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A guide to playing the guitar that covers the kit, theory, tuning, picking, navigating the fretboard, chord variety, scales, bends, playing with expression, acoustic fingerstyle, improvisation, advanced soloing, and other related topics and offers tips on becoming an artist and guitar maintenance.

Teaches you how to play the ukelele with an easy-to-follow approach that makes learning fun. Includes different strumming techniques, folk, blues and country songs, and teaches you how to play by ear.

Teaches the principles of reading music in staff notation.

Whether you've been strumming the guitar since you were a kid or are just starting out, The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need will help you take your music to the next level. Filled with clear, step-by-step instructions and tons of professional tips, this guide teaches you everything you need to know about playing a guitar, from buying the right model to performing all your favorite songs.

"A complete guitar method for beginners that teaches how to practice a lifetime of good guitar habits. There is an emphasis on using the correct fingers, changing chords smoothly, building . . . technique and developing creativity"--Provided by publisher.

"Applies the concept of flow to the practice of piano playing, demonstrating how student musicians can experience enjoyment and confidence from succeeding at something that challenges them to an engaging level. By using Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow to musical performance, [the author] shows that linking productivity and enjoyment in piano playing has a positive impact on students, motivating them to practice more in order to experience flow again; this creates optimal learning conditions for piano practicing. As the chapters progress, [he] shows students how to evaluate their own progress and offers teachers the tools to impart on their students an optimal practice method: one informed by flow. [The author] argues for an objective, goal-oriented backdrop that will lead piano students to achieve greater confidence, accuracy, and musicality"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a guide to playing the guitar that discusses how to read music and play chords.

A guide to playing the harmonica.