Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method, Lead Guitar Licks, and Jazz Session Trainer

The Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method is designed for folks with some basic piano chops who are looking to further explore playing the blues.

This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide focuses on teaching the essentials of the style, with lots of fun licks to play and absorb. Sammon covers: blues vocabulary; ensemble playing; intros, turnarounds, licks and endings; piano and organ accompaniment; playing a solo; and much more. He even includes an Essential Listening List so readers can immerse themselves in the style. The accompanying audio includes Sammon’s demonstrations of all the examples in the book, for download and/or streaming. These files are accessible at halleonard.com/MyLibrary using the unique code printed in the book. The Hal Leonard Blues Keyboard Method (HL00123363) is priced at $19.99.

Much more than just another guitar lick book, Joshua’s rock, blues, and country lick lessons take players deep into the anatomy of each idea through examination of their applications, variations, scale sources, possibilities, and beyond. The accompanying book includes easy-to-use rhythm tab notation for every lick and scale in the video. The video files are accessible for download and/or streaming at www.halleonard.com/MyLibrary using the unique code printed in the book. Lead Guitar Licks (HL00122015 / $19.99) is ideal for beginning to advanced guitarists.

Subtitled The Woodshedder’s Practice Kit, the Jazz Session Trainer is the ideal resource for players who want to hone their improvising skills, improve their chops, and feel at home in a jam session. In addition to a generous dose of scales, exercises, and licks, the book includes a chapter on jam session etiquette, a practice planner, and chord charts – plus accompanying audio – for 50 frequently played tunes. The tracks are conveniently available online for streaming or download by using the unique access code included in each publication.

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