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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

New compositions for solo classic guitar by acclaimed guitarist and composer David Pritchard. All solos are in standard notation. 'In addition to all the music I?ve written over the past twenty years for multiple acousticguitars I have on occasion felt inspired to write a smaller number of pieces for just one guitar. Exploring a meditative feel was my motivation for writing ?A Pale View ' 'A Silent Dream ' and 'Restoration.' 'A Silent Dream'can be played either as a solo piece or it can be enhanced by having another guitarist play the second part. 'Arundo' is basically a right hand study piece alternating between two patterns both in different meters while 'OrbWeaver' is primarily a Latin rhythm study with much syncopation alternating simply between two chords. 'Coryza' was written with the acoustic steel string in mind using DADGAD tuning.

Jorge Cardoso is a recognized performer who has travelled the world over giving hundreds or concerts as a soloist, in duos, and with orchestras. There are innumerable recordings of his performances, and he is a prolific composer whose works have been recorded by other guitarists in more than thirty albums. Cardoso is also a master teacher with followers around the world. This DVD traces the historical path of the guitar, showing the instrument's ancestors and tracing its development to its current form. It includes a visit to the workshops of Manuel Contreras II and Ars Antiqva, Jose Angel Espejo's workshop, followed by a detailed analysis of the factors that contribute to the proper development of classical guitar technique. The DVD covers everything from the seat, the position of the body, and the devices used to improve it 'Aguado's machine?, Sor's support system, the foot-rest, attachments, and an ingenious, simple and practical system created by the author, to the mechanical workings of the hand, its main ways of gripping, and the problems posed by the ring finger. All of these topics are approached through the scientific reasoning of the author, backed up by his knowledge as a doctor. As Jorge Cardoso says in the introduction, this course 'can be useful both to beginners and to more advanced players. . . it can be useful to anyone who plays a plucked stringed instrument.? It includes basic demonstrations and explanations about how the hands work from the moment they are placed on the guitar, as well as exercises and concert pieces of the highest level. There is a discussion of strumming technique, of 'toque mixto? and four complete pieces interpreted by the author. The course will also be useful for electric guitarists and others who have focused on the use of the pick and have neglected other essential guitar techniques. UK product number 8353412233. / Guitare Classique / 125 pages / niveau : Multiple Levels / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Juan Martin's internationally-acclaimed series which reveals the art of playing the flamenco Guitar. A video series of six lessons is now presented on two DVDs with a total duration of three hours.Juan Martin explains and demonstrates the essential techniques and rhythmic forms of flamenco Guiar playing in six lessons designed for all players from beginning to advanced.The lessons show you in detail many varieties of basic rhythms which form the foundation of flamenco Guitar styles. They also give a wealth of traditional and modern flamenco solos accurately transcribed into music notation and easy-to-follow 'cifra' tablature all presented in a video series of sixlessons. In this way you learn not only how to play but also what to play as the lessons build into a substantial repertoire of flamenco music.Juan Martin is a Guitarist in the great tradition of flamenco. From early beginnings immersed in the flamenco culture of Andalucia he mastered the skills of accompanying flamenco singers and dancers before his emergence as an innovative soloist who is now an internationally-celebrated concert and recording artist with many albums to his credit.

Learn Music By Ear. Par MURPHY HENRY. (Formerly titled Basic Bluegrass Runs on Guitar Volume 1) Tired of just strumming the guitar? Wish you could add a little variety to your ryhthm playing? These runs will do it! Each run is explained note-by-note in Murphy's easy-to-learn style. She also shows you how these runs fit into simple three-chord bluegrass songs. Most of the runs are taught in the key of G, but we also introduce the runs in the key of C. In addition, we show you how to make the F chord and do the 'rocking bass.' These are basic, professional-grade runs that all good bluegrass rhythm players use. Yet, the are explained so clearly that even beginning guitar players can use them. This video is a direct follow-up to our Beginning Guitar DVD. If you can make G, C, and D, and play a few songs using these chords, you can learn these runs. Also for folks who have been playing a while but don't yet do any runs. A great way to take your basic strumming rhythm to the next level. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Flatpick et Fingerpick

Description This very easy to understand, step by step introduction to note reading and guitar solo performance presents basic notes in first position. It features a companion play-along CD and special sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, musical and guitar terms. •easy to understand, step by step introduction to note reading and guitar solo performance •presents basic notes in first position •companion play-along CD •special sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, musical and guitar terms Esta introducción fácil de entender, paso a paso a la lectura musical y guitarra solista presenta notas básicas en la primera posición. Incluye un CD de acompañamiento y una sección especial de tipos de guitarras, preguntas frecuentes, como encordar la guitarra y términos guitarrísticos y musicales. •

Since it first appeared in the 1930s the concise clear content of the best-selling A Tune A Day series has revolutionised music-making in the classroom and the home.Now for the first time C Paul Herfurth'soriginal books have been completely rewritten with new music and the latest instrumental technique for a new generation of musicians. The A New Tune A Day books have the same logical gentle pace and keen attention todetail but with a host of innovations: the inclusion of a DVD and an audio CD - with actual performances and backing tracks - will make practice even more fun and exciting and the explanatory diagrams and photographs will helpthe student to achieve the perfect technique and tone.This book contains:Advice on equipmentInstructions for an effective technique and a comfortable postureEasy-to-follow section on readingmusicDemonstration DVD introducing basic techniques and notationAudio CD with a virtuoso performance backing tracks and audio examplesGreat music including duetsTests to check progress and comprehensionUsefulpull-out chart giving note positions and common chords

Do you wonder why lots of practice on scales and arpeggios hasn't made you feel fluent and creative when soloing? If so, then this book is the missing link for you! Line Games is an organized series of practical studies for the development of single-note guitar technique and jazz vocabulary simultaneously. Many examples are transcribed from the recorded solos of great jazz guitarists (Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, etc.) and then the book gives you the tools to develop complete fluency in creating similar lines on your own! Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.? ? Kenny Burrell Topics Covered Include: Basic six-note scales commonly used by the jazz greats. How to use all of the chromatic notes to make playing inside the chord changes sound more interesting and melodic. Triad pairs for modern-sounding lines, as used by all the great players from Coltrane on. Exercises that will give you the tools to create many interesting chord extensions from a few simple arpeggios. How to build long lines across many chord changes. How to use thematic development for more cohesive solos. Fingerings often given to aid in getting these lines under your fingers. Plus much more! 156 pages. More Endorsements: This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.? ? Ben Monder Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!? ? Vic Juris With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own ? in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!? ? Bruce Saunders With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!? ? Henry Johnson

This premier method for the beginning classical guitarist by one of the world's pre-eminent virtuosos and the recognized heir to the legacy of Andrés Segovia is now available with a CD! Guitarists will learn basicclassical technique by playing over 50 beautiful classical pieces 26 exercises and 14 duets and through numerous photos and illustrations. The method covers: rudiments of classical technique note reading and music theory selection and care of guitars strategies for effective practicing and much more! The CD includes 99 demonstration tracks.

Seven classic books all-in one-You get seven books under one cover with this great compilation: Acoustic Rock for Guitar Basic Blues for Rock Guitar Major Pentatonic Scales for Guitar Minor Pentatonic Scales for Guitarists Modes for Rock & Blues Guitar Rock Riffs for Guitar and Warm-Up Exercises for Guitar. Everything you need to improve your chops!

15 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation & Tab-Sound like a pro with these 15 solo Guitar arrangements carefully written for intermediate-level Guitarists. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement.The book also includes an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle Guitar. Songs include Creep • Daughters • Everybody Hurts • Fast Car • Hey There Delilah • Iris • Sunny Came Home • To Be with You • Wake Me up When September Ends and more.

15 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation & Tab. The arrangements in this book are carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists. Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. The book also includes an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar.