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Christmas carols get a breath of fresh air in the hands of the twelve master solo guitarists presented in this collection. Their contemporary, yet classic treatment of these pieces is absolutely stunning and charged with emotion. All music in notation and tablature. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 64 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

A varied collection of masterpieces respectfully arranged for solo jazz guitar. From the readily playable to the fiendishly virtuosic there are challenges for all ability levels including syncopation jazz chords and 'Lenny Breaustyle' cascading harmonics. • Selection of universally acknowledged masterpieces • Modern yet historically respectful arrangements • Challenges all ability levels • Arrangements feature syncopation jazz chordsand 'Lenny Breau style' arpeggios in harmonics • Playable both finger style and/or pick and finger combinations • Essential material for both study and performance • Enjoyable and rewarding pieces to play

In this Musicians Institute Master Class edition David Oakes teaches both fundamental and advancing Classical and fingerstyle guitar techniques. Aimed at any guitarist who wants a quick thorough grounding in the essential techniques of fingerpicking and classical styles style guitar technique this book covers free stroke and rest stroke natural and artificial harmonics three-to-a-string patterns. Includes CD with demonstrations of all examples exercises and full demo tracks.

Par CARR JOE. This book helps guitarists who are currently stuck playing simple melodies develop fiddle-tune-like solos to bluegrass songs and tunes. Thirteen songs are presented in both a simple 'Carter-style' melody-based arrangement followed by a more 'fleshed out' fiddle-style arrangement. Using the licks and concepts presented here, guitarists can develop their own unique solos to popular songs. 'Angeline the Baker' is presented in a special four-part arrangement that details how to take a simple quarter-note-type melody and develop it into a full eighth-note-based flatpicking solo. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : Facile / Etude / Guitare Fingerpicking

Par ECKELS STEVEN ZDENEK. Un volume merveilleux des chefs-d'oeuvre de la guitare classique plus célèbres du monde avec goût adapté pour être jouable par les guitaristes non-concert. Dans le passé, les guitaristes début devaient compter sur des morceaux trop simples manque d'intérêt. Pour la première fois, les chefs-d'oeuvre de grand concert sont maintenant accessibles au lecteur novice. Ce livre est un incontournable pour les étudiants et les enseignants de la guitare. Titres comprennent ' Leyenda 'et ' Granada' par Albéniz, Tárrega ' Recuerdos de la Alhambra ',' Adelita 'et ' Lágrima'-'Espagnol danse # 5' et poétique valses 1, 3, 5 and 6 par Granados, ' Bourée en mi mineur 'par j. s. Bach et le traditionnel anonyme ' Romanza'. / Niveau : Débutant / Classic - Solos / Recueil / Guitare

With Online Audio-While the Ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland in the land of its birth it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the jumping flea right from the start creating music of stunning beauty andversatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs folk songs standards - even a few pieces from the classical Guitar repertoire.The book offers 27arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any Ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicatedbeginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings inversions up the neck tricky fingerings and 'all the fun stuff' the author could muster. To aid the student thecompanion audio download available online includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts inversion studies introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing.

In this instructional DVD Fred teaches you how to fingerpick eight all-time blues classics. Most of them come from the old school of blues performers like Memphis Minnie Big Bill Broonzy Mance Lipscomb and Bessie Smith but there are also a few songs from urban RandB artists like Louis Jordan and Charles Brown. Every tune is a standard that has been covered by countless artists; you???ll find out where Led Zeppelin got When the Levee Breaks and what Come Back Baby sounded like before Ray Charles jazzed it up. You'll also appreciate the variety of sounds encompassed by the term 'blues.'Fred shows you how to accompany yourself singing the songs and how tofingerpick an instrumental version of each one. His easy-going instructional style his tips on playing the arrangements and his slowed-down split-screen performances of each tune make learning easy. All the arrangements are written out in tab and music as well... both the backup and solos.Songs include: Come Back Baby When the Levee Breaks Saint James Infirmary Blues In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down A Good Man Is Hard to Find Oh Daddy Let the Good Times Roll and Black Night.A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

Want to be a classical guitarist but never had a lesson? No problem ? this hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play scales melodies and full-length pieces in the classical style.  You get plenty of practice exercises to stretch your skills selections from the classical repertoire and a bonus audio CD that helps you play along with the music pieces from the book!   Get acquainted with your guitar ? familiarize yourself with the unique make-up and parts of a classical guitar Start making some music ? play melodies on individual strings move on to arpeggios and getyour fingers in shape with scales Ramp up your technique ? play barres slurs and trills; handle harmonics; master right-hand tremolo; and venture up the neck to play in the higher positions Build yourclassical repertoire ? from Renaissance and Baroque to Classical Romantic and Modern play pieces from the major eras in classical music Practice makes perfect ? improve your performance with expert guidancethrough each exercise and piece in the book Open the book and find: Tips and techniques for playing beautiful pieces How to read music notation andtablature Basic finger and thumb strokes Right- and left-hand techniques Musical examples charts and photos Music pieces from the guitar greats The best ways to care for yourguitar A step-by-step tutorial on changing your strings Bonus CD Includes More than 140 recorded performances of the exercises and pieces featured in thebook Pieces performed using a count-off allowing you to play along in time with the music Tuning notes to help you tune up your guitar

Book With Online Audio-The accurate interpretation of swing rhythm is the most important element in jazz music. This collection of 7 jazz etudes and 11 exercises for solo Guitar gives the student practice in playing this rhythmic pattern as well asworking on other important skills. The etudes are written in notation only in different jazz styles: Swing Latino Bossa Nova Blues and Jazz Rock. These etudes develop the ability of the right hand to sound as if two or threeinstruments are playing simultaneously. All of the etudes have bright melodies and rich jazz harmony. They are intermediate in difficulty. The exercises feature numerous skills including Swing style walking bass Latin style finger speed various rhythmic combinations and broken lines. Audio download available online.

Par BAY WILLIAM. A collection of classical pieces arranged for flatpicking guitar, together with a few modern flatpicking originals in the classical style by William Bay. Includes works by J.S. Bach, Dowland, Handel, Krieger, Mouret, Playford, Praetorius, Quantz, Rameau, Sanz, and St. Jacome, as well as music by a couple of anonymous Renaissance lutenists-21 pieces in all. All selections appear in standard notation and tablature with fingering and suggested guitar chords when appropriate. The companion CD includes all of the selections in the book. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Solos / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Flatpick et Plectre

This collection by Janita Baker contains 21 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain Dulcimer. Fingerpicking Dulcimer offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels.Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Each piece is written in both standard music notation and Dulcimertablature and is accompanied by performance tips for playing that song. Many arrangements utilize the 6 1/2 fret and tunings range from standard modal tunings to four-string variations. The arrangements cover a wide rangeof song styles including traditional ragtime blues and classical standards. Songs include: My Old Kentucky Home Londonderry Air All Through the Night The Entertainer Careless Love House of the Rising Sun FurElise and Bach's Minuet in G. There is an extensive introduction on playing techniques for both left and right hands tunings reading tablature and Dulcimer embellishments. The accompanying audio is aninstrumental recording of solo Dulcimer designed to give the student a note-for-note reference to each written arrangement while providing a performance-quality listening experience.

In these lessons for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of blues and a classic rag. The book includes a conversation with Dave, a discography, 6 tunes in notation and tablature, and 3 CDs teaching each tune phrase by phrase. LESSON ONE: A blues in 12/8 with Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Blood Red Moon follows played in a dropped D tuning. The lesson ends with Blind Lemon Jefferson's One Kind Favor. LESSON TWO: Sunday Street is an original Dave Van Ronk song and is an excellent example of Dave's arranging skills. Four choruses are taught demonstrating how this tune can develop. Bessie Smith's classic blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon is taught in the key of E. LESSON THREE: Dave's arrangement of St. Louis Tickle was the first great challenge for fingerpickers interested in classic ragtime. This four sectioned rag is played in the keys of C and F. It is an excellent example of contemporary ragtime guitar. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 32 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75