Excursions, Book 1

The Full Story from Orchestras to Bluegrass to the Modern Revival-The sound of the Mandolin is well-known today due to its use in classical music blues Western swing jazz and even rock 'n' roll. This insightful book tells the fascinating story of The Mandolin In America charting its history from the 1880s when the instrument first became a national craze to the 21st century where it is still enjoyed as an established instrument with its own distinctive sound and repertoire. Filled with colour photographs posters and more this book covers every aspect of this unique instrument's past including: The makers - the companies that pushed the evolution of theAmerican Mandolin from the early copies of Italian bowbacks to the revolutionary carved-top designs of Orville Gibson and the later refinements of the Gibson company. The players - from classical virtuoso Giuseppe Pettine to vaudeville star Dave Apollon from bluesman Charlie McCoy to jazzers Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns from Bill Monroe's foundation of bluegrass to the cross-genre excursions of Mike Marshall Sam Bush Dave Grisman Chris Thile and many more. The music - the author Walter Carter discovers important musical moments in the Mandolin's history including the recordings of the early virtuosos film shorts in the 20s and 30s popular hit songs inspired by the Mandolin and the development of Mandolin techniques from the classical tremolo and duo styles to the bluegrass chop.  The instruments - the book features a glorious set of photographs of key instruments historical memorabilia and leading players. The last section is a reference section with detailed specifications of the models of the major makers including serial number lists for Gibson and Martin.

The Ultimate Guitar Lesson Book-With the Play Like series you'll study the trademark styles of some of the world's greatest artists so that you can learn to replicate their unique sound. This volume focuses on blues Guitar royal Freddie King. Play Like Freddie King is a book/audio teaching method that provides a detailed analysis of King's gear tone techniques styles songs licks riffs and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about King's legendary Guitar playing from his early '60s Guitar instrumental hits to his '70s blues-funk excursions and beyond. The book includes access to audio tracks online for download orstreaming using the unique code inside the book. It also includes Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys pan left or right. Songs include: Going Down I'm Tore Down Remington Ride San-Ho-Zay The Stumble and more.

A step-by-step approach for contemporary guitar students of all ages providing a comprehensive grounding in all aspects of guitar playing and musicianship.Starting with the very basics this tutorial course has been designed with a wide-range of ages and abilities in mind:Single-note playing is well-paced and provides students with an enjoyable excursion to solo playingBasic notation is reinforced throughout the book furnishing students with solid building blocks for retentionChords are introduced with examples that are easy-to-playThis pedagogically sound method includes new music and arrangements that are fun for bothstudents and teachers.

Nine Powerful Excursions into Slide Guitar-Some of today's greatest proponents of traditional bottleneck/slide Guitar playing teach the soulful sounds that started in the Mississippi Delta and forever changed the world's musical landscape.The powerful lessons on this DVD compiled from the Homespun archives represent Guitar instruction at its very best. Each segment taught by a legendary master of blues/slide technique has been chosen to give you a slightly different application of the use of the bottleneck to create distinct and memorable arrangements for your songs. These veteran performers communicate their unique style and musical vision to allow you to become a more confident and proficientguitarist.Includes tuition material from:Keb' Mo'Mike DowlingHans TheessinkRoy Book BinderBob BrozmanCatfish KeithJohn HammondRory BlockSteve James

Le contenu de ce livre représentent Robert D. Vandall plus précieux solos de partitions. La plupart des solos sont parmi les plus demandés par les professeurs de piano et les étudiants. Maintenant, vous pouvez admirer les oeuvres qui restent favoris du compositeur! Ce livre contient 10 intermédiaires à la fin des pièces intermédiaires. / Piano