Music Kits

Guitar

• Beginner acoustic guitar: A playable first guitar. - View on Amazon
• Clip-on tuner: Always in tune.
• Capo: Play more songs easily.
• Guitar picks: Mixed gauges to try.
• Guitar stand: Keep it out and you will play more.

The free guitar course

Piano & Keys

• 88-key weighted keyboard: Feels like a real piano. - View on Amazon
• Sustain pedal: Essential from week one.
• Keyboard stand and bench: Good posture, fewer aches.

The free piano & keys course

Drums

• Practice pad and sticks: Quiet rudiment practice anywhere.
• Electronic drum kit: Full kit, headphone quiet. - View on Amazon
• Metronome: Time is everything.

The free drums course

Singing

• USB microphone: Record and hear your progress.
• Closed-back headphones: Hear pitch clearly.

The free singing course

Music Theory

• 25-key MIDI keyboard: Play theory, not just read it.
• Manuscript notebook: Write it down.

The free music theory course

DAWs & Beats

• MIDI keyboard controller: Play melodies and drums into your DAW.
• USB audio interface: Record vocals and instruments.
• Studio headphones: Mix with confidence.
• Studio monitors: The next step after headphones.

The free daws & beats course

DJing

• 2-channel DJ controller: Everything you need to start mixing. - View on Amazon
• DJ headphones: Cue the next track clearly.
• Powered speakers: For your first gigs.

The free djing course

Music Business

• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
• Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

The free music business course

Books

1. Fretboard Logic SE by Bill Edwards - View on Amazon
2. Hal Leonard Guitar Method by Will Schmid - View on Amazon
3. Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course by Willard A. Palmer - View on Amazon
4. Piano For Dummies by Hal Leonard Corp. - View on Amazon
5. Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone - View on Amazon
6. Syncopation for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed - View on Amazon
7. Drums For Dummies by Jeff Strong - View on Amazon
8. Singing For Dummies by Pamelia S. Phillips - View on Amazon
9. Set Your Voice Free by Roger Love - View on Amazon
10. The Contemporary Singer by Anne Peckham - View on Amazon
11. Music Theory for Dummies by Michael Pilhofer - View on Amazon
12. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory by Michael Miller - View on Amazon
13. How Music Works by David Byrne - View on Amazon
14. Dance Music Manual by Rick Snoman - View on Amazon
15. Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior - View on Amazon
16. How to DJ Right by Frank Broughton - View on Amazon
17. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster - View on Amazon
18. All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald S. Passman - View on Amazon
19. Music Marketing for the DIY Musician by Bobby Borg - View on Amazon
20. How to Make It in the New Music Business by Ari Herstand - View on Amazon
21. The diagnosis & correction of vocal faults by James C. McKinney - View on Amazon
22. Basic materials in music theory by Paul O. Harder - View on Amazon
23. Music theory by George Thaddeus Jones - View on Amazon
24. Music in theory and practice by Bruce Benward - View on Amazon