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BERKLEE PUBLICATIONS
Berklee Press, a publishing activity of Berklee College Of Music, is a not-for-profit educational publisher. Available proceeds from the sales of their products are contributed to scholarship funds at the college.
These books are an invaluable source of information to all students of music. They cover a wide variety of instruments from guitar to voice to theory to instrumental.
Browse the sections and enjoy!
| BERKLEE GUITAR METHODS |
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A Modern Method For Guitar Volume 1
Book Only 50449400 $14.95 USD
Book/CD 50449404 $22.95 USD
Book/DVD-ROM 50448065 $34.95 USD
This practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for the guitar program at the Berklee College of Music. Volume One builds a solid foundation for beginning guitarists and features a comprehensive range of guitar and music fundamentals, including: scales, melodic studies, chord and arpeggio studies, how to read music, special exercises for developing technique in both hands, voice leading using moveable chord forms, and more.
DVD-ROM Version:
This DVD version of A Modern Method for Guitar, Volume 1 is the most comprehensive guitar method DVD-ROM on the market. You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee's guitar department. It's like a year's worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! It features 14 hours of instruction including on-screen demonstrations (with camera close-ups of both hands), as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can “sit in” with your instructor. You will learn essential skills for playing lead and rhythm guitar, including: scales • chord forms • accompaniment skills • guitar technique • voice-leading approaches • reading music notation.
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A Modern Method For Guitar Volume 2
Book Only 50449410 $14.95 USD
Book/CD 50448021 $22.95 USD
The William Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of guitar students and instructors. After mastering the basics from Volume 1, this intermediate-level book continues and builds upon the study of melody, scales, arpeggios and chords, covering the entire fingerboard. This volume also addresses: intervals, chord voicings, improvisation, rhythm-guitar techniques, play-along duets and more. |
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A Modern Method For Guitar Volume 3
Book Only 50449420 $14.95 USD
Leavitt's practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for Berklee's guitar program. After mastering the fundamentals from Volumes 1 and 2, guitarists will be ready to take their skills to a more challenging level. This book teaches: techniques relating to scales, arpeggios, rhythm guitar, chord/scale relationships, chord construction and voicings, tips for advanced playing, and more.
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A Modern Method For Guitar Complete
Book Only 50449468 $34.95 USD
Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm. Perfect for the serious guitar student and instructor alike.
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Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 1
Book Only 50449460 $9.95 USD
A modern method ideal for all beginning guitarists, studying individually or in a class. Technique and reading skills are developed through two-, three- and four-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and newly composed music. Also includes an introduction to chord playing.
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Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 2
Book Only 50449470 $9.95 USD
A continuation of Phase I, this volume is ideal for beginning to intermediate guitar students or classes ready to progress beyond the basics. It includes solo, two-part, and three-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and contemporary music to help players create a unique and personal sound.
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Melodic Rhythms For Guitar - Guitar Technique
Book Only 50449450 $14.95 USD
thorough presentation of rhythms commonly found in contemporary music, including 68 harmonized melodies and 42 rhythm exercises. This highly respected and popular book is also an excellent source for duets, sight-reading and chord studies.
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Reading Studies For Guitar
Book Only 50449490 $14.95 USD
A comprehensive collection of studies for beginners to improve their reading and technical ability. Covers: positions 1 through 7 in all keys while introducing scales, arpeggios, written-out chords, and a variety of rhythms and time signatures. |
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Advanced Reading Studies For Guitar
Book Only 50449500 $12.95 USD
This Berklee Workshop is designed for serious guitarists who want to sharpen their high register reading skills and take their playing expertise to the next level. It introduces studies in all keys, using positions 8 through 12 and all major, minor and symmetric scales. Individual studies consist of scale passages, arpeggios, intervals and notated chord sequences in various time signatures.
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Classical Studies For Pick-Style Guitar
Book Only 50449440 $9.95 USD
This Berklee Workshop, featuring over 20 solos and duets by Bach, Carcassi, Paganini, Sor and other renowned composers, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style guitar. With study and practice, this workshop will increase a player's knowledge and proficiency on this formidable instrument. |
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Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop
Book/CD 00695230 $14.95 USD
Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop is an exciting book/CD pack to help guitarists improve their playing in jazz, blues, Latin and R&B styles. The ten original compositions Jim has written especially for this book are designed to help guitarists learn how to play in the style of Kenny Burrell, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Stevie Ray Vaughan and other guitar greats. The songbook features these helpful songs and studies in standard notation with tablature and fingerings.
The accompanying CD includes 8 full-band backing tracks (featuring alto sax, acoustic and electric guitars, bass and drums), 11 play-along tracks (with the guitar parts removed), and 2 solo tracks (featuring Jim on electric and acoustic guitar). The full-band and play-along tracks will help players phrase their own solos by incorporating the techniques of master guitar players, as Jim demonstrates on his solos.
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Jim Kelly's More Guitar Workshop
Book/CD 00695306 $14.95 USD
This continuation from Jim's first book teaches guitarists more about how to improve their playing in rock, blues, jazz, funk, Latin and R&B styles, and how to play in the style of legends like Wes Montgomery, Jeff Beck, and other greats. Players will develop their own approaches using the helpful full-band and play-along tracks on the accompanying CD, and learn to phrase their own solos in new ways by using the techniques of master guitar players. Valuable to players at all levels, the strong melodies and chord changes Jim has written especially for this series are fun to listen to and learn. The book includes traditional lead sheet music notation and guitar tab for the songs, including style, tempo, form, fingerings, song description and commentary, hints, tips, approaches and practice ideas.
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Jazz Improvisation For Guitar: A Melodic Approach
Book/CD 50449503 $24.95 USD
Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads – the fundamental building blocks of harmony – are a simple and effective remedy for scale dependency in improvisation. In Jazz Improvisation for Guitar: A Melodic Apprach, explore the potential of triads and their melodic extensions and learn to connect them using guide tones. You'll learn to create solo phrases in the style of some of the world's finest jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Pat Martino.
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Voice Leading For Guitar
Book/CD 50449498 $24.95 USD
Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading – moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next – is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD pack by Berklee associate professor of guitar John Thomas shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues and rhythm changes that you can play along with.
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The Guitarist's Guide To Composing And Improvising
Book/CD 50449497 $24.95 USD
Unleash the creative potential of your guitar, and express your imagination through your music! This inspiring, practical and fun approach to composing and improvising will develop your sense of dynamics, articulation, rhythm, melodic direction and musical E.S.P. Think out of the box, and journey inside this truly unique collection of creative resources for the curious guitarist. Your guitar will thank you!
“A wonderful book by a very special musician.” – Mike Stern |
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Berklee Practice Method: Guitar
Book/CD 50449426 $14.95 USD
Make your rock band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band! |
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Instant Guitar
Book/CD 50449522 $14.95 USD
No matter what your level of musical knowledge, this book/CD pack is a fun method for students of all ages who want to start playing the guitar. Features simple lessons and tips on theory and technique, strategies to help you understand the guitar and develop your own guitar parts, and solid chords and rhythm-guitar patterns you'll use in these tunes and beyond. When you're ready, you can jam with the band in a variety of musical styles on the accompanying CD.
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Playing The Changes: Guitar
A Linear Approach to Improvising
Book/CD 50449509 $19.95 USD
Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar performances. This book presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note/chord relationships. You'll learn how to: develop an expectation of sound • master the relationships between notes, modes and harmonies • improvise over jazz standards • identify pitch tendencies within chord progressions • and more. |
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BERKLEE BASS GUITAR METHODS |
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The Bass Player's Handbook
Book Only 50449511 $24.95 USD
It's your bass – take care of it! The Bass Player's Handbook provides bassists with a complete guide to understanding the origin and workings of their instrument. Greg Mooter outlines fundamental concepts of proper fingering, tone production and good practice habits. You will also learn how to care for your bass properly and keep it in top form with essential information on repairs, seasonal adjustments, and customizing for your own body, style and sound. Includes warm-up and full body stretching exercises and strategies to give you a lifetime of healthy bass playing.
“This timely and precious 'bible' has important information you won't find anywhere else.”
– Carole Kaye |
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Chord Studies For Electric Bass
Book Only 50449750 $14.95 USD
This Berklee Workshop is for bassists beyond beginning methods who now seek comprehensive knowledge of all basic and extended chords. Features exercises for developing technique and melodic sense in and out of the upper register, to help bassists play faster, higher and more melodically in styles from country to rock and rhythm to lead. |
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Reading Contemporary Electirc Bass
Book Only 50449770 $14.95 USD
This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing in a wide range of musical styles. The rhythms and bass lines presented are excellent for developing sight-reading skills and technical proficiency. |
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Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines
Book/CD 50449512 $19.95 USD
Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove! Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The included CD has percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book. |
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Slap Bass Lines
Book/CD 50449508 $19.95 USD
Learn the art of creating a solid slap bass groove. Whether you're an aspiring or seasoned bassist, this workshop will teach you many of the slap bass lines and styles found in your favorite rock, funk and jazz tunes, and inspire you to experiment with your own creations. Includes helpful exercises, strategies for locking in with the drummer, tips for reading chord symbols, standard notation & tab, a list of suggested recordings to check out, and an accompanying CD with play-along tracks. |
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Rock Bass Lines
Book/CD 50449478 $19.95 USD
Learn the art of creating solid rock bass lines! Whether you're an aspiring or a seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you play with attitude and confidence. It contains a gold mine of riffs and lines found in your favorite rock tunes, exercises to help you develop your own rock bass lines, and strategies for locking in with the drummer and making your line groove. Play along with the killer tracks on the accompanying CD in eight different rock styles. |
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Instant Bass
Book/CD 50449502 $14.95 USD
Learn to play the bass instantly with this revolutionary method! Author Danny Morris has included a wealth of solid bass lines, tips on playing and locking in with a drummer, and strategies to help you understand the bass and develop your own bass lines. The accompanying CD lets you jam with a band in a variety of musical styles. |
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Berklee Practice Method: Bass
Book/CD 50449427 $14.95 USD
Make your band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band! |
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BERKLEE SONGWRITING AND VOICE |
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The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony
Book/CD 50449519 $29.95 USD
Learn the fundamental techniques behind today's hit songs, with easy-to-follow exercises so you can immediately apply these tools to your own songs. Quit wrestling with writer's block, and learn to make the songwriting process easy, fun, and intuitive. Kachulis covers a variety of topics, including: colors of chords and keys • chord embellishments and progressions to enrich your palette of colors • dozens of ways to modify your harmonies and progressions • the most common chord progressions used in hit songs • and more. Practice your songs with an accompaniment on the play-along CD! |
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The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody
Book/CD 50449518 $24.95 USD
Spark your imagination with hundreds of creative songwriting techniques! This hands-on guide provides lessons on how to write innovative songs, based on popular songwriting courses at Berklee College of Music. Whether you're a beginning songwriter who can't read a note of music, or an experienced professional looking for new ideas, this book will provide new insight into your craft; it teaches the fundamental techniques behind today's hit songs, together with easy-to-follow exercises so you can immediately apply these tools to your own art. This book comes with a CD so you can practice your songs with accompaniment, even if you can't play an instrument. |
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Melody In Songwriting
Book Only 50449419 $19.95 USD
Discover songwriting techniques from the hit makers! This comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs, examining them, and revealing why they succeed. Learn to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody, harmony, rhythm, and rhyme. Fine-tune your craft and start writing hits! |
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The Songs Of John Lennon: The Beatles Years
Book Only 50449504 $24.95 USD
An essential guide for all songwriters and Beatles fans, this book explores John Lennon's songwriting genius with a guided tour through 25 of his Beatles-era hits. Author John Stevens explains Lennon's intuitive talent from a technical point of view, through the lens of songwriting's three basic elements: melody, harmony and lyric. He shows how Lennon fashioned songs that were at once politically and socially relevant during the '60s, yet remain ageless and timeless today. Features in-depth musical analysis of: A Hard Day's Night • Ticket to Ride • Norwegian Wood • Strawberry Fields Forever • Come Together • and more.
John Stevens is a songwriting professor at Berklee College of Music. For more than 20 years, he has taught “The Music of John Lennon,” one of the most popular courses in the Berklee curriculum.
“You've got the Beatles' records and the John Lennon records; now with this book, you can have the Owner's Manual. This will tell you how the songs are built and how they work. Good stuff.”
– Marshall Crenshaw, Singer/Songwriter
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Berklee In The Pocket: Essential Songwriter
Book Only 50448051 $9.95 USD
The Berklee in the Pocket Essential Songwriter is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-packed into this concise guide will help you tackle writer's block and gain fresh insight into the songwriting process. Includes: the 17 chord progressions that are at the heart of the most popular hit songs, guitar charts and keyboard chords showing how to play progressions in all 12 keys, tips to customize essential chord progressions to suit your own songs, contact info for businesses and organizations most important to the working songwriter, and more! |
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Songwriting: Essential Guide To Lyric Form And Structure
Book Only 50481582 $14.95 USD
Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. Features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating Heart • Can't Fight This Feeling • It Was a Very Good Year • Tickle Me • and more.
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Songwriting: Essential Guide To Rhyming
Book Only 50481583 $14.95 USD
This book has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. The exercises and worksheets help experienced writers take a fresh look at their techniques, and prevent novices from developing bad habits. Use this book to start writing better than ever before! |
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The Contemporary Singer: Elements Of Vocal Technique
Book/CD 50449438 $24.95 USD
This comprehensive guide based on the curriculum of the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music is a must-have for every vocalist! Covers all the essentials, including: an overview of the singing process, treating voice as an instrument, tips for getting started and overcoming stage fright, proper posture and breathing, tone, discovering resonance, belting, diction, maintaining vocal health, mic techniques, and exercises for all voice ranges and types on the accompanying CD. Includes lead sheets for such standard vocal repertoire pieces as: Yesterday • I'm Beginning to See the Light • and I Heard it Through the Grapevine. Maximize your vocal potential with this outstanding guide! |
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Vocal Workouts For The Contemporary Singer *COMING SOON*
Book/CD 50448044 $24.95 USD
Following up from her best-selling book, comes the much-anticipated book of vocal workouts from Anne Peckham based on the book's highly-effective vocal method. It will help vocalists develop their voice through good vocal health, warm-up exercises, advanced techniques, stage performance advice and more. Includes a companion CD for ultimate interactive education! |
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Berklee In The Pocket: Singer's Handbook
A Total Vocal Workout In One Hour Or Less
Book Only 50448053 $9.95 USD
The Berklee in the Pocket Singer's Handbook is a must-have guide that sets a perfect 45- to 60-minute practice routine for you. Use it as your practice manual for a total vocal workout, from warm up to cool down. Covers: breathing exercises, tips for productive practice, mental practicing, breathing for relaxation, cool down techniques and more. Learn new tunes, clarify diction, and improve all aspects of your singing! |
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| BERKLEE THEORY, EAR TRAINING AND NOTATION |
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Berklee Music Theory: Book 1
Book/CD 50448043 $24.95 USD
Learn music theory based on over forty years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. Whether you already play an instrument, or are looking to expand the depth of your musical knowledge, understanding the fundamental concepts of music theory is essential for advancing your performance skills and writing music. This book features rigorous, hands-on, “ears-on” practice exercises that help you explore the inner workings of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop. jazz and blues. You will learn and build upon the basic concepts of music theory with written exercises, listening examples and ear training exercises. The included CD will help reinforce lessons as you begin to build a solid musical foundation. |
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Music Notation
Book Only 50449399 $19.95 USD
Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software! |
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Essential Ear Training For The Contemporary Musician
Book Only 50449421 $14.95 USD
The Ear Training curriculum of Berklee College of Music is known and respected throughout the world. Now, for the first time, this unique method has been captured in one comprehensive book by the chair of the Ear Training Department. This method teaches musicians to hear the music they are seeing, notate the music they have composed or arranged, develop their music vocabulary, and understand the music they are hearing. The book features a complete course with text and musical examples, and studies in rhythm, sight recognition, sol-fa, and melody.
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BERKLEE PIANO/KEYBOARD/ORGAN |
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Solo Jazz Piano: The Linear Approach
Book/CD 50449444 $39.95 USD
A step-by-step approach to solo jazz improvisation for piano. Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. It begins with a review of chord symbol interpretation, walks through bass line development, and ends with how to play several melodic lines simultaneously in stimulating musical conversation. You'll learn how to develop solos that embellish and support the melody, and use lead sheets to help you generate your own musical ideas. Twenty-one lessons present techniques, practice exercises, and tunes based on jazz standards. Notated transcriptions of sample improvisations illustrate each lesson's technique, and the accompanying CD lets you hear a master improviser put these ideas to work. |
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Berklee Practice Method: Keyboard
Book/CD 50449428 $14.95 USD
Make your band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band! |
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Instant Keyboard
Book/CD 50449525 $14.95 USD
This cool keyboard method will have students of all ages jammin' right away! It features simple lessons to get you playing instantly, tips on playing and locking in with a bass player and rhythm section, and strategies to help you understand the keyboard and develop your own keyboard parts. Jam with the band in a variety of musical styles – including rock, blues, country and funk – on the accompanying CD. |
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The Contemporary Pianist: Scales, Chords, Arepeggios And Cadences
*COMING SOON*
Book/CD 50448046 $19.95 USD
Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation for further study. |
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Hammond Organ Complete:
Tunes, Tones, & Techniques For Drawbar Keyboards
Book/CD 50449479 $24.95 USD
The secret to creating funky sizzles and classic Hammond sounds is mastering the combined use of the drawbars, expression pedal, and the Leslie speaker speed switch. Sound intimidating? It doesn't have to be! This hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the techniques of playing the drawbar organ, one skill at a time. You'll learn to: play gospel, R&B, jazz, blues, funk and rock; achieve fantastic special effects; understand all the parts of the organ and how to use them; and much more. The accompanying CD includes 21 exercises, plus performance demos of 8 songs, with minus-organ versions so you can jam along!
“A fantastic introduction to all aspects of playing the B3 organ. Definitely worth checking out.”
– John Medeski |
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| BERKLEE ARRANGING AND COMPOSING |
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Arranging For Large Jazz Ensemble
Book/CD 50449528 $39.95 USD
Create arrangements with texture and style with this complete guide to arranging for large horn sections! Now, for the first time, learn the same jazz ensemble arranging techniques taught by renowned Berklee College of Music faculty, and studied by the best and brightest arrangers working today. While the book focuses on classic big band and jazz styles, the core information about horn harmony and arranging can be used for any style, from hip-hop to ska. Arranging for Large Jazz Ensemble includes all the information you need when creating horn charts, fueling and inspiring you with the charts of esteemed Berklee professors Jeff Friedman, Ted Pease, Scott Free, Greg Hopkins and Bill Scism. The play-along CD includes more than 60 demo tracks and arrangements written in the style of masters such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Gil Evans, and performed by Berklee faculty. Covers: writing and voicing techniques; soli, background and shout choruses; special effects; creating your own style; and more. |
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Jazz Composition: Theory And Practice
Book/CD 50448000 $39.95 USD
When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that often evidences great emotional depth and breadth of sophistication. Berklee College of Music legend Ted Pease demystifies the processes involved in writing jazz tunes and in composing episodic and extended jazz works. Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice is a by-product of Pease's 25 years of teaching jazz composition. The accompanying CD helps demonstrate melody, harmony and rhythmic elements of jazz and also includes a variety of music-writing exercises focused on learning these same elements to help you begin producing your own effective jazz compositions. |
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Reharmonization Techniques
Book Only 50449496 $29.95 USD
When you reharmonize a tune, you give the melody new color by changing its underlying harmonies. Whether you direct a band or choir, play piano or guitar, or write film scores, you will find simple and innovative techniques to update songs and develop exciting new arrangements by studying the hundreds of copyrighted examples throughout this book. Reharmonization techniques covered include: simple substitution, diatonic approach, adding dominant and subdominant chords, harmonic displacement, modal interchange, and others. Includes examples and exercises on such tunes as: Black Orpheus • Blue in Green • The Girl from Ipanema • Isn't It Romantic? • Misty • Over the Rainbow • Stella by Starlight • and more. |
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Modern Jazz Voicings: Arranging For Small And Medium Ensembles
Book/CD 50449485 $24.95 USD
The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying CD includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.
“A no-nonsense, meat and potatoes source of basic and not-so-basic information about everything relating to jazz writing – covers several courses worth of information.”
– Kenny Werner
Pianist, Composer and Author of Effortless Mastery |
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| BERKLEE IMPROVISATION |
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A Guide To Jazz Improvisation
"C" Book/CD 50449439 $16.95 USD
"Bb" Book/CD 50449441
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"Eb" Book/CD 50449442 $16.95 USD
"Bass Clef" Book/CD 50449443 $16.95 USD
Many famous musicians have learned to develop their own unique jazz style using Berklee Professor Emeritus John LaPorta's techniques. First published in 1968 and now thoroughly updated and revised, his method provides a practical and intuitive approach to teaching basic jazz improvisation through 12 lessons and an accompanying CD. Features information on jazz theory, rhythm training, performance ear training, and much more.
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Blues Improvisation Complete
"C" Book/CD 50449488 $19.95 USD
"Bb" Book/CD 50449486 $19.95 USD
"Eb" Book/CD 50449487$19.95 USD
"C Bass" Book/CD 50449488 $19.95 USD
Learn to improvise in jazz, Latin, fusion, blues and rock styles in all keys with step-by-step instructions and a play-along CD. Develop essential reading, technique, rhythmic syncopation, performance and composing skills.
Jeff Harrington is an assistant professor in the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music. He received his B.M. from Berklee and his M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music. Harrington is a tenor saxophonist and recording artist, and has performed internationally with artists including Ricky Ford, Milt Hinton, Toots Thielemans and Makoto Ozone.
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Understanding Audio
Book Only 50449456 $24.95 USD
Explores the fundamentals of audio and acoustics that impact every stage of the music-making process. Perfect for musicians setting up their first ProTools project studio or seasoned recording professionals eager to fill in the gaps of their audio knowledge.
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Mix Masters: Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets For Success
Book Only $24.95 USD
Learn what it takes to be a great mix engineer! Mix Masters is a collection of 27 interviews with platinum engineers by Mix magazine writer Maureen Droney. Discover how music engineers, using the same arsenal of tools, can create such unique works from artist to artist, even track to track. You'll find practical and informative behind-the-scenes, behind-the-glass insight into the art of mixing by the industry's most in-demand engineers across all genres – pop, rock, country, classical and film. Covers: how to set up a mix that has power and impact; mic placement; how to record and mix multiple vocal tracks; tips and tricks using effects processors; EQ techniques; and more. |
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Turntable Technique: The Art Of The DJ
Book/2 Record Set 50449482 $34.95 USD
Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teaches you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Using this first-ever turntable method, techniques and tricks can be mastered quickly and effectively. Includes step-by-step instructions on: setting up your equipment, scratching, beat matching, mixing, transforming, crabbing, crossfader technique, cutting and stabs.
Book includes: photographs and musical exercises, tips on how the pros set up their gear for scratch mixing, and a history of DJing and hip-hop culture, plus interviews with top DJs such as: DJ Swamp (Beck), MixMaster Mike (Beastie Boys), DJ QBert (Invisibl Skratch Picklz), DJ Kuttin Kandi (5th Platoon/Anomolies), DJ A-Trak (Teenage DMC/ITF World Champion), and DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion). The companion records provide scorching grooves, phat beats, and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level.
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Producing Music With Digital Performer
Book/CD-ROM 50448050 $29.95 USD
Producing Music with Digital Performer is a comprehensive guide to the features and strategies behind one of the most powerful pieces of music production software. There are in-depth descriptions of Digital Performer's windows and features, and detailed discussions of audio and MIDI recording and editing techniques. Beginning users will learn basic skills and a practical approach to digital music making, and more seasoned users will learn efficient strategies and shortcuts to help them get the most out of this powerful tool. |
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Finale: An Easy Guide To Music Notation - 2nd Edition
Book Only $34.95 USD
Everything you want to know about music notation with Finale! Master Finale step-by-step with the most complete how-to guide available. Designed for both novice and experienced users, this is your detailed resource to fully understanding and applying all of Finale's remarkable capabilities.
Easy-to-follow instructions help you to: create publisher-quality music notation; learn to use the tools of Finale while writing your own music and arrangements; get started immediately with hundreds of professional templates, partially completed notation files, and libraries available on the companion website (www.FINALEBOOK.com); print transposed parts from scores automatically; write standard notation, guitar tablature, drum set parts, and more with this comprehensive hands-on tutorial.
Teachers can create warm-up and practice exercises; write their own compositions, arrangements and method books; and simplify parts for students.
The companion website, www.FINALEBOOK.COM, offers:
• Tutorial Files
• Samples of partially completed and finished music notation files for each of the hundreds of hands-on exercises in the book
• Libraries of articulations and dynamics
• Additional chapters
• Professional Templates: Choral, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Orchestra, Single Line and Grand Staff, Pit and Show, and Sketch and Utilities templates including a Cue Sheet for radio and TV.
“This book excels at teaching Finale in an easy-to-understand, sequential manner. Rudolph and Leonard have loads of experience. Beginners and seasoned Finale users will benefit from what these two teach.”
– Tom Johnson, Finale Product Specialist, MakeMusic!, Inc.
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Producing In The Home Studio With Pro Tools
Book/CD-ROM 50449526 $34.95 USD
Get the most out of Digidesign's Pro Tools software with this comprehensive home studio guide that will show you how to create the highest quality recordings by honing your production skills and engineering techniques. With a complete explanation of the entire production process, you'll find out everything you need to know to make your music projects stand out from the rest. You'll learn how to: mix and master recordings like the pros; run a recording session and produce great songs; set up your home studio and improve its efficiency; set up mics to capture superior sounds; master the intricacies of Pro Tools with keystroke shortcuts and technical instruction; record real-sounding MIDI tracks; and much more. Ideal for producers, engineers, songwriters and artists. The Second Edition is fully updated for the new features of Pro Tools 6.X software and all Digidesign home studio hardware products. A new chapter on Digital Audio Editing was added to the book, and new hands-on projects have been added in every chapter. Additionally, there are new, more advanced Pro Tools sessions with audio examples that explain many in-demand Pro Tools techniques.
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Recording And Producing In The Home Studio: A Complete Guide
Book Only 50448045 $24.95 USD
With the explosion of project studio gear available, it's easier than ever to create pro-quality music at home. This book is the only reference you'll ever need to start producing and engineering your music or other artists' music in your very own home studio. You don't have a home studio yet, but have some basic equipment? This essential guide will help you set up your studio, begin producing projects, develop your engineering skills and manage your projects. Stop dreaming and start producing! |
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Berklee In The Pocket: Remix
Book Only 50448054 $9.95 USD
This handy guide will show you how to digitally alter your favorite songs over a wide range of tempos, beats and keys to create your own dance remixes. Whether you use Cubase, Digital Performer, Sonar or ProTools, you'll be able to produce pro mixes! Learn to: process and arrange sample loops; build a sample library; legally use copyrighted music; get your remixed played at clubs and on the radio! |
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The Complete Guide To Remixing:
Produce Professional Dance-Floor Hits On Your Home Computer
Book/CD 50448030 $29.95 USD
Learn cutting-edge techniques using today's hottest software with this comprehensive handbook of the history, technology, craft and art of remixing. Teaches: what software and hardware to buy for your production studio; tips and shortcuts for programs including ProTools, Live, Logic Audio and Reason; how to legally remix tracks from your favorite artists; and much more.
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Arranging In The Digital World
Book/General Midi Disk 50449415 $19.95 USD
This is the resource for creating truly inspired arrangements! Full of tips and tricks covering techniques for building digital arrangements in a variety of styles, including country, gospel, pop, jazz, rock, Latin and more. Teaches basic MIDI, sequencing, production concepts, and arranging techniques for a variety of digital instrument sounds. Make your MIDI sequences and grooves come alive! Also includes a General MIDI disk with more than 50 sequenced samples, helpful definitions, and more. |
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Recording In The Digital World
Book Only 50449472 $29.95 USD
Build the perfect digital studio, no matter what your budget! Creating high-quality digital recording does not require buying the most expensive equipment, but it does require buying the right equipment and knowing how to use it. This book provides professional advice and recommendations on studio equipment, software and the latest technologies, plus practical tips for creating, editing and mastering digital recordings. Perfect for professional musicians, music educators and hobbyists who want to explore the world of digital recording. 8″ x 10″, 280 pages. |
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The Future Of Music: Manifesto For The Digital Music Revolution
Book Only 50448055 $16.95 USD
From the Music Research Institute at Berklee College of Music comes a manifesto for the ongoing music revolution. Today, the record companies may be hurting but the music-making business is booming, using non-traditional digital methods and distribution models. This book explains why we got where we are and where we are heading. For the iPod, downloading market, this book will explain new ways of discovering music, new ways of acquiring it and how technology trends will make music “flow like water,” benefiting the people who love music and make music. |
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The Musician's Internet
Book Only 50449527 $24.95 USD
This hands-on guide is essential for any musician who wants to build a fan base and increase profits through the Internet. Peter Spellman, Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music, guides the self-managed musician through successful strategies to promote music online, reach new audiences, and maximize income. Readers will learn how to: create a professional website; share music downloads; sell and license music online; broadcast on Internet radio; webcast live concerts; create streaming audio; get an online record deal; and much more. Includes an invaluable listing of more than 300 music-related websites!
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Getting Signed: An Insider's Guide To The Record Industry
Book Only 50448024 $26.95 USD
For unsigned musicians, it is vital to long-term success to sign a contract with a record label. However, preparing your music, targeting a label, and getting your demo into the hands of someone who will listen is challenging, if you don't know where to start. Getting Signed!, by record industry veteran George Howard, guides you through the maze of today's music industry, and will help you move your demo to the top of the stack. Even if you are not yet ready for a record deal, it will help you assemble a team that will make sure your music gets heard by as many people as possible.
“The next time an aspiring recording artist comes to us for advice, we'll advise them to read this book first. George Howard really knows what he's talking about.”
– Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth, members of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club |
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Making Music Make Money:
An Insider's Guide To Becoming Your Own Music Publishers
Book Only 50448009 $26.95 USD
Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters and aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Eric Beall, creative director for Zomba Music Publishing, covers everything you need to know to get published, including: the role of a music publisher; copyright – how to get one, use one, and make money from one; building a business plan; identifying which songs to sell and to whom; and much more. |
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Masters Of Music: Conversations With Berklee Greats
Book Only 50449422 $24.95 USD
Culled from exclusive interviews from Berklee Today, the alumni magazine of Berklee College of Music, this collection of candid interviews with such illustrious alumni as Quincy Jones, Branford Marsalis, Steve Vai, Paula Cole, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell and many others is a gold mine of wisdom, humor and insight. Read about the unique, unexpected challenges that success can bring. |
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The New Music Therapist's Handbook - Second Edition
Book Only 50449424 $29.95 USD
This completely updated and revised edition reflects the latest developments in the field of music therapy. Includes an introduction to the profession, guidelines for setting up a practice, new clinical applications, and helpful case studies – a must for students and professionals alike.
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Complete Guide To Film Scoring
Book Only 50449417 $24.95 USD
An essential resource for both students and professionals, offering shrewd insight into the business, process, and art of writing music for film and TV. Interviews with top film scoring professionals add the priceless insight of the wisdom that comes with experience.
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How To Get A Job In The Music And Recording Industry
Book Only 50449505 $24.95 USD
Get more than your foot in the door! This is the bible for anyone who has ever dreamed of landing a job in the music business, from recording the next Top 10 hit to running a record company. Featuring advice and secrets to educate and empower the serious entertainment industry job seeker, this handy guide provides: details on booming job prospects in new media, a resource directory of key publications and top industry trade organizations, interviews with top pros revealing how they got their start, workshops to help you assess and develop a personalized career path, networking and resume tips, and much more. |
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The Self-Promoting Musician
Book Only 50449423 $24.95 USD
Take charge of your career with these do-it-yourself strategies for independent music success! Peter Spellman, the Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee, gives tips on how to: write a business plan, create press kits, use the Internet to boost your career, customize your demos for maximum exposure, get better gigs and airplay, network successfully, and create the industry buzz you need to succeed. A must-read for every aspiring musician!
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Berklee In The Pocket: Music Publishing 101
Book Only 50448058 $9.95 USD
Get your songs published and start earning royalties! This handy primer and quick reference guide will help you around the many obstacles of the shifting music industry and the vital importance publishing plays to help you make money from your music. Learn how to: exploit all facets of publishing revenue • take advantage of all royalty streams: performance, mechanical, printed music • gain exposure and income from movie and TV “synchs” • legally protect your songs with copyrights. Also includes a glossary of music publishing and copyright terms as well as music organizations for further research.
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Berklee Practice Method: Tenor Sax
Book/CD 50449431 $14.95 USD
Discover how to play in a rock band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the saxophone in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody and improvisation, phrasing, articulations, breathing, chords, scales, theory, comping, reading, interpreting lead sheets, and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself, or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova. |
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Berklee Practice Method: Alto Sax
Book/CD 50449437 $14.95 USD
Discover how to play in a rock band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the saxophone in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody and improvisation, phrasing, articulations, breathing, chords, scales, theory, comping, reading, interpreting lead sheets, and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself, or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova.
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Technique Of The Saxophone Volume 1: Scale Studies
Book Only 50449820 $14.95 USD
A highly effective and comprehensive book for developing complete technical and musical skills on the saxophone. This Volume One Berklee Workshop features innovative exercises, solos and performance tools that will help you learn melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation techniques for the saxophone. Covers general practice tips, all major scales and related modes, plus 210 exercises designed to enable students to perform any major scale, beginning on any scale degree.
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Technique Of The Saxophone Volume 2: Chord Studies
Book Only 50449830 $14.95 USD
This follow-up edition presents a continuation and expansion of the techniques presented in Scale Studies, with a special emphasis on chordal concepts. It includes innovative exercises and solos that will help sax players learn melody, harmony, rhythm and improvisation techniques.
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Technique Of The Saxophone Volume 3: Rhythm Studies
Book Only 50449840 $14.95 USD
Once you've completed the studies and exercises in Volumes 1 and 2, this volume offers more advanced study of saxophone technique. An awareness of rhythmic notation and rhythmic interpretation are essential in developing reading skills. Features include syncopated rhythms and unconventional rhythmic notation, double-time exercises in a variety of meters, and 15 etudes incorporating all of the rhythmic concepts presented. |
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Creative Reading Studies For Saxophone
Book Only 50449870 $14.95 USD
This Berklee Workshop provides the intermediate to advanced saxophone player with material that is both technically challenging and musically compelling. Preparatory exercises and reading studies combine to make this workshop an excellent method for improving technique, phrasing and rhythmic accuracy. Includes exercises to take reading and playing skills from novice to expert levels! |
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Berklee Practice Method: Violin
Book/CD 50449434 $14.95 USD
Get your band together! The Berklee Practice Method is the first-ever method that teaches you to play in a rock band. Learn how to listen, interact and respond, improvise, and become part of the groove. The book and play-along CD will help you improve your timing, technique and reading ability through examples in a wide variety of styles. The Berklee Practice Method is available for many instruments, and each book is based on the same songs, in the same key, to facilitate jamming with other players.
Lessons throughout this book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the violin in a contemporary ensemble. Topics covered include: warming up; establishing a practice routine; learning by ear; theory and technique; rhythmic interpretation; reading; improvising; song form; interpreting lead sheets; and so much more! |
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Berklee Practice Method: Trombone
Book/CD 50449433 $14.95 USD
Learn how to play trombone in a band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Includes instruction on topics such as: warming up, establishing a practice routine, learning by ear, theory and technique, improvisation, reading, song form, interpreting lead sheets, and more. The daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicians, and the accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players covering a wide variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova. |
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Berklee Practice Method: Trumpet
Book/CD 50449432 $14.95 USD
Discover how to play in a band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody and improvisation, phrasing, articulations, breathing, chords, scales, theory, comping, reading, interpreting lead sheets, and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself, or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova.
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Brazilian Rhythms For Drum Set And Percussion
Book/CD 50449507 $29.95 USD
Spice up your percussion rhythms and grooves with this book/CD pack by Brazilian native Alberto Netto! Learn to play the most popular and influential Brazilian rhythms on both traditional percussion instruments and on the drum set. The vital techniques and styles covered include: hand percussion; Samba; Forro; Carnaval rhythms; Afro-Brazilian rhythms; sacred music and more. Includes a glossary of Brazilian Portuguese terms and instruments, and a CD to help both the novice and experienced player perfect this rhythmic language.
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Drum Set Warm-Ups
Book Only 50449465 $12.95 USD
Step away from the practice pad! Legendary drummer Rod Morgenstein reveals his innovative warm-up method designed to limber up your entire body. Features exercises to develop and improve your speed, power, control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility. With this book, you'll gain a greater facility and command of the drum set, along with an increased feeling of confidence.
“The definitive text for improving technical facility on the drum set.”
– Ron Spagnardi
Editor/Publisher, Modern Drummer
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Rudiment Grooves For Drumset
Book/CD 50448001 $19.95 USD
Morph those boring 26 standard rudiments you learned into mind-blowing grooves, fills and solos!
All that rhythmic sophistication you hear from great drummers can easily be broken down into its basic elements: the rudiments. Rudiments are the drum language: a basic vocabulary of rhythms that drummers arrange and rearrange when they play grooves, solos and fills. This book shows you how to apply them to the drum set in all styles of music. When you start combining the hands and feet, orchestrating different parts of the rudiments between the various drums and cymbals on your set, you'll start to make inspired music.
Fifty illustrated grooves are reinforced on the accompanying CD so you can hear how the rudiments should sound when you apply them to the drum set. Discover how these basics become the foundation for all grooves and moves, including: single and double strokes; stroked rolls; drags; flams; paradiddles, double paradiddles, paradiddle grooves and fills; combinations and more.
Your choices of accents, tempos, style and feel are what will ultimately make the rudiments into music. Learning and internalizing them will help you expand your vocabulary to play creative grooves, fills and solos. Use Rudiment Grooves for the Drum Set to create an infinite number of combinations, in any style, and at any tempo. |
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Beyond The Backbeat
Book/CD 50449447 $19.95 USD
Learn how to take any basic rock/funk drum beat and morph it into jazz and world music feels. Improve your chops, expand your versatility, and develop your own style. The accompanying CD features over 90 play-along tracks to test out your morphing techniques as you groove with a Berklee band in all contemporary styles.
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The Reading Drummer
Book Only 50449458 $9.95 USD
If you want to take your drumming chops to the next level, you must know how to read drum music. Written by Professor Dave Vose, this Berklee Workshop is ideal for both beginners and pros and includes everything you'll need to make sightreading drum notation easy and natural. Features: more than 50 lessons complete with general practice tips; steady learning progression from reading quarter notes to 16th-note triplets; practice rhythms containing accents, flams, rolls, ruffs, tempo and meter changes; and much more. |
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Mastering The Art Of Brushes
Book/CD 50449459 $19.95 USD
This in-depth workshop, complete with helpful diagrams and a practice CD, will help drummers master the art of brush playing. It features 10 essential concepts, 32 brush patterns, rhythm table exercises for dexterity, coordination exercises for time playing, and signature strokes in the styles of legends like Buddy Rich, Philly Joe Jones, and Elvin Jones. The CD provides the ultimate practice accompaniment, enabling drummers to play along with 34 bass groove tracks. |
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Berklee Practice Method: Drum Set
Book/CD 50449429 $14.95 USD
Make your rock band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band!
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Berklee Practice Method: Vibraphone
Book/CD 50449436 $14.95 USD
Get your band together! The Berklee Practice Method is the first-ever method that teaches you to play in a rock band. Learn how to listen, interact and respond, improvise, and become part of the groove. The book and play-along CD will help you improve your timing, technique and reading ability through examples in a wide variety of styles. The Berklee Practice Method is available for many instruments, and each book is based on the same songs, in the same key, to facilitate jamming with other players.
Lessons throughout this book guide you through technique that is specific to playing vibraphone in a contemporary ensemble. Topics covered include: warming up; establishing a practice routine; learning by ear; theory and technique; rhythmic interpretation; reading; improvising; song form; interpreting lead sheets; and so much more! |
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Instant Drum Set
Book/CD 50449513 $14.95 USD
Learn to play the drums instantly with this revolutionary method for students of all ages! Written by Ron Savage, Chair of the Ensemble Department at Berklee College of Music, this book/CD pack teaches first-time drummers rock, funk and jazz beats within minutes. Features tips on playing and locking in with a bass player, strategies to help you understand the drum set and develop your own beats, and an accompanying CD so you can jam with the band in a variety of musical styles. |
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Jazz Improvisation: A Personal Approach
DVD 50448033 $19.95 USD
Develop your own voice with the practice techniques that have helped make Joe Lovano one of the most respected improvisers of our time. In this Master Class from Berklee College of Music, Lovano shows you how to play any instrument with greater spontaneity and feeling. He'll teach you how to interpret the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic essence of a tune. You can then create your own improvisational ideas from within these musical elements, and make sure your journeys arrive somewhere. Lovano brings these ideas to life in solo, duo, trio and quartet performances filled with his expressive sax lines. His lessons will help you make the most of your solo practice time, and interact more creatively with other musicians. Perhaps most important, Lovano will inspire you to relax, hear the music, feel the mood and let your ideas flow. 59 minutes. |
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Jazz Expression: A Toolbox For Improvisation
DVD 50448036 $19.95 USD
Expression is the essence of jazz improvisation. With this DVD in the Berklee Workshop series, you will develop your own style as you work with the building blocks of expression and articulation and learn to craft your personal musical interpretation of a song. Berklee Professor Larry Monroe will help you to go beyond simply playing notes and start crafting your musical expression. Featured lessons include: vibrato • articulation • dynamics • effects • pitch. 64 minutes. |
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Jazz Improvisation: Starting Out With Motivic Development
DVD 50448014 $19.95 USD
In this master class DVD, Berklee professor and saxophonist Ed Tomassi shows you how to build compelling improvisations out of just a few notes. Tomassi's method makes improvising simple. He demonstrates techniques for creating graceful solos from a two-, three- or four-note riff or motive, and shows how to add depth and variety by stringing several motives together. His system is easy to understand and practice; it will help you develop more interesting, cohesive and creative solos within any form or structure. 33 minutes. |
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Chop Builder For Rock Guitar
DVD 50448015 $19.95 USD
Take your hard rock chops into the stratosphere with Berklee professor and world-renowned guitarist Joe “Shred Lord” Stump. In this master class DVD, Stump breaks down his disciplined approach to scale patterns and practice routines. He'll show you how to improve your technique and increase your speed, no matter what style you play. All you need is your guitar and a metronome. Stump will help you achieve a greater mastery of the instrument, with routines to get your chops in shape for the intense physical demands of the rock guitar idiom. 43 minutes.
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Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop
DVD 00320168 $19.95 USD
The interactive song lessons on this extremely comprehensive DVD disc represent a cross-section of modern guitar styles and song forms. The split-screen footage, multiple camera angles and incredible close-ups let you watch Jim Kelly's hands to learn his secrets, tips and tricks as he presents each tune as a full performance followed by a special teaching section. He plays in the style of guitar greats like Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny and more. With over 90 minutes of guitar performance and instruction, an accompanying booklet with standard notation & TAB, and lessons in English, Japanese and Spanish, Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop DVD lets everyone have fun and improve their playing at their own pace. 90+ minutes. |
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Jazz Guitar Techniques: Modal Voicings
DVD 50448016 $19.95 USD
Bring new colors and voicings to your playing with Berklee professor Rick Peckham, internationally known jazz guitarist, composer, writer and clinician. In this master class DVD, Peckham unlocks the mysteries of modal tonality, with a series of exercises and demonstrations that will expand your vocabulary, no matter what instrument you play. Peckham will show you how to extend your capabilities by integrating a variety of new voicings and articulations into your playing, so you can handle any modal situation guided by your own ears and instincts. 57 minutes. |
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A Modern Method For Guitar
DVD 50448066 $29.95 USD
This DVD version of A Modern Method for Guitar, Volume 1 is the most comprehensive guitar method DVD-ROM on the market. You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee's guitar department. It's like a year's worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! It features 14 hours of instruction including on-screen demonstrations (with camera close-ups of both hands), as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can “sit in” with your instructor. You will learn essential skills for playing lead and rhythm guitar, including: scales • chord forms • accompaniment skills • guitar technique • voice-leading approaches • reading music notation.
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Turntable Technique: The Art Of The DJ
DVD 50448025 $24.95 USD
Watch this DVD and learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! Equally ideal for the beginner or experienced DJ, this disc will help you: master the essentials and develop your own style behind the decks; see the step-by-step practice exercises; learn basic equipment set-up; develop beat matching and creative mixing skills; perfect scratching techniques like cutting, stabs, crabs and flares; and much more! |
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Vocal technique: Developing Your Voice
DVD 50448038 $19.95 USD
Enhance your singing career by learning proper vocal techniques to help prevent injuries and maximize your potential. Featured exercises will help you gain technical and expressive command of your voice. Lessons include: warm-ups, posture, breathing, tone, maintaining vocal health, and improving stamina, range and sound. Anne Peckham is a professor of voice at Berklee College of Music. 53 minutes.
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The Ultimate Practice Guide For Vocalists
DVD 50448017 $19.95 USD
Sing with more power and passion under the guidance of Donna McElroy, Berklee professor, Grammy nominee, Dove Award winner, and vocalist on multiple gold and platinum records. In this Master Class, McElroy shows you how to use the whole body to become the best singer you can be. See her work with a vocal student one-on-one, demonstrating how to use different muscle groups to increase vocal strength and endurance. She also provides lifestyle tips and simple everyday exercises to help you cultivate and protect the source of your vocal power – and sing with more freedom, force and stamina. 51 minutes. |
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Preparing For Your Concert
DVD 50448018 $19.95 USD
Bring more freedom and creativity to every performance with the help of renowned pianist and Berklee professor Joanne Brackeen. One of the most respected figures in jazz, Brackeen has played all over the world – as soloist, bandleader, and side person for legends like Art Blakey, Joe Henderson and Stan Getz. In this Master Class, she takes you through the routines that have helped her get ready for decades worth of high-profile shows, and demonstrates exercises to get you physically and mentally primed. No matter what instrument you play, Brackeen will show you how to get loose, focused and ready for anything, so you can hit the stage with more confidence and energy. 48 minutes.
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Harmonic Ear Training
DVD 50448039 $19.95 USD
An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listening skills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognize chord progressions quickly and confidently, and incorporate them into your writing and performing, listen to music more analytically, and apply this knowledge to all of your projects. 73 minutes.
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Essential Rock Grooves For Bass
DVD 50448019 $19.95 USD
Learn how to lock into an airtight groove with Berklee professor and versatile bassman Danny Morris. In this Master Class, Morris teaches techniques to help you anchor your band with a foundation of solid bass lines, chord progressions and rhythmic and harmonic variations. Working with and without a drum machine, Morris breaks down the secrets of syncopation, rhythmic displacement, left-hand muting and more. His practical lessons will help you build your bass vocabulary, play with more variety and character, and keep your grooves in the pocket. 32 minutes.
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Basic Afro-Cuban Rhythms For Drum Set and Hand Percussion
DVD 50448012 $19.95 USD
Learn how to play and practice the classic rhythms of the Afro-Cuban tradition with Berklee professor Ricardo Monzón. Monzón demonstrates the patterns and instruments that form the beating heart of the Afro-Cuban tradition, on clave, conga, timbale, bongo and guiro. You'll play along as he starts slowly with the basic patterns, then increases the tempo with a number of variations. By the end, you'll have a solid understanding of how to play and practice essential Afro-Cuban rhythms. 55 minutes.
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Kenwood Dennard: The Studio/Touring Drummer
DVD 50448034 $19.95 USD
Learn the techniques that have made Kenwood Dennard one of the most in-demand drummers around. Sharing knowledge gained from playing with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Sting and other giants of jazz, funk and pop, Dennard teaches how to: get the most out of every practice session, internalize the melody, play melodic solos, and more! Dennard will inspire you to bring more energy, expression and variety to every performance on stage or in the studio. 61 minutes.
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Latin Jazz Grooves
DVD 50448003 $19.95 USD
Learn Latin jazz grooves and percussion techniques! Let jazz great Victor Mendoza help you harness all the passion and liveliness of Latin Jazz. He'll show you how to apply your musical vocabulary and knowledge of rhythm, scales, chords, and triads to this rich musical style. Learn how to use percussion instruments to create sizzling Latin groove patterns including: Son Clave, Rumba Clave, Cascara, Tumbao. 91 minutes.
Victor Mendoza is a vibraphonist, composer and professor at Berklee College of Music. Named by Latin Beat magazine as one of the “Outstanding Latin Jazz Artists of the Year,” he has performed and recorded with many great musicians including Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Pérez, and Claudio Roditi.
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Real Life Career Guide For The Professional Musician
DVD 50448013 $19.95 USD
Get detailed, practical advice on how to network, adapt to different musical settings, take full advantage of opportunities, and be a successful musician. A consummate pro in constant demand, David Rosenthal conveys wisdom earned over two decades as a keyboardist, touring musician, producer, bandleader and collaborator with everyone from Billy Joel and Robert Palmer to Cyndi Lauper and Enrique Iglesias. Separating the “music” from the “business,” he discusses the importance of networking, hiring a good lawyer, knowing your gear inside and out, adapting your skills to different settings, and, most importantly, being ready to seize opportunities whenever they arise. Put his strategies to work for your career! 36 minutes. |
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