Dvd Celtic Instrumentals 2 Alternate Tunings

This collection of traditional music from Ireland and Scotland arranged for solo guitar is the result of a passionate study of the tradition by some of the finest musicians playing in this genre. Compiled by Stefan Grossman thisbook includes arrangements by Pierre Bensusan El McMeen Martin Simpson Pat Kirtley Duck Baker Tom Long & Steve Baughman. Looking back less than a century you would find this music performed on fiddle pipes button accordion flutes and whistles in solo and ensemble settings but never guitar even in its basic role of providing rhythm. The challenge for those who attempt to translate Celtic traditional music for fingerstyle guitar is to preserve theunique qualities which are the essence of the style. The popularity of alternate tunings in this music tends to come from two different directions. One is in the desire for production of tonalities of droninginstruments á la the bagpipes and tunings such as DADGAD and EADEAE make this effect relatively easy. On the other hand there are guitar tunings which lend themselves easily to the melodic steps and fullness found in thediatonic Celtic harp such as DGDGBD (open G tuning) and the CGDGAD.

Intermediate Fingerstyle Guitar is the perfect continuation of Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar. This book is great for fingerstyle guitarists who already know the basics and are ready to proceed to the next level. Along with alternate tunings topics include fingerpicking patterns bass lines modes barre chords diatonic harmony special techniques and an exploration of different music styles. These range from Country Blues Celtic to contemporary new age styles. There is also a essential section on arranging with a clever step-by-step approach. Intermediate Fingerstyle Guitar comes complete with an accompanying CD to help with the learning process.

The conclusion to this power-packed acoustic guitar method begins with exercises for developing speed and agility. Techniques such as 'machine gun strums' right-hand muting slapping tapping slap harmonics and tremolo are introduced. You'll go further into Celtic music blues modal improvisation and alternative tunings and learn some world music styles such as reggae African/Brazilian norteno and conjunto.

Mark Hanson. Includes hundreds of guitar tunings all styles - folk to Celtic to rock - and comprehensive artist listings.

Buzzard Banjo - Clawhammer Style. Provides the intermediate clawhammer (5-string) banjo player with a fresh repertoire of 21 traditional and 5 original tunes as played by the author with the Boiled Buzzards Old Time String Band. The book briefly addresses clawhammer basics with a few pages of exercises and scales before presenting the tunes. The banjo tunings in this book are: double C tuning (gCGCD), modified double C tuning (eCGCD), G tuning (GDGBD), A tuning (aEAC#E), D tuning (aDADE), and Double-D tuning drop 5th (f#DADE). Written in banjo tablature only with suggested backup chords. Voted one of the top 10 clawhammer banjo players by "Banjo Newsletter" readers, Levenson advises the reader that the tablature in this book is to be used only as a guide and to "play the tune as you hear it, not slavishly as written". This approach allows the reader to play within his/her style and level of ability. Includes access to online audio.