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Animusic draws you into its reality like no place you have ever been. You encounter new dimensions of sight and sound as you experience seven unique visual concerts. From the robotic laser-precision of "Future Retro" and rapid-fire ball bearings of "Pipe Dream" to the serene acoustic beauty of "Aqua Harp", each animation is an intricate melding of music and visuals.

Using custom developed, cutting-edge software technology, director Wayne Lytle invents self-playing graphical instruments, perfectly synchronized to the digitally created soundtrack. Glimpse into the future of music entertainment...and discover what everyone is talking about!

This accelerated method, packed with a spectrum of techniques, will get you playing immediately. Beginning with the basics of holding the guitar and tuning up, world-renowned instructor Kevin McCreery guides you through your first chords, strumming patterns, scales, song rhythms, finger picking techniques and more. Furthermore, the one-on-one lessons are complemented by a set of play-along backing tracks to help develop your skills and your confidence. You'll enjoy a compelling history of the acoustic guitar, with details of pioneering performers and master acoustic players of the past. Includes a 28-page lesson book and web membership for lesson support online. Authored for Zone 0. 1 hour

Release Date: 2005-11-14, Rating: Unrated

Homespun and String Letter Press, the publishers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, have joined forces to create a DVD version of String Letter's best-selling guitar instruction book. This clearly organized, carefully graded set of lessons by popular guitarist and author David Hamburger teaches beginners to play guitar using the techniques and songs of American roots music.

DVD 1 covers all the basic chords and flatpicking techniques; DVD 2 gives you a solid start on fingerpicking along with more advanced flatpicking styles.

David gives total beginners a great start as he teaches you how to tune up, use the capo, play bass runs, vary your strumming patterns and form all the most important chords and chord progressions. DVD 2 continues on an intermediate level, giving those with some previous guitar experience a solid start with fingerpicking and an introduction to more advanced flatpicking styles, including scales and single note playing.

Throughout the lessons you'll learn to play more than two-dozen classic songs drawn from blues, folk, country and bluegrass traditions, including Careless Love, Columbus Stockade, Darling Corey, In the Pines, Scarborough Fair, Man of Constant Sorrow, Stagolee, Hot Corn Cold Corn, East Virginia, House of the Rising Sun, Banks of the Ohio, The Crawdad Song, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Gambler's Blues and many others.

Bonus: A four-song play-along session with guitarists Happy Traum and David Hamburger gives you a chance to practice your newly learned flatpicking instrumentals.

Instructor John McCarthy provides a solid foundation in blues playing with this set of one-on-one lessons. This accelerated program, packed with a spectrum of techniques, will get you playing immediately. McCarthy guides you through essential blues chords, lead patterns, scales and rhythm techniques, as well as a host of solo skills like string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons and pull-offs. The one-on-one lessons are complemented by a set of play-along tracks so you can discover the energy and excitement of a real blues backing band. You'll enjoy a compelling history of the blues guitar, with details of pioneering performers and master bluesmen of the past. Includes a 32-page lesson book and web membership for lesson support online. Authored for Zone 0. 1 hour, 15 minutes

This 2-disc DVD set features Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater. Volume One features music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment, with Mike performing eight songs & segments, breaking down parts of each. Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album, as well as rare live footage of the band. Volume Two focuses on the muic of Dream Theater. Mike performs eleven songs/segments from "Falling Into Infinity" and "Scenes From a Memory;" there is also exclusive live footage of Dream Theater's 1998 World Tour.

Guaranteed the quickest and easiest way to get into playing the real country guitar! Happy Traum will get you started in this popular American guitar style and get you ready to move on to more advanced studies.

You'll learn to handle a flatpick, play a basic scale, then master these techniques: accompanying songs in straight and waltz time; picking out melodies while strumming chords; adding bass runs, hammer-ons, pull-offs and other variations, and playing the famous bluegrass "G Run." Songs: "John Hardy," "Bury Me Beneath The Willow," "All The Good Times Are Past And Gone," "East Virginia," "Wildwood Flower," "Mama Don't 'Low," "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms."

This accelerated program, packed with a spectrum of techniques, will get you playing immediately. Beginning with the basics of holding the guitar and tuning up, world-renowned instructor Kevin McCreery guides you through your first chords, lead patterns, scales, rhythm techniques, various exercises and more. Furthermore, the one-on-one lessons are complemented by a set of play-along backing tracks to help develop your skills and your confidence. You'll enjoy a compelling history of the electric guitar, with details of pioneering performers and master players of the past. Includes a 32-page lesson book and web membership for lesson support online. Authored for Zone 0. 1 hour

Learn how you can create infectious, driving rhythms and syncopations in a wide variety of musical styles. The percussive bowing techniques taught produce exciting grooves that can be used to accompany genres from bluegrass to Celtic, swing to ska, Latin to rock and funk. 2 HOURS · INCLUDES MUSIC · EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.

Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed, control, finesse and coordination-a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively, in any style of music. Advanced technique for hands and feet, Applied rudiments and orchestration, Dynamic foot control, Sticktricks and showmanship, Ergonomic mechanics on the drumkit, Advanced interdependence and coordination, Multi-pedal orchestrations, Creative and pad practice, Twin effect pedal playing and practice method, Contemporary groove concepts.