Compendium of Chords for the Violin


Book Description

There are many resources for practicing scales and arpeggios on the violin, but extremely few for practicing chords. Understanding chords on the violin can be a very useful skill for violinists for a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is that chords appear a significant number of times in the violin repertoire. In addition, understanding chords: helps you to think harmonically, helps you to better analyze music, improves your ability to sight read and to play arpeggios and double stops, helps the fingers of your left hand to work better together as a team, and facilitates composition and improvisation.




Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 1


Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Playing 5-finger scales has significant value for early-level pianists. This innovative book helps students chart progress through all major and minor 5-finger scales, cross-hand arpeggios, and primary chords. Engaging teacher duets for each key are used for scale exercises. Students also enjoy improvisation activities for each key with creative prompts to inspire imagery, character, and tempo.




Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 2


Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Intermediate students are ready to explore the challenges of one-octave scales and arpeggios. More than a simple reference to scale fingerings and key signatures, this book presents valuable patterns that engage the ear and give musical meaning to scale degrees. By transposing these patterns and common chord progressions, students gain deep understanding in all keys. With additional strategies for fluency and gesture, students are well-prepared for technical mastery.




The Little Black Book of Chords


Book Description

The Little Black Songbook returns without any songs! Instead, this collection provides over 1100 Guitar chords, each is presented in an easy-to-read format, including fingerings, note names and helpful tips for all guitarists. There is also a useful guide to some of the most common alternative tunings, advice on power chords and more. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a handy reference for those chords you need, or a more experienced player looking to branch out into more esoteric sounds and gain some songwriting prompts, this little book is the perfect companion.




The Guitarist's Chord Book


Book Description

A reasonably complete book of chords for the guitar with pictures of the fingering.




Compendium of Chords for the Cello


Book Description

There are many resources for practicing scales and arpeggios on the cello, but there are extremely few for practicing chords. Understanding chords on the cello can be a very useful skill for cellists for a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is that chords appear a number of times in the cello repertoire. In addition, understanding chords helps you to think harmonically, helps you to better analyze music, improves your ability to sight-read and to play arpeggios and double-stops, helps the fingers of your left hand to work better together as a team, and facilitates composition and improvisation.




The Guitarist's Tablature Book


Book Description

The Guitarist's Tablature Book by Peter Vogl is simply the most useful tablature book available. Designed based on many years of teaching experience, this must-have book contains input from several master guitar teachers throughout the Southeast. In addition to the blank sheet music the book features ample pages of large tablature & chord diagrams - easy to write on and easy to read. Also included are handy reference materials such as commonly played chords and scales, lesson logs, and manuscript paper. Full guitar neck diagrams give plenty of room for the teacher to write out longer scales or riffs. Pages are perforated for easy tear-out, and the book lays flat for writing. And there's even a useful "tip" on every tablature page. The Guitarist's Tablature Book helps the teacher spend more time teaching and less time writing! It's a valuable and useful tool for all guitar players, whether they're teachers, students, or professionals.










The Vivaldi Compendium


Book Description

The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades.