121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes

This collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and set dances are the favorite tunes played in pubs and at parties by Irish players around the world. Each tune is masterfully demonstrated on tinwhistle by L.E. McCullough, played slowly and then up-to-speed to make each one easier to learn. Added guitar and keyboard back-up tracks make for a great practice session. Excellent for players of any melodic instrument - fiddle, accordion, flute, tinwhistle, banjo, bouzouki, guitar - who want to hold their own in any Irish music gathering. Includes accompaniment tracks for playing along on any instrument. FOUR CDs • INCLUDES 50-PAGE MUSIC + CHORD BOOK • LEVEL 3

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12-String Guitar Techniques

The powerful sounds and songs of Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and others resound through the 12-string guitar. This lesson teaches the walking basses, dynamic rhythms, full chords and fingerpicking innovations that can be used on this wonderful instrument. It includes classic blues, rags, folk songs and instrumentals. 90-MIN • BEGINNER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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20 Easy Tunes for the Beginning Fiddler

In nearly three hours of play-along instruction, Jim Wood teaches new fiddlers everything they'll need to play America's best-loved tunes. With the help of his wife Inge on guitar, Jim gives beginners pointers on bowing, accurate noting, and details on playing in several keys. Tunes: Soldier's Joy • Turkey in the Straw • Sally Goodin • Little Liza Jane • Buffalo Gals • Redwing • Sweet Hour of Prayer • and 13 more. LEVEL 1 • INCLUDES MUSIC • 180 MIN.

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20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know

This series of CDs teaches essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features three levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic melody; an intermediate arrangement that will give players a solid musical grounding; and finally, a full-blown solo that will challenge any aspiring swing guitarist. Backup tracks make for productive and exciting practice sessions. Tunes: After You've Gone • Back Home Again in Indiana • Blue Moon • Danny Boy • Georgia on My Mind • Honeysuckle Rose • I Got Rhythm • Kansas City Kitty • Lady Be Good • Limehouse Blues • Little Rock Getaway • Minor Swing • Miss Molly • Panhandle Rag • It's Only a Paper Moon • Remington's Ride • Over the Rainbow • Sugar Foot Rag • Summertime • The Sunny Side of the Street. 160-PAGE BOOK WITH 6 CDs • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • LEVEL ALL

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40 Years of MJQ

The Modern Jazz Quartet traces its origins to Dizzy Gillespie and his bebop big band. Filmed live in Germany, pianist and composer John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, vibraphonist extraordinaire Milt Jackson and drummer Micky Roker (subbing for Connie Kay) perform in this unforgettable performance that defines the dignity of jazz. 58 minutes plus multiple bonus features.

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50 Licks Rock Style

Musicians Institute instructor Tom Kolb teaches licks in the styles of rock guitar masters such as Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, the Allman Brothers, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, Billy Gibbons, Dave Navarro, Mark Knopfler, and other great players! He explains how to apply the licks over certain chords or progressions, and covers techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, vibrato, bends, octaves, harmonics, whammy bar, double stops, sequencing of scales, intervallic licks, arpeggios, and many more. Includes a helpful instructional booklet. 60 minutes.

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5-String Banjo

Especially for the beginner who wants to learn a variety of styles and techniques. No previous experience necessary to learn more than 40 songs, including My Home's Across The Smoky Mountains • Little Birdie • Jesse James • The House Carpenter • Railroad Bill and many others. INCLUDES TAB • LEVEL 1

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'90s Rock

The Guitar Play-Along DVD Series lets you hear and see how to play songs like never before. Just watch, listen and learn! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then, the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from three viewing options: fret hand with tab, wide view with tab, pick & fret hands close-up. Each DVD includes great songs that all guitarists will want to know! Volume 10 includes: Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden) • The Freshmen (The Verve Pipe) • Mother (Danzig) • Mr. Jones (Counting Crows) • Push (Matchbox 20) • Santeria (Sublime) • Shine (Collective Soul) • Tomorrow (Silverchair).

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A Beginner's Guide to Chord Positions

Find chords in the upper reaches of the fingerboard, and learn the basic concepts of music theory for guitar. Starting with the easiest three-string movable chord positions, Happy explains with very clear, simple instructions how to use them, combining them with other movable chords until you can play in any position and in any key. Moving on to four, five and six-string (barre) movable chords, you'll learn songs and chord progressions that will help you put your newly-acquired chord knowledge into practice. TWO CDS • INCLUDES CHORDS • LEVEL 2

ID: HL-000641569

A Fiddler's Guide to Waltzes, Airs and Haunting Melodies

Fiddlers of all levels will benefit from Jay Ungar's inventive use of slides, rolls, smears, vibrato and special bowing techniques. You'll learn how to turn tunes into distinctive compositions with ornaments, slides and grace notes. Jay teaches: Tombigbee Waltz • Tennessee Waltz • South Wind • Shebeg Shemor • Give Me Your Hand • and his Grammy-winning tune, Ashokan Farewell. 90 MIN. • INCLUDES MUSIC • LEVEL 2

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