Strings Books

Quick – what's that chord? This compact reference guide includes: over 2,700 guitar chord diagrams in all 12 keys; 58 chord qualities and four voic...

One evening, journalist Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suitesand began an epic quest that would unravel three cent...

In this update of the Acoustic Guitar Answer Book, Sharon Isbin, the classical guitar virtuoso who heads the Juilliard School Guitar Department, an...

Instructional book contains life-size pictures of fingering positions. Select the chord you want and see exactly how to play it! Features basic ch...

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make ...

Long admired for his interpretation of Bach's six Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin, Jaap Schröder, a leading international soloist, he...

by Elizabeth Green A history of Galamian's summer school from its very beginning to the present. A section is devoted to a brief biography of t...

Succinct and clear, this long-awaited republication offers an exposition of the essential features of the system of technical violin instruction pu...

This collection of interviews sparkles with the individual personalities of some of this century's most gifted cellists. With voices as unique as t...

by Christopher Berg The Classical Guitar Companion is an anthology of guitar exercises, etudes, and pieces organized according to technique or musi...

by Joel Lester J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This ...

What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body is a comprehensive volume on using Body Mapping technique to help violinists prevent injury and d...

In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the eli...

Written for the violinist who longs to leave the confines of the written page, Improvising Violin is a comprehensive guide to the art and science o...

by Leopold Auer A renowned violinist and teacher discusses the interpretation of violin repertoire standards, drawing upon 360 musical illustration...

AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE STYLE, SOUND, AND REVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR The inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan M...

by Leopold Mozart Translated by Editha Knocker and With a preface by Alfred Einstein Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold M...

Ready to take your cello playing to the next level? This book presents valuable how-to insight that cellists of all levels can benefit from, spanni...

Now back in print, this classic book of technique introduces the Galamian system of violin playing. The original edition has been preserved without...

  Today’s professional orchestral musicians are highly specialized and highly qualified instrumentalists. While the traditional study at universi...

Teaching method entirely dedicated to the study of the greatest bass player in history Teaching method entirely dedicated to the study of the great...

The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of t...

"This is an immensely valuable book and one which is clearly designed to appeal to all musicians—not just string players...Mr. Blum has captured in...

Learn some of the most important fiddle and violin styles in the world! With this book and the help of the practice CD, players will be guided thro...