The powerful sounds and songs of Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and others resound through the 12-string guitar. This lesson teaches the walking basses, dynamic rhythms, full chords and fingerpicking innovations that can be used on this...

This collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and set dances are the favorite tunes played in pubs and at parties by Irish players around the world. Each tune is masterfully demonstrated on tinwhistle by L.E. McCullough, played slowly and then...

This series of CDs teaches essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features three levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic melody; an intermediate arrangement that will give players a solid...

Find chords in the upper reaches of the fingerboard, and learn the basic concepts of music theory for guitar. Starting with the easiest three-string movable chord positions, Happy explains with very clear, simple instructions how to use them,...

Fiddlers of all levels will benefit from Jay Ungar's inventive use of slides, rolls, smears, vibrato and special bowing techniques. You'll learn how to turn tunes into distinctive compositions with ornaments, slides and grace notes. Jay teaches:...

Get ready for the holidays with these classic instrumentals! Each song has been chosen for its “playability” as well as its timeless beauty. Once mastered, these guitar pieces will become favorites season after season for years to come:...

Russ shows guitarists at all levels how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, compose solos, improvise and play with more assurance, better control and stronger technique. Tunes include For J.L., Old Joe Clark, Dominion Reel, Prince Charlie, Oh!...

DVD One: This lesson in resonator guitar will have intermediate-level players picking better than they ever dreamed they could! Stacy details use of picks, the bar, hammer-ons, pull-offs, right-hand rolls, chord positions, and more. Songs include:...

This lesson in resonator guitar will have intermediate-level players picking better than they ever dreamed they could! Stacy details use of picks, the bar, hammer-ons, pull-offs, right-hand rolls, chord positions, and more. Songs include: Little...

Stacy moves into more advanced territory as he discusses drones, scale patterns, and other techniques, now with an emphasis on using bar slants and string pulls to create more complex chords and effects. Songs: Cherokee Shuffle, Bill Cheathem, Last...

In a lively, “jam-packed” display of ideas and musicianship, Mike Dowling and Pat Donohue teach the necessary strategies that enable guitarists to make good music together, regardless of the song or style, or even if they've never played...

Solo guitarist and studio musician Peter Huttlinger outlines his method for effective and consistent practice techniques. He includes numerous drills, exercises, scales, metronome use and other regimens for guitarists who want to solve problems and...

Steve Allen, one of the world's most beloved entertainers, had a passion for jazz piano. Here he divulges his “tricks of the trade” and shows how to build lovely arrangements with a variety of easy techniques. Steve plays and analyzes:...

Sit down at the piano and play whatever comes into your head, making up your own music as you go along. That's free improvisation. Marilyn Crispell digs into her long experience with the music of Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Gary Peacock and other...

With his powerful command of a wide variety of genres, Joey Miskulin shows how to play everything from polkas to cajun, Tex-Mex to cowboy, country to rock. Using a variety of popular tunes, he teaches and demonstrates the important techniques that...