In the town of Froghop lives a lonely parrot named Aku (AH-koo). Aku tries hard to make friends all day, but the other animals always run away. You see, his pleading parrot-hello is viewed as a bothersome SQUAWK.Poor Aku. He is a sad bird.One day, Abbot Rabbit and cousin Cabot Rabbit, with help from Ella Eagle, come up with a plan to help Aku STOP the SQUAWK. Something special happens!Join Aku and his fellow Froghop animals—Rumbo Raccoon, Grandpa Turtle, Munk the Sk...

The purpose of this short ebook is as a supplement in learning the basics of intervals. If a student of music wants to understand the why and how of intervals, this will supplement other information on the subject. Concepts are presented sequentially in small, teachable segments. Students have been the recipients of this methodology and have over the years expressed gratitude for Professor Haddock's notes. Anyone interested in becoming more adept at understanding intervals, whether out of ...

Three siblings—Sammy, Jenny, and Allie—discover a huge, weird hill and are surprised by what is inside the hill. Parents and children will enjoy this creative, rhyming, read aloud book in which young children can STOP AND DRAW the story—as they imagine it. There are seven stopping points where the children can answer questions and then draw the various scenes in the story. What an excellent way to spend quality time!

About the BookThe purpose of this short eBook is as a supplement in learning the basics of music PITCH. If you walk to a piano and play one note on the right side of the piano and one note on the left of the piano, you will hear a difference in pitch, the highness and lowness of sound. If a student of music wants to understand how musical pitch is written, this will supplement other information on the subject.Concepts are presented sequentially in small, learning segments. T...

Having taught music (Elementary, Junior High, and College) for over thirty years, Professor Haddock writes from the experience of explaining the basic building blocks of music to students. With over twenty-five years at the college level, Lynette Haddock has taught classes in Fundamentals of Music, as well as Theory and Musicianship (Sightsinging and Eartraining). Understanding how students learn has enabled her to concentrate on the smallest teachable concepts, hone her craft of presentin...

Having taught music (Elementary, Junior High, and College) for over thirty years, Professor Haddock writes from the experience of explaining the basic building blocks of music to students. With over twenty-five years at the college level, Lynette Haddock has taught classes in Fundamentals of Music, as well as Theory and Musicianship (Sightsinging and Eartraining). Understanding how students learn has enabled her to concentrate on the smallest teachable concepts, hone her craft of presentin...

This is the definitive guide to blues piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential left-hand and right-hand patterns to use on your first (or next) blues piano gig! The material is organized and explained in the clearest possible way, and all of the twenty-three music examples are very authentic and fun to play. All fingerings for the music examples are also provided. Once you have purchased this book, ...

This is the definitive guide to playing boogie-woogie piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. You'll get started right away, learning some essential boogie-woogie patterns which sound great either playing solo or with a band! The material is organized and explained in the clearest possible way, and all of the twenty-three music examples are very authentic and fun to play. All fingerings for the music examples are also provided. Once you have purchased ...

This book is the first in a series of three that will teach you everything you need to know in order to be able to successfully read music on the bass guitar. Starting with the absolute basics, this book introduces all of the fundamental elements of music notation one at a time, reinforcing all concepts with written and audio examples. Rhythms and pitches are introduced gradually, with all chapters containing ten exercises focusing on each new element. More complex aspects of notation such...

This is the definitive guide to playing pop ballad piano for beginners, by the world-renowned author and educator Mark Harrison. This book is also ideal for singer-songwriters needing to accompany themselves in a ballad style! You'll get started right away, learning some essential pop ballad comping patterns to use on your next gig or "open mic" night. The material is organized and explained in the clearest possible way, and all of the twenty-three music examples are very authentic and fun...

Chords for Guitar is about moveable chord shapes based on the CAGED guitar system. Rather than presenting you with 1000+ chords which are actually the same shapes moved up or down the fretboard, Chords for Guitar makes things into a simpler unified process by showing only the moveable shapes and how to move them up or down the fretboard. This allows for more chord types.Guitar Chord Reference - Chords for Guitar is a reference of over 200...

Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king.If you play it right, you can feel how attractive the game is. But, still many people does not know how to play chess. For them I have written this wonderful book for learning Chess.