Starting Guitar

The number one method for young guitarists-Starting Guitar is a successful and enjoyable induction to playing the guitar. It has been designed specifically with children in mind: the book and CD are packed with pop folk rock and classical pieces that are all easyto approach and yet great fun to play. It is the number one method for young guitarists and is much like having your own music teacher! Simply listen to the CD practice the pieces from the book and then play along with thebacking tracks. You will soon become proficient at reading notation tablature chord diagrams and a host of other musical symbols. A number of example and repertoire pieces have been included to help learning and these beginwith basic single-line melodies and progress to full chords and strumming patterns. This method is packed full with tips helpful diagrams summary checklists re-caps and loads of useful advice this book will get you playingthe guitar in no time!

Concentrating on the melody or harmony of a piece is a great exercise for when you have to do both. For this book author James Douglas Esmond has chosen a dozen pieces out of the classical domain which are not found in the standard guitar repertoire. The pieces in this book start off fairly easy and progress to more challenging ones for intermediate guitarists. One guitar is great but two is twice as nice and working with other musicians is great fun. So get together with another guitarist and have a wonderful time discovering these guitar duet pieces! The accompanying CD features 24 tracks.

Arranger's Note - An edition of music like anything else is a product of its own time. During the 1980s guitarists of my generation were starting to become aware of stylistic concerns in the interpretation ofearly music. There was a movement towards stylistic authenticity an attempt to re-discover the original intentions of early composers and recreate the aesthetic elements that were appropriate to their music. This growing movementprompted me to research the lute music of J.S. Bach and to develop my own edition of it. Frank Koonce. This attractive spiral-bound book contains reference information sources and historical data facsimilies ofthe original manuscript as well as the music of J.S. Bach arranged for classical guitar in modern notation.

Anyone interested in learning to play acoustic guitar can pick up this well-paced, comprehensive method and get started right away. Beginning concepts include right- and left-hand technique, reading music, basic improvisation, barre chords, picking technique, playing bass lines, and basic arranging. Intermediate topics include alternate tunings, scales, how to play in upper positions of the fingerboard, and a rundown of styles like acoustic funk, New Orleans, gypsy swing, Celtic, bluegrass, Cajun, and more. This comprehensive book concludes with more advanced techniques, including 'machine gun strums,' right-hand muting, slapping, tapping, slap harmonics, and tremolo---as well as styles like reggae, African/Brazilian, norteño, and conjunto. Whether you are starting to learn acoustic guitar or an advanced player looking to improve your playing, this is the one book on acoustic guitar you will ever need. An MP3 CD for demonstration and play-along is included. / Guitare

Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar begins with the fundamentals of the classical guitar. You will start by learning about parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, caring for your instrument, and standard music notation and TAB. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and great classical pieces. Important techniques are taught such as the free and rest strokes, right- and left-hand positions, sitting properly, efficient finger movement, and more. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo, and isolate parts. The CD features audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. The DVD and CD feature internationally renowned classical guitarist and educator Martha Masters. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to read music and play beautiful classical pieces by some of the great classical masters, including Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Scott Joplin! Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

This anthology compiled by Frederic Zigante presents original Guitar music written in the first 70 years of the 20th century by famous non-guitar-playing Italian composers. The works by Ottorino Respighi Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Giorgio Federico Ghedini Gian Francesco Malipiero Franco Margola Bruno Bettinelli and Gofreddo Petrassi are definitely representative of Italy's excellence in music during this period also in their different styles. We start with Ottorino Respighi's unfinished Variazioni (1909) - the first attempt by a twentieth-century Italian composer to write for the Guitar - followed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's highlypopular Taranetella and Capriccio diabolica - now classics in the Guitar repertoire - and Goffredo Petrassi's masterpiece Suoni notturni. This anthology also includes other less well-known but still brilliant pieces that rightly deserve the attention of skilled performers.

This book and accompanying audio are a great introduction to the world of classical Guitar. The user friendly method is ideal for self instruction or for use with a teacher. The book contains many great sounding pieces playable bythe beginning student. This method will get you playing fun music right from the start.

Dix Bruce gives you a detailed introduction to this highly energetic but surprisingly accessible approach to the fingerstyle guitar. This combination of moveable chords, 'swing' feel and fingerstyle techniques has been the starting point for generations of Jazz guitarists. You'll learn eight carefuilly kchosen songs that every swing player should know, including standards by Gershwin. The lessons begin with simple two and three chord songs, building through to more complex Jazz chord forms in a manner that is both logical and easy to absorb. By the end of the DVD you will have the skills and confidence to begin playing with any swing band! / Guitare

This fantastic collection of Tárrega's easy compositions provides a great starting point to discover the repertoire of this great composer. Also including excerpts from his best-known works and a selection of his numerous didactic exercises. / Guitare

Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop-This two DVD set is for beginner and intermediate guitarists who want to start fingerpicking. Rev. Gary Davis used to tell his students that playing the guitar was easy. He would say that a piano player has only two hands (theleft keeps an alternating bass while the right plays a melody) but a guitarist has three hands! Our right hand thumb is one hand and plays the bass figures while our index finger is our second hand and plays the melody. Ourthird hand is our left hand which fingers chords. The results produce a full and orchestrated fingerstyle sound with a rhythmic bass played against melodic lines. This is the alternating bass technique which we sometimes jokinglyrefer to as 'bum-chick.' It is the most popular fingerpicking style played and has been used by legendary guitarists. Mississippi John Hurt Rev. Gary Davis Merle Travis Doc Watson Chet Atkins are but a few of the giantsof this style.On these two DVDs we will explore how to master the alternating bass style. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and then played again slowly on a split-screen so that you can carefully see what both hands aredoing. A detailed 60 page tab/music PDF is included. As well you will see footage of some of the great fingerstyle players such as Rev. Gary Davis Lightnin' Hopkins Mance Lipscomb Merle Travis Brownie McGhee ElizabethCotten John Jackson Pink Anderson and Doc Watson.

The colourful tones of the guitar are well suited to the music of Ireland and Scotland. Jody Stecher has developed a unique approach to flatpicking Celtic music drawing on the sounds and techniques of the harp fiddle and pipes. This lesson presents a graded course starting with simpler fingering with special attention to picking techniques. Building on a base of a confident and deliberate right hand more challenging left hand work is graduallyintroduced. The typical ornaments of Celtic music are shown to be manageable and effective on the guitar - including rolls which have been thought by some to be too difficult to achieve on the instrument. Jody presentsmemorable tunes in the keys of G D and A which are played in either dropped-D or standard tuning. Titles include: Reel Sheehan’s Reel • Jig The Connaught-man’s Rambles • March A Trip To Mabou Ridge • Strathspey TheDevil In The Kitchen • Reel Muilleann Dubh • Reel Doctor Gilbert.

Méthode progressive, vol. 1 (franCais / english / español)64 p., Niveau 1Une nouveauté aux Productions d'Oz, forts actives dans le domaine de la pédagogie pour guitare. ConCue pour être utilisée avec un professeur, la Méthode progressive pour guitare de Claudio Camisassa se démarque des autres ouvrages pour guitaristes débutants. De très nombreux morceaux sur les cordes à vides (une quinzaine de pages) permettent à l'élève de se concentrer sur l'acquisition d'un bonne technique de main droite, seul le pincé étant abordé dans ce premier volume. La méthode qui s'appuie sur un répertoire original écrit par Claudio Camisassa, comporte de nombreux duos pour l'éléve et le professeur et, surtout pour l'éléve, un accompagnement optionnel en accord ou en arpèges des mélodies travaillées. Deux pages d'exercices journaliers simples mais réellement efficaces, accompagnées d'indications précises sur Ies techniques de jeu, complètent cette méthode au chemin pédagogique efficace et rigoureux.(FranCois Nicolas, Guitare Classique, 2e trimestre 2002)This well-presented volume takes students from the very beginning with four main objectives of Classical Guitar Magazine developing technique, sight-reading, basic chord accompaniments and duo playing, and assumes the student is working with a teacher. It is very methodical, beginning with photographs of hand positions etc, and gives explanations of both rest and free stroke from the start. The first musical examples are open string melodies with added chord symbols with plenty of varied exampIes, and blank staves are given for note-writing exercises and also for aural tests, both of which are useful ideas for reinforcing general musical understanding. Apart from chord symbols, the left hand is first introduced with natural harmonics at the twelfth fret in an effective two-part exercise Carillon, which requires right fingers and thumb. Combinations of open strings and right-hand arpeggios follow and the opening section is brought to a natural close with Valse des Harmoniques - nicely shaped and quite complex with its use of natural harmonics, but a bit over-long. Camisassa now introduces notes on each string, in turn, in first position, and more complex arpeggio patterns, illustrated by pieces utilising each new group of notes. 2-guitar arrangements of tunes including Frere Jacques and Au Clair de la lune and Alouette, gentille alouette work quite weIl with straightforward accompaniments. I liked Camisassa's Tango, and Recuerdo de mi infanta, a two-part milonga reminiscent of Cardoso. Favourites such as Greensleeves and Malaguena are also included, and there are many pieces by Camisassa included which aim to enforce musical ideas. I found the way this book progresses, and the technical and musical aspects it teaches, very good and very thorough. I found myself using it a lot as supplementary material to demonstrate technical points and for sight-reading. However, the majority of pieces written by Camisassa did not inspire me musically and would need to be supplemented with pieces of more characterful musical interest, particularly for young players, but this volume does have much to offer.(Linda Kelsall Barnett, Classical Guitar Magazine, June 2002) / Guitare

Upon its first publication in 1995, Pumping Nylon became an instant classic and a must-have technique handbook for all classical guitarists---and many guitarists of other styles as well. This complete edition includes additional early intermediate through advanced repertoire. Scott Tennant's encouraging style, sense of humor, and unique approach to technical training helped Pumping Nylon gain countless devotees throughout the world. At the heart of Pumping Nylon is the famous Daily Warm-Up Routine, which includes 11 clever, helpful exercises to get both hands in shape and ready to play while also improving your technical skills. These invaluable technique lessons are supplemented by Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies, Tarrega arpeggio studies, and music examples from Bach, Turina, and Rodrigo. In addition, original compositions by guitar luminaries Brian Head and Andrew York reinforce the material while also providing concert-worthy repertoire. This second edition of Pumping Nylon Complete incorporates even more great material with new pieces by Evan Hirschelman, Guiliani's Left Hand Studies, Op. 1, and new technical exercises in tremolo and balancing chord voicings. The music engravings have been improved for easier readability, and a brand-new correlating video, available to download or stream, has been included. If Pumping Nylon Complete is already in your library, it's time to upgrade to this second edition, which is even better than the original. If you are just now discovering Scott Tennant's masterpiece, this is a great opportunity to jump on board and start enjoying this classic. Your practice routine and technical prowess will improve, and you'll have fun as you learn. Complete Second Edition Features* All of the original complete edition content, including easy to advanced repertoire * Three new performance pieces * Giuliani's Left-Hand Studies, Op. 1 * New lessons and exercises * Improved music engravings * An updated, high-definition video to stream or download / Guitare Classique

Music from the church always featured in the repertoires of Country Blues Guitarists. In this lesson we explore several styles of fingerpicking gospel tunes. We start with playing in the key of C and two well known songs played in the style of Mississippi John Hurt and Elizabeth Cotten. We then tackle I'll Fly Away which introduces a new right hand technique that combines fingerstyle with strumming. This technique will add a different texture to your playing. We then begin to explore playing in open tunings and Just a Closer Walk with Thee played in an Open G Tuning. We then go to an Open D tuning to learn Death Come Creeping and Will the Circle BeUnbroken.Two bonus sections are included. The first demonstrates how to change your Guitar strings so that they will not slip. The second is an audio section that features recordings showing variations and other approaches to the tunes taught.A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen.Titles include: I Am A Pilgrim What a Friend We Have In Jesus I'll Fly Away Just A Closer Walk With Thee Death Come Creeping and Will The Circle Be Unbroken.