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Berklee Chromatic Harmonica Method

Berklee Chromatic Harmonica Method

January 28, 2019 5:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Berklee Chromatic Harmonica Method

Learn to play the chromatic harmonica! This method will help you to develop the foundations of technique and tone on...


The New Music Therapist’s Handbook: Third Edition

November 19, 2018 10:49 am Published by Comments Off on The New Music Therapist’s Handbook: Third Edition

Learn essential concepts and practices for providing music therapy. The New Music Therapist’s Handbook has been an essential guide for...


Songwriting in Practice

October 23, 2018 4:38 pm Published by Comments Off on Songwriting in Practice

Become a more productive songwriter! Learn to organize the full range of your creative content, from starting inspirations to finished...


The Craft of Songwriting

October 15, 2018 5:48 pm Published by Comments Off on The Craft of Songwriting

Take your songwriting to the next level! This book breaks down the processes used by hit songwriters and dives deeply...


Engaging the Concert Audience

September 20, 2018 3:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Engaging the Concert Audience

Learn to engage, excite, captivate, and expand your audience! These practical techniques will help you to communicate with your listeners...


Understanding Audio: Second Edition

September 4, 2018 10:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Understanding Audio: Second Edition

Understanding Audio explores the fundamentals of audio and acoustics that impact every stage of the music recording process. Whether you...


A Modern Method for Guitar Scales

A Modern Method for Guitar Scales

June 25, 2018 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on A Modern Method for Guitar Scales

Improve your command of the guitar by mastering the essential scales and their fingerings. This reference will help you play...


A Modern Method for Violin Scales

April 10, 2018 6:19 pm Published by Comments Off on A Modern Method for Violin Scales

Develop mastery and control over the violin fingerboard, in all keys. Whether you are playing classical, jazz, fiddle tunes, or...


Arranging for Strings

March 23, 2018 8:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Arranging for Strings

Learn to use strings in your compositions and arrangements! From romantic chord pads to powerful grooves to gut-wrenching passionate melodies,...


Berklee Jazz Drums

January 16, 2018 10:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Berklee Jazz Drums

Play jazz drums with tremendous facility and authentic vocabulary. Learn to develop your own sound, perform a wide variety of...


Contemporary Cello Etudes

January 6, 2018 4:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Contemporary Cello Etudes

Learn the contemporary techniques and practices of the modern cello. These etudes were composed by a dozen of today’s most...


Berklee Contemporary Music Notation

September 17, 2017 4:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Berklee Contemporary Music Notation

Learn the nuances of music notation, and create professional looking scores. Berklee College of Music brings together teachers and students...


Contemporary Counterpoint

September 17, 2017 12:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Contemporary Counterpoint

Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint—the relationship between musical voices—is among the core principles for...


A Manual for the Modern Drummer

July 27, 2017 11:46 am Published by Comments Off on A Manual for the Modern Drummer

Learn jazz drums from one of the classic texts of jazz drumming! Now in its second edition. Alan Dawson created...


Guitar Sweep Picking and Arpeggios

July 19, 2017 3:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Guitar Sweep Picking and Arpeggios

Develop your speed and mastery of the fretboard by using these sweep-picking techniques. Sweep picking means playing multiple notes in...


Mastering the Art of Brushes, 2nd Edition

July 14, 2017 9:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Mastering the Art of Brushes, 2nd Edition

The art of brush playing has been largely unexplored in drumming technique studies. At Berklee College of Music, Jon Hazilla...


Berklee Guitar Style Studies

June 15, 2017 11:42 am Published by Comments Off on Berklee Guitar Style Studies

Learn to play rock, blues, jazz, funk, Latin, R&B, and other styles! Each of these twenty studies features the characteristic...


Berklee Jazz Standards for Solo Piano

May 3, 2017 1:50 am Published by Comments Off on Berklee Jazz Standards for Solo Piano

Learn twelve of the most popular jazz standards, arranged for solo piano! These arrangements are musically suitable for performance and...


Jazz Vocal Improvisation

April 18, 2017 4:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Jazz Vocal Improvisation

Learn the art of jazz vocal improvisation! This book will help you hear, understand and apply jazz theory so that...


Songwriting Strategies

February 14, 2016 11:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Songwriting Strategies

Write songs starting from any direction: melody, lyric, harmony, rhythm, or idea. This book will help you expand your range...


Creative Reading Studies for Saxophone

January 10, 2016 1:12 am Published by Comments Off on Creative Reading Studies for Saxophone

This Berklee Workshop, designed for intermediate to advanced players, improves technique, phrasing, and rhythmic accuracy with material that is both technically challenging and musically compelling.


Berklee Practice Method: Viola

January 10, 2016 1:12 am Published by Comments Off on Berklee Practice Method: Viola

This is the first-ever method that teaches you how to play viola in a rock band.