DVD

This DVD is a great primer for the beginner/intermediate guitarist interested in the techniques needed to play blues, bluegrass, country and folk guitar. Includes tips on tuning, hand stretching exercises, mastering basic chord progressions, forward and backward right hand rol patterns and exercises, alternating thumb roll patterns, Travis picking, blues in E, right hand muting, right hand frailing or brush stroked, string bending, 4 finger roll patterns and right hand string grabbing and more. You'll learn the basic techniques needed to be a Roots Guitar Player and identify those techniques while learning from other players with this fun, detailed DVD. Booklet included; approximately 60 minutes.

This DVD by sax master Steve Wilkerson features great concert segments, plus hands-on instruction on: control; developing a powerful sound; jazz vibrato; mouth piece selection; playing fast; Stan Getz's style; phrasing; breathing techniques and more. Comes with a booklet featuring transcriptions to four of Steve's fantastic originals! 60 minutes.

Award-winning Argentinean guitarist Brian Chambouleyron gives you an overview of various styles of Latin American music, explaining how it has evolved and been embraced around the world. The mixing of Spanish, Portuguese, African, European and native influences has blended into many distinct genres. Brian has specially composed sample pieces which he plays (solo or with a band) in this DVD. Features downloadable printed music in standard notation and tablature so guitarists can play along with: a Bolero from Mexico, Vals from Peru, Guarania from Paraguay, Guajira from Cuba, Samba from Brazil, and a Tango from Argentina. You can also just view the performances without the text.50 min.

Take a private lesson with Doug Cox! There's no better way to start from scratch on this expressive instrument than with this master instructor. Teaches notes and major chords; common I, IV, V chord progressions in all keys; chucking (back-up playing); tone and damping tips; and easy versions of the songs: The Water Is Wide Worried Man Blues St. Anne's Reel. Includes a transcription booklet. 60 min.

Take a lesson with super picker Forest Rodgers! In this DVD that supplements Forest's book, Pedal Steel Licks for Guitar, you'll learn how to play 30 classic beginnings, endings, turn-arounds and fill-ins to popular pedal steel licks on the guitar. Forest plays them at regular tempo and then at a slower tempo for easier learning. Watch the fascinating interaction as pedal steel master Doug Stock plays the licks then Forest copies them on the guitar. Features tips for the best steel guitar sound reproduction and steel guitar voiced chords. 60 minutes.

In this DVD, noted drum instructor and performer Dick Petrie teaches the absolute beginner to master the following techniques: drum set up matched grip stick holding single and double stroke rolls & other rudiments fills playing the backbeat and more. Ensures a successful beginning in learning proper drum playing. 60 minutes.

Swing rhythm never left, but it's getting harder to find someone to teach it! Noted swing rhythm guitarist Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky takes you step-by-step through the process of expanding your technique on swing rhythm. Whether you play in a swing band, a cowboy quartet like Riders in the Sky, or gypsy jazz, this DVD offers you an absolutely unique and up-close look at chord forms, patterns, right and left hand technique, and insider tips by a swing rhythm master who has been playing this style for over 30 years. In addition, two western classics, Wah Hoo and Tumbling Tumbleweed, are not only broken down and explained in detail, but are performed by 2-time Grammy winners Riders in the Sky in a mini-concert, so that the lesson on those two tunes is exemplified in live performance. Saddle up, saddle pal, and ride the Rhythm Range with Ranger Doug! Includes transcription booklet.

Bart Robley demonstrates many of the rudiments that form the basis for his stage and studio work. In this two-DVD set, he takes viewers from the basics, through more advanced exercises, all the way through a complete song - Old Time Rock 'N' Roll, made famous by Bob Seger. When they are finished, drummers will be ready to rock hard and heavy! Includes downloadable drum tablature. DVD #1 is 40 min., and DVD #2 is 75 min.

Beginning to advanced guitarists can learn all the secrets of shred, including sweep picking, alternate picking, string skipping, multi-finger tapping, legato, trills, tremolo picking and more! The techniques are broken down, and helpful exercises and melodic etudes are arranged from easiest to most challenging. Booklet included as a PDF on the DVD.

Ever wondered how to get the same sound on your home studio projects that the pros get on your favorite CDs? Agonized over the right guitar sound? Pondered the perfect mic placement? Now, with Home Recording Magazine's 100 Recording Tips and Tricks, you can start getting the sound you've always wanted, while learning the secrets of pro recording engineers and producers. With either the DVD or video, you'll learn several strategies for turning your recording sessions into productive experiences that help you make the most of your music. Recorded at New York's Bass Hit Studios, where the music for HBO's hit series Oz is produced, and featuring the contributions of more than 10 recording engineers, producers and professional musicians, this title offers 100 useful tips and tricks for all sorts of recording studio activity, including: miking drums and other instruments recording guitars using computers pre-production tracking mixing post-production and more. 36 minutes.