Ableton Grooves, Rock Band Camp, Ukulele Decade, Keyboard Lesson Goldmine from Hal Leonard

Ableton Grooves trains readers to create realistic-sounding drum grooves using Ableton Live and the Ableton Grooves Drum Racks specifically created for this book by certified Ableton Live trainer Josh Bess. Each groove is written using MIDI Maps, with which the user learns not only how to read the exercises, but also how to use them to develop grooves. Bess presents musical notation alongside the MIDI Maps.

Rock Band Camp is designed for first-time performers and weekend warriors who are learning to make music in a group setting. Each book includes beginning- to intermediate-level parts and playing tips for the entire band: two guitars, bass, drums, and a singer. The two accompanying CDs contain full-band tracks for each song, plus “minus-one” play-along tracks for every instrument on all of the songs, so players can practice on their own between band rehearsals. Retail price: $14.99.

In each book of the new Ukulele Decade series, authors present the melody, lyrics, chord symbols, and ukulele chord grids for 80 top tunes from the decade, in new arrangements playable on any type of ukulele. Song highlights include “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Tutti Frutti,” “I Got You Babe,” “Stand By Me,” “Heartache Tonight,” Footloose,” “Beat It,” “Under the Bridge,” “Hey Ya!” and more. Retail price: $17.99 – $22.99.

New Keyboard Lesson Goldmine packs feature 100 self-contained tutorials taught by a tag-team of highly regarded authors. Pianists learn useful tips, all aspects of the style, the signature techniques of key artists, and much more. Two included CDs feature performance demos of every example in the books. Topics include Jazz Lessons, Blues Lessons, Country Lessons, and Rock Lessons. Retail price: $24.99.

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