Introduces trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns, and cornets, offers advice on purchasing an instrument, demonstrates fingering patterns, and defines jargon.

The reference manual for both beginners and advanced brass wind players, including tipcodes and a glossary.

Overview: A handy, accessible, thorough, and convenient guide for drummers who want to get the most out of their instrument. This Tipbook offers you a truckload of information, delivered at the right pace, including topics such as selecting and play-testing drums and cymbals, buying sticks, heads, and hardware, maintenance, tuning, as well as the history and the family of the instrument, and a drummer's glossary. Written in collaboration with and proofread by musicians, teachers, technicians, and other experts, for beginners, students, and advanced players. The instrument in bird's-eye view, Lessons, teachers, and practicing, Dozens of clear illustrations, Auditioning drums and cymbals, Maintenance and tuning, Basic background information, Basic beats and rudiments, Glossary, And where to find even more ...

An owner's guide for acoustic guitarists at all levels, this book features numerous tips on auditioning and buying an acoustic guitar, choosing new strings, maintenance and tuning, and much more. Also included are chapters on the instrument's family, history, and production, as well as an index, a glossary, the unique Interactive Tipcodes, and a complete set of chord diagrams.

TIPBOOKS MUSIC FOR KIDS & TEENS A GUIDE FOR PARENTS