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Bass Guitar Books

Hal Leonard Bass Method Bass For Kids (Beginners)

Hal Leonard Bass Method for Kids.

Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition (2nd Edition)

Hal Leonard Bass Method.

Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018: Bass Grade 1

Trinity College Grade 1 Book (Bass).

Guitar Books

Hal Leonard Guitar Method
1,2 &3

Hal Leonard 3-in-1 Method Book
(Guitar).

Trinity College London Rock & Pop
Guitar (Grade 1)

trinity college guitar 1

Trinity College Grade 1 Book
(Guitar).

Hal Leonard Rock Guitar
Method

Hal Leonard Rock Guitar Method.
Learn to Play Rhythm and Lead
Rock Guitar.

Piano

Michael Aaron Piano Course:
Grade 1

Evergreen teaching tool.
Grade 1.

Hanon: 60 Exercises
(Book 1)

Must have addition to
any pianist’s collection.

Suzuki Viola School Viola:
Volume 1

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 1.

Suzuki Viola School Viola:
Volume 2

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 2.

Singing Books

Practice Tracker for Singers

Track your progress as a singer
with this practice tracker.
A 120-entry music lesson logbook.

Viola

ABRSM Viola Scales & Arpeggios:
Grade 1-5

All the scales and arpeggios
required for ABRSM’s Grades
1-5 Viola exams.

Abracadabra Viola
(Pupil’s book)

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 1.

Suzuki Viola School Viola:
Volume 1

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 1.

Suzuki Viola School Viola:
Volume 2

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 2.

Violin

Scales for Grades:
Violin Book 1

Scales and arpeggios for ABRSM
and Trinity College Grades 1-5.

ABRSM Grade 1
(Violin Part)

ABRSM Grade 1 Violin Book.
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Suzuki Violin: Volume 1

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 1.

Suzuki Violin: Volume 2

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 2.

Kreutzer Forty Two
Studies

Legendary Forty-Two Studies
or Caprices for the Violin

Ignaz Pleyel Six
Little Duets

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 1.

A Tune A Day:
Book 1

Great teaching tool, particularly
suitable for beginner students.
Book 2.

Adam Carse: Violin Studies.
Book 2

Evergreen teaching tool for
violin students.
Book 2.

Learning Aids and Accessories

Mechanical Metronome

K KASONIC Lightweight Music Stand, 2 in 1 Music Stands with Music Sheet Clip.

Music Stand Set

K KASONIC Lightweight Music Stand, 2 in 1 Music Stands with Music Sheet Clip.

SHURE SM7dB: Dynamic
Vocal Microphone w/Built-In Preamp

Shure SM7dB Dynamic Vocal Microphone w/Built-In Preamp for Streaming, Podcast, and Recording.

Shure SM58-LC Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone

Shure SM58-LC Cardioid
Dynamic Vocal Microphone with Mic Clip, Storage Bag.

Microphone Stand and Accessories

Tripod Boom Sheet Microphone Stand Metal Portable with Carrying Bag

Music Stand Set

K KASONIC Lightweight Music Stand, 2 in 1 Music Stands with Music Sheet Clip.

Guitar Capo for Acoustic and Electric Guitars with 5 Picks.

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Ernie Ball Guitar/Bass Strap

Ernie Ball Black Polypro Guitar Strap.

D’Addario Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings

D’Addario Guitar Strings – Phosphor Bronze Acoustic
Guitar Strings.

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings

Set of 4/4 Violin Strings from Thomastik.

Hidersine 6V Deluxe Dark Violin Rosin

Hidersine dark violin rosin.

Thomastik Dominant strings 4/4

Set of 4/4 Violin Strings from Thomastik.

Viola	Meet The Alto Clef (printable bundle)

Violoncello	GEWA Cello Gig-Bag 4/4	Piatti: Method for Cello Book 2	Piatti: Method for Cello Book 3	Black Hole Stopper

	Abracadabra Cello (Book & CD)	Cello Anchor	Rubber Endpin	Hidersine 3C Cello Rosin


			CHESTER’S EASIEST PIANO WARM-UPS	ABRSM Grade 1 Piano (2025 to 2026)

Trombone	Arban Method for Trombone	One Hundred Airs and Songs for Solo Trombone (book)		ABRSM Jazz Trombone Scales (Grades 1-5)

Theory	Bastien Theory Primer	Discovering Music Theory ABRSM Grade 1	Meet The Alto Clef (printable bundle)


Other	The Music Producer’s Studio Session Planner	SPLIT SHEET MASTER: Logbook	The Dizzyhead’s Daily Planner	The Pro Songwriter’s Logbook

			Music Practice Tracker	Future Hitmaker: Songwriting Journal