Strum the chords and sing along with 24 favorites from Hank Williams Jr.! All of the songs are shown in their original keys complete with chords strum patterns melody and lyrics. Includes these country/rock classics: All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight · Attitude Adjustment · Born to Boogie · The Conversation · A Country Boy Can Survive · Dixie on My Mind · Family Tradition · Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight · Heaven Can't Be Found · Honky Tonkin' · I'm for Love · If the South Woulda Won · Man of Steel · Old Habits · Texas Women · There's a Tear in My Beer · This Ain't Dallas · Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound · Young Country · and more! Also includes a chapter on how to use thisbook.

9 pieces in Latin Style-9 Latin style pieces for both study and performance plus notes on the scores & fingering glossary of chord symbols and notes on rasgueados. The A-B-A-C-A Choros form is used as a basic structure for all of the pieces and the styles and moods of the music vary from traditional and classical to Bossa Nova and jazz samba. In Brasil the Choros (diminutive Chorinho) owes its development to musicians performing either solo or in groups who often being obliged to play long hours during functions and festivals would improvise and create variations on popular and traditional themes. The compositions here are all based on this idea of stating a theme andthen creating variations & contrasts. Although the melodic harmonic and rhythmic content of the Choros/Chorinho has evolved greatly over time its underlying beat feel is traditionally 2 per measure and written with a 2/4 time signature. This generally makes comfortable reading for the guitar player because the beamed note groupings define clearly the rhythm patterns to be played. However much music that originally appeared in 2/4 time is now published in 4/4 with a cut time feel and which seems to be favoured by many musicians including guitarists who work in folk and popular idioms. For this edition the time signature which allows a clearer page presentation is chosen for each piece and no musical difference between the 2/4 and the Cut-time signatures is intended.

Folk Harp for the Young Beginner is designed for beginning harpists with no prior musical experience. The book presents two new methods for reading notation built around recognizing common musical patterns over traditionalsingle note reading. Each group of songs has fun engaging exercises that will build the student’s coordination and confidence. The material draws from timeless melodies from classical Renaissance Celtic English old-timeand traditional folk repertoire. Topics covered in this method include: How to tune the harp Reading music notation and counting rhythm including two methods for reading ledger linesRecognizing basic fingering and bass patterns Changing keys with sharping levers Using brackets to help see note patterns Chord inversions Additional resources include rhythm practiceand workout pages to test your musical knowledge. Helpful reference photos can also be found inside. Includes access to online audio.

Christopher Nortonâ??s distinctive contributions to the repertoire successfully bridge the gap between traditional literature and music in contemporary popular styles. The original series Christopher Norton ConnectionsTM for Piano contains over 200 newly composed pieces carefully selected edited and sequenced to span ten levels from elementary to advanced. The subsequent books for other instruments are drawn from these alongside more recently composed music. The pieces in Connections for Guitar 1 cover a wide range of styles and present many of the same challenges found in more traditional repertoire whatever the instrument â?? tonal beauty balance between melody andaccompaniment natural movement and phrasing. More rhythmically oriented pieces require coordination a deep-seated sense of pulse and awareness of stylistic touches and accentuations. All pieces benefit from a strong connection to mood movement or image.

This book co-written by guitarist Seth F. Josel and composer Ming Tsao provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary performance techniques on the classical Guitar. It was inspired by a new generation of solo guitarists whose extraordinary technical and virtuosic skills have paved the way for a new understanding of instrumental performance practice. Detailed explanations are given for the instrument???s technical potential within the historical context of traditional Guitar technique. Composers will be interested in the in-depth analyses of contemporary Guitar literature featuring many examples of chamber and ensemble music.Four main chaptersdescribe:Techniques of the right and left hands.Special harmonies and percussive techniques.The main instruments of the Guitar family and their potential.Possible ways of notating contemporary Guitar literature.The examples discussed in the book are complemented by an enclosed CD and detailed charts on multiphonics bitones and percussion techniques.Seth F. Josel is among the leading figures of his generation in modern Guitar performance and has taken part in the premieres of more than 100 works as a soloist and ensemble member. A regular guest at Europe???s major contemporary music festivals he has worked with composers of the stature of Mauricio Kagel Helmut Lachenmann Tristan Murail and James Tenney and has played with such leading orchestras and ensembles as the New York Philharmonic the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Staatskapelle. From 1991 to 2000 he was a permanent member of the Ensemble musikFabrik. Today he lives in Berlin.Ming Tsao (b. Berkeley CA 1966) is professor of composition at Gothenburg University. His compositions have been performed amongst others by the Arditti Quartet ensemble recherche and the Stuttgart Opera (premiere of ???Die Geisterinsel??? in 2011). He is regularly involved in the Donaueschingen Festival the Witten Days of New Chamber Music the Darmstadt Contemporary Music Holiday Courses and Wien Modern. His works are published by C.F. Peters (Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig). He too lives in Berlin.

The Three Spanish Dances from Opus 12 by Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) were originally written for piano in 1875. These were among his most popular works. Arranged here for flute and guitar these pieces are melodic works thatare fun to play and thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Arranger Garth Baxter is noted for his modern traditionalist style of writing. This is a style that combines the traditions of form and clear melodic writingwith the use of contemporary approaches to harmonies and other elements. Upper-intermediate to advanced in difficulty. A free solo flute part plus audio downloads are available for use with this title.

DVD Three-Jorma demonstrates the chord shapes right hand rolls and runs inspired by Rev. Gary Davies on the traditional gospel song 'I'll Be Alright Someday'. Moving into a deries of songs in E minor he teaches inter-linked runs and soloing ideas that build upon one another allowing you play arrangements of his original compositions 'Been So Long Ice Age' and 'Mann's Fate' as well as another traditional gospel song 'Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Buring'. On 'Third Week In The Chelsea' Jorma mixes traditional folk-picking patterns with rhythmic strums back0brushing double time playing dynamics and other concepts that distinguish Jorma's unique guitar style.

The distinctive sound of the Cuban tres underpins many Cuban styles of music. Here is a unique method that explains all aspects related to learning this traditional Cuban instrument. You'll also find an extensive introduction toson and the other Cuban styles including nengon changui danzon gauguanco and mambo! Discover the traditional technique and true essence of this Cuban Folk instrument. In English and Spanish. Also includes a speciallyrecorded CD with demonstration tracks.

Two versions of variations on the beautiful and popular traditional tune Greenesleeves by Francis Cutting. These have been edited for Guitar from the Lute score by Joseph Weidlich.

Author Steve Marsh has spent many years playing guitar in the folk clubs of the United Kingdom where Irish music is in abundance. This collection draws from his extensive collection of original arrangements of traditional tunes.The songs vary in style and can be grouped into sets for use in a recital program. Many of the folk songs have been handed down from generation to generation so several versions of a song may exist. Therefore the author has takena few liberties with the tempo and rhythmic structures of a limited number of tunes in this collection. In general the pieces in this album range from moderate standard to difficult. In standard notation only.

2 Easy Character Pieces For Guitar Book - With Online Audio-En Mode is a set of twenty-two easy character pieces for guitar with a light contemporary flavor 'in the style of... ' that provide early students with a wider range of musical genres than is usually possible with traditional'accessible' repertoire.

A great supplement to the Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method (HL00697376) this songbook/CD pack features 24 pieces ideal for students to play including: Allegretto (Fernando Carulli) â?¢ Allegro (Wolfgang Mozart) â?¢ Andante (Matteo Carcassi) â?¢ Andante in C (Fernando Sor) â?¢ Estudio (Fernando Sor) â?¢ Orlando Sleepeth (John Dowland) â?¢ Pastorale (Matteo Carcassi) â?¢ Simple Gifts (American Traditional) â?¢ and more.

A series of three volumes containing the very best of Spanish guitar music. Over 50 traditional pieces by Bartolome Calatayud graded from simple to advanced throughout the book.