Bass Guitar Exercises For Dummies
Get ready to master the bass guitar faster than you can say "amplifier."¿ A staple of almost every genre of music out there, the bass guitar is a fundamental (and fun!) instrument that can now be easily learned by musicians of any experi...
Guitar Exercises For Dummies
A guitar-playing practice guide with hundreds of warm-up and technique-building exercises If you already play some guitar but need some practice, you're in the right place. Guitar Exercises For Dummies is a friendly guide that provides just enough need-to-know information about practicing scales, chords, and arpeggios in the context of specific skills and techniques to help you maximize its 400+ exercises and improve your guitar playing. (If you need instruction on topics like buying or tuning a guitar and playing basic chords, check out Guitar For Dummies.) This practical book starts off with warm-up exercises (on and off-instrument) and then logically transitions to scales, scale sequences, arpeggios, arpeggio sequences, and chords, with a focus on building strength and consistency as well as refining technique. Each section helps you to practice correct hand and body posture and experience variations, such as fingering options and hand positions, and then ends with a brief musical
Bass Guitar For Dummies
Way more than just the bass-ics Whatever you're playing-funk, soul, rock, blues, country-the bass is the heart of the band. Bassists provide a crucial part of driving force and funky framework that other members of any and work off. From John Paul...
Guitar For Dummies
The bestselling guide now updated with video demonstrations and audio tracks online The guitar is one of the most versatile instruments in the world, which is why it's so appealing to musicians. Guitar For Dummies, 4th Edition gives you everything...
Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercis...
Somatic Exercises For Dummies
Reduce stress, relieve pain, and improve your overall health with somatic exercise Are you ready to relax, feel, and move better? Do you want to reduce anxiety, eliminate stress, and release tension in a healthy and natural way? Then grab a copy of Somatic Exercise For Dummies and start healing yourself from within! In the book, renowned yoga, meditation and Pilates teacher Kristin McGee explains how you can use somatic exercise to strengthen the mind-body connection through movement. In simple, straightforward terms, the author explains exactly what somatic exercise is, how to do it, and what it can help you achieve. Learn to use breathwork, yoga, dance, Qigong, assisted movement, and more to help you with everything from your posture to flexibility and inner calm. You'll: * Discover focused exercises for overcoming trauma, finding joy, and increasing your wellbeing * Fight chronic pain and enhance physical wellness with safe, natural methods * Find step-by-step instructions—with
Breathing Exercises For Dummies
Take control of your breath, take control of your life. Breathing Exercises For Dummies teaches you more than 50 ways to reduce stress, practice mindfulness, improve your sleep and beyond. Breathing exercises help you feel and perform at your best. These strategies have been in use since ancient times, and modern research shows how effective they can be. This book teaches you meditative breathing exercises to reduce anxiety and improve focus in the moment, as well as tips for retraining your normal breath to be more supportive of your everyday well-being. Need to relax? Need to reenergize? Need a boost to your creativity and decision making? There's a breathing exercise for that. * Learn about the benefits of breathing exercises and the scientific evidence behind them * Discover 50+ exercises, including pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, and beyond * Manage pain, address insomnia, get relief from anxiety, and improve your creativity, all with the power of
Mandolin Exercises For Dummies
Dummies focuses on the skills that players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you picking with the best of them-or at least much better than before! Mandolin Exercises For Dummies is packed...
Exercise Balls For Dummies
If you want to shape up or lose weight, get on the ball! It's inexpensive. It's something you can do at home. It's effective! However, unless you have a personal trainer, using the exercise ball correctly to get maximum results can be tricky. That...
Blues Guitar For Dummies
Want to become the coolest possible version of yourself? Time to jump into learning the blues guitar. Even if you don't read music, Blues Guitar For Dummies lets you pick up the fundamentals and start jamming like your favorite blues artists. Blue...
Classical Guitar For Dummies
Discover the magic of classical guitar with this fun and easy guide The perfect starting point to learning classical guitar, Classical Guitar For Dummies, walks you through the steps, techniques, and styles you’ll need to finger-pick your way around some of the most beautiful songs ever written. Whether you’re a first timer looking to add your very first classical guitar to your collection or you’ve already made the jump to the classical style want to pick up some priceless tips, this book is the easy-to-read companion you’ll want at your side. You can even play along with audio and video examples at dummies.com that will help you on your journey toward classical guitar mastery. In Classical Guitar For Dummies, you’ll find: * Foundational and advanced techniques, from adapting your playing posture to coloring your tone with vibrato * Tips and tricks on playing classical guitar favorites, like Cavatina by Stanley Myers * Explorations of classical scales, up and down the guitar neck
Guitar Chords For Dummies
Chords, chords, and (almost) nothing but chords Guitar Chords For Dummies is full of, well, guitar chords. This indispensable reference is a must for guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre, providing a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords—over 600 in all. Each chord is illustrated with a chord diagram and a photo with guitarist’s tips sprinkled throughout the book. You’ll also get a tiny bit of music theory, so you know what’s going on with all those symbols, and voicings for each chord in each of the 12 keys. And it’s even small enough to fit in your guitar case. Add sparkle and range to your musical repertoire. * Learn the theory and techniques for playing guitar chords * Reference over 600 chords spread over 12 keys * Easily try out new chords, thanks to the portable, lay-flat format * Go beyond the basics with sustained, augmented, diminished, and flatted chords Guitar Chords For Dummies is ideal for newbies just picking up the guitar and
Rock Guitar For Dummies
Check out this guide to rock guitar technique If you're ready to start playing some rockin' tunes on the guitar, there's no better teacher than Rock Guitar For Dummies. This is the ultimate guide to playing rock 'n' roll on six strings, even if yo...
Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies
Turn your inspiration into a story with clear, expert guidance Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies is a step-by-step creative writing course designed to hone your craft, regardless of ability. Written by the founder of the Complete Creative Wri...
Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery
With over 200 effective exercises, Complete Technique for Modern Guitar destroys the myth that excellent guitar technique takes years to master. This book focuses on only the exercises that most quickly develop the fundamental four areas of guitar technique: Picking, Legato, Playing in Time, and Expression. Every exercise is accompanied by an individual audio track that's available for free.
Exercise Training Diary For Dummies
The Exercise Training Diary For Dummies will get fitness enthusiasts to gear up even more. It includes a 52-week, fill-in calendar you can use to schedule workouts and record progress, plus helpful advice on a full range of health topics.
Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies
Learn the secrets to achieving your ultimate sound Whether amateur or pro, guitarists live for the ultimate sound.
Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies
Learn the secrets to achieving your ultimate sound Whether amateur or pro, guitarists live for the ultimate sound. Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies provides the information and instruction you need to discover that sound and make it your own!...
Walking Bass Guitar Lines
15 Original Walking Bass Guitar lines in tablature and notation for the intermediate to advanced bassist. * 176 bars of music over 15 Bass lines (average Bass line length 11.7 bars) * Audio demonstrations and backing tracks for each Bass line at slow (70bpm), medium (135bpm) and fast (200bpm) speeds with video demonstrations for medium speed (Downloadable). * Each Bass line includes an interval analysis of all of its notes and theory explanations of various approaches to chord changes.
Guitar All-in-One For Dummies
A one-stop resource to the essentials of owning and playing the guitar If you ve just bought a guitar, or you ve had one for a while, you probably know it takes some time and effort to learn how to play the popular instrument. There s so much to k...
Guitar All-in-One For Dummies
A one-stop resource to the essentials of owning and playing the guitar If you ve just bought a guitar, or you ve had one for a while, you probably know it takes some time and effort to learn how to play the popular instrument. There s so much to k...
Guitar All-in-One For Dummies
A one-stop resource to the essentials of owning and playing the guitar If you’ve just bought a guitar, or you’ve had one for a while, you probably know it takes some time and effort to learn how to play the popular instrument. There’s so much to know about owning, maintaining, and playing a guitar. Where do you even begin? In Guitar All-in-One For Dummies, a team of expert guitarists and music teachers shows you the essentials you need to know about owning and playing a guitar. From picking your first notes to exploring music theory and composition, maintaining your gear, and diving into the specifics of genres like blues and rock, this book is a comprehensive and practical goldmine of indispensable info. Created for the budding guitarist who wants all their lessons and advice in one place, the book will show you how to: * Maintain, tune, and string your guitar, as well as decipher music notation and guitar tablature * Understand guitar theory, sounds and techniques to help
Learn to Play Bass Guitar
Learn To Play Bass Guitar is a comprehensive course for beginners to get started enjoying the fun of playing the bass guitar. It will lead you on a path to bass guitar mastery. It will show you how to get started playing the bass guitar in a simple step-by-step method. Learn parts of the bass guitar, how to properly hold it, what kind of amp is needed, and concepts necessary to create music. Learn bass guitar techniques such as 12 bar bass riffs, chord formulas, arpeggios, proper timing, creating rhythm, and practice habits. In addition to all that, you'll also get introduced to the basics of music theory and the fun of using bass guitar pedals. Yep, it's all here and more in this book Learn To Play Bass Guitar. If you are looking to learn to play bass guitar, then this book is for you. Even if you play bass guitar already, you can still learn some new music concepts that will help improve your musicianship. Packed with information that most bass guitar players who play by ear don't
Piano Exercises For Dummies
Practice, practice, practice to play like Chopin or the Piano Man The piano will help you add a touch of fun to your life, impress your friends at parties, and even reduce stress. It even makes you better at math (really!). Piano Exercises For Dummies is at your service as you learn to make those 88 black and white keys sing. You’ll get a quick overview of the basics before diving into practice routines and sample songs that you can use to improve your skill, whatever your level. This book gives you online access to audio files of the exercises along with digital access to the sheet music shared in the book. Learn from an experienced pianist, composer, and arranger, and start making beautiful music, the Dummies way! * Refresh your knowledge of the piano basics so you’re poised and prepared to play the right way * Play enjoyable practice exercises and songs designed to teach specific skills and techniques in all genres * Go online to access all the audio files, anytime, anywhere *
Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
Bass Guitar Tablature Bass Guitar Picks Eadg Bass Tab
This bass guitar tablature notebook makes a great bass player gift idea.
Chord Tone Soloing for Bass Guitar
Master Jazz Bass Soloing - Quickly learn how to solo over the 13 most essential chord progressions in jazz using arpeggios, substitutions and chromatic approaches.
Sight Reading Mastery for Bass Guitar
Sight Reading Mastery for Bass Guitar contains extensive chapters and exercises that help you achieve mastery of each of these essential elements in a fun, challenging way. Every important major and minor key is covered, as are all the rhythms that you will come across in most normal playing situations.
Creative Bass Technique Exercises
Discover fully-formed musical grooves, riffs and licks you can incorporate into your playing right now - each one carefully crafted to develop dexterity, timing and feel.
Guitar Theory For Dummies with Online Practice
Make your guitar sing¿with¿insight¿on¿music¿theory¿brings your¿instrument¿to life¿ There's a universe of incredible music living in your guitar. You just need to discover how to let it out.¿In¿Guitar Theory¿For¿Dummies,¿expert guitarist and instru...
Guitar Theory For Dummies with Online Practice
Make your guitar sing with insight on music theory brings your instrument to life There s a universe of incredible music living in your guitar. You just need to discover how to let it out. In Guitar Theory For Dummies, expert guitarist and instruc...
137 Guitar Speed & Coordination Exercises
The Real Secret to Perfect Speed & Coordination on Guitar Struggling to play fast, fluid passages on guitar? Need a solid, dependable method to help you master speed and coordination efficiently? 137 Guitar Speed and Coordination Exercises is the result of years of study, research and focused practice. Chris Brooks, widely regarded for his flawless guitar technique, presents his groundbreaking strategies to perfectly synchronize the hands and achieve consistently breathtaking speed on guitar. Chris spent months analysing and decoding the steps that he, and other technical virtuosos, took to achieve flawless technique and incredible speed on guitar. So, if you're searching for the route to perfect guitar technique, he wrote this book especially for you Master Incredible Guitar Technique Today Synchronizing the fretting and picking hands is one of the most important skills a guitarist can develop - yet it is so rarely taught Chris has written this guide to cover: - How to overcome the
Exercises for Programmers
Exercises for Programmers
Duarte John: Music For Guitar Solo & 2 Guitars
Duarte John: Music For Guitar Solo & 2 Guitars [CD]