Teach Yourself Books and Media

If you want to teach yourself to play, whether you are a beginner or an expert, starting guitar or returning to piano, this page will guide you to the perfect book for you.

The editors at sheetmusicplus have gone through their extensive catalog and recommended the best titles they have to offer. You can browse their favorites for the various methods, levels, and instruments below. Enjoy and best wishes in learning!

Guitar

Beginner
Intermediate/Advanced Styles
Play like Clapton, Hammett....
Bass
Just for Preteens
Video

Piano/Keyboard/Organ

Beginner
Intermediate/Advanced Styles
Video

Other Instruments

Drums
Alto Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Trumpet

Instructional Videos

In addition to our favorite books and videos above, they have hundreds of instructional videos for virtually every instrument and style. You can browse their many offerings below:

Instruments

  Accordion
Banjo
Bass
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Drums
Fiddle
Flute
Guitar
Harmonica
Mandolin
Oboe
Organ
Piano
Percussion
Recorder
Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Viola
Violin
Voice

Styles

  Blues
Bluegrass
Classical
Country
Folk
Gospel
Jazz
Latin