Move beyond basic folk styles and get into the excitement of fingerstyle blues ragtime and swing and learn the tools that will expand your guitar's rhythmic harmonic and melodic possibilities.In this DVD Brozman explains the 32-bar song form along with the chords and rhythms all of which characterise swing gypsy jazz and 1930s Cab Calloway-style tunes. You'll also learn calypso rhythms and other 'hot guitar' sounds. He demonstrates how to use palm-harmonics minor-key jazz/blues sounds and a variety of rhythm exercises that will really get your playing 'swinging'!.

Nine Original Pieces in Classical Ragtime Style for Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar. TAB/Music of all the tunes on this CD is included as PDF files. You will need Adobe Acrobat (a free download) to open and print this file from your computer.

Advanced Fingerpicking Bk/3Cds-Advanced Fingerpicking Guitar Techniques. Contains solos that will challenge intermediate and advanced fingerstyle guitarists. These arrangements show the broad musical textures fingerstyle techniques and styles available tofingerstyle guitarists. Right hand rhythmic patterns counterpoint lines single-string runs and alternating bass techniques are used throughout the arrangements. Many of the tunes are Stefan's original compositions however thearrangements of music by Big Bill Broonzy Reverend Gary Davis and other fingerstyle guitar gurus are showcased. All of these arrangements are presented in standard notation and tab. A thorough explanation on how to read tab isincluded in this text. An essay by Dale Miller in Stefan Grossman's colossal role in world of fingerstyle guitar is included in this text. This book comes with three CD's which contain performances of these arrangements.Fingerstyle guitarists will enjoy playing and listening to these challenging but workable arrangements.

Classic Ragtime Guitar features four ever-popular rags. To help with the challenge of classic ragtime Guitar you will have the advantage of learning from three different teachers each with his own individualapproach. For intermediate to advanced students. As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series not only does this book contain valuable lessons but as an added bonus the three accompanying CDs alsocontain three full hours of instruction featuring note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction. The 32-page booklet is written in both standard notation and tablature.

The guitar styles and techniques of Blind Blake Big Bill Broonzy and Rev. Gary Davis combine blues and ragtime techniques into a style that can be best described as raggin' the blues. This exciting and challenging approach tofingerstyle playing combines complex right hand picking with intricate left hand fingerings single string runs and rhythmic licks. In this lesson Stefan Grossman illustrates and explains seven famous ragtime blues instrumentals.A detailed 44-page tab/music PDF booklet is included.

DVD One-On this in-depth DVD lesson Jorma breaks down his fingerpicking style lick by lick sharing important tips on use of the slide opn tunings right hand picking and many other essential techniques.Close-ups split screens and other camera angles help you see and hear Jorma's powerful guitar while he provides intriguing insights into his approach to music.You'll learn four of Jorma's favourite pieces in note-for-note detail including traditional tunes such as 'West Coast Blues' and 'Hesitation Blues' as well as the classic Jorma originals 'Crystal City' and 'Embryonic Journey'.

Rev. Gary Davis was an incredible ragtime guitar player. His arrangements illustrate what has become known as the Piedmont guitar style. As a young man Rev. Davis played in a string band with the legendary Willie Walker. Several of the tunes featured on this double DVD lesson come from Walker???s repertoire i.e. Make Believe Stunt. Rev. Davis used to talk about Blind Blake???s sportin??? right hand and you can hear this influence in all of Rev.Davis???s ragtime playing. These are challenging and difficult multipart arrangements. Ernie Hawkins teaches each section phrase by phrase and carefully shows you the right hand picking as well as the left hand fingerings that wereunique to Rev. Davis???s approach. You will be able to easily follow the instruction with the tab/music booklet. Also featured are split screen segments where each section is played slowly and you can study the movementsof each hand. As a bonus we have included various audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song.

Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He is a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopedic memory driving passion deep faith araunchy and gracious sense of humor. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of Guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day.Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black indeep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking style that was deep economical and adaptable enough to easily cover all these genres. Supporting all his creativity was anunshakable faith that pulled him through the obscurity the bitter hard times and crushing poverty he would endure until the folk music awakening of the fifties and sixties caught up to him.Ernie Hawkins has transcribed 13of Rev. Davis' best known blues and ragtime arrangements. Tunes such as Candyman Cocaine Blues Hesitation Blues Baby Let Me Lay It on You Spoonful and Delia are included alongside the ragtimeinstrumental tour de forces of Slow Drag (Cincinnati Flow Rag) and Make Believe Stunt (Maple Leaf Rag).The playing of Rev. Davis has influenced generations of Guitar players from Blind Boy Fullerto Dave Van Ronk Bob Dylan David Bromberg Ry Cooder Jorma Kaukonen Bob Weir Stefan Grossman and Woody Mann. His tunes have been recorded by a host of today's finest rock musicians: The Grateful Dead Hot Tuna Bob Dylan

And Novelty Instrumentals Of Rev. Gary Davis-Rev. Gary Davis is the real thing. The authentic blind-seer. He is a genius with a brightly burning spirit enormous musical intelligence technical brilliance an encyclopaedic memory driving passion deep faith araunchy and gracious sense of humour. A mystic. He is an icon of the style of Guitar he was born into known today as the Piedmont blues. Through players of the first half of the twentieth century like Alfred Shultz Mose Ranger Merle Travis and Chet Atkins this is the signature American fingerpicking style that would so deeply inform the country folk blues and even rock and roll of our day.Rev. Davis (1896-1972) was born black indeep poverty in South Carolina blind from an early age. He overcame these longest of odds to become world famous a giant of American music. He brought together black and white styles country gospel folk themes blues jazz ragtime minstrel songs dance tunes and popular song. He developed his own brilliant fingerpicking style that was deep economical and adaptable enough to easily cover all these genres. Supporting all his creativity was anunshakable faith that pulled him through the obscurity the bitter hard times and crushing poverty he would endure until the folk music awakening of the fifties and sixties caught up to him.In this book and accompanyingaudio Ernie Hawkins has transcribed 9 of Rev. Davis' best known rags minstrel shows tunes and novelty instrumentals. These are challenging and very rewarding to master. Included are: Buck Dance Devil's Dream Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From Fast Foxtrot St. Louis Tickle Darktown Strutter's Ball and his tour de forces Twelve Sticks and SoldiersMarch. The unique bottleneck/slide tune Whistlin' Blues is also presented played in an open D6 tuning.The playing of Rev. Davis has influenced generations of guitar players from Blind Boy Fuller to

Classic Ragtime Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar Volume 1 presents staples of the ragtime repertoire as interpreted by David Laibman. The 'rags' are presented in standard music notation as well astablature. The book includes three CDs worth of instructional audio covering each of the six pieces broken down section-by-section. These are complex and challenging arrangements but ones that will certainly tickle yourfingers!

This is a brilliant collection of ten favorites arranged for flatpicking guitar from top to bottom by three-time National Flatpicking Champion Steve Kaufman with some tunes running 10 to 12 pages. These extensive and excitingarrangements are designed for the intermediate through advanced student who is looking for a real challenge. Performance of this type of tune will increase your awareness of concentration and build your stamina. Flatpickersgenerally play a two-part tune or AABB tune. These tunes are AA BB AA CC AA DD AA and possibly with an EE AA section. These electrifying arrangements will soon become favorites of yours and those around you through Steve's clearand precise arrangement notes and comprehensive text.