Mel Bay Publications

This is a collection of 42 well-known Balkan songs arranged for easy to intermediate accordion. Chords are provided to facilitate improvising. Includes a familiar and interesting Hungarian czardas.

A compilation of pieces composed and performed by some of France's most famous musette musicians, including Jo Private and Tony Murena. Included are tangos, paso dobles, mazurkas, sambas, polkas and g...

Tango: A ballroom dance of Latin-American origin characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions. This musical form was subsequently adopted by other countries, primarily France, Spain and It...

Original and traditional tunes in the continental style for accordion including: Say I Do: April Waltz: Eiffel Tower: Spanish Jenny: Two French Waltzes: Valiakainen-Merimes: Nuevo Brazil: Halloween: a...

An Extensive collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas from the French Canadian, Cape Breton, Scottish, Shetland, New England, and Southern Old Time Traditions arranged for the piano accordion....

Original and traditional tunes in the continental style for Accordion.

The first scale book to guide students of all levels in a step-by-step fashion through the most essential scale exercises. Rhythmic and bowing variations of gradually increasing difficulty take the mo...

A Cello Christmas contains Christmas and holiday tunes from a wide variety of sources. Old English, French, German, Austrian, Irish, American, and Ukrainian carols are included alongside the tradition...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy level one solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. Fun to play and serves ideally as a supplement...

This book presents a dozen timeless wedding themes from various sources arranged in idiomatic keys for flute or violin with tasteful piano accompaniment. A convenient pull-out part is included for the...

The Harpsicle Harp Method book is an excellent tool for learning to play the Harpsicle Harp or any size harp from the very beginning. No musical knowledge is necessary to use this method. All the musi...

Kim Robertson is one of America's premier Celtic harp soloists. Her technique and range of expression are extraordinary as illustrated in this book containing the selections from her highly acclaimed...

The music of church and traveling musicians dominated the middle ages. Twenty-one tunes are now available and arranged for the Celtic Harp. Book includes song notes and brief historical preface.

A wonderful collection of 28 Celtic harp solos based on music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Selections include: Banish Misfortune; The Cliffs of Moher; Kitty's Wedding; Guilderoy; Nyth Y Gwcw; th...

The harp is the quintessential wedding instrument. Its romantic image and sound make it ideal for the special day which represents a landmark in the life of the bride and groom and their families. The...

A collection of 47 big-note, easy solos on folk favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. The solos are fun to play and serve ideally as a supplem...

A follow-up book to the popular Fun with the Clarinet. Contains 56 big-note, easy solos on folk songs, sea chanties, sacred songs, ragtime, and dance tunes. Fun music for the beginner.

This collection of pieces gleaned from the unaccompanied works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) will broaden the horizons of the amateur, student and professional musicians alike. It is intended t...

Celtic Fiddling Made Easy is two books in one. Each fiddle tune has two versions: a beginner version with fiddle tablature and an intermediate version which includes ornamentation, double stops and gu...

This collection presents solo violin/fiddle arrangements from the Maggie's Music CD Early American Roots by the Hesperus Early Music Ensemble. It includes a cross-section of popular American instrumen...

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) f...

The Fiddle Club series provides a valuable resource of fiddle tunes for anyone interested in this style of music. The authors, music instructors, included various markings (bar numbers, fingerings, an...

Part of the Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series, this popular book contains a mix of 131 traditional and original Fiddle tunes from a player steeped in Cape Breton's dance music tradition. This new ed...

A usable resource and a beautiful poster. Includes major, minor, diminished, augmented chords, 7th chords, major 7th, minor 7th, 6th chords, minor 6th, and 9th chords for every chord letter name. Slan...

A valuable book for any guitarist. Part one presents a dictionary of essential chord forms shown by inversion. Part two features a very thorough analysis of chord melody and quartal harmony voicings i...