An illustrated guide to playing the clarinet introduces the beginner to reading music and includes exercises and songs to help improve skills.

"This introductory-level book provides an overview of fingerstyle techniques for the guitarist who may not be familiar with the classical/fingerstyle technique or who just wants to learn more. The first few chapters discuss some basic techniques and how to approach these techniques while developing good habits and correcting or avoiding the development of bad habits. The later sections focus on some basic repertoire from the classical and fingerstyle...

"How to Play Classic Jazz Guitar is an instruction book designed for the intermediate guitarist who wishes to explore the "classic" style of swing-era jazz popularized by Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Herb Ellis, and other big band and small combo guitarists. It offers a clear, concise introduction to jazz guitar, beginning with simple chords and progressions, then going on step by step to more advanced chords and alternate harmonies. How to...

The author plays eight traditional tunes on Irish flute and tin whistle, each three times through, complete with variations. Each performance is notated and commented upon.

Illustrated with charts and diagrams throughout, this guide teaches the fundamentals of piano--from buying a piano and understanding its mechanisms to reading music and playing chords.

Live performances demonstrate how the music should sound.

The ukulele has gone from strength to strength in recent years, undergoing a massive resurgence. You can hear the uke all over the place, from trendster indie rock to top ten pop songs, from unshakeable TV ads to YouTube megahits. And this obsession shows no sign of abating - all over the country people are picking up a ukulele and starting to strum, at home, in classes and down at the pub. Schools are even replacing the faithful recorder with a jazzy,...

Tells how to select and tune a guitar, demonstrates how to hold the guitar, form chords, and establish rhythm, and gradually introduces more advanced techniques.