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Sevcík: School of Violin Technics, Op. 1, Volume I: Violin Book 
Sevcík: School of Violin Technics, Op. 1, Volume I: Violin Book
Sevcík: School of Violin Technics, Op. 1, Volume I: Violin Book
By Otakar Ševcík
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Flexi Violin 1: Violin Book -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a Piano: Piano Book 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a Piano: Piano Book
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a Piano: Piano Book
By Marty C. Flinn and Jennifer B. Flinn
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Alfred's Music Tech Series, Book 1: Sequencing and Music Production: Book & CD-ROM -
Guitare Jazz Debutant Tab [Beginning Jazz Guitar]: Guitar Book & CD -
Acoustique Blues Guitare Debutante [Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar]: Guitar Book & CD -
Cantare Italiano: The Language Of Opera: Vocal Textbook -
The Rough Guide to Nirvana: Book 
The Rough Guide to Nirvana: Book
The Rough Guide to Nirvana: Book
[Nirvana] By Gillian Gaar
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Improve Your Sight-Reading! Bassoon, Grade 1-5 (New Edition): Bassoon Book -
Improve Your Practice! Piano, Grade 4: Piano Book -
The History of Musical Instruments: Book 
The History of Musical Instruments: Book
The History of Musical Instruments: Book
By Curt Sachs
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The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass: As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume II: Book 
The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass: As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume II: Book
The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass: As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume II: Book
By F. T. Arnold
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Five Centuries of Keyboard Music: Piano Book 
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music: Piano Book
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music: Piano Book
By John Gillespie
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The Ears Have Walls: Book & Online Audio -
Brazilian Percussion: Drum Book & CD -
Reading Key Jazz Rhythms: Guitar: Guitar Book & CD -
Funk Grooves: Workshop for Drums: Drumset Book & CD -
Minor Pentascales and Cross-Hand Arpeggios: All levels Piano Sheet -
The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary: Book 
The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary: Book
The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary: Book
By Dr. Stanford Felix
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Blues Guitar: Edition Complete [Blues Guitar Complete Edition]: Guitar Book & MP3 CD -
The Poetry of the Blues: Book -
Compose Yourself!: Teacher's Book -
Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volumes 4 & 5: Piano Book 
Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volumes 4 & 5: Piano Book
Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volumes 4 & 5: Piano Book
By Boris Berlin, Molly Sclater, and Kathryn Sinclair
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Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volume 3: Piano Book 
Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volume 3: Piano Book
Principes Élémentaires de la Musique (Keyboard Theory Workbooks), Volume 3: Piano Book
By Boris Berlin, Molly Sclater, and Kathryn Sinclair
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About This Collection
Description
This collection spans 2,377 titles covering foundational theory work, sight-reading practice, scales and technique, and supplementary resources across multiple instruments. Teachers rely heavily on Willard A. Palmer's Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course and The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences for piano instruction, while Karen Farnum Surmani's Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory series provides accessible theory grounding for students of all ages. You'll find material for piano, guitar, band and orchestra instruments, with significant depth in concert band resources and a strong selection of jazz and blues theory materials.
Highlights
Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course, Book 1 by Willard A. Palmer remains a standard in adult piano instruction, and Complete Color-Coded Flash Cards for piano continue to be classroom staples for teaching intervals and chord recognition. Paul Harris's Improve Your Sight-Reading! series for piano and the Sound Innovations for Concert Band ensemble development books by Peter Boonshaft and Chris Bernotas are widely adopted across private studios and school programs.
Recently added
Recent additions include Perfect Blues Guitar and Perfect Funk-Soul-Hip Hop Guitar by Frank Diez and Joachim Schütte, expanding theory resources into contemporary guitar styles. Vic Firth's new Snare Drum Method and Dietrich Kessler's KDM Musiklehre round out percussion and general music theory offerings published within the last year.
Composer & Author Spotlight
Willard A. Palmer authored the foundational Alfred's Basic Piano Library theory books and the scales/chords/arpeggios volume that have shaped piano pedagogy for decades. His Adult All-in-One Course remains the best-selling title in this entire collection.
Paul Harris studied at the Royal Academy of Music and University of London and is recognized as one of the UK's leading music educationalists. His Improve Your Sight-Reading! series spans multiple instruments and levels, and his Simultaneous Learning approach to instrumental teaching has gained international adoption.
James D. Ployhar has over 800 credited publications and stands as one of music education's most respected voices. His Contemporary Band Course, now published by Alfred Music, has been translated into multiple languages and is used throughout Norway and beyond.
E. L. Lancaster served as Executive Editor of Piano for Alfred Music and held the position of Professor of Music at the University of Oklahoma, where he directed the group piano program. His Premier Piano Course theory books integrate pedagogy grounded in decades of teaching experience.