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This wonderful collection of music for the mandolin includes bluegrass; old-time fiddle tunes; classical music (including the complete solo part for the Vivaldi mandolin concerto and the'Canzonetta'from Mozart's'Don Giovanni'); American, Irish, Jewish, Russian and Italian songs; reels; jigs; hornpipes; hymns and gospel songs; minstrel songs; patriotic; blues and jazz; children's songs; and cowboy and country ballads. This collection consists of over a hundred selections in standard music notation and TAB. Lyrics for singing and chord symbols for optional accompaniment is included. Also included are tremolo exercises, a guide to fingering, chord charts for guitar and mandolin, the history of the mandolin, and interesting comments about the history and performance of each song.

Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method 1 continues the Alfred Music tradition of easy-to-use, thorough, and enjoyable instruction for the absolute beginner. The basics of right-hand picking are covered, including pinches, different kinds of rolls, and backup patterns. Basic left-hand techniques are introduced, including hammer-ons and slides, and chord diagrams are provided for both G-tuning and C-tuning. Important topics such as setting up the banjo, tuning, banjo heads, fingerpicks, strings, and capos are taught as well. Illustrations, diagrams, and photographs throughout the book make learning easy and fun. Learning to play has never been more fun than with Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method 1---the best choice for today's beginning banjo students.

No matter what instrument you play, chords are an important part of your music. Chord Progressions: Theory and Practice breaks down how they're important and gives you all the information you need to create chords and use them in your own music. Start off by learning how to build simple major chords and eventually move on to more complex chords such as ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, and altered chords. Also learn to compose your own progressions using techniques such as passing chords, neighbor chords, pedal tones, and voice leading. Finally, learn how chord progressions are used in various styles of music---from early jazz to the music of today. This book is ideal for pianists, but it can be used successfully by any musician familiar with the grand staff. After completing this book, you will have gained a clear understanding of chords and progressions in a variety of musical styles.

Learn everything you need to know to start playing music from standard notation on the guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Guitar players of all ages can begin or continue their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar from musical notation. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will dive straight into learning about different notes, rests, key signatures, and chords. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play lead sheets and arrangements at sight. Features: • Covers intermediate to advanced syncopations• Relates the notes you're reading to the fretboard on the guitar• Teaches reading in common meters, odd meters, double time, and cut time• Guitar fingerboard chartBe your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.

ADO.NET refers to a set of classes that ship with Visual Studio.NET that allow developers to access data typically stored in relational databases. The purpose of this book is to explain the important features of ADO.NET to corporate developers who use VS.NET. Dan Fox also provides architectural guidance and Best Practices for using ADO.NET in corporate applications. Reference Tables sho how members of ADO.NET classes fit into the bigger picture by denoting why or where the method or property is used. This book is filled with code snippets and code listings in both VB.NET and VC#.NET, sidebars, and mini Case Studies that briefly explore peripheral issues, tips, cautions, and additional resources.

Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the mandolin, its components, picks, how to tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn important mandolin techniques such as tremolo, cross picking, and more. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the mandolin, know how to read music, and play with a musical group in many different styles, including folk, blues, country, and even pop. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: • Mandolin accompaniments• Mandolin chord dictionary• Mandolin fingering chartBe your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.