ISBN 9781513455532. 8.75x11.75 inches.

The acclaimed first volume of this exciting series gave extensive insights into basic techniques of flamenco guitar playing and the two important rhythmic forms (palos) of Solea and Alegrias. This second volume continues on with an exploration of further essential rhythmic palos. The first of these is the Bulerias. Juan Martin brings his many years of experience as an internationally renowned flamenco soloist and accompanist for singers and dancers to unravelling its mysteries, explaining and demonstrating very clearly the different elements of its rhythmic structure and the various ways it may be accented and counted. He uses traditional and more modern examples of the different kinds of rhythm and melodic passages (falsetas) to provide an invaluable understanding of this wonderful palo. The second rhythmic form is devoted to the popular flamenco Rumba, then Tangos, Tientos and that most profound of all the palos, the deeply moving Seguiriyas. Juan\'s solo playing is complemented by demonstrations of the guitar\'s role in accompanying the flamenco dance (baile) and song (cante) with the help of outstanding dancers Raquel de Luna and Miguel Infante and singers Amparo Heredia (La Repompilla) and Carlos Brias. The music for solo guitar is transcribed in standard notation and tablature (cifra) and the online video contain nearly three hours of explanation and demonstrations. The series is complemented by two other best-selling Juan Martin volumes published by Mel Bay. These provide progressively graded solo material to extend the repertoire, from beginner to concert level. Includes access to online video.

ISBN 9781610655491.

DADGAD is rapidly gaining acceptance as the other standard tuning. Tune your guitar to it and find out why! This book is intended for guitarists who want to explore the D-A-D-G-A-D tuning, but feel a need for more guidance than their ears alone can provide. The majority of these selections are traditional Irish dance tunes, airs and songs. Accessible to musicians with at least an intermediate knowledge of guitar technique. In tablature and notation.

ISBN 9781619119178.

These selectionsA represent one of the first collectionsA of traditional Jewish music for solo guitar. It includes arrangementsA appropriate for parties, weddings,A recitals, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, B'ritA Milah (Covenant of Circumcision), orA just for personal enjoyment. These works range in difficulty from moderate to advanced. Fingerings are given alongA with correlating tablature toA facilitate learning. An appendix isA included with transliterated Hebrew orA Yiddish words as well as chord symbolsA for accompaniment purposes. EnglishA translations are given when it isA common to do so. Includes access to online audio that contains all of the pieces in the book recorded in stereo format. It serves as both an aid in learning as well as aA very enjoyable solo recording. Level ofA difficulty - intermediate.

ISBN 9781619119666.

Sardinian flamenco guitar virtuoso, Dario Piga, delivers 18 intermediate to advanced exercises in this progressively arranged book addressing: arpegio, pulgar, picado, rasgueo, alzapua, and tremolo techniques. Dario himself studied in Spain with several prominent guitarists and singers, so is fluent with the authentic rhythms and techniques essential to effective flamenco guitar soloing and song and dance accompaniment. The pulgar (thumb) exercises in this volume will be of particular interest to flamenco aficionados as they explore various rhythms and chord inversions throughout the fretboard. Following his studies in Spain, Dario added jazz harmony to his lexicon of musical resources and frequently participates in the Time in Jazz festival in Sardinia. His affinity for jazz is also reflected in the appealing modern harmonies that occur in these studies. Two stunning Piga flamenco guitar solos provide a magnificent ending to this collection, written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

This book and accompanying video provide a thorough introduction to flamenco guitar. What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco guitar playing? How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco guitar? These are questions that Juan Martin, celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher, addresses in this first book of a projected three-volume series. The method is designed for the complete beginner and requires no prior knowledge of the guitar or flamenco music. It also provides invaluable insight and material for more advanced players who want to capture the essential sounds, rhythms and emotional power of true flamenco. The series begins with in-depth demonstrations of how the basic building blocks of flamenco guitar technique are used in actual flamenco music. The material then progresses to a detailed exploration of the individual rhythmic forms - the palos. In this book, the fundamental palos of Solea and Alegrias are presented to emphasize the basic rhythms and provide examples of falsetas - the melodic passages. Martin then shows how to apply these when collaborating with a dancer and singer. The music is transcribed in standard notation and tablature (cifra), and the online video contain over 3.5 combined hours of explanation and demonstrations. Provides a detailed introduction to basic techniques, using examples of authentic flamenco to show these techniques in action. Then progresses to demonstrations of the Solea and Alegrias, including music for the soloist and the guitar accompanying the dancing and singing. Includes access to online video.

ISBN 9781619119642.

Many great Scottish traditional tunes can be traced back to 17th century lute music. In this collection, multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop has transcribed and arranged 25 popular tunes derived from various lute manuscripts. While idiomatic to the guitar, some of these arrangements include fast runs and chord changes, so are best suited to the intermediate-level flatpicking guitarist. This guitar collection consists of the same melodies in the same keys found in its mandolin counterpart, Tunes From 17th Century Scotland Arranged for Mandolin (Mel Bay Publications). In both books, suggested chords are provided wherever appropriate. Consequently, the settings work fine as either mandolin/violin and guitar duets, or as solos for either instrument. Until now, most of these appealing dance tunes and airs have not been available as guitar arrangements. Here, except for two tunes in drop-D tuning, all are in standard guitar tuning. With MacKillopas spirited online recording, generous performance notes and standard notation and tablature for each selection, get ready to explore a wonderful new take on an old repertoire! Includes access to online audio.

Music Box Dancer is an instrumental piece by Canadian musician Frank Mills that was an international hit in the late 1970s. It features an arpeggiated piano theme in C-sharp major designed to resemble a music box.

For Guitar solo.
With standard notation and tablature (TAB).
Early intermediate.
Pages: Two (2) pages.

Song List: Adoro Devote (th Century Plainsong) Allegro (Anon) Alman (Robert Johnson) An dro An Drochshaol (The Hard Times) An Italian Rant (John Playford) Andante (Anon) Aura Lee Ballade (Anon) Bear Dance (Anon) Beautiful Dreamer Believe Me If All Those Endearing Charms Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair Black Sunday Blessed Reunion Branle Double (Michael Praetorius) Cailin Deas Crúite na mBó (Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow) Call The Ewes Canarios (Gaspar Sanz) Carolan's Dream Carolan's Fancy Chanter's Tune Chestnut (John Playford) Childgrove (John Playford) Clancy's Wake Come With Me, My Giselle (Adam De La Halle) Coming Home Cooley's Reel Courting is a Pleasure Darling Nellie Gray Dont vient cela (Susato/Danserye ) Dowland's Ghost (W Bay) Down by the Sally Gardens Drowsie Maggie Endless Horizon Fair Flower Of Northumberland Fields Of Culloden Flint Hills Fortune My Foe (Anon) Gavotte (Michael Praetorius) Golden Fields Greensleeves (Anon) Greyfriars Bobby Grimstock (John Playford) Guardeme Las Vacas (Luis De Narvaez) Guilderoy Hard Times, Come Again No More Harvest Festival Hills Of Ireland I Dream of Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair I Went To Visit The Roses In The Pines Irish Prayer Jock O'Hazeldean John Anderson, My Jo Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier Just A-Wearyin' For You Just Before The Battle, Mother Kean O'Hara (First Air) Kemp's Jig (John Playford) La Folias (Gaspar Sanz) Lady Laiton's Almain (John Dowland) Land of Rest Londonderry Air Lorena Macdonald, Lord Of The Isles MacPherson's Farewell Mara's Theme Master Shardlake (W Bay) Meadowlark Meramec Echoes Mighty Lak' A Rose Moderato (Anon) My Irish Home My Lagan Love My Spirited Love Mystic Valley Ned Of The Hill New Day O Esca Viatorum (Louis Bourgeois) On The Cold Ground (John Playford) Once I Had A Sweetheart Ozark Memories Packington's Pound (Anon) Paper Of Pins Parson's Farewell (John Playford) Pastourelle (th Century French) Pigeon On The Fence Prairie Sunrise Prairie Sunset Pretty Peggy - O Quiet Summer Night Rainfall Remembrance Rose Of Sharon Saltarello (Vincenzo Galilei) Saturday Night Waltz Scarborough Fair Shady Grove She Moved Through The Fair Sheebeg and Sheemor Shenandoah Si pour t'aymer (Anon) Southwind Waltz Spagnoletta (Michael Praetorius) St Martin's (John Playford) Star of the County Down State Fair Storm Coming Summer Plans Sunflower Waltz The Bonny Light Horseman The Boys Of Ballisodare The Brave Lad The Church on the Prairie The Connachtman's Rambles The Flowers Of Sweet Erin The Green The Fragrance of Fall The Galway Shawl The Highlander The Highwayman's Reel The Lark In Clear Air The Lilting Banshee The Lonesome Dove The Long Road The Lost Child The Marsh of Rhuddlan The Mist Covered Mountain (Jig) The Mist Covered Mountains Of Home (Ballad) The Old Country The Old Homestead The Parting Glass The Rambling Pitchfork The Shearing's Not For You The Water Is Wide The Yearling TO a Wild Rose To Drive The Cold Winter Away (John Playford) Trail Of Tears Treasure Of My Heart Tutte Venite Armati (Anon) Village Meeting House Volte (W Bay) Wild Mountain Thyme Wilson's Wilde (Anon) Winfield Waltz

ISBN 9781619119062.

An outstanding collection of 33 classic guitar solos transcribed from piano works by Manuel Saumell, Ignacio Cervantes, and many others. Cuban song and dance rhythms have had a global impact. These arrangements capture the rhythms, styles, and moods of the Cuban contradanza, danza, vals, cancion and criolla of the 19th to early 20th centuries. The available online audio features Segovia student and Tulane University professor Elias Barreiro performing his arrangements of the multi-faceted music of Cuba. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

The John Dunbar theme from the hit 1990 film Dances with Wolves. The film is adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake that tells the story of Union Army lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner).

Guitar solo easy to early Intermediate.
With standard notation and tablature (TAB).
Pages: Two (2) pages.

The John Dunbar theme from the hit 1990 film Dances with Wolves. The film is adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake that tells the story of Union Army lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner).

Guitar solo easy to early Intermediate.
With standard notation and tablature (TAB).
Pages: Two (2) pages.

ISBN 9781619119420.

Classic Guitar Solos on Latin American Rhythms is a follow-up to the popular dance rhythms featured in Latin American Rhythms for Guitar. Renowned Argentine virtuoso Jorge Morel offers insight in the playing of complex Latin dance rhythms: the milonga, tango, malambo, and baiao -plus a bossa nova tune! Written in standard notation and tablature.

The guitar has become an incredibly versatile instrument, but the modern classical guitar repertoire does not reflects this instrument?s growing technical and artistic diversity: much of its repertoire consists of transcriptions of music written for other instruments, and most music written exclusively for classical guitar does not appeal to the tastes of many modern guitarists. My modern guitar songs incorporate many genres of guitar music and embody a style that is truly enjoyable to play. Their accessible nature makes them perfect for any occasion, while their technical structure make them satisfying for any guitarist.