The ToneWay(R) Music Method: An Easier Way to Play Music - Paperback

by Luke Abbott (Author), Carl Abbott (Author)

Making Music Fun Again

Long ago you mastered your native language intuitively. Now, you can master music in a similar way, and have fun doing it! What's more, nothing is more simple or soul-satisfying than playing music with others, so come learn to play traditional mountain music - 'people music' - by ear, today

Begin right now!... Grab a ukulele, guitar, banjo, bass, Dobro, mandolin or fiddle and take our Free 2 hour "Get Started" Workshop Series at ToneWay.com.

The ToneWay Music Method teaches you how to play string instruments in an easier and more musically fluent way... the playing by ear way applied to a handful of favorite mountain music song. Then you build on this as you learn an additional 32 beloved traditional songs.

Our ToneWay Picking Patterns, ToneWay Notation, and playing up-the-neck processes help launch you into a natural play-by-ear approach to music. This knowledge allows you to easily pick up and play any of the other string instruments as well. In short, the ToneWay Music Method reveals, in a practical way, how musicians intuitively play music it's a must-have for classroom or independent study.

Finally, this book includes lyrics, chords, and ToneWay Notation for 36 traditional singing classics. These songs are among the most commonly-played traditional songs. Their longevity is a testament to the joyful singing they arouse. Listen to short Song Clips of these, and hundreds more, at ToneWay.com. These teach melody and other qualities that give each song its 'soul'.

Each song in the book is annotated with key-independent chord changes (a.k.a. Nashville number system), 'jammability', and tonal information useful for playing melody by ear and for singing lead and harmony. By the time you cover a bunch of these, you will have mastered the essentials you need to play most anything!

For more information, go to ToneWay.com