Techniques, Sight Reading and Improvisation Books and DVD/Videos

Lyrical Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship isthe latest soon-to-be hit from master musician and music educator EdLisk. The concepts and instructional techniques discussed here prompt new and different considerations for what teachers and conductors of instrumental music must strive for. Lyrical Conducting expandsone's awareness through the beauty of musical expression and itsdirection for greater musical meaning. Many attempts...

The Solo Workout by Andrew D. Gordon can be used by any musician who wants to improve their improvisational skills in Blues, Rock & Funk styles. This product consists of 15, 3 minute rhythm tracks so that any musician can try out soloing ideas while playing along to drums, bass, guitar and keyboards. There are 4 Rock Groooves, 6 Funk Grooves and 5 Blues grooves played in different keys and tempos. The book shows the chord progressions used in...

This graded series of eleven books, covering beginner to advanced levels, develops comprehensive reading ability and musical understanding. Assignments are organized into daily sight-reading and ear-training exercises to facilitate regular practice at home. Original examples have been specifically composed for Introductory through Book 4; Books 5 through 10 feature excerpts from standard repertoire in a variety of styles and textures. This proven...

This graded series of eleven books, covering beginner to advanced levels, develops comprehensive reading ability and musical understanding. Assignments are organized into daily sight-reading and ear-training exercises to facilitate regular practice at home. Original examples have been specifically composed for Introductory through Book 4; Books 5 through 10 feature excerpts from standard repertoire in a variety of styles and textures. This proven...

A few hours spent with this video will teach you the simple principles of reading music. Even if you have never read a note of music before, this fifty-one minute full color video will teach you how. It is excellent, too, as a refresher course if you could read music once but have forgotten how. This self-contained course, ideal for classroom or private teaching, covers: Pitch Duration Rests and Ties Familiar Tunes New Time Signatures Sharps and ...