Up Is Down

A feast for the fingers served up by the master of guitar histrionics! The inimitable Greg Koch discusses and demonstrates his twisted but tasty take on the guitar in gory detail. The menu includes full-band demos of select Koch tunes, and lessons on the techniques therein: Zoinks - The B-Bender • Spank It - Chicken Pickin' Fricassee • Torn Asunder - Behind-the-Nut String Rustling • Death of a Bassman - Hybrid Picking Wrongdoing • Tonus Diabolicus - Fun with Delays and The Devil's Interval • Chief's Blues - Blues Playing and Giving. Total running time: 1 hour 12 minutes. Greg Koch's virtuosity, sense of humor, and articulate nature have led to a successful career as a bandleader, studio musician, author, clinician, and recording artist with Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. A multiple award-winning string manipulator, he divides his time between international clinic tours, writing, recording and performing in Greg Koch and the Tone Controls (featured on this DVD). Imagine Chet Hendrix meeting the Kings (Albert, Freddie, BB) at the first annual 'Zeppelin/Holdsworth Coffee Guzzler's Hoedown.' - Guitar Player magazine

Learn the note-for-note riffs and solos of Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir - the legendary guitarists of San Francisco's ultimate jam band - via in-depth analysis of: Casey Jones • China Cat Sunflower • Friend of the Devil • Shakedown Street • Sugar Magnolia • Touch of Grey • Truckin' • Uncle John's Band. Running time: 2 hours!

This instructional DVD by noted instructor/author Brian Emmel leaves no stone unturned in explaining all there is to know about 4-string bass basics! Designed for the beginning to advanced player, Brian's step-by-step demonstrations form the foundation for understanding music theory and building bass technique. Topics covered range from common musical terminology, to playing in a garage band, to laying down tracks in a recording studio. Brian's easy explanations and helpful examples cut through any confusion for clear comprehension. A must for any player who's never really understood music theory! Booklet included. 60 minutes.

Here's a DVD lesson for novice players who want to get started playing blues on the electric guitar. Jim Weider shows the easy way to get into playing authentic licks, riffs, rhythms and hot solos. Each tune covers a different aspect of electric blues playing and provides a great solo for practicing the techniques he's taught. 90-MIN. DVD • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

In this DVD, Dave Celentano concludes his three level rock lead guitar course by introducing the student to a variety of complete solos to learn and play over the band rhythm tracks. Topics include: '80s style soloing, modal soloing in rock, acoustic blues soloing, triads, arpeggios, legato string bending, vibrato, tapping, and more. Dave demonstrates all the solos, then breaks each down into small sections for learning and discusses important concepts, theory, and scales. Transcription booklet included. 60 minutes.

Część pierwsza Szkoły gry na gitarze basowej Eda Friedlanda mieści w sobie m. in.:
- opis budowy gitary basowej
- tłumaczenie symboli muzycznych
- technikę gry
- ćwiczenia techniczne
- przykładowe riffy i utwory
Do publikacji dołączona jest płyta CD z wzorcowymi wykonaniami utworów, oraz płyta DVD z poszczególnymi lekcjami, prowadzonymi przez autora publikacji.

This DVD will help take your playing to the next level. Professor Larry Finn shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to lay down a strong groove in any style of music. It offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels. These include: hand development • basic grooves • advanced grooves for funk, rock, hip-hop and Latin styles • advanced fills. Clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying 64-page booklet. 60 minutes.

Riffs and solos from 8 classic Clapton songs, including: After Midnight • Cocaine • Forever Man • Lay Down Sally • Motherless Children • Pretending • Running on Faith • Wonderful Tonight. DVD bonus features include a guitar techniques section, jam-along songs, and practice tips. 73 minutes.

Featuring Don Brewer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez with Marc Quinones, Akira Jimbo, Hilary Jones, Paul Leim, Dave Lombardo & Billy Ward The first-ever DVD for the musician's market! This terrific disc includes all of the material on both video releases from the 2000 Modern Drummer Festival - 170 minutes of performances, clinics and interviews! You get all the benefits of the DVD format - instant access to each performance, superior sound and picture, plus these special features: 5.1 (Surround Sound) Mix on two performances - one by Vinnie Colaiuta and one by Horacio Hernandez • 'DrumCam' option on these two performances allowing you to switch to the drum camera at any point • Play-Along Feature - a minus drums mix on two songs, with downloadable drum charts • connectivity to related web sites • and much more! 170 minutes.

This DVD documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drumming in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Disc One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment. Mike performs 8 songs/segments and breaks down parts from each, explaining how to develop a toolbox of fills and patterns to draw from. Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album, as well as rare live footage of the band. Disc Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater. Mike performs 11 songs/segments from the Falling into Infinity and Scenes from a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song. He discusses playing in odd-time signatures, developing double bass technique, soloing and much more. Includes exclusive live footage of Dream Theater from their 1998 World Tour. Special DVD Features: 2 bonus, live performances - one by Dream Theater and one by Liquid Tension Experiment! Over twenty minutes of new footage! Also a full-length commentary by Mike • a camera switching option • a photo gallery • and more! DVD Running Time: 190 minutes.

Apple's popular GarageBand software gives you the power and flexibility to make your own music happen - and Hal Leonard TrackPaks(TM) give you the tracks for the songs, no matter which instrument you play! Each TrackPak includes: • DVD-ROM with 12 hit songs, edited, mixed and ready to drop into GarageBand • Book with transcriptions in standard notation and guitar tablature, as well as lyrics for reference • Complete songs plus individual loops, beats, grooves and riffs for all of the instruments • Recordings that sound amazing! Take a drum loop from inch.Smells Like Teen Spirit inch. and loop it for your own project. Like the guitar riffs from Los Lonely Boys' inch.Heaven inch.? They're here, ready to be adapted to your own creative ideas. Other songs include: Aerials (System of a Down) • Alive (P.O.D.) • All the Small Things (Blink-182) • Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet) • Come Out and Play (The Offspring) • Here Without You (Three Doors Down) • Just Like You (Three Days Grace) • Man in the Box (Alice in Chains) • This Love (Maroon5) • and Wish You Were Here (Incubus). GarageBand has been named the Product of the Year by Music Trades magazine!

Lista utworów:
East Virginia Blues
Wabash Cannonball
'Til The End Of The World Goes Round
Peach Picking Time Down In Georgia
Darling
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
Somebody Loves You

Vassar Clements explores the classic licks and techniques that have made him one of the greatest fiddlers of all time. He teaches some of his best-known original and traditional fiddle breaks to tunes such as: Avalanche • Good Woman's Love • Lonesome Fiddle Blues • Orange Blossom Special • Down Yonder • and more. 90-MIN. • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Lista utworów:
Going Down
Patton's Blues
Crossroads Blues
Travelin' Blues

Dr. John continues his discussion and demonstration of the styles of the musicians he heard and worked with as a youngster in New Orleans. Mac breaks down the tunes, turnarounds, left-hand patterns, and right-hand improvisations of legendary greats Huey Piano Smith, Tuts Washington, Herbert Santina, Allen Toussaint and others, including some originals by Mac Rebennack himself. 60-MIN. • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Imagine being able to see as well as hear the amazing piano styles of the great Dr. John - up close! This one-hour DVD is jammed full of powerful playing, slowed-down instruction, and the wonderful personality of one of the premier artists of our time. Mac (Dr. John) Rebennack discusses and demonstrates the playing styles of the great New Orleans piano stylists. 60-MIN. • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Learning to solo has never been easier or more affordable. The dynamic Soloing Series offers the essential elements every soloist needs. Each DVD runs approximately 40-50 minutes and comes complete with an accompanying booklet showing examples in notation and tablature. Each DVD is filled with rock-solid information from beginning to end. In this DVD, MI instructor Danny Gill unveils the mystery of the heavy riff. In this intense workout, you will discover a whole new world of chords and single note riffs with Drop D tuning. Danny will also take you through a variety of picking hand techniques, including muting, pitch harmonics, downstrokes, double picking, and alternate picking. There is even a section on tuning the entire guitar down two whole steps to a low C for something extra fat and chunky. Each section gives you plenty of time to jam along, so you will feel like you're a part of the band. There is even a top 10 list of Danny's favorite noises - some of which you will have to see to believe! This is some of the most usable and musical information you will ever learn! Packed with licks and practice ideas, this DVD will help develop your ear and continue to improve your soloing for months and years to come.

Learn the trademark bass lines behind one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Each bass line is played up to speed, then broken down note by note. An in-depth analysis of eight songs: Jump in the Fire • For Whom the Bell Tolls • The Thing That Should Not Be • The Shortest Straw • Wherever I May Roam • Hero of the Day • Fuel • and Frantic. 1 hour, 24 minutes.

Guitar players are always trying to figure out the trademark tricks of their heroes. Now, on of the most influential acoustic guitarists of all time lets viewers in on his secrets. This workshop DVD shows guitar fans valuable inside tips on playing techniques, tunings and other guitar secrets. Songs include: Short Order • Lay This Body Down • Single Girl • St. James Infirmary • Shortnin' Bread •ŽThe Last Steam Engine. 57 minutes.

Learn the trademark styles and techniques of the most celebrated guitarist in the blues with this information-packed DVD. Providing over an hour-and-a-half of in-depth analysis, Andy Aledort takes you step-by-step through eight classic songs: Cryin' Won't Help You • Five Long Years • Just Like a Woman • Rock Me Baby • Sweet Little Angel • The Thrill Is Gone • You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now • and You Upset Me Baby. 1 hour, 36 minutes.

Learn the trademark riffs and solos of the greatest guitarists in modern rock. This DVD covers 8 songs: All the Small Things • Are You Gonna Be My Girl • I Believe in a Thing Called Love • Just Like You • Keep Away • Know Your Enemy • Kryptonite • Wish You Were Here. Includes jam-along songs and practice tips. 1 hour, 14 minutes.

Learn the trademark riffs and solos behind one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Each riff and solo is played up to speed, then broken down note-by-note, then played at a slow tempo. An in-depth analysis of eight songs: ...And Justice for All • For Whom the Bell Tolls • Frantic • Hit the Lights • Leper Messiah • The Memory Remains • Until It Sleeps • Wherever I May Roam.

Learning to solo has never been easier or more affordable. The dynamic Soloing Series offers the essential elements every soloist needs. Each DVD runs approximately 40-50 minutes and comes complete with an accompanying booklet showing examples in notation and tablature. Each DVD is filled with rock-solid information from beginning to end. In this DVD, Barrett, a GIT instructor since 1987, will take you through a step-by-step demonstration of techniques such as bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and vibrato. He breaks down and shows how to count out solo structures and how to connect phrases into memorable musical statements. Barrett presents an incredible in-depth study of classic rock guitar soloing. In a number of demonstrations, he is accompanied by rhythm tracks that allow the viewer to play along. Packed with licks and practice ideas, this DVD will help develop your ear and continue to improve your soloing for months and years to come.

Jim Croce's guitar accompaniments to his timeless songs, as well as the superb lead lines of his long-time accompanist, Maury Muehleisen, are expertly broken down for aspiring players at all levels: I Have to Say I Love You in a Song • New York's Not My Home • Photographs and Memories • I Got a Name • These Dreams • Operator • and Time in a Bottle. For early intermediate level players. 1 hour, 55 minutes.

Over the past several years The Slap Bass Program has become the undisputed bible of slap technique. The video has garnered more accolades and critical acclaim than any other program of its kind. The material has been remastered and finally released on DVD with extensive chapter breakdowns and extra features. Bass Institute of Technology (BIT) instructor Alexis Sklarevski is a phenomenal teacher, and has the rare ability to put all the pieces together in a refreshingly logical, integrated fashion. Starting with the fundamentals of slap technique, he elaborates one step at a time to incorporate complex damping and choking, funk patterns and vamps, machine-gun triplets, percussive right-hand tapping, flamenco-style strumming, double-stop riffs, scales, phrasing and much more. He is incredibly thorough, and his demonstrations with a guitarist and drummer show how this dynamic style can be applied in almost any musical situation. Absolutely the most complete and effective method ever produced on the slap style of bass playing. Streaming musical notation and tab is featured on the alternate video track. There's also a Notation Book that is printable from the disc. 83 minutes.

Płyta DVD "Playing with sticks", autorstwa czterokrotnego mistrza świata w solowej grze na werblu, Jeffa Queena. Płyta stanowi kompletny kurs gry na werblu, przeprowadzający od rozgrzewki, zagadnień motorycznych czy sposobów trzymania pałeczek, aż po zaawansowane schematy bicia i naukę tworzenia własnych solówek.

Guitar master Eric Clapton is one of the world's favourite guitarists, his music has touched and inspired many lives. This fabulous DVD from the Guitar Signature Licks Series features some of his best known acoustic songs and compositions.

Introduced by Doug Boduchof this DVD features a step-by-step breakdown of Clapton's guitar style and technique, Jam-along songs and practice tips as well as eight classic songs. A must for Clapton fans and anyone wanting to learn solos and songs by one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Lista utworów:
Change The World
Circus
Layla
Malted Milk
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Signe
Tears In Heaven
Walkin' Blues

The Guitar Play-Along DVD series lets you hear and see how to play songs like never before. Just watch, listen and learn!

Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then, the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along, or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from three viewing options: fret hand with tab, wide view with tab, pick & fret hands close-up.

This DVD is full of great Rock hits that all guitarists will want to know!

Lista utworów:
All The Small Things [Blink 182]
Are You Gonna Be My Girl [Jet]
Drive [Incubus]
Heaven [Los Lonely Boys]
Keep Away [Godsmack]
Kryptonite [3 Doors Down]
Lightning Crashes [Live]
My Own Worst Enemy [Lit]

The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone learning to play the ukulele. Acclaimed performer and uke master Lil' Rev teaches the basics of the ukulele and explains tuning, single-note melodies, chords and strumming, and gives practice tips. The on-screen musical examples will help you play the ukulele in no time!

Easy songs to play include: Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Aura Lee, Shortnin' Bread, Hush Little Baby, Boil 'Em Cabbage Down, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Rolling, Paw-Paw Patch, Shave and a Haircut, Doo-Wop Uke, and Sinner Man.

50 minutes.

Lista utworów:
Aura Lee
Beautiful Brown Eyes
Boil 'Em Cabbage Down
Doo-wop Uke
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Hush Little Baby
Paw-paw Patch
Rolling
Shave And A Haircut
Shortnin' Bread
Sinner Man
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star [Traditional]

Komplet trzech płyt DVD na których nagrano materiał dotyczący technik gry na perkusji w XXI wieku prezentowanych przez Thomasa Langa. Pierwsza płyta zawiera tematy dotyczące udoskonalonych technik gry za pomocą stopy (foot - technique). Na drugiej płycie Lang prezentuje swoją "sekretną formułę" dotyczącą metod doskonalenia współczesnej koordynacji i niezależności uderzeń. Materiał podzielony jest w taki sposób, aby można było dokładnie zaobserwować wszelkie ruchy. Trzecia płyta obejmuje tematyką koncepcje gry w różnych stylach współczesnej muzyki oraz gry koncertowej. Bonusowy materiał zawiera m. in. film z wizyty w domowym studio Thomasa Langa, galerię zdjęć artysty i komentarze do utworów. Łączny czas trwania trzech płyt: 7 godzin.

Prezentowana szkoła techniki gry Jojo Mayera jest doskonałą pozycją dla każdego perkusisty. Mayer prezentuje tu szeroki zakres różnorodnych sposobów uderzeń, od łatwiejszych do skomplikowanych, oraz nieopublikowane wcześniej sekretne techniki gry wielkich mistrzów perkusji jak i jego własne. Czas trwania filmu: 3 godziny. Język do wyboru: angielski lub niemiecki.

Publikacja ta wprowadza perkusistę w świat muzyki funk za pomocą przystępnej części technicznej, ośmiu utworów, jednego CD z akompaniamentem i wersjami demonstracyjnymi. Do książki zostały także dołączone dwie płyty DVD, zawierające między innymi akompaniament, gdzie za pomocą komputera można spowolnić bez zmiany wysokości dźwięków, film szkoleniowy a także ścieżki, które można dowolnie miksować za pomocą oprogramowania takiego jak Cakewalk(R).

The techniques of this dazzling virtuoso guitarist are dissected in this special masterclass. Mike Wolf guides you step-by-step through Vai's most celebrated licks and solos that have inspired a generation of guitarists, breaking down some of his most challenging and unusual recorded moments for you to master. Includes a 24-page booklet of examples in notation with a Tab shorthand.

Learn some of the Earth-shattering riffs that have formed the backbone of modern rock guitar playing. Danny Gill introduces you to the work of Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Slash, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, James Hetfield and many more in this unstoppable catalogue of killer riffs. Each riff is broken down and demonstrated with Gill's clear and friendly delivery.

Impress your friends with riffs they will know and love, and become a better rock guitarist in the process!

Lista utworów:
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love [Van Halen]
All Right Now [Free]
Are You Gonna Go My Way [Kravitz, Lenny]
Back In Black [Ac/Dc]
Black Dog [Led Zeppelin]
Crazy Train [Osbourne, Ozzy]
Enter Sandman [Metallica]
Heartbreaker [Led Zeppelin]
Highway To Hell [Ac/Dc]
Layla [Derek And The Dominos]
Money For Nothing [Dire Straits]
Paradise City [Guns N Roses]
Paranoid [Black Sabbath]
Smells Like Teen Spirit [Nirvana]
Smoke On The Water [Deep Purple]
Still Of The Night [Whitesnake]
Sunshine Of Your Love [Cream]
Sweet Child O' Mine [Guns N Roses]
Walk This Way [Aerosmith]
Whole Lotta Love [Led Zeppelin]

Here's your chance to learn five of Queen's biggest and most spectacular rock anthems, songs that made them one of the greatest stadium rock bands of all time.

The delicate and majestic solos of Brian May have always been a benchmark in outstanding rock guitar writing, with a distinctive tone, unusual harmonies and a finely-tuned ear for melody. From his famous homemade guitar and old-sixpence plectrum to his unmistakable hair and clogs, May has remained one of the quintessentially British guitar eccentrics. In this exclusive double-DVD set, Michael Casswell provides a note-by-note examination of five of Brian's best, including the thundering rock of Hammer To Fall and the echo-soaked Now I'm Here, with every riff explained and demonstrated in close-up detail.

Lista utworów:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Hammer To Fall
Now I'm Here
Tie Your Mother Down