
Encyclopedia of Percussion

by John H. Beck ...

The Encyclopedia of Percussion is an extensive guide to percussion instruments, organized for research as well as general knowledge. Focusing on idiophones and membranophones, it covers in detail both Western and non-Western percussive instruments. These include not only instruments whose usual sound is produced percussively (like snare drums and triangles), but those whose usual sound is produced ... Read more

$84.99 USD

The Encyclopedia of Percussion is an extensive guide to percussion instruments, organized for research as well as general knowledge. Focusing on idiophones and membranophones, it covers in detail both Western and non-Western percussive instruments. These include not only instruments whose usual sound is produced percussively (like snare drums and triangles), but those whose usual sound is produced
... Read more

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