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Oteil Burbridge has played bass with the legendary Allman Brothers Band since 1997. Bandmate Derek Trucks calls him the Michael Jordan of the bass. In this comprehensive and entertaining DVD, Oteil discusses the fine points of bass playing and musicianship including: Rhythm concepts - African, Latin, jazz, funk, polyrhythms, and basic drumming concepts; Harmony - chord structure and shapes for the six-string bass; Listening to artists from various styles of music; Emotional and spiritual aspects of music - how to let our emotions out in music, so we can make a spiritual connection with others; Relative pitch - singing along with what you play; Thinking melodically - breaking musical ideas into bite-sized parts; and much more. 59 minutes.

One of the most revered rock guitarists of all time teaches the tricks and concepts behind his rhythm playing. From Dokken to Lynch Mob to Souls of We, he covers his most killer riffs (in hits such as Mr. Scary, Crawling and Everything I Want) and tells you how to expand your soloing skills. Includes loads of improvised performances! 1 hour, 32 minutes.

After extensive field-testing in the U.S. and Canada, World Music Drumming has passed all the tests! Aimed primarily at grades 6-8 with extensions into the lower elementary grades and the high school, you and your students will learn drumming techniques, sing lots of great songs with accompaniment and movement, connect African and Latin American cultural traditions to the music performed, and discover how music can be the perfect vehicle for teaching team building, respect, focusing, listening, problem solving, and other important life skills. The Teacher's Edition provides complete lesson plans and a step-by-step teaching process. The handy reproducible Cross-Cultural Student Enrichment Book offers a variety of information and fun for your students. The helpful DVD goes right into the classroom to show how to teach the lessons, using middle school students to demonstrate the parts. Available: Teacher's Edition, DVD, Reproducible Cross-Cultural Student Enrichment Book, Classroom Kit (includes all of the above components). Grades 3-8.

Pack your bags for an exciting musical journey of ethnic rhythms, instruments, and cultural heritage from around the world. Learn about the origins of Second Line Drumming, Reggae, Salsa, Conga, Samba and more, what instruments are used and how to play them. Then, experience the sound by forming your own ensemble and play the rhythm along with a song from that particular part of the world! Each ethnic rhythm is presented in a beginning format of 2-3 parts for younger students, and an advanced format of 4-6 parts for older students. Our eastern trek around the world begins in the United States and continues on to Central and South America before crossing the Atlantic Ocean with stops in Ireland, Africa, the Middle East and Far East, and ending on the island of Tahiti in the south Pacific. The all-in-one Book/CD format features reproducible songsheets with lyric translations, informative student articles and exceptional lesson plans based on the National Standards complete with lyric pronunciations, assessment and extension activities, and a CD recording for each song, with vocals and accompaniment-only tracks. And there's more! An instructional DVD is also available (separately or in a kit) with visual instruction on how to play the different instruments in each ethnic rhythm as demonstrated by a percussion expert. We've got a lot of miles to cover, so let's get started! For Gr. 4-8.

This 2-DVD documentary gives viewers an all-area access pass to the legends that play the iconic Fender Stratocaster. It includes previously unseen interviews and performance footage by the late, great Rory Gallagher. It also features exclusive interviews with great Strat players such as Jeff Beck, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Mark Knopfler, Chris Rea, Albert Lee, and more. This unique DVD also features footage of the Stratocaster manufacturing process and an exclusive tour of the Seymour Duncan facility, where the guru himself hand-winds a pickup. 167 minutes.