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2 NEW RELEASES 64 DRUM/PERCUSSION VIDEOS 2 HAL LEONARD 64 INSTRUCTION 4 EVERGREEN ARTS 70 PERFORMANCE 5 50 LICKS DVDS 73 PIANO/KEYBOARD VIDEOS 5 CHERRY LANE 73 INSTRUCTION 5 KENDRICK VIDEOS 77 PERFORMANCE 6 CANADIAN BRASS 78 INSTRUMENTAL VIDEOS 6 HUDSON MUSIC 81 VOCAL VIDEOS 7 HOMESPUN VIDEO 81 INSTRUCTION 12 BERKLEE PRESS 83 PERFORMANCE 13 GENERAL INSTRUCTION 84 GENERAL PERFORMANCE VIDEOS 17 GUITAR VIDEOS 85 CHILDREN’S VIDEOS 17 INSTRUCTION 86 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS 46 REFERENCE 87 VIEW VIDEO 46 PERFORMANCE 88 COMPOSERS’ SPECIALS VIDEO SERIES 48 BASS VIDEOS 89 REFERENCE VIDEOS 48 ELECTRIC BASS 89 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 51 STRING BASS 90 SONGWRITING 52 PERFORMANCE 90 AUDIO TECHNOLOGY 53 FOLK INSTRUMENT VIDEOS 92 SHAPING YOUR SOUND SERIES 93 HOW TO ORDER

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HAL LEONARD ACOUSTIC TIM ALEXANDER BEGINNING FINGERPICKING LIVE PERFORMANCE ELECTRIC INCLUDES featuring TAB AND COMMENTARY BLUES GUITAR Jamie Findlay On this cool DVD filmed in 5.1 with Andy Aledort Musician, teacher, producer Surround Sound, drummer Learn the essentials of playing and songwriter Jamie Findlay Tim “Herb” Alexander, a electric blues guitar from one presents in-depth instruction founding member of Primus of the genre’s most renowned on acoustic fingerpicking. He and now in the band Laundry, and respected educators. This demonstrates exercises to gives searing performances of DVD covers twelve-bar blues build technique in a variety of the drum parts to some of his form, the blues scale, major fingerpicking styles, such as favorite songs from both and minor pentatonics, combining scales, shuffle folk, pop, country, blues and jazz. Jamie shows groups – from Primus: My Name Is Mud • Here Come rhythm, and many more must-know topics. Andy also variations on fingerpicking from comping to soloing, the Bastards • Eleven • Jerry Was a Racecar Driver • includes an inspiring performance section, revealing the and from chord melodies to walking bass lines. Features Spegetti Western, and from Laundry: Ten Gates • What Is unique approach of several blues masters, including B.B. Jamie performing with a vocalist and bass player, Great • Turd Bowlers. Includes a commentary track on King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton. 58 minutes. incorporating many of the techniques he teaches. which Tim explains his techniques and provides ______00320409 DVD ...... $14.95 Includes a helpful lesson book. 33 minutes. background information. ______00697250 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00320393 DVD ...... $9.95 ______00320375 DVD ...... $19.95 ______00320016 VHS Video ...... $9.95 BEGINNING BEGINNING FUNK BASS ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC featuring GUITAR INCLUDES GUITAR Abe Laboriel SOLOING TAB featuring Beginning Funk Bass features featuring Jamie Findlay Michael Thompson Abe Laboriel, one of today’s Jamie Findlay, one of the This DVD features Michael most talented session players masters of contemporary Thompson, one of rock’s most and a Berklee College of Music acoustic guitar, has taught jazz talented session players and a graduate. Abe has performed guitar at USC and currently Berklee College of Music with many popular musicians, teaches at the Musicians graduate, presenting solid including Herb Albert, Lee Institute. In this in-depth acoustic guitar basics that are used by every popular Ritenour, Al Jarreau, George Benson and Quincy Jones, presentation, he demonstrates musician today. Michael introduces the guitar by starting to name just a few. On this DVD, Abe presents 40 and breaks down licks, scales and chords, and teaches with the instrument and its parts, followed by tuning. He minutes of solid funk bass. He demonstrates thumping, sequences, arpeggios, thirds, and sixths intervals. He shows you fundamental chords, chord progressions and slapping, snapping and popping. This DVD is not just for discusses major and harmonic minor scales, pentatonic arpeggiated chords, also demonstrating minor the beginner; in addition to the basics, Abe offers real scales and blues scales, with step-by-step demos of pentatonic scales, strumming patterns, finger picking insights into his own style and technique. He performs soloing in blues, country, Latin, Brazilian, jazz and pop and more. Covers all the basic fundamentals every right-hand technique, funk rhythm, playing with a styles. Packed with cool riffs and practice ideas, this guitarist needs to get started, and the knowledge it takes drummer, pentatonic scales, triads and more. This DVD will help you develop your ear and play searing to get the top gigs. Includes a lesson book. 37 minutes. insightful DVD presents an essential foundation needed acoustic solos! Includes a lesson booklet showing ______00320392 DVD ...... $14.95 by every funk bass player. Includes a lesson book. examples in notation and tablature. 51 minutes. ______00320001 VHS Video ...... $14.95 40 minutes. ______00320394 DVD ...... $14.95 ______00320399 DVD ...... $14.95 ______00320085 VHS Video ...... $14.95 ______00320002 VHS Video ...... $14.95

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BEGINNING DJ’S COMPLETE HOW TO FIND ROCK LEAD GUIDE GIGS THAT GUITAR ALL YOU NEED TO PAY BIG BUCKS with Troy Stetina KNOW ABOUT THE Is your talent still locked up in Let one of guitar’s leading WORLD OF DJING the garage? It’s time to shift educators show you the Interest in DJing has sky- gears and start finding gigs that essentials of playing exciting rocketed in recent years, but pay serious money! This DVD – rock leads. Troy covers modes, many find it hard to pick up featuring invaluable advice articulations, arpeggios, speed the necessary information to from music industry heavy- exercises, scales, rock licks, further develop their interest. hitters – is for every musician theory, and more. 54 minutes. This DVD provides “insider” who dreams of playing music for a living. Kevin ______00320410 DVD ...... $14.95 knowledge that will enable new and established DJs to Eubanks, musical director for the Tonight Show band, ______00697249 VHS Video ...... $19.95 take their skills to the next level. Covers: advice on shares his thoughts on getting major work as a musician equipment purchases and set up; lessons on techniques in today’s market. Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora BEGINNING including chop mixing, BMP patching, cross mixing, talks about the most critical elements to launching a ROCK RHYTHM break mixing and scratching; in-depth interviews with music career. Famous rock stars including Kevin GUITAR professional DJs and other key industry figures; secrets Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Eric Schenkman (Spin of self-promotion to help you get good gigs; and tips on Doctors) and Joe Satriani give the inside scoop about with Troy Stetina choosing records, producing your own music and finding good-paying gigs, agents, and learning from the Learn all the essential rhythm exploiting the power of the Internet. Running time is 90 mistakes they’ve made on their climb to the top. Carnival techniques, including power minutes, with 20 minutes of special bonus material. Cruise Lines supervisor J.B. Buccafusco gives ideas on chords, barre chords, triad ______00320390 DVD ...... $19.95 how to get yourself booked on cruise ships, and Steve shapes, muting, chord Schirripa, former entertainment director for the Las progressions, pick harmonics, PLAYING IN TH Vegas Riviera, gives insight into scoring casino bookings and more. 53 minutes. nationwide. Also includes tips from concert and festival ______00320411 DVD ...... $14.95 THE STYLE OF ® promoters, studio musicians, talent buyers, and many ______00697248 VHS Video ...... $14.95 THE FENDER STRATOCASTER others who can help you make money with your music. GREATS 38 minutes. BLUES ROCK ______00320370 DVD ...... $19.95 GUITAR featuring Tom Kolb SOLOING Musicians Institute instructor B.B. KING Tom Kolb takes an in-depth featuring Mat Gurman A STEP-BY-STEP look at the Fender Stratocaster This DVD features top-rated BREAKDOWN OF THE STYLES and the styles of its most session player Mat AND TECHNIQUES OF THE famous players. He discusses the classic Strat sound, “Gurminator” Gurman teach- KING OF THE BLUES ing one of the most important pick-up configuration and body style, then breaks down the blues riffs of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the shimmering featuring Andy Aledort music lessons you will ever Guitar Signature Licks take, regardless of the style you tone of David Gilmour, and the tremolo picking of Dick Dale. Tom then takes players step-by-step through the Learn the trademark styles and play. Mat demonstrates the art techniques of the most of phrasing – the key to all improvised music. He soulful bends of Eric Clapton, the whammy bar melodies of Jeff Beck, the landmark stylings of Jimi Hendrix, the celebrated guitarist in the teaches how to get the music out of your head and into blues with this information- your playing, so your solos make sense. He tells how to unique chord voicings of Eric Johnson and much more. Includes an accompanying booklet with easy-to-follow packed DVD. Andy Aledort takes you step-by-step get a great blues rock tone and demonstrates soloing in through 8 classic songs: Cryin’ Won’t Help You • Five the styles of Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Keith notation and diagrams that correspond exactly to the DVD. 55 minutes. Long Years • Just Like a Woman • Rock Me Baby • Richards, Billy Gibbons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Sweet Little Angel • The Thrill is Gone • You Done Lost Clapton and Robben Ford. He also shows how to apply ______00320381 DVD ...... $19.95 ______00324038 VHS Video ...... $19.95 Your Good Thing Now • and You Upset Me Baby. the blues scale to almost any style of music when you 96 minutes. solo. Packed with licks and practice ideas, this DVD will ______00320365 DVD ...... $19.95 help you develop your ear and continue to improve your soloing for months and years to come. Includes a lesson booklet showing examples in notation and tablature. 46 minutes. ______00320395 DVD ...... $14.95 ______00320083 VHS Video ...... $14.95

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GREG KOCH – MODERN THE GUITAR CONGAS SINGER’S GRISTLE (TIMBAS MODERNAS) TOOL BOX A feast for the fingers served TECHNIQUES, TRADITIONS, AND featuring Mark Baxter up by the master of guitar APPLICATIONS Every instrument requires histrionics! Greg Koch dis- featuring Roberto Quintero maintenance, including the cusses and demonstrates his Learn the secrets to playing voice! Jam-packed with twisted but tasty take on the congas in modern Latin music! essential info & exercises for guitar in gory detail. The menu Roberto Quintero discusses any style singer, this video includes full-band demos of and demonstrates his teaches: how your voice works, select Koch tunes, and lessons masterful approach in this DVD. Includes: full-band four steps to keep your voice strong, performance tips, on the techniques therein: “Zoiks” – The B-Bender • demos featuring the hottest players in Latin music • how to repair vocal damage, and much more. No prior “Spank It” – Chicken Pickin’ Fricassee • “Torn strokes and playing techniques for two and three congas training is needed, so you can start singing today! Mark Asunder” – Behind-the-Nut String Rustling • “Death of a • 3-2 and 2-3 clave in 4/4, 6/8, and polyrhythmic Baxter is a professional voice teacher whose clients have Bassman” – Hybrid Picking Wrongdoing • “Tonus studies • tumbao patterns and rumba styles • cutting included: Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Gary Cherone (Van Diabolicus” – Fun with Delays and “The Devil’s Interval” edge techniques • and more! Includes both English and Halen), Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band), The Mighty Mighty • “Chief’s Blues” – Blues Playing and Giving. Spanish versions. Bosstones, Carrie Hamilton (Rent), and others. 72 minutes. ______00320362 DVD ...... $24.95 50 minutes. ______00320376 DVD ...... $19.95 ______00320397 DVD ...... $14.95 JEFF ______00320048 VHS Video ...... $14.95 LEARN TO PORCARO PLAY THE The late Jeff Porcaro was a SINGING DRUMSET Grammy Award-winning star SALSA by Peter Magadini from Toto and one of the most (CANTANDO SALSA) The perfect way to start a respected and innovative TECHNIQUES, TRADITIONS, AND beginner on the entire drummers in contemporary APPLICATIONS drumset! This informative and music. On this DVD, he featuring Willy Torres descriptive DVD: takes you describes his approach to Learn the essential techniques through the basics of four- and straight time, triplet and shuffle and secrets of traditional and five-piece drum set-ups (and feels, Latin grooves, half-time modern salsa singing! how to tune them); illustrates the grips and how to use shuffles, bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of Includes: breathing techniques the sticks; teaches the staff, time values, double strokes effects on the high hat. A live band setting featuring his and warm-ups • 3-part harmony • Bolero, Son, and counting; and much more. Using patterns drawn brother Michael on bass and David Garfield on Guaracha, Salsa, and more forms explained • from a wide variety of musical styles, you’ll learn how to keyboards creates an exciting atmosphere to improvising techniques and performance tips • full- play a drum fill, an open roll, a closed roll, flams, demonstrate Jeff’s famous grooves. Includes a lesson band demos featuring the hottest players in Latin music paradiddles, and single- and double-stroke book. 34 minutes. • includes both English and Spanish versions. combinations as they apply to the drumset. Includes an ______00320398 DVD ...... $19.95 43 minutes. 8-page booklet with diagrams and other useful ______00324600 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00320363 DVD ...... $24.95 information. 44 minutes. ______00320382 DVD ...... $19.95 ______06621754 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______06620030 Book 1/CD Pack...... $14.95 ______06620000 Book 1 Only...... $5.95

EVERGREEN ARTS CHUCK LEAVELL – PIANO INSTRUCTION, VOL. 1 presented by Gerald Weber Chuck Leavell’s work has been heard on the recordings of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Train, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, and more. In this instructional DVD, Chuck starts out with the basics – stretching, Finger exercises, octaves, and scales – and then demonstrates a variety of techniques useful for playing blues, gospel, and boogie woogie piano. Along the way, he breaks down Eric Clapton’s “Alberta”, The Allman Brothers’ “Statesboro Blues”, and “Jessica”. Archival clips of Ray Charles, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Meade “Lux” Lewis, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band complement recollections of Chuck’s early musical experiences and notable career highlights. This jam-packed DVD also includes a special section in which Chuck shares his thoughts about how to prepare for the recording studio. 125 minutes. ____00320426 DVD...... $39.95 5 NEW RELEASES

50 LICKS DVDS CHERRY LANE 50 LICKS 50 LICKS HOME BLUES STYLE JAZZ STYLE RECORDING featuring Mat Gurman featuring Bruce MAGAZINE’S Unlock the secrets of blues Buckingham 100 RECORDING guitar! Ace session guitarist Learn licks, turnarounds, TIPS AND TRICKS Mat Gurman teaches budding bebop lines and more! STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR bluesmasters 50 terrific Musicians Institute instructor YOUR HOME STUDIO phrases, demonstrating licks Bruce Buckingham demon- Ever wondered how to get the for dominant and minor strates the essential licks for same sound on your home blues progressions, turn- the chords and progressions studio projects that the pros arounds, intro licks, ending common to jazz II-V-I licks, get on your favorite CDs? licks, stop time licks and many more. He also shows turnaround licks, chromatic bebop lines, licks for Agonized over the right guitar sound? Pondered the players the classic techniques used in blues guitar, altered chords and major and minor vamps, and more! perfect mic placement? Now, with Home Recording such as: bends, pull-offs, hammer-ons, slides, slurs, He illustrates these licks in several styles, such as: Magazine’s 100 Recording Tips and Tricks, you can vibrato, muted string raking and more! Each lick is swing, bossa nova, samba, swing 16ths, funky fusion start getting the sound you’ve always wanted, while played in context, then demonstrated slowly with full and bluesy shuffles. With an accompanying learning the secrets of pro recording engineers and explanations of every technique used. Includes an instructional booklet, this DVD is a must for all jazz producers. With either the DVD or video, you’ll learn instructional booklet. 59 minutes. guitarists! 61 minutes. several strategies for turning your recording sessions _____00320377 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320379 DVD...... $14.95 into productive experiences that help you make the most of your music. Recorded at New York’s Bass Hit Studios, 50 LICKS 50 LICKS where the music for HBO’s hit series Oz is produced, COUNTRY ROCK STYLE and featuring the contributions of more than 10 STYLE featuring Tom Kolb recording engineers, producers and professional featuring Troy Dexter Musicians Institute instructor musicians, this title offers 100 useful tips and tricks for Learn the techniques and Tom Kolb teaches licks in the all sorts of recording studio activity, including: miking styles of today’s most popular styles of rock guitar masters drums and other instruments • recording guitars • country guitarists! A fixture such as Jimmy Page, Eric using computers • pre-production • tracking • mixing on the Los Angeles country Clapton, Jeff Beck, Eric • post-production • and more. 36 minutes. music scene, Troy Dexter Johnson, the Allman ______02500509 DVD ...... $19.95 takes players step-by-step Brothers, Keith Richards, ______02500483 VHS Video ...... $14.95 through classic country style licks that can also be Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, Billy used in blues, rock and rockabilly. He demonstrates Gibbons, Dave Navarro, Mark Knopfler, and other great RUSH – pedal steel licks, bluegrass licks, cascading licks and players! He explains how to apply the licks over certain LEGENDARY licks using harmonics, intervals, triads, bends, chords or progressions, and covers techniques such as LICKS FOR DRUMS chromatic passages, arpeggios, open strings, double hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, vibrato, bends, octaves, A STEP-BY-STEP stops and more. All licks are played in context, then harmonics, whammy bar, double stops, sequencing of BREAKDOWN OF RUSH’S slowed down and explained, and the DVD comes with scales, intervallic licks, arpeggios, and many more. DRUM GROOVES AND FILLS an instructional booklet. 61 minutes. Includes a helpful instructional booklet. 60 minutes. Learn the trademark drum _____00320378 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320380 DVD...... $14.95 grooves and fills behind the distinctive sound of Rush. Also Available: Includes an in-depth analysis of 8 songs with backing tracks 50 LICKS BLUES STYLE 50 LICKS JAZZ STYLE included so you can play along: Freewill • Limelight • New featuring Mat Gurman featuring Bruce Buckingham World Man • Red Barchetta • Spirit of Radio • ______00320142 VHS Video...... $14.95 ______00320141 VHS Video...... $14.95 Subdivisions • Tom Sawyer • YYZ. ______02500628 DVD ...... $24.95 50 LICKS COUNTRY STYLE 50 LICKS ROCK STYLE featuring Troy Dexter featuring Tom Kolb ______00320140 VHS Video...... $14.95 ______00320143 VHS Video...... $14.95

KENDRICK VIDEOS ADVANCED TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIER SERVICING & OVERHAUL presented by Gerald Weber Spend an hour and fifteen minutes with Gerald Weber in his third and most advanced video yet! You’ll learn diagnosing, inspecting, troubleshooting, servicing, repairing, and even how to play the tube guitar amp! His instruction covers: the different types of silverface amps and how to convert each to blackface, what wiring mistake can be found in 70% of all SVT amps, common problems found in Valco manufactured amps, how to check coupling caps for leakage, what throws preamp bias off, how to check Marshall & Fender output transformers, how to identify leads of an unknown transformer, how to identify impedances of an unknown transformer, an easy way to determine output wattage, how to make perfect chassis grounds, and much, much more! 75 minutes. ______00320321 VHS Video...... $32.95 6 NEW RELEASES

CANADIAN BRASS

Rob Wallis and Paul Siegel, founders of DCI Music Video® and the Drummers Collective® and Bass Collective® music schools in New York City, formed Hudson Music – a DVD, print and audio publishing company in 1998. Hudson Music as well as Siegel and Wallis, have earned numerous awards from drum publications and from the percussion community. THOMAS DRUMMERS LANG – COLLECTIVE CREATIVE CONTROL 25TH ANNIVERSARY TWO-DISC SET CELEBRATION & Thomas Lang presents a BASS DAY 2002 completely innovative and TWO-DISC SET inspired practice system for On Sunday, November 24, helping you develop incredible 2002, Drummers Collective™, drumset technique, Lang’s the world’s premier drum awesome speed, control, finesse school, celebrated its 25th and unparalleled interdependence will inspire you to hone anniversary with an incredible evening of music. This your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively in extraordinary two-DVD set features fantastic footage of any musical context. Thomas also offers blazing solos and this historic night of music, with performances by some performances in many different styles. of the most creative and influential drummers and bass Special DVD Features: All of the solos, fills and exercises players in the world: Steve Gadd & the Gadd Gang, are available in separate audio files in the ACID® format (for Dave Weckl & the Dave Weckl Band, Horacio “El PC) and REX format (for Mac), which will allow you to Negro” Hernandez, John Patitucci, Victor Wooten, CANADIAN BRASS – change the tempo without effecting the pitch! • Looping Felix Pastorius, Steve Smith, and the Collective INSIDE BRASS function for continuous play, making it easier to absorb and Faculty Ensembles. Special DVD Features: Alternate Music education has always been a Canadian Brass master each one • Bonus live performance footage and live edits with the FootCam feature • Rehearsal and sound top priority. The group started by performing 200 drum solos • PDF files of transcriptions of many of Thomas’ check footage • Artist interviews • 5.1 Surround Sound in-school concerts yearly, several of the artists in exercises and performances, including “The Black Page”, a mixes – one performance per artist • A photo gallery • the group come from families of music teachers, photo gallery, and more. Web links • much more! and all of them got their own starts in public school Running Time: Over 5 hours! Running Time: 5 hours and 23 minutes! music programs. This DVD compiles three ______00320405 2-DVD Set...... $49.95 ______00320391 2-DVD Set...... $49.95 Canadian Brass educational programs in a single source – Strings, Winds and All That Brass (moti- MODERN JOHN vational message: “Participate and Don’t Give Up”), DRUMMER BLACKWELL – Master Class (hands-on guidance to performance FESTIVAL 2003 TECHNIQUE, GROOVING improvement), and Brass Spectacular (on-camera TWO-DISC SET AND SHOWMANSHIP meeting of musical greatness). ____50485309 DVD...... $19.95 Modern Drummer Festival TWO-DISC SET 2003 featured an almost John Blackwell, world-class unprecedented cross section groove master and drummer THREE NIGHTS WITH of great drummers and with Prince, offers his approach CANADIAN BRASS percussionists, and it’s all to developing the astounding The Canadian Brass began its fantastic musical captured on this 2-DVD Set technique he has become know journey over 30 years ago. This DVD brings from Hudson Music. for, including key exercises that he used as a student and together three live concerts performed in three Disc One – Saturday: Features Mike Portnoy with still uses today. John covers building a solo, single hand different decades. The Brass combines great artistry Yellow Matter Custard and Dream Theater, Steve Smith rolls, single pedal technique and much more. He also and great music with great audiences – and it has and Vital Information, Matt Wilson and Band, the shows, in detail, his amazing stick twirling technique, always done so with humor and disarming charm. Nathaniel Townsley Trio, Hip Pickles, and Mike and explains how he was influenced and inspired by It is live performance that distinguishes Canadian Orris, winner of the Undiscovered Drummer Contest in heroes like Lionel Hampton, Sonny Payne and Gene Brass, and it is through live performance that the the under 18 category. Krupa. Also included on Technique, Grooving and Brass can be best understood. These three concerts Disc Two – Sunday: Features Shawn Pelton with Showmanship is incredible footage of John’s capture the many talents and facets of Canadian House of Diablo, Airto Moreira, Antonio Sanchez, performance at the Modern Drummer Festival 2002 Brass – Amazing Brass in Concert (2003), On Nick D’Virglio, The Drumbassadors, and Louis with his band Matrix, featuring Tom Coster, Baron Browne Stage at Wolf Trap (1990) and Live from the Santiago, Jr., winner of the Undiscovered Drummer and Bruce Bartlett. A great segment on grooving Peach Tree Theatre, Atlanta (1985). 118 minutes. Contest in the over 18 category. features John in the studio with Baron Browne on bass, ____50485318 DVD...... $19.95 Running Time: Over 5 Hours! playing and discussing styles that include funk, jazz, blues ______00320404 2-DVD Set...... $49.95 and funk ballads. Special DVD Features: a camera- switching option • an optional commentary by John • Also Available: historic clips of some of John’s biggest stick-twirling HUDSON MUSIC influences, with a narration by John • interviews with John DVD SAMPLER and with his father, John Blackwell, Sr., backstage at the Includes 65 minutes of footage from best-selling DVDs Modern Drummer Festival 2002 • a photo gallery • and from Hudson Music. more! Running Time: 4 hours. ______00320324 DVD ...... $9.95 ______00320349 2-DVD Set...... $39.95 7 NEW RELEASES

HOMESPUN VIDEO

GUITAR THE GUITAR OF PAUL ARRANGEMENTS BRADY FOR SOLO PLAYING TRADITIONAL ACOUSTIC AND CONTEMPORARY Since 1967, Homespun has pioneered music GUITAR IRISH SONGS instruction videos, and continues to produce a INSTRUMENTALS FROM A taught by Paul Brady steady stream of top-quality lessons in all styles of NATIONAL CHAMPION Paul Brady’s interpretations of taught by Peter Huttlinger music: jazz, country, folk, blues, rock and classi- traditional Irish ballads have Here are the spectacular won him near-fanatical fans on cal. They make the songs and techniques of some instrumentals that brought both sides of the Atlantic, and his contemporary rock of the world’s great musicians accessible to aspir- Peter Huttlinger the National songs have made him the pre-eminent Irish singer- ing players at all levels of development. Fingerpicking Championship. He teaches his unique songwriter of his generation. Here he takes apart eleven arrangements of two pop standards and two originals: of his most popular songs for learning guitarists: Lakes And I Love Her • Josie • Brown Bomber • and Catch & of Ponchartrain • Arthur McBride • Mary and the Release. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + Soldier • Luck of the Draw • Crazy Dreams • Nobody TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Knows • and more. 90-MIN DVD or VIDEO • INCLUDES ______00641610 DVD ...... $29.95 MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641602 VHS Video ...... $29.95 ______00641631 DVD ...... $29.95 ______00641632 VHS Video ...... $29.95 NORMAN BLAKE’S EASY STEPS GUITAR TECHNIQUES TO GUITAR taught by Norman Blake FINGERPICKING with Nancy Blake, second taught by Happy Traum guitar DVD One – Demystifying In his illustrious career, Alternate Thumb Style: For Norman Blake has toured many aspiring players, the and/or recorded with June ability to maintain a rock-steady Carter, Kris Kristofferson, rhythmic pulse with their thumb Johnny Cash, John Hartford, Joan Baez, Tony Rice, Bob while picking out off-the-beat GUIDE TO LEVELS Dylan and numerous others. melody notes with their fingers DVD One – Songs, Instrumentals and Styles: represents a “holy grail” of country, folk and blues playing. Novice Level = Level 1. No prior experience Legendary guitarist Norman Blake teaches flatpicking Drawing on four decades of teaching experience, Happy on your instrument is necessary. fundamentals and a variety of bluegrass and old-time Traum has devised this nearly foolproof method to help Beginner Level = Level 2. Instructor assumes country guitar techniques. He explores arrangements for them get off to a great start. The simple children’s song that you have not been playing very long, but six favorite songs and instrumentals from his repertoire, “Skip to My Lou” helps teach the basic concepts before know the basics. discussing back-up technique, use of the capo, special getting into fingerpicking standards such as: Spike Driver’s tuning and lots more. Songs: Whiskey Before Breakfast Blues • Green, Green Rocky Road • Staggerlee • Nine Early Intermediate Level = Level 3. You have • Gray Coat Soldiers • Prettiest Little Girl in the County been playing a while and can play some songs Pound Hammer • Hobo’s Lullaby. 100-MIN. DVD • • The Wreck of the Old ‘97 • and more. Features Nancy and/or instrumentals without too much difficulty. BEGINNER LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB Blake on second guitar. 90-MIN DVD • INCLUDES DVDs Two and Three: These two DVDs take the “Easy Intermediate Level = Level 4. You have good MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Steps” course to the next level, adding songs and technique and a working knowledge of your DVD Two – Ten Stellar Songs and Instrumentals: techniques that will bring your playing firmly into instrument, but want to break out of patterns His impeccable taste and sure touch have inspired intermediate territory. You’ll learn how to play in the and get “unstuck” in order to move on to more countless folk, bluegrass and country players. On this versatile and useful “dropped D” tuning, with its rich, advanced material. fascinating video, Norman demonstrates musical ideas, booming bass notes and easy chord shapes. Five classic Advanced Intermediate Level = Level 5. The playing techniques and ten traditional and original songs songs are taught, each one rich with possibilities for instructor does not provide as much detail, and and instrumentals taken from his vast repertoire: creating exciting arrangements: The Colorado Trail • My works on materials that will bring you to an Coming Down from Rising Fawn • Caperton Ferry • Home’s Across the Smoky Mountains • Fishin’ Blues • advanced or professional level. Uncle Joe (Miss McLeod’s Reel) • Old Virginia Reel • The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ • John Henry. 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ACCELERATE YOUR PLAYING EXERCISES AND TIPS TO MAKE YOU BETTER & FASTER! ACCELERATE YOUR BASS PLAYING ACCELERATE YOUR by Anthony Vitti GUITAR PLAYING This video is presented by Anthony Vitti. Vitti says, “In by Tomo Fujita this video, I am going to focus on building good The guitar video is presented by Tomo Fujita. Fujita fundamental skills in many styles and aspects of playing says: “I’ve learned that no matter what style of music is bass. I chose material that has proven to be effective being played, there are certain skills that are essential and can be practiced in a short amount of time. All of for playing with other musicians and expressing one’s my students have shown improvement using these self freely on one’s instrument: a good ear, a strong methods.” Includes an 80-page booklet. 55 minutes. sense of rhythm, and basic knowledge of music theory. ______00320238 VHS Video...... $24.95 The point of this video is to help you understand and master the guitar and become a more complete and ACCELERATE YOUR DRUMMING professional player. Once you have a solid grasp of the by Larry Finn basics, everything becomes easier and more enjoyable. Covers everything from hand technique to some pretty Includes an 80-page booklet. 60 minutes. advanced grooves and fills. The grooves include funk, ______00320237 VHS Video...... $24.95 rock, hip-hop, shuffles, and Latin. The main message in this video is that no matter what style of music you ACCELERATE YOUR play, you must learn to lay down a strong groove. If you KEYBOARD PLAYING work on all of the grooves and exercises in the video by Dave Limina diligently, you will get better as you progress through Dave Limina has carefully chosen each exercise for this the grooves in each section. Includes a 64-page video to help build your harmonic, melodic and booklet. 60 minutes. rhythmic vocabulary in blues, rock, funk and jazz ______00320240 VHS Video...... $24.95 styles. Some of the exercises are intended to be more challenging than others. These exercises have proven to be effective through years of teaching Includes an 88-page booklet. 45 minutes. ______00320239 VHS Video...... $24.95 14 GENERAL INSTRUCTION

STARTER SERIES These excellent beginning DVDs and videos teach you everything you need to know to get started on your instrument. Each features footage of a live band so viewers can jam along.

BEGINNING GUITAR 1 BEGINNING KEYBOARDS 2 with Tom Kolb Includes information on the circle of fifths, more on chords and chord In this info-packed DVD, parts of the acoustic and electric guitar are described. progressions, getting started soloing, improvising melodies over chords, and Viewers will also learn: how to tune up, how to get good tone with an amplifier, how playing with the band in funk, rock, and blues styles. 29 minutes. to hold the pick, left- and right-hand positioning, open chords, power chords, strum- ______00320054 VHS Video...... $9.95 ming patterns, string muting, soloing and more. Features rock, blues and country rock styles, a jam session with a live band, and a detailed booklet. 44 minutes. BEGINNING BASS 1 ______00320326 DVD...... $9.95 with Larry Antonino ______00320049 VHS Video...... $9.95 This DVD describes the parts of the bass, and covers: how to tune and set up an amp; finger technique; positions and scales; harmonics and octaves; making a tight BEGINNING GUITAR 2 rhythm section; blues, funk and rock licks; jamming with a live band; and more. This picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, and is ideal for the beginning to Includes a detailed booklet. 29 minutes. intermediate guitarist. Includes information on barre chords, 7th chords, 9th ______00320327 DVD...... $9.95 chords, funk rhythms, double stops, scales, sequences, vibrato, hammer-ons and ______00320051 VHS Video...... $9.95 pull-offs. Rock, blues, and funk styles are covered. 30 minutes. ______00320050 VHS Video...... $9.95 BEGINNING BASS 2 For the beginning to intermediate bassist, this video covers pentatonic BEGINNING DRUMS 1 scales, harmonics, chords, more bass lines, picking up speed, funk grooves, and with Tim Pedersen locking in with the drummer. Approximately 25 minutes. This DVD teaches in detail: setting up your drum kit and proper positioning, hold- ______00320052 VHS Video...... $9.95 ing the sticks, playing basic grooves and fills, bass drum patterns, snare drum rudi- ments, hi-hat and cymbal techniques, and much more. Also includes a booklet and BASIC GUITAR & STRING SET UP a jam session with a live band. 29 minutes. FOR ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC GUITARS ______00320329 DVD...... $9.95 with Tom Kolb ______00320055 VHS Video...... $9.95 This fun and informative beginning DVD will teach you everything you need to know to keep your new guitar in great playing condition! Guitar Institute of BEGINNING DRUMS 2 Technology instructor Tom Kolb demonstrates step-by-step: Covers flams, paradiddles, fills and phrasing, snare accents, funk grooves, • The parts of the electric and acoustic guitar shuffle grooves, and position exercises for developing fluid movement around the • How to change the strings drum set. 28 minutes. • How to hold the guitar and the pick ______00320056 VHS Video...... $9.95 • Common chords • How to tune with an electric tuner, with a keyboard, and by ear BEGINNING KEYBOARD 1 • Strumming patterns with Sandy Stein Includes a pamphlet featuring chords and easy songs to help you start playing right This value-priced DVD is a great introduction to the keyboard! It covers: note away – all for only $7.95! 30 minutes. names; scales and chords; hand positions; chord progressions; rock, blues and ______00320330 DVD...... $7.95 pop styles; and more. Includes a detailed booklet and a jam session with a live ______00320092 VHS Video...... $7.95 band! 27 minutes. ______00320328 DVD...... $9.95 ______00320053 VHS Video...... $9.95 15 GENERAL INSTRUCTION

PLAY TODAY! DVD SERIES THE ULTIMATE SELF-TEACHING METHOD! Hal Leonard

Play Today! is the ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific play-along songs, and a booklet with all music examples. These DVDs can be used as a supplement to the Play Today! Level 1 books, or alone as a great introduction to your instrument. Learn at your own pace with these complete guides to the basics and open the door to the world of music! DVDs are available individually or packaged with the Level 1 Book/CD packs.

PLAY GUITAR TODAY! PLAY TRUMPET TODAY! featuring Doug Boduch featuring Charlie Menghini This complete guide to the guitar includes: songs, chords and riffs • picking and This complete guide to the trumpet includes: assembly and maintenance • strumming • playing tips and techniques • standard notation and tablature. producing sound • music reading • playing songs with a backup band. 26 minutes. ______00320353 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320357 DVD...... $14.95 ______00699544 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95 ______00699556 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95

PLAY BASS TODAY! PLAY CLARINET TODAY! featuring Chris Kringel featuring Andrea Bryk This complete guide to the bass guitar includes: songs, riffs and scales • all This complete guide to the clarinet includes: assembly and maintenance • musical styles • playing tips and techniques • standard notation and tablature. producing sound • music reading • playing songs with a backup band. 28 minutes. ______00320356 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320358 DVD...... $14.95 ______00699552 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95 ______00699554 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95

PLAY PIANO TODAY! PLAY ALTO SAX TODAY! featuring Robbie Gennet featuring Jason Gillette This complete guide to the piano includes: songs, chords and scales • left- and This complete guide to the alto saxophone includes: assembly and maintenance • right-hand fingering • playing tips and techniques • bass and treble clef notation. producing sound • music reading • playing songs with a backup band. 25 minutes. ______00320354 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320359 DVD...... $14.95 ______00699545 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95 ______00699555 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95

PLAY DRUMS TODAY! PLAY FLUTE TODAY! featuring Scott Schroedl featuring Kaye Clements This complete guide to the drums includes: beats, songs, and fills • all musical This complete guide to the flute includes: assembly and maintenance • producing styles • playing tips and techniques • and music notation. sound • music reading • playing songs with a backup band. 39 minutes. ______00320355 DVD...... $14.95 ______00320360 DVD...... $14.95 ______00699551 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95 ______00699553 Level 1 Book/CD + DVD...... $19.95 16 GENERAL INSTRUCTION

BEGINNER VIDEO SERIES BEGINNER VIDEO SERIES In Hal Leonard’s Beginner Videos, master teachers and performers guide you through all the basics to play the clarinet, flute, percussion, alto saxophone, trombone, or trumpet. Especially designed for the very beginner, these videos are a quick and fun way to learn the parts and assembly of the instrument, breathing and posture, and the essentials of producing a good tone. You’ll also learn how to care for your instrument to keep it in top playing condition. Beginner Videos will also teach you music reading with notes and rhythms before you learn to play your very first melodies, right along with a great backup band! With step-by-step instruction, you’ll be playing like a pro in no time. Approximately 30 minutes each.

ALTO SAXOPHONE BEGINNER VIDEO – FLUTE BEGINNER VIDEO – LEVEL 1 TROMBONE BEGINNER VIDEO – LEVEL 1 LEVEL 1 with Kaye Clements ______00320253 VHS Video...... $9.95 with Jason Gillette ______00320243 VHS Video...... $9.95 ______00320251 VHS Video...... $9.95 TRUMPET BEGINNER VIDEO – LEVEL 1 PERCUSSION BEGINNER VIDEO – LEVEL 1 with Charlie Menghini CLARINET BEGINNER VIDEO – LEVEL 1 ______00320245 VHS Video...... $9.95 ______00320244 VHS Video...... $9.95 with Andrea Bryk ______00320252 VHS Video...... $9.95

PLAY IN ONE HOUR

PLAY HARMONICA IN ONE HOUR featuring Bobby Joe Holman Professional musician and experienced harmonica teacher Bobby Joe Holman gives the clearest and easiest instructions ever for learning the basics of harmonica playing, like how to: hold the harmonica, play a melody, use chords to enhance playing, and play folk, country, and blues. Reading music notation is not required. You’re just an hour away from playing the harmonica! 60 minutes. ______00841001 VHS Video ...... $19.95

PLAY PIANO IN ONE HOUR A QUICK & EASY APPROACH TO PLAYING THE PIANO How many people have always dreamed of playing the piano but could never find the time? Well, their dream is about to come true! Play Piano in One Hour will have anyone playing three great songs in the time it would take to attend one traditional piano lesson. With this unique video, adults can learn to play at their convenience and in their own homes! The video works for any acoustic or digital piano and uses the world’s easiest to play notation. Emphasizes progressing at your own pace and using both hands with confidence. 60 minutes. ______00292020 VHS Video ...... $14.95

PLAY SAX IN ONE HOUR featuring George Shelby In this informative video, versatile performer & educator George Shelby takes players step by step through the parts of the saxophone: the body, neck, neckstrap, mouthpiece, ligature and reed. He discusses how to assemble and hold the sax, and the proper way to blow and get good sound. George teaches the C scale going up and down, and demonstrates hitting high notes, tonguing, vibrato, growling, and much more. George plays in a wide variety of styles and has performed around the world with artists including Jim Brickman, Sheena Easton, David Foster, Melissa Manchester, Brian Setzer, The Rippingtons, Larry Carlton and others. 60 minutes. ______00320148 VHS Video ...... $19.95 GUITAR INSTRUCTION 17

BEGINNING GUITAR INSTRUCTION BEGINNING GUITAR GUITAR VOLUME 2 CHORDS BEGINNING CHORDS with Tom Kolb Hal Leonard AND STRUMMING Starter Series This DVD follows up on the with Rick Plunkett Hal Leonard success of Hal Leonard’s best- Star Licks This picks up where Volume 1 selling book, Picture Chord This video features Rick Plunkett, leaves off, and is ideal for the Encyclopedia (#00695224). one of today’s finest guitar instruc- beginning to intermediate gui- It features photos, diagrams tors, taking you step-by-step tarist. Includes information on and audio of more than 2,600 through finger positions for basic barre chords, 7th chords, 9th chords. Includes: easy to read chords, bar chords, power chords, chords, funk rhythms, double chord grids • easy to see color photos • easy to navigate picking and strumming. You’ll also stops, scales, sequences, vibrato, hammer-ons and pull- chord finder • basic chord theory • and basic fingering learn chord choices, chord voicing, strum patterns, mut- offs. Rock, blues, and funk styles are covered. 30 minutes. principles. ing, and more. 31 minutes. ______00320050 VHS Video ...... $9.95 ______00320331 DVD ...... $9.95 ______00320044 VHS Video ...... $9.95 FRETBOARD BEGINNING GUITAR SOLOING ROADMAPS THE CONTEMPORARY GUIDE GUITAR featuring VOLUME ONE TO IMPROVISATION Fred Sokolow featuring Daniel Gilbert with Tom Kolb This DVD helps viewers think and Beth Marlis Starter Series like musicians. Using familiar Musicians Institute Hal Leonard tunes, Fred Sokolow teaches This outstanding video lesson is a In this info-packed DVD, parts of the movable fretboard patterns comprehensive source for mas- the acoustic and electric guitar all the pros use. Guitarists will tering the art of single-note, are described. Viewers will also learn how to solo and play melodic improvisation. Beth learn: how to tune up, how to get good tone with an back-up in all keys, all over the fretboard • play mov- Marlis and Daniel Gilbert cover topics such as: scales, amplifier, how to hold the pick, left- and right-hand posi- able chords and chord progressions • play chord-based modes, arpeggios, technique and visualization exercises; tioning, open chords, power chords, strumming pat- licks and arpeggios • jam or play melodies with the rock, blues, jazz and other styles; sequences, phrases terns, string muting, soloing and more. Features rock, blues box and with pentatonic and major scales • and and licks; and many more. blues and country rock styles, a jam session with a live much more. The accompanying booklet comes com- ______00695638 VHS Video ...... $19.95 band, and a detailed booklet. 44 minutes. plete with easy-to-follow notation and diagrams which ______00320326 DVD ...... $9.95 correspond exactly to the DVD. 62 minutes. Also Available: INCLUDES ______00320049 VHS Video ...... $9.95 ______00320325 DVD ...... $16.95 GUITAR SOLOING TAB ______00320138 VHS Video ...... $14.95 ______00695190 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95

FENDER®, HUDSON MUSIC AND HAL LEONARD PRESENT GETTING STARTED ON GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR A COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE BEGINNER GUITARIST! Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, featuring Keith Wyatt easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every techniques used by electric guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues, and country. This popular style, including rock, blues, and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections: DVD is separated into two major sections: The First Step: tuning up • string names • essential The First Step: tuning up • string names • essential chords and scales used by all players • music chords and scales used by all players • music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) • practice tips • fretting-hand technique • picking- • practice tips • fretting-hand technique • picking- hand technique • backing tracks for play-along • hand technique • backing tracks, for play-along • animated 3D fretboard graphics animated 3D fretboard graphics. Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, Play Electric!: right-hand technique • left-hand bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) • soloing technique (chord technique • rhythm parts (muting, alternate picking, embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) • arpeggios) • soloing technique (string bending, electrified acoustic • rock, blues and country styles • vibrato) • styles include: rock, blues, country • rhythm rhythm and solo technique in each style • backing tracks and solo ideas for each style • backing tracks in each in each style for play-along • tips on caring for your style for play-along • amps and effects • tips on caring Available on 2 DVDs instrument from the Fender Custom Shop. for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop. or 3 Videos. Special DVD Features include: Special DVD Features include: • Bonus footage, including a Fender factory tour! • Bonus footage, including a Fender factory tour! • Looping function • Looping function Also Available on VHS: • Web links, including a Web site specifically designed • Web links, including a Web site specifically designed ______00320311 “The First Step” for beginning guitarists for beginning guitarists VHS Video – 105 min.....$14.95 • Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in • Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in ______00320296 “Play Acoustic Guitar!” – English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese VHS Video – 116 min.....$14.95 • Universally encoded for playability worldwide. • Universally encoded for playability worldwide ______00320295 “Play Electric Guitar!” – Total running time: Approximately 225 minutes. Total running time: Approximately 214 minutes. VHS Video – 100 min.....$14.95 ______00320294 DVD...... $24.95 ______00320293 DVD...... $24.95 18 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

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Adding them helps teach ACOUSTIC scales in several keys and develops good timing and sin- ACOUSTIC gle-note accuracy. Happy teaches a variety of bass GUITAR “walks,” from the most basic to complex chromatic FINGERPICKING featuring runs. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • featuring Michael Thompson BEGINNER LEVEL Jamie Findlay INCLUDES Hal Leonard Video Three – Instant Fingerpicking Success: The Hal Leonard TAB This DVD features Michael fingerpicking style is one of the most popular and engag- Musician, teacher, producer Thompson, one of rock’s most ing ways of playing the guitar. It’s especially good for and songwriter Jamie Findlay talented session players and a song accompaniment, and has long been favored by presents in-depth instruction Berklee College of Music folk, blues and country pickers. This lesson de-mystifies on acoustic fingerpicking. 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Acoustic Guitar Continued EXPLORING THE ACOUSTIC ESSENTIAL DADGAD GUITAR GUITAR OF DADGAD FOR NEW SOUNDS, TEXTURES JORMA KAUKONEN BEGINNERS AND REPERTOIRE BLUES, RAGS AND ORIGINALS taught by taught by Laurence Juber taught by Jorma Kaukonen Artie Traum Homespun Video Homespun Video Homespun Video Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Video One: Jorma teaches his More and more guitarists are Laurence Juber unravels the mys- solid fingerpicking blues style discovering the powerful tery of this beautiful and versatile through some of his favorite tradi- harmonies and rich chord guitar tuning, long used by Celtic tional and original tunes: West formations that become guitar stylists. Laurence has mas- Coast Blues • Hesitation Blues • available to them in DADGAD tuning. Here is an easy tered its intricacies, and he teaches the evocative tunes Crystal City • Embryonic Journey. Includes tips on pick- introduction to DADGAD for those who are new to he has composed, and which appear on his latest CD for ing style, slide technique, open tunings and a demon- alternate tunings and want to explore its unique sounds Narada Records. He shows how this tuning can be used stration with Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna partner Jack on the guitar. to beautiful effect in different keys, and how an arrange- Casady. 100-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • DVD One: Artie Traum shows how to retune the guitar ment of a familiar tune such as “Danny Boy” can be EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL quickly and easily, form the important chords in the key developed in a variety of ways. This is a video that will Video Two: Jorma Kaukonen continues his examination of D (some using only one finger), improvise open vast new possibilities for guitarists who want to of the blues-based fingerpicking that has long been his instrumentals, write songs, and get funky with country extend their musical vocabularies. 90-MIN. VIDEO • signature style. He takes apart, in detail, some favorites blues ideas. Using the folk classic “The Water Is Wide” INCLUDES TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL from his repertoire, teaching the runs, chords, picking as an example, Artie reveals how a song can be ______00641447 VHS Video ...... $39.95 and other techniques that make his arrangements so harmonized using basic chord positions in this tuning. memorable. Songs include the folk/blues I Know You 55-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • GUITAR Rider • his original Water Song • and the perennial BEGINNER LEVEL ACCOMPANIMENT favorite San Francisco Bay Blues. 90-MIN. VIDEO • DVDs Two and Three: The second and third DVDs PLAYING LEAD FOR A INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL demonstrate DADGAD’s application in mountain ballads, SINGER/GUITARIST Video Three: Jorma delves into seven of the traditional blues and fingerstyle jazz. Traum provides tips for taught by Artie Traum and original guitar pieces that have become his trade- composing on the guitar. Songs include: East Virginia with Diane Zeigler mark. He mixes traditional folk picking patterns with rolls, back-brushing, double-time playing, percussive Blues • KC Moan • Niagara • Serpa • Blue Hotel • Homespun Video rhythms and other concepts for the intermediate-level Fourteen Turtles • Yankee Swamp. 2 DVDs OR 2 A good accompanist adds depth, SEPARATE VIDEOS • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • player. A fascinating excursion into the techniques of sparkle and excitement to a song, one of America’s most popular performers. Songs: I Will COMBINED RUNNING TIME: 120 MIN. • BEGINNER TO punctuating it with improvised EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Be All Right • Been So Long • Ice Age • Mann’s Fate • lines and well-placed chords, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning • Third Week ______00641614 3-DVD Set...... $59.95 then stepping forward to take a solo. Artie Traum has ______00641607 DVD One Only...... $29.95 in the Chelsea • Ninety-Nine Year Blues. 80-MIN. VIDEO accompanied dozens of top performers, and here he • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641608 DVDs Two and Three...... $49.95 shows guitarists how it’s done. Diane Zeigler’s original ______00641522 3-Video Set...... $79.95 ______00641380 3-Video Set...... $99.95 songs represent several styles: ballads, blues and coun- ______00641038 Video One Only ...... $39.95 ______00641472 Video One Only ...... $29.95 try and provide perfect material for lead back-up on ______00641520 Video Two Only ...... $29.95 ______00641039 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 accoustic guitar. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + ______00641378 Video Three Only...... $39.95 ______00641521 Video Three Only...... $29.95 TAB • BEGINNER/EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641053 VHS Video ...... $29.95 BEST OF LENNON & ESSENTIAL INTRODUCTION MCCARTNEY RIFFS FOR TO ROOTS GUITAR FOR ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC AN OVERVIEW OF NORTH AMERICAN GUITAR GUITAR FOLK STYLES taught by by Doug Cox A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF THE FAB FOUR’S ACOUSTIC Artie Traum with Centerstream Publications GUITAR STYLES AND TECHNIQUES Jeff Pevar, second guitar This fun & fantastic video taught featuring Andrew DuBrock Homespun Video by Canada’s premier guitar and Packed with dozens of time- Dobro® player is a perfect primer Guitar Signature Licks tested musical phrases, this les- for the beginning to intermediate Hal Leonard son will help even a beginner become a strong lead gui- guitarist interested in knowing the On this DVD, Acoustic Guitar magazine music editor tarist. Each riff is played slowly, and then at speed to give a techniques needed to play blues, bluegrass, country and Andrew DuBrock explores the softer, yet no less brilliant, feel for how it should sound in context. Jeff Pevar (cur- folk guitar. It includes invaluable info and tips on: tun- side of the legendary lads from Liverpool. He teaches the rently playing with David Crosby) joins Artie to demon- ing, hand stretching exercises, mastering basic chord acoustic styles and techniques used to create the Beatles strate how to use these lead lines while jamming on blues progressions, forward and backward right-hand roll classics: Across the Universe • And I Love Her • progressions. 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THE FINGERPICKING NANCY WILSON BASIC LICKS AND GUITAR OF Star Licks CLASSIC SOLOS FOR KELLY JOE Nancy Wilson of the supergroup ELECTRIC BLUES GUITAR PHELPS Heart presents a rare and insight- taught by Jim Weider taught by ful glimpse of her style and tech- Homespun Video Kelly Joe Phelps nique on acoustic guitar. She Here’s a video lesson for novice Homespun Video takes you step-by-step through players who want to get started Kelly Joe explores the finger- her most popular songs, includ- playing blues on the electric gui- picking technique that has ing These Dreams • Dreamboat tar. Jim Weider shows the easy made him one of the most Annie • Mistral Wind • Dog and way to get into playing authentic sought-after performers on today’s acoustic music Butterfly • and more. She dis- licks, riffs, rhythms and hot solos. scene. He has chosen six of his most popular pieces to cusses and demonstrates fingerpicking, flatpicking, Each tune covers a different aspect of electric blues play- demonstrate how he builds fingerpicking arrangements open string chords, and more. 60 minutes. ing and provides a great solo for practicing the tech- and improvisations to communicate his unique musical ______00324020 VHS Video ...... $19.95 niques he’s taught. The Honky Tonk Gurus (Jim’s tour- vision: Tommy • Sally Ruby • Capman Bootman • River ing band) supply great back-up and help Jim demon- Rat Jimmy • I Am the Light of This World • and Beggar’s BLUES GUITAR strate how a song should sound when played in per- Oil. 95-MIN. DVD OR VHS • EARLY INTERMEDIATE formance. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB ACOUSTIC INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641555 DVD ...... $29.95 BLUES GUITAR ______00641481 VHS Video ...... $29.95 ______00641529 VHS Video ...... $29.95 by Kenny Sultan Centerstream Publications BEGINNING RHYTHM IN This video presents a combination ELECTRIC YOUR RIFFS of 3-key blues techniques for BLUES GUITAR STRUMS, PATTERNS AND GROOVES players who already know basic with Andy Aledort FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR chords and have some experience Hal Leonard taught by Bob Brozman with the guitar. Features straight Learn the essentials of playing Homespun Video blues in the key of A, ragtime electric blues guitar from one blues in G, and slide guitar in Bob Brozman has made a fasci- of the genre’s most renowned open D tuning. Includes musical nating lesson that will help and respected educators. This examples. 75 minutes. acoustic players look at their gui- DVD covers twelve-bar blues ______00000051 VHS Video ...... $19.95 tar in a whole new way. Bob form, the blues scale, major and minor pentatonics, explores many aspects of rhythm Also available: combining scales, shuffle rhythm, and many more must- guitar, and investigates the elements of meter, and what ACOUSTIC BLUES GUITAR know topics. Andy also includes an inspiring makes a good “groove.” He helps you develop coordi- by Kenny Sultan performance section, revealing the unique approach of nation through a variety of drills and exercises so that Centerstream Publications several blues masters, including B.B. King, Stevie Ray accents, swing rhythm, polyrhythms, triplets and other ______00000157 Book/Cassette Pack ...... $18.95 Vaughan and Eric Clapton. 58 minutes. meters become second nature. 70-MIN. VIDEO • ______00320409 DVD ...... $14.95 INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL THE FINGERPICKING ______00697250 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00641469 VHS Video ...... $29.95 BLUES OF ETTA BAKER 12-STRING GUITAR taught by Etta Baker TECHNIQUES Homespun Video taught by Happy Traum Etta Baker is a legendary Piedmont Homespun Video blues guitarist whose solid finger- The powerful sounds and songs of picking has influenced generations Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie of players. She plays and slows McTell and others resound through down the songs and instrumentals the 12-string guitar. This video les- that have become part of the tradi- son teaches the walking basses, tional fingerpicking repertoire: Bully of the Town • dynamic rhythms, full chords and Railroad Bill • John Henry • One Dime Blues • and oth- fingerpicking innovations that can ers. Etta demonstrates her powerful style on both acoustic be used on this wonderful instrument. Teaches nine songs. and electric guitars and talks about her own musical influ- 90-MIN. VIDEO • BEGINNER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE ences growing up in rural North Carolina. 60-MIN. VIDEO LEVELS • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641036 VHS Video ...... $29.95 ______00641334 VHS Video ...... $29.95

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Blues Guitar Continued BLUES BY BLUES GUITAR THE GUITAR OF THE BOOK JAMMIN’ RORY BLOCK FINGERPICKING BLUES featuring Chris Amelar ARRANGEMENTS TO RORY’S MOST taught by Roy Book Binder Hal Leonard REQUESTED SONGS Homespun Video Imagine the perfect band...always taught by Rory Block Video One: Roy’s firsthand on time, always in tune, always Homespun Video knowledge of the great Piedmont- playing what you want to play. Now live the dream with Jammin’ Rory Block teaches some of her style players makes this video a Videos. Be a star on stage with a most requested numbers, high- must for anyone who loves tradi- full band with these exciting lighting the distinctive points of tional blues. He demonstrates a videos that let you be the lead gui- her blues guitar technique and wide variety of chords, right- and tarist. Jam along with the band in her compelling original songs. left-hand patterns, licks, endings, runs, slides, open-string a music video setting as you practice and perfect your Video One – Blues: Rory’s in-depth analysis of finger- techniques, pull-offs, hammer-ons, damping, turnarounds licks. Each video contains five full songs with on-screen style country blues covers the tunings, techniques, and and much more! Songs include Roy’s arrangements to: scale choices to aid in improvisation. Each video also rhythm patterns that are typical of the Mississippi blues, Black Dog Blues • Hesitation Blues • and his own med- features Chris Amelar demonstrating licks that you can as well as her own well-known percussive string snap- ley of ragtime/blues tunes. 75-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES use to improvise. Thanks to the close-up photography ping and bending style. Songs: Hawkins’ Blues • Rolling MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL and on-screen notes and tab, you’ll be jammin’ in no Log • Terraplane Blues • Bye, Bye Blues • Mississippi Video Two: Roy continues his in-depth exploration of time! Approximately 25 minutes. Blues. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • blues guitar techniques with chords and positions in the ______00696568 VHS Video ...... $14.95 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL key of A. Roy’s “book of tricks” will help build reper- Video Two – Originals: Rory reveals her “secret tuning,” toire and arrangements of traditional blues songs, teaches her own brand of percussive right-hand strumming, including the classics: How Long Blues • Every Day of BLUES GUITAR details her favorite techniques, and gives important advice the Week • Texas Blues • as well as his original New Age LEGENDS about songwriting. This lesson will help players develop Woman Blues • Polk City Ramble • Anywhere You Go I INTHESTYLES OF LIGHTNIN’ style and enhance arrangements of any contemporary or Can Go There Too. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC HOPKINS & BLIND BLAKE traditional songs. Songs: Silver Wings • Mama’s Blues • Got + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL by Kenny Sultan to Shine • Lovin’ Whiskey • It Ain’t Right. 70-MIN. VIDEO • ______00641415 2-Video Set...... $49.95 Centerstream Publications ______00641007 Video One Only ...... $29.95 INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL This intermediate-level video ______00641408 Video Two Only ...... $29.95 ______00641277 2-Video Set...... $69.95 teaches the techniques of blues ______00641278 Video One Only ...... $39.95 greats Lightnin’ Hopkins and ______00641279 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 AN INTRODUCTION Blind Blake. Kenny Sultan shows Also Available: TO OPEN how to interpret the “legends” RORY BLOCK TEACHES CLASSICS TUNINGS without attempting note-for-note renditions of the origi- OF COUNTRY BLUES GUITAR AND SLIDE GUITAR nal music, letting players adapt the music to their own taught by Roy Book Binder playing. Video complements Kenny’s best-selling book A DETAILED COURSE IN REPERTOIRE & TECHNIQUE Blues Guitar Legends. 60 minutes. Homespun Listen & Learn Series Homespun Video ______00000193 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00699065 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95 Roy Book Binder has given us another terrific look at his BLUES GUITAR THE BLUES BAG unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. On this DVD/ LEGENDS II EXPANDING YOUR video, he covers the basics of FEATURING THE STYLES OF BLIND REPERTOIRE AND GUITAR open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching BOY FULLER, MISSISSIPPI JOHN TECHNIQUE essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for HURT, AND BIG BILL BROONZY taught by Happy Traum newcomers to this style. Roy introduces beginning play- by Kenny Sultan Homespun Video ers to the slide through an exploration of open D Centerstream Publications Video One: Study of 12-bar and (“Vestapol”) and open G (“Spanish”) tuning, demon- This intermediate-level video is a 16-bar blues forms through clas- strating songs, licks, techniques, and the sounds of bot- continuation of Kenny’s first Blues sic songs such as: C.C. Rider • tleneck blues. Songs: Never Drive a Stranger from Your Guitar Legends video. It teaches Step It Up and Go • Move to Door • Cigarette Blues • Electricity • Palm Trees Shaking the techniques of blues greats Kansas City • New Stranger Blues in the Night • She Did You a Favor • Baby Don’t You Do Blind Boy Fuller, Mississippi John Hurt, and Big Bill • and others. Includes instruction in bass runs, turn- It No More • Tired of Being Mistreated. 80-MIN. DVD OR Broonzy, and shows how to interpret these “legends” arounds, boogie-woogie bass lines, damping, improvis- VHS • BEGINNER LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB without attempting note-for-note renditions of their orig- ing and more. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + ______00641540 DVD ...... $29.95 inal music. This lets players adapt the music to their own TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641539 VHS Video ...... $29.95 playing. The video complements Kenny’s best-selling Video Two: Chord progressions, positions up and down book Blues Guitar Legends. 60 minutes. the neck, soloing and the styles of great players are ______00000215 VHS Video...... $19.95 taught, including songs such as Bad Luck Blues • Diddy Wah Diddy • Wandering • In the Evening When the Sun Also available: Goes Down • and others. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES BLUES GUITAR LEGENDS MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL INTHESTYLES OF LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS ______00641033 2-Video Set...... $49.95 & BLIND BLAKE ______00641034 Video One Only ...... $29.95 by Kenny Sultan ______00641035 Video Two Only ...... $29.95 Centerstream Publications ______00000181 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95 Order Today! 1-800-637-2852 • www.musicdispatch.com 23 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

BLUES LARRY CARLTON CONTEMPORARY ROCK Star Licks CHICAGO BLUES GUITAR This Grammy Award-winning GUITAR SOLOING jazz/rock guitarist has recorded SMOKING LEAD GUITAR TAUGHT BY featuring Mat Gurman with Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Neil MR. BAD AXE, THE NEW KING OF Hal Leonard Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, CHICAGO BLUES This DVD features top-rated Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, featuring Son Seals session player Mat “Gurmina- and others. In this video he dis- Star Licks tor” Gurman teaching one of cusses blues and chord substitu- Son Seals provides an extraordinary the most important music tion. 60 minutes. personal lesson on how to play lessons you will ever take, regardless of the style you ______00324300 VHS Video...... $19.95 tough, no-nonsense blues guitar in a variety of rhythmic play. Mat demonstrates the art of phrasing – the key to settings. An inspiring teacher and awesome performer, all improvised music. He teaches how to get the music LARRY CARLTON – he is as direct in his explanations as he is in his playing, out of your head and into your playing, so your solos VOL. 2 putting his heart into each song demo (including shuffle, make sense. He tells how to get a great blues rock tone slow blues, funk blues, and minor blues) and interjecting and demonstrates soloing in the styles of Carlos Santana, Star Licks humorous anecdotes and practical playing tips for gui- Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, Stevie Ray Learn how Larry Carlton, one of tarists at all levels. A master of minor blues and up-tempo Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Robben Ford. He also shows today’s most influential jazz/rock shuffles, he demonstrates how to build and pace a solo, how to apply the blues scale to almost any style of music guitarists, achieves his soulful and delivering a spellbinding performance in the process. By when you solo. Packed with licks and practice ideas, this memorable style in this revealing observing his technique in such an intimate setting, view- DVD will help you develop your ear and continue to session. He presents an in-depth ers will learn that the secret to Son’s power and energy is improve your soloing for months and years to come. look at how to solo and improvise in his fingers, and not in excessive amplification. Includes a lesson booklet showing examples in notation jazz, blues and bebop variations Includes an easy-to-follow booklet of transcribed musi- and tablature. 46 minutes. with keyboard accompaniment provided by Terry Trotter. cal examples. 56 minutes. ______00320395 DVD ...... $14.95 He covers many vital performance tips and techniques, ______00320134 VHS Video...... $19.95 ______00320083 VHS Video ...... $14.95 including: playing over ballads, expanding phrases, creat- ing chord melodies and solos, and more. 45 minutes. DELTA BLUES BLUES/ROOTS ______00324305 VHS Video...... $19.95 GUITAR GUITAR CHICAGO BLUES GUITAR SECRETS OF SOLO COUNTRY BLUES Intermediate Level TAUGHT BY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LickSamples Fingerpicking PIONEERS WHO PLAYED WITH taught by Steve James by Shun Kikuta ROBERT JOHNSON Homespun Video Rittor Music featuring David Steve James, a favorite performer In this video, guitarist Shun “Honeyboy” Edwards on the contemporary acoustic Kikuta teaches you the guitar Star Licks blues circuit, details five pieces in styles and techniques you need to Much more than an in-depth les- different blues styles for the learn- play Chicago blues. You’ll learn: son on Delta blues, this video is a ing guitar student. He covers rhythm patterns for 12-bar blues, personal visit with a truly unique individual in the history Texas and Delta-style fingerpicking, a New Orleans jazz- basic solo techniques, 53 essen- of American music. David “Honeyboy” Edwards imparts blues tune, and bottleneck pieces in open G and open D tial blues guitar licks, phrasing the wit and wisdom he acquired during his life and times tunings. Includes invaluable insights into the use of ideas, chord voicings, minor blues, eight-bar blues, and with the fascinating, larger-than-life legends of the blues. chord inversions, finding “blue” notes, use of dominant turnarounds. You’ll also learn the techniques of the mas- Foremost among these is the immortal Robert Johnson, 7th, diminished chords and scales, and much more. ters as Shun guides you through examples in the styles of whom he met in 1936. In an absolutely remarkable Songs: Sugar Babe • Wet Laundry Blues • Buddy such blues legends as B.B. King, Albert King, Albert vignette, Honeyboy gives his first-person account on the Bolden’s Blues • Stack Lee’s Blues • Hot Time on the Collins, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, and Muddy death of the King of the Delta Blues. Surrounding this riv- Old Town Tonight. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES TAB • Waters. As an added bonus, you will see and hear Shun eting moment of living history are detailed demonstra- EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL demonstrate all the concepts demonstrated throughout tions and thrilling performances of solo country blues, ______00641432 VHS Video ...... $29.95 this video in five live performances with J.W. Williams slide guitar, boogie bass lines and lead guitar. Taken all and other great Chicago blues musicians at the world together, this video is the original source for Delta blues BOTTLENECK famous club Buddy Guy’s Legends. 55 minutes. guitar that cannot be obtained anywhere else! Includes a ______00320267 VHS Video...... $19.95 BLUES AND BEYOND booklet containing key musical examples from the video. taught by Mike Dowling 65 minutes. 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Blues Guitar Continued JOHN HAMMOND HOT GUITAR 50 LICKS Star Licks TECHNIQUES BLUES This popular blues guitarist and FROM FOLK TO JAZZ STYLE singer demonstrates and explains taught by Bob Brozman featuring his style and technique on acoustic Homespun Video Mat Gurman and slide guitar in this special video. Fingerpicking guitar wiz Bob Includes an in-depth interview with Hal Leonard Brozman helps players get from John where he discusses many of basic folk to hot blues, ragtime Unlock the secrets of blues the aspects of his music that make guitar! Ace session guitarist and early jazz styles. him so popular. 60 minutes. Video One: Bob explores the gui- Mat Gurman teaches budding ______00327682 VHS Video...... $19.95 bluesmasters 50 terrific tar’s rhythmic, harmonic and phrases, demonstrating licks for dominant and minor melodic possibilities, covering movable chords, picking THE GUITAR patterns, two-hand damping, rhythmic devices and other blues progressions, turnarounds, intro licks, ending STYLE OF licks, stop time licks and many more. He also shows techniques to bring a guitarist to exciting new discoveries. players the classic techniques used in blues guitar, such RICHIE HAVENS Songs: Salty Dog Blues • Jazz’m Blues • Sister Kate. 75-MIN. as: bends, pull-offs, hammer-ons, slides, slurs, vibrato, taught by VIDEO • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL muted string raking and more! 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In a lively and ______00641017 Video One Only ...... $39.95 ______00641018 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 Star Licks fascinating conversation with guitarist Artie Traum, Richie Ray Gomez, the “guitarist’s gui- demonstrates his powerful approach to his instrument, INNOVATIVE tarist,” has written the book on detailing his open tunings, unusual fretting style and ARRANGEMENTS modern blues-rock guitar. He has amazing rhythmic strumming techniques. Eight of his FOR AMERICAN played with numerous musicians, best-known songs are taught. 85-MIN. DVD OR VHS ______00641560 DVD ...... $29.95 BLUES/ROOTS GUITAR including Al DiMeola, Larry Coryell, taught by Geoff Muldaur Stanley Clarke, Aretha Franklin, ______00641561 VHS Video ...... $29.95 Homespun Video Hall & Oates, and many more. This video explores and explains his HOOKED ON Legendary singer/guitarist Geoff unique combination of rock, jazz, and blues. 64 minutes. 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Hans’ passion for the Blues songs: Wild Ox Moan • Got to Find Blind Lemon • Traum, Doc Watson blues is clear as he teaches the tunings, chord shapes, Tears Come Rolling Down. 85-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES Homespun Video slide work and other essential techniques which give the MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL This terrific compilation features blues its distinctive sound. Songs: Prison Blues • Big ______00641482 VHS Video ...... $29.95 basic to advanced lessons from Bill’s Guitar • Vicksburg Is My Home • Sugar Babe • You some of Homespun’s most celebrated pickers. Covers the Make Me Feel So Good • Sitting on Top of the World • THE FINGERPICKING steady bass/syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues play- Two Trains. 70-MIN. 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Songs: Little Brown Jug • Candy Man • West Coast Blues • Louis Collins • Police Dog Blues • Boat’s Up the River • Bear Cat Mama • Little Woman So Sweet • Red River Blues • Key to the Highway • John Henry. 60-MIN.VIDEO • INCLUDES LYRICS, Order Today! 1-800-637-2852 MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL www.musicdispatch.com ______00641280 VHS Video ...... $29.95 25 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

ROBERT JOHNSON’S FREDDIE LEARNING TO PLAY GUITAR TECHNIQUES KING BLUES GUITAR featuring Scott Ainslie featuring Duke Robillard taught by Happy Traum Star Licks Guitar Signature Licks Homespun Video There are very few guitarists who Hal Leonard Video One: The right- and left- can truly be called legends, and The most virtuosic blues King, hand techniques of traditional fin- Robert Johnson is one of them. big bad Freddie was a spectac- gerstyle blues. Chord progres- This impassioned master of the ular guitarist as well as a first- sions, turnarounds, walking bass- blues has influenced everyone who rate singer and accomplished es, picking techniques, blues riffs has heard his singing and playing. songwriter. As a transplanted and several complete songs and In this hour-long video, Scott Texan who moved to Chicago in the ‘50s, Freddie rubbed instrumentals are taught, along Ainslie teaches and demonstrates Johnson’s acoustic shoulders with the likes of Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and with the elements of blues improvisation. 60-MIN. blues style and techniques using seven classic songs: Magic Sam. Freddie’s vast repertoire of blues classics VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL Sweet Home Chicago • Ramblin’ on My Mind • Walkin’ offers cool hooks, hot solos, and foot-tapping rhythms Video Two: Blues in the key of A, as played by the great Blues • Cross Road Blues • more. 67 minutes. for the contemporary electric guitarist. In this DVD, Host blues masters. More advanced chord positions, bass ______00324024 VHS Video ...... $19.95 Duke Robillard (Roomful of Blues, Fabulous runs, turnarounds, licks and solos. Songs: Betty And Thunderbirds) gives invaluable insights into the style of Dupree • Key To The Highway • Blood Red River • and THE BLUES this legendary guitarist. He takes you through a select others. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • GUITAR OF group of Freddie’s greatest songs (Hideaway • San-Ho- EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641004 2-Video Set...... $49.95 Zay • The Stumble • Sen-sa-shun) lick by lick, revealing KEB’ MO’ ______00641005 Video One Only ...... $29.95 the inner workings of this master musician. Rare per- BASIC TECHNIQUES ______00641006 Video Two Only ...... $29.95 FOR THE CONTEMPORARY PLAYER formance footage is also included as a special bonus! 54 taught by Keb’ Mo’ minutes. THE SLIDE ______00320352 DVD ...... $19.95 with Fran Banish GUITAR OF ______00324035 VHS Video ...... $19.95 Homespun Video KELLY JOE PHELPS Now available on DVD! LEARN TO TECHNIQUES, ARRANGEMENTS Grammy-winning singer-song- PLAY writer Kevin Moore (aka Keb’ Mo’) takes students on a AND IMPROVISATION powerful journey into the world of traditional and con- BOTTLENECK taught by Kelly Joe Phelps temporary blues guitar. He begins by showing how turn- BLUES GUITAR Homespun Video arounds and harmonized scale passages can be the basis taught by Bob Brozman Playing with his guitar flat on for developing fluid phrases in a Robert Johnson-style Homespun Video his lap, Kelly Joe Phelps uses blues tune. Keb’ then teaches two originals, both DVD 1 – The Basics: Filled his bar and alternate-thumb fingerpicking to achieve a employing a rhythmic alternating bass style as well as with exercises and songs to get free, improvisational sound that defies easy categoriza- some jazz-oriented chords that add spice and interest to someone started in bottleneck tion. This lesson provides detailed instruction on his the songs. Switching to his National steel guitar, he then blues style. Beginning and powerful slide guitar technique, and the arrangements discusses the basics of slide technique, rounding out this experienced slide players alike will benefit from the that make his music so compelling. Songs: When the exciting blues lesson. Songs: Delta-Style Blues • powerful licks and runs, rhythm techniques, use of Roll Is Called Up Yonder • Black Crow Keeps Flying • Perpetual Blues Machine • Angelina • Henry. 75-MIN. vibrato and harmonics, and other ways to get the true and Goodnight Irene. 80-MIN. DVD • EARLY INTERME- DVD OR VHS • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL • Delta sound. Songs: Walking Blues • Can’t Be Satisfied • DIATE LEVEL • INCLUDES TAB. INCLUDES TAB Cross Road Blues. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES ______00641554 DVD ...... $29.95 ______00641538 DVD ...... $29.95 MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641437 VHS Video ...... $29.95 ______00641446 VHS Video ...... $29.95 DVDs 2 and 3 – Advanced Bottleneck Technique and Repertoire: This two-DVD set provides a complete THE POWER OF B.B. KING toolbox to dramatically increase repertoire and enhance DELTA BLUES A STEP-BY-STEP blues arrangements and improvisations. Brozman GUITAR BREAKDOWN OF provides historical background and a technical analysis PLAYING TRADITIONAL AND THE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES OF of the styles, innovations and techniques originally ORIGINAL BLUES THE created by Robert Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton, taught by Rory Block KING OF THE BLUES Skip James, Tampa Red and other Delta slide masters. Homespun Video featuring Andy Aledort Songs: Come on in My Kitchen • Delta Memories • One of America’s most knowl- Guitar Signature Licks Rollin’ and Tumblin’ • Jitterbug. 2 DVDs OR 2 SEPARATE edgeable and talented exponents VIDEOS • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • COMBINED Hal Leonard of the Delta blues guitar teaches RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES • several of her favorite tunes and Learn the trademark styles and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. techniques. Rory covers regular and open tunings, treble techniques of the most ______00641600 3-DVD Set...... $59.95 melodies, bass runs, slides, string bending and a variety celebrated guitarist in the blues with this information- ______00641598 DVD One Only...... $29.95 of amazing acoustic blues styles. packed DVD. Andy Aledort takes you step-by-step ______00641599 DVDs Two and Three...... $49.95 Video One: Mississippi Blues: The styles of Charlie through 8 classic songs: Cryin’ Won’t Help You • Five ______00641326 3-Video Set...... $99.95 Patton, Robert Johnson, Mattie Delaney. 60-MIN. VIDEO Long Years • Just Like a Woman • Rock Me Baby • ______00641015 Video One Only ...... $39.95 • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Sweet Little Angel • The Thrill is Gone • You Done Lost ______00641309 Video Three Only...... $39.95 Video Two: Traditional and Contemporary Blues: The Your Good Thing Now • and You Upset Me Baby. ______00641307 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 styles of Booker White, Robert Johnson, Charlie Spann, 96 minutes. Rory Block. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB ______00320365 DVD ...... $19.95 • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641026 2-Video Set...... $69.95 ______00641027 Video One Only ...... $39.95 ______00641028 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 26 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

Blues Guitar Continued SWING BEST OF STEVIE SLIDE GUITAR GUITAR RAY VAUGHAN featuring Kirk Smart taught by Mike Dowling A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN Star Licks Homespun Video OF THE GUITAR STYLES AND TECHNIQUES OF A Kirk Smart is recognized as one of DVD One – Rhythm’s Where BLUES/ROCK LEGEND today’s top instructors of slide gui- It’s At: Veteran player Mike featuring Greg Koch tar. He starts with the basics, then Dowling demonstrates, clearly explains how to choose and hold a and simply, the techniques that Guitar Signature Licks slide. He demonstrates vibrato, put him in high demand as side- Hal Leonard string damping, tone and sustain, man for such legendary players as In this outstanding DVD, right hand techniques, open tun- Joe Venuti, Jethro Burns and author/clinician/recording artist Greg Koch teaches the ings, natural and false harmonies, Vassar Clements. He covers swing blues, chord substitu- trademark riffs and solos of SRV, the man responsible and more, in a variety of styles from rock and blues to tion, rhythm vamps, 10th chords, diminished chords, for reinventing blues and rock on the guitar. Greg ana- country. 61 minutes. jump-style syncopations and funky 9th chord blues, lyzes these eight classics in detail: Ain’t Gone ‘N’ Give Up ______00320017 VHS Video ...... $9.95 as well as classic swing chords that are guaranteed on Love • Couldn’t Stand the Weather • Crossfire • to add punch and style to any guitarist’s playing. Empty Arms • The House Is Rockin’ • Riviera Paradise THE GUITAR OF 90-MIN. VIDEO or DVD • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY • Scuttle Buttin’ • Stang’s Swang. 70 minutes. CHRIS SMITHER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00320257 DVD ...... $19.95 DVD Two – Improvising Hot Lead Solos: This excit- ARRANGEMENTS IN ing video will satisfy novices who want to start improvis- STEVIE RAY CONTEMPORARY BLUES STYLE ing swing solos, as well as advanced players looking for taught by Chris Smither VAUGHAN’S new ideas and techniques. Mike explains how to use GREATEST HITS Homespun Video chord shapes to establish the melody on different parts Chris Smither’s blues fingerpick- of the fingerboard and then embellish it with arpeggios, A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF ing techniques and compelling riffs, pedal tones, rhythmic devices and other important THE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES vocals create a sound unlike any improvisattional tools. Songs: The Sheik of Araby • OF A GUITAR LEGEND other contemporary stylist. He Honeysuckle Rose • C Jam Blues • It Don’t Mean a featuring Greg Koch takes apart some of his most Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) • Sweet Georgia Brown Guitar Signature Licks requested songs, slowing them down and explaining his • and a hot, swingin’ version of Mary Had a Little Lamb. Hal Leonard licks for the learning guitarist: Link of Chain • Happier 80-MIN. VIDEO or DVD • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • Learn the trademark riffs and Blue • Hold On • Killin’ the Blues • Can’t Shake These EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL solos of the man who reinvented blues and rock on the Blues • and The Devil’s Real. This lesson will open up ______00641642 2-DVD Set ...... $49.95 guitar. An in-depth analysis of eight classic songs pre- new possibilities for song accompaniments and blues ______00641634 DVD One Only...... $29.95 sented by Greg Koch: Honey Bee • Lenny • Love Struck technique. 85-MIN. 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He cov- blues, jazz and rock guitarist unique guitar lines were an inte- ers boogie, shuffle and riff-driven from B.B. King, Kenny Burrell gral part of Howlin’ Wolf’s great patterns, as well as major, minor and Chuck Berry to Jimi Hendrix. His tasty, economical sound, and his spare, sharp-edged solos enhanced and jazzy chord progressions. and expressive lead lines have come to define the dozens of classic recordings. On this fascinating video, Intros, turnarounds and soloing are covered, as well as essence of cool blues guitar soloing, and the power of he discusses his blues guitar style, technique and influ- piano-style boogie woogie. Each example is played and his dramatic and soulful phrasing is undiminished by the ences with Jimmy Vivino of the Conan O’Brien Band. explained clearly. As an extra bonus, several progres- passage of time. In this DVD, T-Bone Walker expert and Backed by a stellar rhythm session – Jimmy on second sions are performed as solo guitar pieces combining Roomful of Blues founder Duke Robillard reveals all of guitar, Levon Helm (The Band) on drums and Michael rhythm and lead. This video is essential for serious gui- the major aspects of T-Bone’s style, note for note, chord Merritt (Conan O’Brien Band) on bass – Hubert plays tarists who want to expand their knowledge of 12-bar for chord, and with Duke’s 30 years of experience show- through some of his favorite Wolf tunes, including: blues. The accompanying booklet includes easy-to-fol- ing through. Songs include: You Don’t Love Me • Love Is Smokestack Lightning • Forty Four • Killing Floor • low notation and diagrams that correspond exactly to a Gamble • T-Bone Shuffle • T-Bone Boogie • I Get So Going Down Slow • Hidden Charms • Little Red Rooster the video. 60 minutes. Weary. Every guitarist should make it a priority to be • and others. David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) ______00320114 VHS Video...... $14.95 thoroughly versed in the dynamic style of the immortal sits in, providing powerful vocals to these timeless blues T-Bone Walker. 57 minutes. tunes. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTER- ______00320351 DVD ...... $19.95 MEDIATE LEVEL ______00324029 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00641468 VHS Video...... $29.95

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MUDDY BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY GUITAR BASIC BLUEGRASS WATERS RHYTHM GUITAR featuring Bob Margolin THE BEST OF taught by Steve Kaufman Guitar Signature Licks THE ALMAN Homespun Video Hal Leonard BROTHERS BAND Steve Kaufman is one of America’s Arguably the heaviest bluesman featuring top bluegrass guitarists! His video ever, Muddy Waters literally Dave Celentano covers the basics of back-up gui- electrified the Chicago blues Guitar Signature Licks tar, from the simplest two-chord world with the 1948 release of Hal Leonard song to Texas-style fiddle tunes. his first single on Chess Learn the trademark riffs and Players will master bass walks, Records (“I Can’t Be Satisfied”). By taking the Robert solos behind one of the most the Lester Flatt “G run,” altered Johnson and Son House-inspired acoustic Delta blues influential guitar bands of all- chords, complex progressions, and more. Steve pro- that he had played in Mississippi and firing it up with raw time! On this DVD, host Dave Celentano provides a step- vides valuable insider’s tips and gives the techniques and amplification, he created the blueprint for generations of by-step breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques of practice sessions needed to play solid back-up in any Chicago blues players. Bob Margolin played guitar in Duane Allman and Dickey Betts through the analysis of picking situation. Songs: Wabash Cannonball • Muddy Waters’ band for seven years in the ‘70s, absorb- these eight classics: Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More • Black Blackberry Blossom • Sally Goodin. 70-MIN. VIDEO • ing his music first-hand. In this DVD, he shares the Hearted Woman • In Memory of Elizabeth Reed • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL secrets of Muddy’s solo guitar and ensemble work and Jessica • Little Martha • Melissa • Ramblin’ Man • ______00641045 VHS Video...... $39.95 covers slow blues, boogie blues, slide guitar and guitar Whipping Post. Approximately 60 minutes. bass lines in standard and open tunings. Bob even plays ______00320230 DVD ...... $19.95 NORMAN an original song that he wrote as a tribute to his former BLAKE’S mentor. Includes the songs: Blow Wind Blow • I Can’t Be THE ART OF GUITAR Satisfied • Rollin’ and Tumblin’ • Big Leg Woman • Kind CROSSPICKING TECHNIQUES Hearted Woman • and more. As a special bonus, this taught by Steve Kaufman taught by Norman Blake DVD includes rare performance footage of Muddy. 52 Homespun Video with Nancy Blake, minutes. Crosspicking is a classic blue- second guitar ______00320350 DVD ...... $19.95 grass flatpicking style that features Homespun Video ______00324034 VHS Video ...... $19.95 a rolling, complex sound. 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VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • six favorite songs and instrumentals from his repertoire, one of the most influential blues INTERMEDIATE LEVEL discussing back-up technique, use of the capo, special and folk artists of all time, cele- ______00641303 VHS Video ...... $39.95 tuning and lots more. Songs: Whiskey Before Breakfast • brated in 1998 with a commemo- Gray Coat Soldiers • Prettiest Little Girl in the County • rative US Postage Stamp. Josh White, Jr., an accomplished THE ART OF The Wreck of the Old ‘97 • and more. Features Nancy actor, singer, and teacher, can replicate his father’s daz- FLATPICK GUITAR Blake on second guitar. 90-MIN DVD OR VIDEO • zling guitar technique and passionate renditions of blues, taught by Russ Barenberg INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DVD Two – Ten Stellar Songs and Instrumentals: folk songs and ballads in a way that is easy to follow and Homespun Video accessible for all players. Even basic players will be able His impeccable taste and sure touch have inspired Russ shows guitarists at all levels countless folk, bluegrass and country players. On this to learn arrangements to classic folk songs and blues: how to achieve good tone, keep One Meat Ball • Betty & Dupree • House of the Rising fascinating video, Norman demonstrates musical ideas, solid time, compose solos, impro- playing techniques and ten traditional and original songs Sun • Uncle Sam Says • and Nobody Knows You When vise, play with more assurance, You’re Down & Out. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC and instrumentals taken from his vast repertoire: Coming better control and stronger tech- Down from Rising Fawn • Caperton Ferry • Uncle Joe + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL nique. Includes several exercises ______00641428 VHS Video ...... $29.95 (Miss McLeod’s Reel) • Old Virginia Reel • Coleman’s and original instrumentals. 90- March • New Century Hornpipe • Jimmy in the Swamp • MIN. 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Bluegrass/Country Guitar Continued GUITAR STYLES OF DAN CRARY’S BLUEGRASS GUITAR THE CARTER FAMILY FLATPICK GUITAR BUILDING POWERFUL SOLOS taught by Mike Seeger WORKSHOP taught by David Grier with Janette Carter, vocals, AN EXPLORATION OF Homespun Video autoharp and guitar DYNAMIC SOLOING Three-time winner of the Homespun Video taught by Dan Crary International Bluegrass Asso- The Carter Family has been a sem- Homespun Video ciation’s Guitar Player Of The inal force in the history of record- Dan Crary imparts a wealth of Year, David Grier is a rising star ed country music. Maybelle technical knowledge, encour- in the world of the acoustic gui- Carter’s dynamic “thumb lead” agement, inspiration and power- tar. Here he analyzes his breath- style in particular is essential ful ideas that will benefit all gui- knowledge for anyone interested in playing traditional taking technique and takes apart tar students. Includes instruction on numerous runs, American folk or country guitar. In this lesson, Mike some of his signature tunes for intermediate players: syncopated licks, crosspicking and more. Dan redefines Seeger teaches how to get the famous Carter Family gui- Red Haired Boy • Liberty • Bill Cheatham • Engagement performing, arranging, improvising, soloing, and prac- tar sound and incorporate it into some of their most sig- Waltz • and others. 75-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC ticing, and teaches these songs: Lime Rock • Arkansas nificant songs. Even near-beginners will be able to learn Traveler • John Henry • Foggy Mountain Special • Sally + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL these pieces, while more experienced guitarists will enjoy ______00641343 VHS Video...... $39.95 Goodin. 85-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • the nuances and subtleties of Maybelle’s influential style. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Mike is joined by Janette Carter, who offers reminis- ______00641046 VHS Video ...... $39.95 BLUEGRASS cences of the family, demonstrates her mother’s guitar JAMMING playing, and sings on most of the songs. Songs include: EASY BLUEGRASS A GUIDE FOR Wildwood Flower • Jimmie Brown the Newsboy • The NEWCOMERS Cannonball • Little Darling Pal of Mine • You Are My AND COUNTRY AND CLOSET PICKERS Flower • Pretty Polly • and I Never Will Marry. 85-MIN. GUITAR taught by Pete Wernick VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL taught by Happy Traum Homespun Video ______00641470 VHS Video ...... $29.95 Homespun Video with Nick Forster, Guitar; Guaranteed to be the quickest and Michael Kang, Fiddle; Ben THE COUNTRY easiest way to play real country Kaufman, Bass; Sally Van BLUES GUITAR guitar! Happy teaches all the basic Meter, Dobro; Eric Walser, OF CATFISH KEITH techniques to help guitarists begin Mandolin; Pete Wernick, Banjo; Joan “Nondi” taught by Catfish Keith to build their own repertoire. Wernick, Vocals Homespun Video Covers pick technique, elementary Pete Wernick created this “video jam session” so that Singer, songwriter and guitarist theory, song accompaniment, and how to play instru- novice guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, Dobro or bass Catfish Keith has established him- mental solos. Seven songs. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES players of any level can get ready for the “real thing” by self as one of the most exciting MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL playing along with Pete and his exciting all-star jam country blues performers on the ______00641319 VHS Video ...... $19.95 band. The band runs through 17 classic bluegrass songs scene today. His innovative style of and instrumentals while Pete teaches the ins and outs of foot-stomping, deep Delta blues EASY GOSPEL “jam etiquette,” the basics of music theory, how to make and American roots music has had audiences spellbound GUITAR up harmony vocals, use the “number system” for calling across the U.S. and abroad. In this outstanding lesson, taught by Steve Kaufman out changes, and lots more invaluable advice. DVD Catfish teaches his trademark arrangements of seven tra- Homespun Video EXTRA! Clicking the remote’s “angle” button provides a ditional country blues songs, from Mississippi to the Beginners and intermediate play- close-up of the guitar player’s left hand so you can fol- Caribbean. In each case, he first plays the tune, then ers learn seven gospel favorites in low the song’s chord changes. 105-MIN. DVD OR VHS • slows it down to highlight how he achieves his dynamic bluegrass/country-style. Steve BEGINNER LEVEL • INCLUDES LYRICS + CHORDS effects. His intense fingerpicking style features heavy covers basic chords, bass walks, ______00641558 DVD ...... $29.95 vibrato, snapping bass strings, powerful strums and riffs, hammer-ons, pull-offs, runs and ______00641474 VHS Video ...... $29.95 deep bends, “artificial” or “harp” harmonics, bottleneck more techniques to add style to slide and plenty of funky attitude! 85-MIN. VIDEO • any song. Songs include: Amazing INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Grace • Old-Time Religion • Will the Circle Be ______00641475 VHS Video ...... $29.95 Unbroken • What a Friend We Have in Jesus. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL COUNTRY SWING ______00641337 VHS Video ...... $39.95 BACK-UP GUITAR taught by Nick Forster Homespun Video Create back-up guitar parts to fid- dle and country tunes in real Western Swing style! Nick Forster dissects moving bass lines and jazz-based chords and shows how to move out of open chords and into the complex chord shapes and progressions typical of Texas-style back-up. Songs: Sally Goodin • Deep Water • Brain Cloudy Blues • Gray Order Today! Eagle. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES CHORDS • BEGIN- NER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVELS ______00641048 VHS Video...... $29.95 1-800-637-2852 www.musicdispatch.com 29 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

ELECTRIC COUNTRY FINGERSTYLE FLATPICKING BLUES BLUEGRASS GUITAR THROUGH THE taught by Jim Weider taught by Eddie Adcock HOLIDAYS with special guests Homespun Video A YEAR’S WORTH OF The Honky Tonk Gurus Eddie Adcock transforms basic EASY GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS Homespun Video country tunes into musical taught by Steve Kaufman Mississippi Delta meets Memphis adventures! He teaches five Homespun Video country and goes electric! Jim traditional and contemporary Steve Kaufman has chosen 11 well- Weider, lead guitarist for The guitar instrumentals using right- known and much-loved songs, Band, shows how the most influen- hand rolls, Travis-style picking, each one associated with an tial electric blues/country guitarists complex slides, pull-offs and important season or holiday. As got their powerful sounds. Includes Delta, Louisiana and hammer-ons, and lightning-fast runs. 90-MIN. VIDEO • one of America’s most experienced teachers, Steve adds Cajun-influenced tones of James Burton, Roy Buchanan, INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO the techniques and advice novice flatpickers will need to Muddy Waters, Lonnie Mack, Keith Richards, Jerry Reed INTERMEDIATE LEVELS pick these as instrumentals. Songs include: Let Me Call and others, plus technique building exercises and ideas, ______00641022 VHS Video ...... $39.95 You Sweetheart (Valentine’s Day) • When Irish Eyes Are and jam-alongs with the band. Ten songs. Smiling (St. Patrick’s Day) • America the Beautiful Video One: 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB RAY FLACKE (Memorial Day) • Battle Hymn of the Republic (Fourth • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Star Licks of July) • We Gather Together (Thanksgiving) • Dayenu Video Two: 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Ray is one of the top country • Who Can Retell? (Hannukah) • Winter Wonderland • ______00641331 2-Video Set...... $69.95 session players. He has played Jingle Bells • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Christmas ______00641329 Video One Only ...... $39.95 with Emmylou Harris, Ricky season) • Auld Lang Syne (New Year’s Eve). 80-MIN. ______00641330 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 Scaggs, Janie Fricke, Lacy J. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL Dalton, and others. On this video ______00641484 VHS Video ...... $29.95 THE SONGS AND he covers an incredible selection GUITAR OF RAMBLIN’ of licks and country guitar GREAT GUITAR JACK ELLIOTT techniques. 46 minutes. LESSONS – BLUES taught by Jack Elliott AND COUNTRY hosted by Arlo Guthrie ______00324325 VHS Video ...... $19.95 FINGERPICKING Homespun Video taught by Eddie Adcock, RAY FLACKE – In this exciting video, Jack Elliott Rory Block, Roy Book Binder, COUNTRY Thom Bresh, John Jackson, and Arlo Guthrie take you on a ® journey through folk music histo- TELECASTER Happy Traum, Doc Watson ry, playing the blues, ballads and VIRTUOSITY Homespun Video cowboy songs that define Jack’s unique guitar style and taught by Ray Flacke with spe- This terrific compilation features repertoire. Jack’s guitar technique is clearly demonstrat- cial guests Mike Leech (bass), basic to advanced lessons from ed as he plays through some of his best-known songs, Larry Knechtel (piano), Martin some of Homespun’s most celebrated pickers. Covers giving you an up-close view of his distinctive fingerpick- Parker (drums) the steady bass/syncopated melody of the Piedmont ing and flatpicking arrangements. Songs include: Homespun Video blues players; the muffled bass and swingy chords of Railroad Bill • Freight Train • Nobody Knows You When One of the world’s best Travis-style pickers; the strumming and pounding of You’re Down and Out • Candy Man • Take Me Back and Telecaster® players reveals how to Delta blues stylists; and the banjo-like rolls and single- Try Me One More Time • Cup of Coffee • The Cuckoo • play hot country guitar! Ray Flacke demonstrates the use string approach of bluegrass-oriented pickers. Hard Travelin’ • San Francisco Bay Blues • Poor of flatpick-and-fingers and teaches the moves behind his Happy Traum – John Henry; John Jackson – Louis Howard • Blind Lemon • Black Snake Moan • If I Were trademark solo style: double-stops, pedal steel-like string Collins; Rory Block – Fixin’ to Die; Roy Book Binder – a Carpenter • Talking Sailor. 80-MIN VIDEO • bends, multiple hammer-ons and pull-offs, string Ragtime Instrumental Medley; Doc Watson – INCLUDES TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL damping, playing below the nut and other dazzling Southbound; Eddie Adcock – Red Wing; Thom Bresh – ______00641516 VHS Video...... $29.95 techniques. Ray shares invaluable tricks of the trade and Walkin’ the Strings. 75-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC teaches four of his original instrumentals. 90-MIN. VIDEO + TAB • BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 50 LICKS • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641281 VHS Video ...... $24.95 COUNTRY ______00641073 VHS Video ...... $39.95 STYLE featuring Troy Dexter Hal Leonard Learn the techniques and styles of today’s most popular country guitarists! A fixture on the Los Angeles country music scene, Troy Dexter takes players step- by-step through classic country style licks that can also be used in blues, rock and rockabilly. He demonstrates pedal steel licks, bluegrass licks, cascading licks and licks using harmonics, intervals, triads, bends, chromatic passages, arpeggios, open strings, double stops and more. All licks are played in context, then slowed down and explained, and the DVD comes with an instructional booklet. 61 minutes. ______00320378 DVD ...... $14.95 Order Today! ______00320140 VHS Video ...... $14.95 1-800-637-2852 www.musicdispatch.com 30 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

Bluegrass/Country Guitar Continued LEAD LEARNING GREAT GUITAR SINGING AND TO FLATPICK LESSONS – RHYTHM taught by BLUEGRASS FLATPICKING GUITAR Steve Kaufman taught by Russ Barenberg, FINDING YOUR Homespun Video Norman Blake, Dan Crary, BLUEGRASS VOICE A comprehensive course in blue- Nick Forster, Steve Kaufman, taught by Peter Rowan grass and country styles! Tony Rice, Happy Traum Homespun Video Video One – From the Begin- Homespun Video One of America’s greatest ning: This video introduces play- ers to the exciting flatpick style. This terrific compilation features performers helps bluegrass When combined with the other basic to advanced lessons from players improve their singing and fine-tune their rhythm two videos in this series, this course of study gives play- some of Homespun’s most guitar playing. Peter Rowan imparts wisdom and advice ers all the tools they need to play and improvise hot blue- celebrated pickers. Seven bluegrass guitarists tackle based on decades of experience playing and singing with grass solos. This tape covers all the basics and gets learn- everything from back-up in the Texas swing style to hot bands from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to Old ing players started the right way! Songs: Cripple Creek • bluegrass solos. and In the Way. He provides invaluable tips on breathing, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane • The Wildwood Happy Traum – Wildwood Flower; Nick Forster – Texas phrasing, vocal improvisation and the intricacies of Flower • The Wayfaring Stranger • Eighth of January • style back-up for Sally Goodin; Russ Barenberg – For guitar accompaniment for bluegrass songs. Peter Bully of the Town. 65-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + J.L.; Steve Kaufman – Liberty; Dan Crary – Arkansas teaches and analyzes a set of classic songs from the TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL Traveler; Norman Blake – Whiskey Before Breakfast; bluegrass repertoire, including: Blue Moon of Kentucky Video Two – Building Bluegrass Technique: Steve Tony Rice – Church Street Blues. 75-MIN. VIDEO • • Walls of Time • Wayfaring Stranger • In the Pines. 90- Kaufman covers use of the capo, how to play up and INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER TO INTERMEDI- MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • down the neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, damping, ATE LEVELS BEGINNER LEVEL slides, substitution chords and crosspicking. Build a flat- ______00641282 VHS Video ...... $24.95 ______00641596 DVD ...... $29.95 ______00641597 VHS Video ...... $29.95 picking solo to tunes like: Old Joe Clark • Bury Me JOHN JORGENSON Beneath the Willow • The Wildwood Flower • Wabash Cannonball • Arkansas Traveller • Salty Dog • Down Star Licks LEARN TO PLAY WALTZES Yonder. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • Top session guitarist John EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Jorgenson presents how to impro- FLATPICKING STYLE Video Three – Developing Speed and Style: Moves vise melodies with 4ths, 5ths, taught by Steve Kaufman learning players beyond the basics into the finer points octaves and chords; utilize unique Homespun Video of flatpick guitar style. Covers rhythmic crosspicking picking, tapping and bending Steve Kaufman adds the stunning techniques, speed-building, left- and right-hand posi- techniques for a colorful sound; beauty of the waltz to his reper- tions, and a dynamic variety of slides, arpeggios, bends, use metric modulation with flair; toire of lessons. He performs and accents, intros and endings for six classic tunes: Liberty use chromatics to create dynamic analyzes five compelling instru- • Salt Creek • Blackberry Blossom • Clarinet Polka • melody fills; and much more! 60 minutes. mentals, showing how to “dress Home Sweet Home • Ragtime Annie. 90-MIN. VIDEO • ______00324360 VHS Video...... $19.95 up” the arrangement by adding INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL triplets, runs, Texas-style hammer-ons and pull-offs, ______00641587 3-DVD Set...... $59.95 LEAD GUITAR bass walk-downs, tremolos and other important embell- ______00641321 3-Video Set...... $99.95 BREAKS FOR ishments. Harmonics, double stops and “floating” pick- ______00641320 Video One Only ...... $29.95 BLUEGRASS SONGS ing techniques also add to the beauty of these lovely ______00641042 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 ARRANGING SOLOS FOR VOCALS pieces. Songs: When I Grow Too Old to Dream • Star of ______00641043 Video Three Only...... $39.95 taught by Steve Kaufman the County Down • Ookpik Waltz • Memory Waltz • and Homespun Video the all-time favorite, Skaters Waltz. 70-MIN. VIDEO • ALBERT LEE INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Star Licks What do you play when you are ______00641414 VHS Video ...... $29.95 called upon to take a break dur- Winner of Guitar Player maga- zine’s “Best Country Guitarist” ing a bluegrass song? Here’s the LEARN TO PLAY answer. Steve Kaufman breaks award for four years in a row, down lead solos to six classics, WESTERN SWING Albert has sessioned with Eric demonstrating the licks, chord inversions, embellish- GUITAR Clapton, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee ments, flatpick techniques and other important pointers taught by Ray Benson with spe- Lewis, Roseanne Cash, and more. that will show learning players how to “take it!” Songs: cial guests Johnny Gimble (fid- He teaches some of his most pop- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues • Wabash Cannonball • dle, mandolin) and ular country guitar techniques. 45 Peach Picking Time in Georgia • East Virginia Blues • Tim Alexander (piano) minutes. Somebody Loves You, Darling • ’Til the End of the World Homespun Video ______00324150 VHS Video ...... $19.95 Goes Round. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB Take a lead and rhythm guitar • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL class from the maestro of western ______00641416 VHS Video...... $29.95 swing! Grammy winner Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel) offers straight-shooting advice on the essential rhythm comping and dynamic soloing of this exciting hybrid of country, jazz and blues. Songs include classics such as: Faded Love • Take Me Back to Tulsa • Red Wing • Fat Boy Rag • Milk Cow Blues. Perfect for both electric and acoustic players. 80- MIN.VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTER- MEDIATE LEVEL ______00641342 VHS Video...... $39.95 31 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

NEW DIRECTIONS THE TONY TECHNIQUES FOR IN FLATPICKING RICE SOLOING AND EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN GUITAR METHOD PERFORMING TRADITIONS taught by Tony Rice FLATPICK STYLE taught by Beppe Gambetta with hosted by Happy Traum with taught by Pat Flynn special guest Artie Traum Wyatt Rice, second guitar Homespun Video (rhythm guitar) Homespun Video This top Nashville guitarist care- Homespun Video Here, at last, is the definitive fully breaks down his method for Beppe Gambetta has received lesson by one of the greatest improvising across the entire gui- worldwide acclaim for his distinc- guitar flatpickers of all time! In tar fingerboard. Teaching how to tive blend of traditional European a wide-ranging and detailed session, Tony Rice demon- create fascinating guitar solos & American acoustic guitar styles. This video offers strates his world-famous technique, gives invaluable through finding “chord centers” in every position, Pat detailed breakdowns of bluegrass classics and tradition- advice, analyzes some of his best-known pieces and dis- includes new ideas for adding harmonies within chords, al European dance forms, examinations of crosspicking cusses his style, influences, guitars and favorite players. improvising blues and minor-key songs, and innumer- rhythms, triplets, movable chords, and more. Teaches This exceptionally rich two-part set is filled with fasci- able tips on playing technique. 65-MIN. VIDEO • Beppe’s unique renditions of Soldier’s Joy • Old Joe nating conversation and the amazing playing we’ve all INCLUDES CHORDS + TAB • ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE Clark •his lyrical signature piece Slow Creek • and three come to expect from this master picker. Songs: The Last LEVEL European dance tunes. Features tunes from his Good Thing on My Mind • Bury Me Beneath the Willow • ______00641052 VHS Video ...... $39.95 News From Home CD, and two duets with Artie Traum. Wildwood Flower • Nine Pound Hammer • Stony 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • ADVANCED Lonesome • Billy in the Lowground • Shenandoah • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL THE REAL Danny Boy • Little Sadie • Jerusalem Ridge • Salt Creek ______00641306 VHS Video ...... $39.95 MERLE TRAVIS • I Am a Pilgrim. 2-DVD OR 2-VIDEO SET • 140-MIN. • GUITAR EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB PEDAL STEEL LICKS LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON ______00641536 2-DVD Set...... $59.95 FOR GUITAR taught by Thom Bresh ______00641535 2-Video Set...... $59.95 by Forest Rodgers Homespun Video Centerstream Publications AN INTIMATE LESSON A must-have for all serious Take a lesson with super picker WITH TONY RICE acoustic guitar students! Thom Forest Rodgers! In this video that Bresh, the only son of the leg- supplements Forest’s book Pedal taught by Tony Rice endary guitarist Merle Travis, pro- Steel Licks for Guitar, you’ll learn Homespun Video vides an in-depth look at the fasci- how to play 30 classic beginnings, Tony Rice slows down his fabu- nating style that changed the course of guitar history. In endings, turn-arounds and fill-ins lous picking style as he demon- this step-by-step guide, he teaches seven of Merle’s most- to popular pedal steel licks on the guitar. Forest plays strates his hard-driving flatpick- loved guitar instrumentals, including: Guitar Rag • them at regular tempo and then at a slower tempo for ing solos, accompaniments, Cannonball Rag • Walking the Strings • Bugle Call Rag • easier learning. Watch the fascinating interaction as intros and licks. Includes: Gold and others. Thom shows how to get the real Travis sound pedal steel master Doug Stock plays the licks then Forest Rush • Blackberry Blossom • - the right way, straight from the source! 90-MIN. VIDEO copies them on guitar. Features tips for the best steel gui- Muleskinner Blues • Church • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL tar sound reproduction and steel guitar voiced chords. Street Blues • Cold on the Shoulder • and a fabulous ______00641014 VHS Video ...... $39.95 You’ll make the band pay attention when you learn these jazz chord arrangement of Georgia on My Mind. 60-MIN. 30 pedal steel licks! 60 minutes. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • ADVANCED INTER- STEVE WARINER – ______00000233 VHS Video ...... $19.95 MEDIATE LEVEL UP CLOSE ______00641051 VHS Video ...... $39.95 Also available: SECRETS OF A PEDAL STEEL LICKS FOR GUITAR Also Available: HOT NASHVILLE PICKER TONY RICE TEACHES INCLUDES by Forest Rodgers TAB taught by Steve Wariner Centerstream Publications BLUEGRASS GUITAR Homespun Video ______00000183 Book/CD Pack...... $16.95 A MASTER PICKER ANALYZES HIS An in-depth video lesson for PIONEERING LICKS AND SOLOS electric and acoustic players. Multi- PICKING UP SPEED Homespun Listen & Learn Series award winner (Grammy, Country DRILLS AND TUNES FOR ______00695045 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95 Music Award, and eight-time FLATPICK GUITARISTS winner of the BMI Award) Steve taught by Steve Kaufman TONY’S CHOICE Wariner shares the insights needed to master some of the Homespun Video LICKS, KICKOFFS AND SOLOS songs and instrumentals from his hit repertoire. Learn Every bluegrass flatpicker wants taught by Tony Rice the intricacies and subtleties that have made Steve one of to play faster while maintaining Homespun Tapes Nashville’s most popular pickers. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL good tone and timing. Steve ______00641458 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95 Kaufman has powerful advice and ______00641371 VHS Video...... $29.95 well-thought out exercises to help get a player’s right and left hand mechanics working correctly. Using well-known fiddle tunes as drills, Steve works on coordination and how to practice for best results. Also included are a cross- picked version of “Wildwood Flower” and show-stop- ping chord runs and picking combinations on the clas- sic “Little Rock Getaway.” 70-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Order Today! 1-800-637-2852 ______00641490 VHS Video ...... $29.95 www.musicdispatch.com 32 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

Bluegrass/Country Guitar Continued CLASSICAL GUITAR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR DOC’S CLASSICAL GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR TECHNIQUE AND INSTRUMENTALS FINGERPICKING MUSICIANSHIP taught by Martin Simpson & FLATPICKING taught by Frederic Hand Homespun Video taught by Doc Watson Homespun Video Video One – Arrangements in with Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, Frederic Hand is one of America’s Alternate Tunings: British gui- Jack Lawrence and premier classical guitarists, and in tarist Martin Simpson teaches Kirk Sutphin this fascinating lesson he imparts dropped-D and altered-G tunings Homespun Video the secrets of great technique and to bring out the widest possible Recorded at the famed Merle style. Illustrated with exercises harmonic range of the guitar. His Watson Memorial Festival in Wilkesboro, NC, this DVD and original pieces, the student fingerstyle playing, combined with captures Doc Watson teaching some of the most request- learns how using correct classical positions leads to his unique guitar frailing, will inspire guitarists of all lev- ed fingerpicking and flatpicking tunes in his vast reper- increased fluidity, better tone and overall facility on the els and styles! Six magnificent arrangements: Rosie toire. With his characteristic good humor, Doc provides instrument. 75-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB Anderson • The Shearing’s Not for You • Bogie’s Bonnie an intimate look into the guitar technique, musical phi- • BEGINNER TO ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVELS Belle • Pretty Saro • Long Steel Rail • Santa Cruz. 75- losophy and fine musicianship for which he is known ______00641381 VHS Video ...... $39.95 MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDI- and loved worldwide. Clear explanations and demon- ATE LEVEL strations help players learn his definitive arrangements THE SEGOVIA Video Two – Creating Your Own Arrangements: of: Deep River Blues • Bluebell • Southbound • Black STYLE Martin continues his excellent analysis of the romantic Mountain Rag • Georgie • Way Downtown • Don’t Let and compelling guitar arrangements for which he is just- Your Deal Go Down • Blue Railroad Train • Windy and CLASSICAL GUITAR OF THE MAESTRO taught by Eliot Fisk ly famous. He covers Jock O’Hazeldine, a Celtic air • Warm • Beaumont Rag • East Tennessee Blues • The Banks of the Bann, with the primary melody in the bass Homespun Video Cuckoo. 90-MIN. DVD OR VHS • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL • and a Christmas carol, In the Bleak Mid-Winter • all • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB This important instructional video in dropped-D tuning. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES ______00641544 DVD ...... $39.95 takes us to the heart of the music MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641013 VHS Video ...... $39.95 and technique of Andres Segovia, Video Three – Developing Style and Repertoire: perhaps the greatest classical gui- Martin teaches his complex arrangements to Donal Ogg FLATPICKING tarist of all time. Eliot Fisk, a stu- • My Generous Lover • and Betsy the Serving Maid (all WITH DOC dent and friend of Segovia and a in Gsus4 tuning) • The Coo Coo Bird in the spectacular taught by master of classical guitar in his own right, provides “mountain minor” tuning, and the fiddle tune Miss Doc Watson countless insights into the Segovia legacy. Aspiring gui- McCloud’s Reel in the popular DADGAD tuning. tarists will soon be playing Segovia’s transcriptions of the hosted and accompanied 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERME- Bach Prelude in D Minor • three pieces from his by Steve Kaufman DIATE LEVEL Canciones Populares • and the haunting Estudio Sin Luz. special guest, ______00641029 3-Video Set...... $99.95 Additionally, the video features Mr. Fisk performing ______00641030 Video One Only ...... $39.95 Richard Watson pieces by Bach, Haydn, Ponce and Segovia. 75-MIN. Homespun Video ______00641031 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641032 Video Three Only...... $39.95 This unique lesson with the ______00641405 VHS Video ...... $39.95 incomparable Doc Watson provides detailed instruction ADVENTURES IN for thirteen of his most popular songs and SEVEN EASY instrumentals: Ragtime Annie • Salt Creek • Little Sadie FINGERSTYLE PIECES FOR GUITAR • More Pretty Girls Than One • Sweet Georgia Brown • CLASSICAL GUITAR Goodnight Waltz • New River Train • and more. Steve THE TECHNIQUES AND taught by Frederic Hand Kaufman provides back-up and “twin” guitar parts, and ARRANGEMENTS OF Doc is joined by his grandson, Richard Watson, for three Homespun Video MURIEL ANDERSON duets: Walk On, Boy • Chicago Blues • Summertime. The beauty and romance of the Homespun Video 80-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • classical guitar is brought home Muriel Anderson’s exquisite ren- EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL in this fascinating lesson by one of ditions of classical, jazz and folk- ______00641621 DVD ...... $39.95 the world’s top players. Frederic based guitar solos have earned ______00641346 VHS Video ...... $39.95 Hand applies the essential tech- her a much-deserved reputation niques that he taught on his first as one of the top players on the scene today. On this Homespun video to seven well-known and beloved stu- exceptional video, she reveals invaluable information dent pieces. He demonstrates ornamentation, slurs, about proper guitar technique, and teaches her inventive rhythmic and melodic subtleties, timbral shadings, the and complex arrangements to several show-pieces, importance of correct plucking strokes and other including: Linus and Lucy • Rosalee • Angelina Baker • invaluable pointers. Pieces include three lute pieces and John Phillip Sousa’s Liberty Bell March. 85-MIN. from the Italian Renaissance: Vaghe Belleze • Bianco VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE Fiore • and Danza • Bach’s Sarabande • Sor’s Study in LEVEL B Minor • Tarrega’s Adelita • and Fred Hand’s own dis- ______00641364 VHS Video...... $39.95 tinguished arrangement of the traditional Shaker hymn Simple Gifts. 75-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641501 VHS Video ...... $39.95

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CELTIC INSTRUMENTALS ADVENTURES IN EASY FINGERPICKING FOR FINGERSTYLE FINGERSTYLE FAVORITES GUITAR GUITAR taught by Happy Traum taught by Al Petteway THE TECHNIQUES AND Homespun Video Homespun Video ARRANGEMENTS OF ALEX DE GRASSI Happy teaches five favorite finger- Al Petteway is an award-winning Homespun Video picking tunes for beginning gui- (“Musician of the Year”) finger- For the first time, this legendary tarists, breaking them down to style guitarist who specializes in guitarist/composer has created a make them easy to understand. beautiful Celtic instrumentals. On lesson analyzing his most request- He starts with the basics and then these two videos he teaches mag- ed pieces and his groundbreaking teaches how to add hammer-ons, nificent arrangements of both tra- techniques. Alex de Grassi has a pull-offs, bass runs, jump notes, ditional tunes and his own contemporary Celtic-style lot to say about the melodies and counter-melodies, two- walk-ups, and other important techniques. 60-MIN. compositions. Video one is entirely made up of pieces in hand tapping, percussive slapping, double hammer-ons, VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL DADGAD tuning so popular among players of British Isles harmonics, and dynamic chord structures that have ______00641332 VHS Video ...... $19.95 music, while video two covers a variety of alternate tun- made him “one of the greatest steel string guitar play- ings. Songs include: The Red-Haired Boy • Sidh beag ers/composers of the last decade” (Acoustic Guitar mag- EASY STEPS sidh mor • Chesapeake • Jock O’Hazeldean • and more. azine). Songs: Western • Lost in the Woods • The TO GUITAR Video One – DADGAD Tuning: 70-MIN. VIDEO • Monkulator. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB FINGERPICKING INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL • ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL taught by Video Two – Alternate Tunings: 70-MIN. VIDEO • ______00641363 VHS Video ...... $39.95 Happy Traum INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Homespun Video ______00641406 2-Video Set...... $49.95 LEARN TO DVD One – Demystifying ______00641409 Video One Only ...... $29.95 PLAY THE Alternate Thumb Style: For ______00641410 Video Two Only ...... $29.95 SONGS OF many aspiring players, the JOHN DENVER ability to maintain a rock- CONTEMPORARY GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENTS steady rhythmic pulse with FINGERSTYLE AND TECHNIQUES their thumb while picking out off-the-beat melody notes WORKSHOP taught by Pete Huttlinger with their fingers represents a “holy grail” of country, taught by Chris Proctor Homespun Video folk and blues playing. Drawing on four decades of Homespun Video John Denver was one of the teaching experience, Happy Traum has devised this For the first time, key concepts of most beloved figures in the his- nearly foolproof method to help them get off to a great Chris Proctor’s powerful and tory of American popular music. Pete Huttlinger was start. The simple children’s song “Skip to My Lou” helps influential guitar workshops are John’s lead guitarist from 1994 until his tragic death in teach the basic concepts before getting into available for home study. Using 1997, accompanying him on world tours, Grammy-win- fingerpicking standards such as: Spike Driver’s Blues • examples from a wide range of ning recordings and TV specials. Green, Green Rocky Road • Staggerlee • Nine Pound styles, Chris teaches spectacular Lesson One: Pete breaks down eight John Denver hits, Hammer • Hobo’s Lullaby. 100-MIN. DVD • BEGINNER solo pieces while providing insights into the use of the teaching the easy but effective chord progressions, pick- LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB partial capo, E-bow, Alaska Picks and alternate tunings. ing patterns and bass runs that made his arrangements DVDs Two and Three: These two DVDs take the “Easy Songs include: Aura Lee (the tune to Elvis’ “Love Me so compelling. Songs include: My Sweet Lady • I’m Sorry Steps” course to the next level, adding songs and Tender”) • Huckleberry Hornpipe • and the Proctor • Annie’s Song • Late Winter Early Spring (instrumen- techniques that will bring your playing firmly into originals Tiptoes • and Interstate. 80-MIN. VIDEO • tal) • Fly Away • Boy from the Country • Darcy Farrow intermediate territory. You’ll learn how to play in the INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL • and Rocky Mountain High. 90-MIN. DVD OR VHS • versatile and useful “dropped D” tuning, with its rich, ______00641345 VHS Video...... $29.95 INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL. booming bass notes and easy chord shapes. Five classic Lesson Two: Huttlinger teaches seven great songs songs are taught, each one rich with possibilities for ADVENTURES IN exactly as John himself played them. The techniques creating exciting arrangements: The Colorado Trail • My FINGERSTYLE range from basic chords and folk strums to more com- Home’s Across the Smoky Mountains • Fishin’ Blues • GUITAR plex picking patterns, chord progressions, and har- The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ • John Henry. Back in standard tuning, you’re introduced to the songs and styles of THE GUITAR OF monies that evoke a sound typical of John’s music. Merle Travis, Doc Watson, John Hurt and other masters PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO Songs: Aspen Glow • Christmas for Cowboys • This Old of traditional fingerpicking. You’ll learn to move freely Homespun Video Guitar • I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado • Mother Nature’s Son • Rhymes and Reasons • Take Me Home, around the fingerboard and will be playing licks, slides, Peppino D’Agostino is a popular hammer-ons and bass runs while maintaining the steady Italian fingerstyle guitarist who is Country Roads. 70-MIN DVD OR VHS • EARLY INTER- MEDIATE LEVEL • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB. thumb rhythm that gives this style its ear-catching currently living in San Francisco. appeal. By the time you’ve completed this course you’ll He has made his name both ______00641564 2-DVD Set...... $49.95 ______00641551 Lesson 1 DVD...... $29.95 be picking: I Am a Pilgrim • Deep River Blues • Louis through his formidable technique Collins • Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and and his inventive use of rhythmic and harmonic devices ______00641552 Lesson 2 DVD...... $29.95 ______00641565 2-Video Set...... $49.95 Out • Step It Up and Go. 2-DVD SET • INCLUDES MUSIC that separate his music from other players. On this + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL video, he teaches many of his most requested composi- ______00641511 Lesson 1 VHS Video...... $29.95 ______00641553 Lesson 2 VHS Video...... $29.95 ______00641640 3-DVD Set...... $59.95 tions, and shares his inventive playing ideasleft-hand ______00641546 DVD One Only...... $29.95 melody-tapping, percussive use of right hand, various ______00641633 DVDs Two and Three...... $49.95 harmonics, etc. 80-MIN. 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Fingerstyle Guitar Continued FINGERSTYLE IRISH RHYTHM FINGERSTYLE GUITAR GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS by Ken Perlman ACCOMPANYING CELTIC TUNES FOR HYMNS, SPIRITUALS Centerstream Publications taught by John Doyle with John AND SACRED SONGS This video is an encouraging “self- Williams, button accordion taught by Happy Traum tutor” that supplies the advice and Homespun Video Homespun Video knowledge of Ken Perlman’s years One of the hottest guitarists on the of teaching experience. He Here are some of America’s Irish scene today breaks apart his explains simply and step-by-step accompaniment style for the favorite songs of spirit and faith how to play fingerstyle guitar. from the folk and blues tradition, learning player. 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JORMA ADRIAN LEGG – LIVINGSTON TAYLOR’S KAUKONEN’S HOW TO CHEAT EXCELLENT FINGERPICKING INCLUDES AT GUITAR GUITAR LESSON GUITAR TAB taught by Adrian Legg PLAY BETTER NOW! METHOD Homespun Video Homespun Video with Barry Mitterhoff, Adrian Legg teaches some of the A lively and inspiring teacher, mandolin and tenor guitar “tricks of the trade” that have Livingston Taylor shows how basic Homespun Video made him one of the most sought- yet elegant chord positions and Jorma Kaukonen’s course after fingerstyle guitarists on the active bass lines can give even the dissects his unique and scene today. Includes nine original simplest songs (I’ve Been influential blues and country instrumentals, each utilizing Working on the Railroad • guitar fingerpicking style. 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It is of folk guitar to novice and intermediate players, jam-packed with important tips on tuning, stringing and compelling, emotionally charged providing a solid repertoire of a dozen classic songs and songs, is also a master of finger- setting up the instrument, plus revolutionary ways of the basic techniques needed to play them. The songs he picking the 12-string. Several complete instrumentals style picking, alternate tunings, teaches are part of the backbone of the American folk tapping and slapping techniques, are taught, including: Sailor’s Hornpipe • Fisher’s music tradition. They include sea chanteys, ballads, Hornpipe • Halfway • Bells of the Harbor • War Games and innovative chord progressions. She teaches how to blues, spirituals and cowboy songs, plus McGuinn play some of her most popular songs, including: Tango • • Over the Pass. 80-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES originals such as “Gate of Horn” and The Byrds’ hit, MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Booth of Glass • Dear Diary • Open Hand • and the funky “Chestnut Mare,” which Roger demonstrates on his hit, Wolf at the Door. Patty breaks each song into distinct ______00641580 DVD ...... $29.95 Martin 12-string for a more authentic Byrds sound. 75- ______00641588 VHS Video ...... $29.95 sections, slowly demonstrating how she gets the most out MIN. DVD OR VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • of each technique. 85-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + BEGINNER LEVEL THE GUITAR OF TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641572 DVD ...... $29.95 ______00641403 VHS Video ...... $39.95 ______00641573 VHS Video ...... $29.95 DAVID WILCOX SECRETS OF OPEN LEARNING TO THE GUITAR OF TUNINGS & SONG ACCOMPANIMENT FINGERPICK PRESTON REED taught by David Wilcox taught by Happy Traum EXPANDING THE REALM OF Homespun Video Homespun Video ACOUSTIC PLAYING Popular singer/songwriter David Video One: An elementary taught by Preston Reed Wilcox is renowned for inventive knowledge of guitar chords is all Homespun Video fingerstyle accompaniments to his you’ll need to get started picking Preston Reed has reinvented how original songs. 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JAZZ GUITAR LARRY CARLTON – THE GUITAR VOLUME 2 ARTISTRY OF BOSSA NOVA GUITAR Star Licks BILL FRISELL LICKSAMPLES Learn how Larry Carlton achieves Rittor Music by Romero Lubambo his soulful and memorable style in Bill Frisell stands out among con- Rittor Music this revealing session. He presents temporary guitarists with his inno- The world’s most in-demand an in-depth look at how to solo and vative playing style and unique bossa nova guitarist, Romero improvise jazz, blues and bebop sound. This is the first instructional Lubambo has performed and variations with keyboard accompa- video to introduce Bill’s playing and recorded with Astrud Gilbert, Ivan niment provided by Terry Trotter. He to present his individual approach Lins, Ana Karam, Airto Moreira, Al covers many vital performance tips and techniques, in detail. In the six chapters of the Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., including: playing over ballads, expanding phrases, creat- video – background, technique, effects, harmony, rhythm Michael Brecker and many others. ing chord melodies and solos, and more. 45 minutes. and arrangement – Bill analyzes various aspects of his In this video, he shows you 33 essential bossa nova gui- ______00324305 VHS Video ...... $19.95 magical techniques and imaginative conception. Features tar patterns - direct from Brazil. Contents include basic performances of his famous former trio with Kermit patterns, advanced patterns, guitar styles of bossa nova, 50 LICKS Driscoll (bass) and Joey Baron (drums). Songs include: melodic patterns and more. Performances feature JAZZ STYLE When We Go • Strange Meeting • Rag • The Days of Wine Romero’s band Trio Da Paz with additional vocals. featuring Bruce Buckingham and Roses. Includes a 20-page booklet. 60 minutes. Includes a 52-page booklet. 60 minutes. ______00320210 VHS Video ...... $29.95 ______00320223 VHS Video...... $19.95 Hal Leonard Learn licks, turnarounds, be- JIM HALL bop lines and more! Musicians LARRY CARLTON Star Licks Star Licks Institute instructor Bruce Buckingham demonstrates the An introspective look at one of the This Grammy Award-winning essential licks for the chords greatest and most respected jazz jazz/rock guitarist has recorded and progressions common to guitar virtuosos of all time. In sev- with Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Neil jazz II-V-I licks, turnaround licks, chromatic bebop eral complete live performances of Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, lines, licks for altered chords and major and minor his most notable compositions – Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, vamps, and more! He illustrates these licks in several Subsequently, Two Blues, Three, All and others. In this video he dis- styles, such as: swing, bossa nova, samba, swing 16ths, Across The City, Something Tells cusses blues and chord substitu- funky fusion and bluesy shuffles. With an accompanying Me, and Something Special – Jim tion. 60 minutes. instructional booklet, this DVD is a must for all jazz discusses and demonstrates the key components of per- guitarists! 61 minutes. formance and improvisation. ______00324300 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00320379 DVD ...... $14.95 ______00699390 VHS Video ...... $19.95 ______00320141 VHS Video ...... $14.95

JIM HALL – JAZZ GUITAR MASTER CLASS

This trilogy of videos on how to play the jazz guitar features the legendary Jim Hall, who shares instruction techniques and theories for play- ing, and demonstrates his methods of improvisation. JIM HALL – JAZZ GUITAR MASTER CLASS, VOLUME 1 JAZZ BASICS – THE PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVISATION Rittor Music Jazz Basics is designed for the newcomer to jazz guitar. It covers all of the fundamentals and basic concepts essential for jazz improvisation, and features performances with Satoshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include “Big Blues” and “Whistle Stop.” Includes a 32- page booklet. Approximately 60 minutes. ______00320207 VHS Video...... $29.95

JIM HALL – JAZZ GUITAR MASTER CLASS, VOLUME 2 ADVANCED CONCEPTS – SELF-EXPRESSION Rittor Music This second video is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists. It introduces varous ideas and methods for practicing impro- visation and “self-expression,” and features performances with Satshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include: Waltz New, Miro, and Seseragi. Includes a 36-page booklet. Approximately 60 minutes. ______00320208 VHS Video...... $29.95

JIM HALL – JAZZ GUITAR MASTER CLASS, VOLUME 3 PLAYING WITH A GROUP - INTERACTION Rittor Music In Volume 3, the Jim Hall Quartet plays original tunes in varous styles, including swing, bossa nova, blues and calypso. Jim analyzes each composition and explains the role of the guitar in different ensemble formats. Features performances with Scott Colley (bass), Andy Watson (drums) and Rasmus Lee (tenor sax). Songs include: Why Not Dance, Joao, Mr. Blues, and Street Dance. Includes a 32-page booklet. Approximately 60 minutes. ______00320209 VHS Video...... $29.95 37 GUITAR INSTRUCTION

JAZZ GUITAR STANLEY JORDAN YOU CAN PLAY IMPROVISATION Star Licks JAZZ GUITAR taught by John Abercrombie This video presents Stanley’s revo- taught by Mike DeMicco with special guest John Basile lutionary “touch” or “tapping” Homespun Video Homespun Video technique. Using no dubs or other This comprehensive method is Modern jazz master John studio effects, he is able to sound clear, accessible and highly Abercrombie provides insights like two or three guitarists playing informative. Mike DeMicco has into the vast potential of the guitar simultaneously. Viewers will dis- devised the essential series that’s fingerboard. After working with cover the secrets of his style as perfect for anyone eager to play this video, guitarists will soon well as tips for their own playing, jazz guitar. hear a dramatic change in their such as: improvising expressive melodies, developing Video One – Scales, Modes, ability to create clear, expressive improvisations. practice techniques, improving dexterity, and much and Other Essentials: This hands-on jazz primer con- Abercrombie uses his original compositions and the more. Includes a booklet with transcriptions of his riffs. tains an enormous amount of information, from impro- beautiful standard “Stella By Starlight” to demonstrate 90 minutes. vising on II-V-I chords to arranging a complex jazz stan- melodic and motivic development, polychording, ______00324230 VHS Video ...... $19.95 dard. Mike teaches scales, modes, voicings and other dynamics, rhythmic changes and other essential skills. A important basics, then shows how to put them to use. must for all jazz guitarists! 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MIKE STERN 82-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + DIAGRAMS • MUSIC • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL FEATURING LIVE BEGINNER LEVEL ______00641059 VHS Video ...... $39.95 PERFORMANCES AT THE 55 BAR Video Two – Developing Your Style: Mike presents Rittor Music dozens of examples to show how to create dazzling solos JAZZ GUITAR Grammy nominated jazz guitarist over chord changes. He uses styles developed by Mike IMPROVISATION Mike Stern has been in the public Stern, Tal Farlow, John Coltrane and others to explain featuring Sid Jacobs eye (and ears) since he was a how to use solo lines, passing tones and other devices to Musicians Institute member of the Miles Davis Band create personalized improvisations. 80-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC + DIAGRAMS • EARLY INTERMEDI- Develop your jazz soloing skills in the early ’80s. His prolific per- ATE LEVEL. with this comprehensive video. formances and recordings have Video Three – Putting It All Together: Starting with Topics covered include: three- earned him recognition as one of his bebop-oriented tune “Boptology,” Mike shows how octave diatonic scale patterns • the best and most popular con- to build creative solos, challenging players to find their triads and triad pairs • common temporary guitarists today. This, his first instructional own voice. The melody of this tune is a complete study jazz phrases • guide tones and video, includes four live performances by Mike and his tool as it illustrates a compelling synthesis of several jazz non-chordal tones • and harmo- band at the 55 Bar in New York City, the historical club styles. Mike then takes apart the classic Victor Young nized fourths. Approximately 60 minutes. in which Mike has played for over 15 years accompanied standard “Love Letters” to fully discuss chord melodies ______00695639 VHS Video...... $19.95 by many great musicians including Jaco Pastorius. Additionally, in an exclusive interview with New York- and new ideas for soloing. 60-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES Also available: based jazz guitarist Satoshi Inoue, Stern offers his own MUSIC + DIAGRAMS • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL JAZZ GUITAR analysis and explanation of each tune. 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In this Master The Tonight Show Band, and done Class, Peckham unlocks the mysteries of modal tonality, workshops with Dizzy Gillespie, with a series of exercises and demonstrations that will Joe Williams, and Carmen McRae. expand your vocabulary, no matter what instrument you His video covers single string play. Peckham will show you how to extend your capa- bending, unison bends, double bilities by integrating a variety of new voicings and artic- stops to three part harmony ulations into your playing, so you can handle any modal bends, left hand technique, pitch accuracy, targeting situation guided by your own ears and instincts. 57 min- note choices, and more. He also explains how to choose utes. a whammy bar system and use effects like dive bombing, ______50448016 DVD ...... $19.95 scooping, sonic blasts, and Banshee howls. 32 minutes. ______00320018 VHS Video...... $9.95

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ROCK GUITAR DAVE CELENTANO’S ADVANCED CHORDS COMPLETE GUITAR COURSE AND RHYTHMS with Tom Kolb BEGINNING ROCK LEAD GUITAR Star Licks FOR ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS Tom Kolb shows you a variety of by Dave Celentano signature riffs from Hendrix to Van Centerstream Publications Halen, as well as grooves and get- ting great funk and blues sounds All the essentials for playing lead guitar are packed into using sevenths, ninths, extended this video. Coves: the minor pentatonic scale, the blues chords, and funky double stops. scale, the natural minor scale, scale exercises, He also demonstrates rock riffs hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, vibrato, tapping, string using major and minor triads, sus chords, partial chord bending, legato phrasing, pinch harmonics, sweep voicings, and more. 33 minutes. picking, alternate picking, soloing, how to play in ______00320045 VHS Video...... $9.95 other keys, plus a rhythm track for the student to practice soloing over, and many examples. The booklet ARPEGGIOS includes easy-to-read neck diagrams, tablature, and all FOR THE LEAD examples demonstrated on the video. 60 minutes. ______00000251 VHS Video ...... $19.95 GUITARIST with Paul Hanson BEGINNING ROCK RHYTHM GUITAR Star Licks FOR ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITARS Paul Hanson has become by Dave Celentano Hollywood’s premier guitar coach. Centerstream Publications In this video, Paul presents an in- This information-packed video will show you depth study of arpeggios. He takes everything you need to get playing solid rhythm you step-by-step through a wide electric guitar. Topics include: anatomy of the variety of arpeggios, sweep pick- electric guitar; string gauges; picks; tuning; finger ing, sweeping and sliding, triads and 7th chords. Paul exercises; picking techniques; how to read chord demonstrates ascending and descending harmonized diagrams and tablature; open position major, minor scales, how to build 7th chord arpeggios from major and seventh chords; tips for playing chords; proper scales, and much more. 34 minutes. hand positioning; barre chords; power chords; ______00320009 VHS Video...... $9.95 playing in time; and many rhythms with which to practice chords. The accompanying booklet BEGINNING METAL includes easy-to-read chord diagrams and tablature RHYTHM GUITAR of examples demonstrated on the video. 60 minutes. with Nick Bowcott ______00000250 VHS Video ...... $19.95 Star Licks ADVANCED ROCK LEAD GUITAR INTERMEDIATE ROCK LEAD GUITAR Enter the realm of metal guitar by Dave Celentano by Dave Celentano with a metal master as he reveals Centerstream Publications the deepest secrets of playing Centerstream Publications Dave Celentano finishes up his three level lead guitar rhythm guitar. Nick exposes all In this comprehensive continuation of Dave’s beginning video course by introducing the student to a variety of the essential elements, including video, you will learn exercises to improve finger complete solos to learn and play over the band rhythm power chords, riffs, intervals, dexterity, “three-note-per-string” scales, scale exercises, tracks. Topics include: ’80s style soloing, modal muting and picking techniques, alternate picking, tremolo picking, sweep picking, soloing in rock, acoustic blues soloing, triads, the heavy chord, and more. Truly an inspiring video for advanced string bending, triads, arpeggios, long legato arpeggios, legato, string bending, vibrato, tapping, and fans of all metal styles, from Black Sabbath to Metallica licks, speed licks, string bending licks, connecting licks more. Dave demonstrates all the solos, then breaks to Pantera. 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Here, you Thompson, a graduate of the guitar course with challenging rhythm work in the will learn advanced bar chord forms, jazz chords Berklee College of Music and one styles of funk/rock, fast boogie blues, slow blues/rock, that can be used in rock, pedal tone rhythms, palm of rock’s most talented session and heavy metal. Techniques and topics covered are muting, advanced right hand rhythms, fingerpicking, players. He presents solid rock gui- fast electric and acoustic strums, palm muting, string Travis picking, and valuable advice and playing tips. tar basics, from parts of the guitar muting, scratch strumming, riff rhythms, seventh and Styles covered include rock, blues/rock, jazz/rock, through picking techniques and ninth chords, power chords, bar chords, and more. ’80s rock, funk/rock, and acoustic fingerpicking. creating solos. 31 minutes. 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BEGINNING CLASSIC ROCK FAMOUS ROCK ROCK LEAD GUITAR SOLOING GUITAR RIFFS GUITAR featuring Barrett Tagliarino AND SOLOS with Troy Stetina Star Licks A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF Hal Leonard Session guitarist and instructor at THE TECHNIQUES OF ROCK’S Let one of guitar’s leading the famous Guitar Institute of MOST INFLUENTIAL GUITARISTS educators show you the Technology, Barrett Tagliarino featuring Tom Kolb essentials of playing exciting takes you though a step-by-step Guitar Signature Licks rock leads. Troy covers modes, demonstration of techniques such Hal Leonard articulations, arpeggios, speed as bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, Learn the trademark riffs and solos that define rock gui- exercises, scales, rock licks, theory, and more. 54 minutes. and vibrato. He shows how to count out solo structures tar! 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Rock Guitar Continued THE ESSENTIAL GET THAT ’50S ROCKABILLY MARTY FRIEDMAN CLASSIC GUITAR Rittor Music FENDER® featuring Troy Dexter In this video, guitar hero Marty SOUND! Star Licks Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony) ELECTRIC GUITAR LICKS AND teaches secrets of his guitar tech- In this dynamic video, Troy Dexter STYLES OF THE GREATS nique and talks of his music life. takes an insightful look at the sear- taught by Jim Weider Friedman says “This is the most ing sound of ’50s rockabilly guitar, Homespun Video personal ’instructional’ video I’ve playing examples in the style of leg- The licks, solos and rhythm ever done. For the first time, I’ve ® ends like Scotty Moore (Elvis’ gui- parts of the great Telecaster gone back to the very first demo ® tarist), Carl Perkins, Brian Setzer, and Stratocaster players, taught on original vintage tapes that I recorded (while I was still in high school!) Eddie Cochran and Duane Eddy. He instruments. Includes tips on tone, amp settings and lit- and analyzed my playing in its most basic and impres- demonstrates effects devices (tremolo, echo, reverb and tle-known facts about the instruments and their famous sionable form. On this video I clearly ’map out’ the distortion) and explains how they were used by the differ- players. A must for all electric guitarists and collectors! course that has taken my playing from what it was then to ent players. Troy also covers chord voicings and the scales 90-MIN. VIDEO or DVD • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • what it is now. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed inherent in rockabilly and shows how to apply them. He EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL making it.” Includes a booklet with exercises and tran- gives players examples of thirds and fifths, intervals, whole ______00641619 DVD...... $29.95 scriptions. 80 minutes. tone licks, chromatic lead-ins, horn stab riffs, chord rak- ______00641071 VHS Video...... $39.95 ______00320211 VHS Video...... $24.95 ing, vibrato bar techniques, bends, slides, shuffle rhythms and more! The accompanying booklet includes easy-to- BRAD GILLIS FUNK GUITAR follow notation and diagrams that correspond exactly to Star Licks JAMMIN’ the video. 49 minutes. Night Ranger’s super guitarist has ______00320118 VHS Video...... $14.95 featuring Chris Amelar also played with Ozzy Osbourne Hal Leonard and Rubicon. 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JIMI HENDRIX – THE ELECTRIC MORE GUITAR LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR OF WORKSHOP THE SONGS FROM JORMA KAUKONEN by Jim Kelly ARE YOU BLUES, ROCK ’N’ ROLL AND BEYOND Berklee Press EXPERIENCED taught by Jorma Kaukonen This one-on-one lesson filled wiht This fantastic two-video set shows Jack Casady (bass), hot ideas & techniques from Jim guitarists how to play the impor- Michael Falzarano (guitar), Kelly will get you playing better tant parts to every song on this and Harvey Sorgen (drums) than ever! Teaches how to play in influential album. The videos are Homespun Video the style of Wes Montgomery, Jeff hosted and taught by Velvert A formula for instant success on Beck and other greats. Features Turner, a student and friend of the electric guitar! Jorma awe-inspiring demos as each tune Jimi’s, with demonstrations by ace Hendrix guitar edu- Kaukonen teaches licks, solos, lead lines and rhythm is presented as a full performance followed by a special cator Andy Aledort. 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Players will learn: Purple Haze • Manic ______00641067 VHS Video...... $39.95 Berklee Press Depression • Hey Joe • Love or Confusion • May This Also available: Be Love • I Don’t Live Today • The Wind Cries Mary • ______00695306 Book/CD Pack...... $14.95 THE GUITAR OF INCLUDES Fire • Third Stone from the Sun • Foxey Lady • Are You JORMA KAUKONEN TAB Experienced? • Stone Free • 51st Anniversary • Highway GREG KOCH – Chile • Can You See Me • Remember • and Red House. DETAILED ANALYSIS OF 8 CLASSIC SONGS AND GUITAR ______00320199 2-Video Set...... $49.95 INSTRUMENTALS GRISTLE ______00320274 DVD...... $59.95 Homespun Listen & Learn Series Hal Leonard ______00695184 Book/CD Pack...... $19.95 A feast for the fingers served INTERMEDIATE up by the master of guitar ROCK GUITAR JIM KELLY’S histrionics! Greg Koch dis- with Tom Kolb GUITAR cusses and demonstrates his Star Licks WORKSHOP twisted but tasty take on the Guitar Institute of Technology Berklee Press guitar in gory detail. The menu instructor Tom Kolb has played Valuable to players at all levels, includes full-band demos of select Koch tunes, and with Steve Miller, Richard Marx, this great video will teach you to lessons on the techniques therein: “Zoiks” – The B- Jefferson Starship, and the Beach play in the style of guitar greats Bender • “Spank It” – Chicken Pickin’ Fricassee • Boys. This 30-minute video fea- like Kenny Burrell, Mike Stern, “Torn Asunder” – Behind-the-Nut String Rustling • tures solid rock guitar principles Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, and “Death of a Bassman” – Hybrid Picking Wrongdoing • like major, minor, and pentatonic Stevie Ray Vaughan. 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Rock Guitar Continued METAL GUITAR MODERN ROCK STEVE LUKATHER JAMMIN’ GUITAR SOLOING Star Licks featuring Chris Amelar featuring Danny Gill Steve is the Grammy Award-win- Hal Leonard Star Licks ning guitarist for Toto who has Imagine the perfect band...always Ever hear a guitar tone that made also recorded with Michael on time, always in tune, always you turn your head and say, Jackson, Elton John, Donna playing what you want to “Yeah! That’s so heavy!” Or hear a Summer, George Benson, Hall & play...Then live the dream with sound that just blew you away, but Oates, and more. He gives step- Jammin’ Videos. Be a star on stage you couldn’t figure it out quite by-step demonstrations of licks with a full band with these exciting right? This video unveils the mys- and leads to top hits, and impor- videos that let you be the lead gui- tery of the heavy riff. You’ll discover a whole new world tant tips and techniques for con- tarist. 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An strates the ioanian, dorian, phry- lead guitar. 69 minutes. in-depth analysis of eight songs: Battery • Blackened • gian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian Damage, Inc. • Fade to Black • Jump in the Fire • and locrian modes. This is truly a unique opportunity to Master of Puppets • Seek & Destroy • Welcome Home receive a private lesson from one of today’s finest (Sanitarium). instructors. 30 minutes. ______00324050 VHS Video...... $19.95 ______02500479 DVD ...... $24.95 ______00320007 VHS Video ...... $9.95 THE DAVE NAVARRO 12-STRING METALLICA – GUITAR Star Licks GUITAR OF This super guitarist demonstrates ROGER LEGENDARY LICKS 1988-1997 an assortment of licks and solos MCGUINN with important tips and tech- A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF taught by Roger McGuinn niques for guitar playing. 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TED NUGENT RHYTHM GUITAR ROCK RHYTHM Star Licks THE COMPLETE GUIDE GUITAR Get a glimpse into the mind of the featuring Bruce Buckingham with Michael Thompson “Motor City Madman” with this Musicians Institute Star Licks great Nugent video. His guitar This in-depth lesson with Bruce Rock Rhythm Guitar features genius on the Gibson Byrdland, Buckingham – an instructor at Michael Thompson, one of rock’s his earshattering intensity, and his Musicians Institute since 1980 – is most talented session players and a over-the-top antics have made his a comprehensive source for learn- Berklee College of Music graduate. name synonymous with rock. ing the essentials of rhythm guitar. Michael presents solid rock Spans four decades of multi-plat- It covers in detail rhythms, triads rhythms that are used by every pop- inum hits in his no-holds-barred and seventh chords, inversions ular musician today. 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Les not only invented the RHYTHM GUITAR electric guitar, he also perfected the technique of multi-track taught by Amos Garrett ROCKABILLY recording and developed the first Homespun Video GUITAR filtration devices for reverb, delay This master of rhythm guitar LICKS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE and phasing. This interview inter- styles and techniques teaches the ROCK PIONEERS spersed with performance clips takes you up-close with chops of the great rock and soul taught by Jim Weider with spe- Les Paul for a fun, humorous, and incredibly education- rhythm players. cial guests Levon Helm, Rick al view into the awesome world of music as seen by one Video One: Covered in this les- Danko and Chris Zaloom son are the styles of Chuck Berry, of the greatest guitarists and innovators of all time. 90 Homespun Video minutes. 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Electric Bass Continued MASTERING THE METALLICA – LEFT HAND BASS ELECTRIC BASS BASS TECHNIQUES taught by David C. Gross LEGENDARY LICKS All Star Bass Series Homespun Video 1988-1997 Star Licks Become a more fluid and literate A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF This video looks at left hand musician and an asset to any band METALLICA’S BASS LINES technique concentrating on the regardless of what type of music featuring Doug Boduch fretboard. All 10 artists reveal you play. Both videos feature Cherry Lane Music their own unique approach to dynamic play-alongs with David This follow-up to the Bass scales, arpeggios, chords, open and his band. Legendary Licks 1983-1988 string usage and adapting bass Video One – Scales, Modes, DVD contains the band’s music from the late ‘80s and lines to a variety of musical styles including funk, rock, and Their Applications: David covers scales and early ‘90s. 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Hudson Music filmed two days of these incredible ses- FRANCIS ROCCO CHRIS SQUIRE sions. Viewers will get an inside look as two great songs, PRESTIA Star Licks “Zynergy” and “Resolution,” are introduced, developed LIVE AT BASS DAY ’98 This founder of the famous group and recorded. Also featured is material from an addi- Hudson Music Yes is recognized as being one of tional shoot in a New York City recording studio. Over This tape includes Rocco’s the most influential bass players the course of this session, Carter and Victor discuss their complete presentation from Bass in progressive rock. This video approaches to both of the songs and isolate the bass and Day ’98. Featuring TOP members demonstrates his unique style of drums parts for each, covering topics such as playing in David Garibaldi, Jeff Tamelier and bass playing on a variety of odd times, styles, musicianship, turnarounds and more. Lenny Pickett performing many guitars. 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Gary analyzes his improvisational approach, KNOW TO PLAY THE FUNK imparting numerous ideas for hearing intervals, intuiting featuring Ed Friedland ances of “Amazing Grace” and “Norwegian Wood.” Oteil Burbridge joins him for the tonal relationships, and how making a “mental map” of Hal Leonard finale. Victor also discusses his thoughts about music as a piece provides an understanding of its harmonic con- This DVD is the ultimate source a language, the tradition of the electric bass, inspiration struction. This mainstay of contemporary jazz shares for learning the secrets of funk and practicing, and provides a brilliant 30-minute pri- invaluable technical and improvisational ideas. 75-MIN. bass, in a player-friendly menu vate lesson on technique. VIDEO • INCLUDES WRITTEN MATERIAL • INTERMEDI- format. 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GETTING STARTED STEVE LEARN ON DRUMS JORDAN – THE TO PLAY with Tommy Igoe GROOVE IS HERE THE Hudson Music Rittor Music DRUMSET Tommy Igoe brings 25 years of This is the first instructional by Peter Magadini teaching and playing experience to program by drummer’s Hal Leonard bear, creating the first DVD for drummer and Grammy Award The perfect way to start a beginner drummers! He takes you winner Steve Jordan. This DVD beginner on the entire on a journey that starts with taking is long-awaited by drummers drumset! This informative and a brand new drum set out of the box and gets you started around the world and includes descriptive DVD: takes you making music right away. live performances by Bob Cranshaw, Danny “Kootch” through the basics of four- and five-piece drum set-ups Setting up Your Drums (Part 1) is dedicated to Kortchmar, and Bernie “Dr. Woo” Worrell. It also (and how to tune them); illustrates the grips and how to understanding your new drums. All of your drums and features commentary from Jackson Browne, Leroy use the sticks; teaches the staff, time values, double hardware, along with Tommy’s unique “Power Square” Clouden, Levon Helm, Keith Richards, and Timothy strokes and counting; and much more. Using patterns concept, are covered in detail. White, Editor in Chief at Billboard Magazine. drawn from a wide variety of musical styles, you’ll learn Start Playing (Part 2) will get you playing and having 65 minutes. how to play a drum fill, an open roll, a closed roll, flams, fun right away. Tommy takes you through the basics of ______00320369 DVD ...... $24.95 paradiddles, and single- and double-stroke how to hold your sticks and how to use your pedals. He combinations as they apply to the drumset. Includes an even brings out some young students to help THOMAS LANG – 8-page booklet with diagrams and other useful demonstrate some great grooves and fills that you can CREATIVE information. 44 minutes. play right away. CONTROL ______00320382 DVD ...... $19.95 Special DVD Features allow you to select Tommy Hudson Music ______06621754 VHS Video ...... $19.95 playing each of the grooves super slowly so you can Thomas Lang presents a com- ______06620030 Book 1/CD Pack...... $14.95 really take your time to work everything out. Three great pletely innovative and inspired ______06620000 Book 1 ...... $5.95 songs are included, and played by students. Play-along practice system for helping you versions of each one are included so that you can start develop incredible drumset CHET MCCRACKEN jamming and making music right away! technique. Lang’s awesome Star Licks ______00320288 DVD (Setting Up! and Start speed, control, finesse and Chet, member and contributing Playing!) – 140 minutes...... $29.95 unparalleled interdependence will inspire you to hone songwriter of the Doobie ______00320299 2-Video Set your drumming chops so that you can play more Brothers, has also recorded with (Setting Up! and Start Playing!) – effectively in any musical context. Thomas also offers Joe Walsh, Stevie Nicks, America, 140 minutes ...... $24.95 blazing solos and performances in many different styles. Rita Coolidge, and Hank Williams, ______00320297 VHS Video – Part 1: Setting Up! Special DVD Features: All of the solos, fills and Jr. Aimed at beginning through (65 minutes)...... $9.95 exercises are available in separate audio files in the advanced players, this video ______00320298 VHS Video – Part 2: Start Playing! ACID® format (for PC) and REX format (for Mac), which covers hitting properly, balance, (75 minutes)...... $19.95 will allow you to change the tempo without effecting the movement, tone colors, and much pitch! • Looping function for continuous play, making it more. 43 minutes. GARY HUSBAND – easier to absorb and master each one • Bonus live ______00324450 VHS Video...... $19.95 INTERPLAY AND performance footage and live drum solos • PDF files of IMPROVISATION transcriptions of many of Thomas’ exercises and FOR DRUMS performances, including “The Black Page”, a photo gallery, and more. Rittor Music Running Time: Over 5 hours! A world-class drummer with ______00320405 2-DVD Set...... $49.95 incredible facility on the instrument, Gary Husband is known for his extreme musical versatility: playing electric improvisations with Allan Holdsworth, recording gold and platimum records for such acts as Level 42, playing bebop in a London club, or on the road touring with legendary musicians. In this video, Gary shows his approach to each style and musician through performances with Allan Holdsworth (guitar), Jack Bruce (bass), Gary Moore (guitar), Mark King (bass) and others, with an emphasis on creating a musical dialogue through the use of creative interplay and improvisation. 65 minutes. ______00320216 VHS Video...... $24.95

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METALLICA – PLAY DRUMS NOW! MIKE PORTNOY – DRUM by Rick Petrie LIQUID LEGENDARY LICKS Centerstream Publications DRUM 1983-1988 In this video, noted drum THEATER A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN instructor and performer Rick FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OF METALLICA’S DRUM Petrie teaches the absolute LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT GROOVES AND FILLS beginner to master the following AND DREAM THEATER featuring Nathan Kilen techniques: drum set up • Hudson Music Cherry Lane Music matched grip stick holding • This DVD documents Mike Learn the trademark drum single and double stroke rolls & Portnoy’s innovative drumming grooves and fills behind one of the most influential metal other rudiments • fills • playing the “backbeat” • and in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music bands of all time. Backing tracks are included so you more. Ensures a successful beginning in learning proper of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. can play along. 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JOHN ROBINSON Voted Best Drum DVD 2003 by MATT SORUM – Star Licks Modern Drummer Magazine! DRUM LICKS+ J.R. Robinson has contributed STEVE SMITH – TRICKS FROM drum tracks to records by artists DRUM SET THE ROCK+ROLL JUNGLE such as Bob Seger, David Lee TECHNIQUE/HISTORY Rittor Music Roth, Michael Jackson, Steve OF THE U.S. BEAT For the first time ever, the ultimate Winwood, Herbie Hancock, and with Vital Information and hard-rock drummer from Guns N’ Madonna. 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Each of History of the U.S. Beat (Disc Two) – With the help FUNKY DRUMMERS of an all-star band, Steve explains the evolution of the these fills is demonstrated within Rittor Music the context of a song in order for drumset in U.S. Music – how the drumset was first used in all the major styles and how closely related all the The legendary drummers for James you to hear and better understand Brown, funk masters Clyde how it fits into the groove. You’ll learn fills for: straight styles are. Segments include: early New Orleans jazz • big band • bebop • rhythm and blues • country • blues Stubblefield and John “Jab’o” eighth beats, bounce eighth beats, straight sixteenth Starks focus on the grooves they beats, bounce sixteenth beats, triplets, bossa nova, • gospel • rock • funk • and jazz/rock. In addition, Steve’s group Vital Information plays seven complete made famous, in the songs: Cold samba, three-beat bounce, five-beat rock, and seven- Sweat, Funky Drummer, I Got the beat rock. 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Hernandez • “DrumCam” option on these two perform- and Louie Bellson face off and Billboard magazine called this brilliant trio “one of the ances allowing you to switch to the drum camera at any alternate in virtuosity using a most distinctive jazz (groups) working today,” and point • Play-Along Feature – a minus drums mix on two myriad of tones - from the referred to their sound as “inimitable.” Included is a songs, with downloadable drum charts • connectivity to “whispering” to the “fortissimo.” complete club session featuring 8 original, swing- related web sites • and much more! 170 minutes. Live from Switzerland in 1983, inspired compositions and superb musicianship. 67 ______00320254 DVD ...... $49.95 this video is a continuous flow of minutes. rhythmic bravado, punctuated by ______00320282 VHS Video ...... $19.95 the Louie Bellson Big Band. Visual and explosive! 36 minutes. ______00320079 VHS Video...... $19.95 71 DRUM/PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE

MODERN DRUMMER MODERN CLASSIC JAZZ SERIES FESTIVAL 2000 – DRUMMER SATURDAY FESTIVAL 2003 CLASSIC DRUM SOLOS featuring Dave Lombardo, Paul TWO-DISC SET Leim, Don Brewer & Horacio Modern Drummer Festival AND DRUM Hernandez with Marc Quiñones 2003 featured an almost BATTLES Hudson Music unprecedented cross section of with a running commentary This fantastic video from the first great drummers and by Peter Erskine day of Modern Drummer Festival percussionists, and it’s all Hudson Music 2000 starts with Nashville’s captured on this 2-DVD Set Fifteen legends of jazz drum- premier percussion ensemble from Hudson Music. ming in astounding, extended Street Beats, who display their tremendous creativity on Disc One – Saturday: Features Mike Portnoy with solos and in rare, never-before- buckets and drums. 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Phil Collins performs: That’s All • 4 Bonus Clips Plus a Photo Gallery! DVD Running Time: Norwegian Wood • Milestones •†Birdland • Sussudio • 70 minutes. The Way You Look Tonight • and more. Dennis Chambers ______00320318 DVD ...... $29.95 does: All Blues • Rocky and His Friends. Steve Smith ______00320270 VHS Video (60 minutes) .....$24.95 plays: Airegin • No Jive. 105 minutes. ______00320180 VHS Video...... $24.95

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CLASSIC BUDDY BUDDY RICH SOLOS RICH – AT AND HIS AND DRUM BATTLES – THE TOP BAND – THE LOST VOLUME 2 Hudson Music WEST SIDE Hudson Music Recorded at the Top of the Plaza STORY TAPES The second installment in this in Rochester, New York on Hudson Music exciting and acclaimed series. February 6, 1973, and captures Recorded in 1985, the master Volume Two features fifteen drum legend Buddy Rich in his tapes were thought to have thunderous drum solos from absolute prime. Syndicated by been lost in a fire. They were legends like Buddy Rich, PBS in that year, it was the first discovered in 2000, along with Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, “Papa” Jo Jones, time thousands of drummers were exposed to Buddy in a the original “surround sound” digital master, and exten- Art Blakey, Shelly Manne, Sonny Payne, Sam full-length concert setting, and many drummers continue sive work was done to bring you this state-of-the-art Woodyard, Rufus “Speedy” Jones, and others. to name this program as a prime influence on their own audio mix. The concert includes the Buddy Rich stan- Spanning the years 1947 to 1989, many of these per- playing. Not seen in its entirety since it was first broadcast, dards “Cottontail,” “Mexicali Nose,” and the unforget- formances have never been previously released on home it remains one of the most sought-after shows ever table classic “West Side Story Medley.” Special DVD video or DVD. Bonus clips include Bobby Troup’s “his- recorded by Buddy. It includes definitive versions of “Love Features include: 4.0 Channel Dolby® Digital and DTS® tory of the jazz drum set” from 1958 and a great segment for Sale,” the odd time signature-laden “Time Check,” his Digital Surround tracks • solos of selected performers • featuring The Gene Krupa Jazz Trio impersonating famed “Norwegian Wood,” “Basically Blues,” and the track selection menu • additional commentary by Marie Russian musicians from 1946! Special DVD Features: astonishing closer “West Side Story.” Also features a rare and Cathy Rich, world-renowned drummer Dave Weckl, a photo gallery • notes on each clip • and a short bio of bonus clip: an unbelievable unaccompanied drum solo, and Gary Reber (producer of the original recording) • each drummer. DVD Running Time: 73 minutes. not seen since its broadcast in May of 1978! Special DVD interview segments • behind-the-scenes footage of ______00320335 DVD ...... $29.95 Features: Three rare bonus clips of Buddy, including his Buddy • and rare photos from the Rich family archives. ______00320341 VHS Video ...... $24.95 appearance as a “mystery guest” on What’s My Line from Approximately 110 minutes. 1974, a television performance on the Sid Mark Show, ______00320312 DVD ...... $39.95 GENE KRUPA – and a solo from one of his very last performances at ______00320317 VHS Video ...... $24.95 SWING, SWING, Disneyland in 1984. DVD Running Time: 87 minutes. SWING! ______00320338 DVD ...... $29.95 ______00320250 VHS Video (65 minutes) .....$24.95 produced, written and narrated by Bruce Klauber BUDDY RICH – Hudson Music LIVE AT THE 1982 This outstanding video is a tribute to Gene Krupa, a certifiable legend MONTREAL JAZZ of swing who made the drums a FESTIVAL solo instrument. This program Hudson Music presents Gene in 14 complete, This video features Buddy and his rarely seen performances spanning 60 years and featur- band at the height of their ing Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Ventura, popularity and influence. Contains Anita O’Day and others. Includes rare interview footage seven beautiful arrangements, of Krupa himself. 60 minutes. including a brilliant rendition of ______00320193 VHS Video ...... $24.95 Buddy’s signature piece, the medley from West Side Story. Features two rare bonus clips of Buddy from his early years. 60 minutes. ______00320182 VHS Video ...... $24.95

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THE PIANO DONALD FAGEN – THROUGH THE STYLES OF CONCEPTS FOR HANDS OF DR. JOHN JAZZ/ROCK PIANO DAVID LANZ taught by Mac PLAYING, WRITIng AND ARRANGING with Dr. Terry Martin (Dr. John) Rebennack taught by Donald Fagen Narada Video hosted by Hal Willner Homespun Video Let one of today’s best instru- Homespun Video Here’s a rare opportunity to study mentalists show you the essentials These two DVDs and videos with one of America’s most of piano playing! In this video, provide a rare opportunity to influential songwriters and renowned pianist and composer visit with Mac Rebennack arrangers. Donald Fagen explores David Lanz reveals his versatile (a.k.a. Dr. John), one of America’s most brilliant and the process that went into the style through discussions, demon- distinctive musical voices. 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STEVE PORCARO THE REAL CHUCK Star Licks HONKY TONK PIANO LEAVELL – Member of the pop supergroup taught by Tim Alexander PIANO Toto, Steve has worked with Homespun Video INSTRUCTION, Quincy Jones, Earth Wind and The long-time keyboardist for VOL. 1 Fire, Hall & Oates, Michael Asleep At The Wheel expertly presented by Gerald Weber Jackson and Miles Davis. He analyzes the licks and solos of the Chuck Leavell’s work has been deals with the subjects of MIDI great players of the honky tonk heard on the recordings of Eric and analog synthesis, era. Tim covers the styles of Al Clapton, The Rolling Stones, sequencing, sampling and signal Stricklin, Moon Mullican, and George Harrison, Train, The processing. 57 minutes. other greats, as well as complete Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, and more. In this instructional ______00324523 VHS Video...... $19.95 breakdowns of solos and lead lines for top songs such as: DVD, Chuck starts out with the basics – stretching, Finger Stay a Little Longer • I Had a Little Mule • Sugar Moon • exercises, octaves, and scales – and then demonstrates a PRACTICING AND Corrine, Corrina • Roly Poly • and more. 90-MIN. VIDEO variety of techniques useful for playing blues, gospel, and PERFORMING • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL boogie woogie piano. Along the way, he breaks down Eric A PIANIST’S GUIDE ______00641341 VHS Video...... $39.95 Clapton’s “Alberta”, The Allman Brothers’ “Statesboro taught by Daniel Abrams Blues”, and “Jessica”. Archival clips of Ray Charles, YOU CAN PLAY Homespun Video Mississippi Fred McDowell, Meade “Lux” Lewis, Eric JAZZ PIANO Practice for results and perform Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band complement with confidence! Daniel Abrams taught by Warren Bernhardt recollections of Chuck’s early musical experiences and shows how to get maximum results Homespun Video notable career highlights. This jam-packed DVD also from minimum time spent at the Video One – Getting Started: includes a special section in which Chuck shares his keyboard. Relaxation, inspiration, Learn chord progressions, scales thoughts about how to prepare for the recording studio. attitude and interpretation, plus and modes, proper fingering and 125 minutes. more traditional topics like phrasing, scales, wrist action improvising on both blues and ______00320426 DVD ...... $39.95 and understanding chords are covered. Also includes standard tunes. Clear and concise, advice about mistakes and how to isolate, practice and with no music to read. 90-MIN. master difficult passages. 75-MIN. VIDEO • ALL LEVELS VIDEO • BEGINNER LEVEL ______00641093 VHS Video...... $29.95 Video Two – Basic Keyboard Harmony: Warren covers essentials such as basic chords, voicings, progressions, substitutions, intervals, bass lines and melodic accompaniment. Lessons include study of progressions found throughout pop and jazz music. 90-MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Video Three – Soloing and Performing: Hot topics include scales for soloing and improvisation, preparing a song for performance and playing with other musicians. 90- MIN. VIDEO • INCLUDES MUSIC • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ______00641094 3-Video Set...... $99.95 ______00641095 Video One Only ...... $39.95 ______00641096 Video Two Only ...... $39.95 ______00641097 Video Three Only...... $39.95

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HERBIE HANCOCK TRIO: OSCAR PETERSON: GEORGE SHEARING – HURRICANE! THE LIFE OF A LULLABY OF with Ron Carter & LEGEND BIRDLAND Billy Cobham Featuring Quincy Jones, VIEW Video VIEW Video Dizzy Gillespie, This jazz piano legend’s artistry is Dazzling pyrotechnics and stellar Ella Fitzgerald, captured forever in this video that musicianship from Herbie Norman Granz and more features him and bass sensation Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on VIEW Video Neil Swainson caressing the songs bass and Billy Cobham on drums. In Peterson’s own articulate voice of Rodgers & Hart, Hoaggy Live from Switzerland, this state- we hear stories of the man who Carmichael and Charlie Parker: of-the-art, 7-camera production made the music and the times that Isn’t It Romantic • Donna Lee • includes “Eye of the Hurricane,” “Willow Weep For Me” made the man: making history with Norman Granz’s Jazz Estate • Memphis in June • and Lullaby of Birdland. and “Dolphin Dance.” Three masters explore their roots at the Philharmonic, the clashes with racism that faced Recorded at the Paul Masson Winery in 1991. 55 and capture the full spectrum of the art of jazz. him and his racially-mixed trio, and a lifetime of minutes. 60 minutes. performances with a who’s-who of jazz. Insightful ______00320109 VHS Video...... $19.95 ______00320086 VHS Video...... $19.95 moments at the Peterson family’s reunion disclose the personal price of greatness paid by Oscar and his JOE WILLIAMS IN CONCERT relatives, distanced by the pianist’s commitment to his WITH GEORGE ANDY LAVERNE AND music and his years of life on the road. A personal look SHEARING: JOHN ABERCROMBIE at a technical virtuoso and master of swing whose life A SONG IS BORN Homespun Video has been shaped by the ambition to honor his father’s VIEW Video credo: “Be the best.” 2 Tapes - 51 minutes each. Invite two jazz masters into your Winner of the Down Beat Critics’ & 00320284 2-Video Set ...... $29.95 living room for a concert you’ll Readers’ Polls. Joe is at the peak of enjoy watching again and again! his musical powers in this unique Pianist Andy LaVerne and guitarist OSCAR PETERSON: collaboration with piano legend John Abercrombie present a MUSIC IN THE KEY George Shearing. His vocal superb set of live jazz, recorded at OF OSCAR excellence and impeccable taste the Kleinert/James Arts Center in with Ella Fitzgerald, are displayed in his versions of: A Child Is Born • Muddy Woodstock, New York. Includes insightful backstage Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Water • Tenderly • The Comeback • and nine other interviews & conversations, and the songs: Sweet and Norman Granz and more jewels. Live digital audio/video in 1991 from the Paul Lovely • John’s Waltz • How Deep Is Your Ocean • The VIEW Video Masson Winery. 57 minutes. Quality of Your Silence • I Hear a Rhapsody • I Loves This riveting new music ______00320088 VHS Video...... $19.95 You Porgy • Dream Team • By Name Only. 70-MIN. documentary traces the history of VIDEO • PERFORMANCE piano legend Oscar Peterson, ______00641314 VHS Video...... $24.95 from his early days as Montreal’s teenage boogie-woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity. One highlight in the treasure trove of musical gems is the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio (bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis) who, after a twenty-year hiatus, reunited in order to “prove that it still had the magic.” Over 45 minutes of classic and contemporary performances complemented by rare film footage and in-depth interviews with a cast of jazz legends, creates a chronicle spanning four decades of Oscar Peterson’s unforgettable music. Two tapes, 48 minutes each. ______00320077 Two-Video Set...... $29.95

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BRASS INSTRUCTION BRASS PERFORMANCE THE CANADIAN BRASS ON STAGE CANADIAN BOOTLEG CANADIAN AT WOLF TRAP BRASS – BRASS CONCERT: Canadian Brass INSIDE BRASS AUTHORIZED VERSION A live concert at Wolf Trap (in Music education has always This was going to be it – the last Virginia, just outside Washington, been a Canadian Brass top concert that these five members of D.C.), America’s National Park priority. The group started by the Canadian Brass would be shar- for the Performing Arts. The fast- performing 200 in-school ing. Fred was leaving the group, paced, highly entertaining concerts yearly, several of the and Jens Lindemann, the new program features Bach, artists in the group come from trumpet player, was in town to hear Gershwin, Gabrieli, Rossini, families of music teachers, and and see the show. Unbeknownst to Dixieland. A special highlight is P.D.Q. Bach’s all of them got their own starts the group, Gene’s son Keith Watts uproarious cowboy “opera” for brass, Hornsmoke. in public school music programs. This DVD compiles had seized this moment of history, organizing a bootleg Metropolitan Opera star Judith Blegen joins the Brass three Canadian Brass educational programs in a single video shoot (later authorized by Gene) to capture the for a send-up of grand opera. Originally broadcast over source – Strings, Winds and All That Brass excitement. The result is this brilliant program displaying PBS. Color, stereo, 56 minutes. (motivational message: “Participate and Don’t Give the Canadian Brass at its most entertaining. From the ______50481394 VHS Video...... $29.95 Up”), Master Class (hands-on guidance to performance delightful commentaries of Chuck and Gene to the most improvement), and Brass Spectacular (on-camera important work in the Brass Quintet repertoire, Bach’s THREE meeting of musical greatness). 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