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Best books for learning piano, guitar & music theory

Step-by-step instrument guides, ear-training drills, and theory workbooks for musicians.

Curated for aspiring pianists, guitarists, and hobby musicians

Great for self-taught players and music students alike.

Goal: master fundamentals, practice routines, and theory essentials

Updated: 12/13/2025

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Best Beginner Blues Exercises For Piano/Keyboards

Best Beginner Blues Exercises For Piano/Keyboards

eBook

Andrew D. Gordon

32 pages

Best Beginner Blues Exercises for Piano/Keyboards is a book authored by world renowned musician/educator/author Andrew D. Gordon. He has composed 25 Blues exercises.especially for the beginning pianist who is starting out on their journey into playing Blues piano, These Blues exercises have elements of Rock, Funk, Country, Boogie-Woogie, Gospel and Latin styles which Andrew has simplified to make them accessible to the Beginner student. The exercises are in the keys C, G, D, F, Am at slow to medium tempos. An explanation of the 12 Bar Blues progression is explained with audio files to listen to various 12 Bar Blues chord progressions. Each of the 25 exercises have been recorded twice, the 1st. time, the piano part with a rhythm backing track followed by a rhythm backing track to practice with that consists of 4 choruses of the 12 Bar Blues progression. The backing tracks will make the music come alive while you practice developing your musical skills.

Musical Observer

Musical Observer

eBook
850 pages

No description available.

Jazz Piano Vocabulary

Jazz Piano Vocabulary

eBook

Roberta Piket

60 pages

This book is the 2nd volume in a series designed to help the student of jazz piano learn and apply jazz scales by mastering each scale and its uses in improvisation. Each book focuses on a different scale, illustrating the scale in all twelve keys with complete fingerings. Also provided are chords and left hand voicings to match, exercises and etudes to help apply the material to improvising, ideas for further study and listening, and detailed instructions and suggestions on how to practice the material.

Etude

Etude

eBook

Theodore Presser

834 pages

Includes music.

Musical Observer

Musical Observer

970 pages

No description available.

Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual

Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual

Cathy Duffy

5.0412 pages

No description available.

Jazz Times

Jazz Times

836 pages

No description available.

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Gary McPherson, Graham F. Welch

369 pages

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence explores a comprehensive array of key issues, concepts, and debates related to music learning and teaching in three phases of a child's development. It provides a broad framework for understanding the distinct needs and perspectives of infants, children, and adolescents as they relate to music.

The Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-fa Reporter

The Musical Herald and Tonic Sol-fa Reporter

eBook
446 pages

No description available.

The American Music Teacher

The American Music Teacher

676 pages

No description available.

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