ISBN 9781513455112. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This is a clear and concise method to help the intermediate-to-advanced guitarist develop the crafts of composing and arranging. With an accessible presentation of theory as it applies directly to the guitar, topics include: the structure and construction of a melody, harmonizing a melody, development of melodic and harmonic ideas, musical form, the roll of rhythm and tempo, the guitar as a compositional tool, and how all these elements are combined into a fully realized piece of music. The importance of open tunings and why they play a major role in fingerstyle guitar is discussed, along with their benefits and practical limitations. Finally, we cover techniques particular to fingerstyle guitar playing and how to approach performing, dealing with nerves and presentation, letting mistakes go and enjoying the experience of playing and performing. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781513459868. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Mel Bay proudly endorses Tom Bruner's beginning text on arranging and orchestrating music. This is a hands-on approach designed to impart essential information to the serious student!

Song List: Now Thank We All Our God (J Cruger) Morning has Broken Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts (Henry Baker) On Christmas Night (Arr: Fred Bock) Be Thou My Vision LORD'S MY SHEPHERD, THE (ARR: FRED BOCK)

John Bass offers a professional string music arranging service based in the UK. He studied at Royal Academy of Music in London and is an active professional string player with years of experience producing string quartet, string trio and string duo arrangements. His arrangements are extremely popular, particularly with professional groups who play for weddings and events. www.fb.com/musicandstrings john@musicandstrings.co.uk.

John Bass offers a professional string music arranging service based in the UK. He studied at Royal Academy of Music in London and is an active professional string player with years of experience producing string quartet, string trio and string duo arrangements. His arrangements are extremely popular, particularly with professional groups who play for weddings and events. www.fb.com/musicandstrings john@musicandstrings.co.uk.

John Bass offers a professional string music arranging service based in the UK. He studied at Royal Academy of Music in London and is an active professional string player with years of experience producing string quartet, string trio and string duo arrangements. His arrangements are extremely popular, particularly with professional groups who play for weddings and events. www.fb.com/musicandstrings john@musicandstrings.co.uk.

Psycho music plus prelude Shower scene music (The Murder)
My arrangement of Psycho theme music and shower scence music for solo piano.
I have worked on arranging this work for solo piano. This can be incorporated in a concert programme.

ISBN 9781513455686. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Here is a collection of flatpicking arrangements with a fresh approach. Commonly played fiddle tunes like Bill Cheatham, Chinquapin Hunting, June Apple, and many others, are explored in new ways with variations that progress musically into extended arrangements. Techniques such as cross-picking, floating notes, harmonics, and other devices pertinent to flatpicking are presented in a musical context. Guitarists will gain new insights into flatpicking technique, style, and arranging while expanding their repertoire and building their vocabulary of licks and phrases. The book and online audio recordings also present original concepts for solo guitar within the flatpicking idiom. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Speed of Sound by Coldplay

Speed of Sound is an enormously-successful song by the British rock band Coldplay. It was the first single to be released from the band?s 2005 album X & Y.

Your single download will give you an introduction, a score in both notes and TAB and a score with just notes.

The melodies and warm harmonies make it ideal for arrangement for solo instruments and ensembles.
This arrangement is perfect for concerts, encores, wedding repertoire and background music. It is technically and musically appropriate for players of an intermediate standard.

Dan?s arrangements for solo guitar and ensembles for all levels can be heard at www.danjonesguitarist.com. Links to downloads are also available in all video descriptions.

If you would like to perform a concert set of Coldplay songs, as I do, you will find solo arrangements of Fix You and Clocks for download at the website noted above.

Thank you for listening and I hope very much that you and your audiences enjoy Speed of Sound as much as I have enjoyed arranging and playing it.