Mel Bay: 52 books

El Método de Guitarra Moderna de Mel Bay es la serie de instrucciones más importante del mundo para el aprendizaje de púas modernas o técnicas de guitarra de estilo pick. Probado por el tiempo y probado como exitoso en la construcción de las bases teóricas y técnicas necesarias para jugar en...

Mel Bay's own method for the classic guitar, featuring a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of music and reading guitar notation, plus graded studies and pieces. This book presents classic guitar technique in a manner that anyone can easily follow. Musical and technical concepts are introduced...

Grade 2 / Expanded version of the famed Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method adds new, carefully graded playing material for every concept taught. Solos are presented in various styles. A special feature is the addition of in-depth picking studies in the keys of C, Am, G, Em, F, Dm, D, and Bm. Additional...

Commonly referred to as the "rhythm guitarist's bible,"this innovative book is a system of guitar chord formation which maximizes power voicing while minimizing left-hand movement! Originally written by Mel Bay in 1947, this landmark publication was reissued in its original typesetting in...

If you have a guitar and want to start playing immediately, this is your book. A best- seller for decades, Mel Bay's Fun with the Guitar will teach you 9 basic chords and will show you how to strum guitar rhythm to 23 songs in the keys of C, G and D. Includes access to online audio and video.

With the thoroughness of a book by Mel Bay, this method presents mandolin technique and note-reading in a progressive, step-by-step fashion. Given the diverse applications of this versatile instrument, this method was carefully written to build the musicianship and technique needed to play both classical...

This book is considered to be the largest selling basic guitar chord book ever published! Twelve basic guitar chord types are shown in three ways: photograph, notation, and chord diagram. In addition, a special bonus section is contained showing in photo and diagram the essential moveable rhythm guitar...

The finest tenor banjo method available, this text represents Mel Bay's own approach to fundamental musicianship for those desiring to play tenor banjo. This book is the standard by which others are judged. Easy-to-understand and thorough in its approach, this method addresses both melody playing...

Ragtime music has a character all its own. While it lends itself ideally to a variety of settings and moods, it always maintains its unique joyful feeling. The banjo is an instrument ideally suited for ragtime. The bright crisp banjo sound truly adds a new dimension to the ragtime feeling. Mel Bay...

Unlike any other collection on the market, this book presents 71 of Mel Bay's acclaimed duet series in order of difficulty. The duets range from easy to advanced. Used by guitarists worldwide this collection provides ideal material for recitals, concerts and festivals. The duets are fun-to-play and...

Este es el método más importante del mundo para aprender a tocar la guitarra de estilo plectro, probado en el tiempo y probado para tener éxito en la construcción del conocimiento armónico y la técnica necesaria para tocar en cualquier estilo. El libro 1 enseña lectura de notas en primera posición...

Comprehensive and easily understood, this Mel Bay stand-by is arranged in photo-diagram form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct left hand positions are pictured for each chord, as is proper right hand picking position. Major, Minor, seventh, diminished, augmented,...

This book delves deeply into playing in various keys and positions and Mel Bay's musical thought process. Scales, chords and their inversions in the relative major/minor keys of C/A minor G /E minor, F/D minor, D/B minor, A/F# minor, B-flat/G minor, A-flat/F, and D-flat/B-flat minor are reviewed or...

This is Mel Bay's "landmark" system for playing guitar solos in chord style using popular sheet music. This method is accessible to the intermediate level student and is applicable for pick or fingerstyle performance. In notation and tablature.