ISBN 9781513455501. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Master Pick Style Guitar Technique: A Natural Approach teaches you to develop a technically correct and musical approach to playing the guitar. It is a straight-forward summation of what the author learned, observed and put into practice about music, digested into a logical, systematic and musically oriented way of approaching the problems of building capability and knowledge about the guitar. It is a way you can learn to build the competence that will allow you to play your own music and other peoples music without technical limitations.

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A selection of the most important guitar studies by Aguado, Cano, Carcassi, Coste Giuliano, Sor and others for advanced guitarists, with fingerings and information on how to study the works. Each study deals with certain technical and musical problems so that all important issues of guitar technique are treated in this volume. The chapters are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. All technical issues are clearly listed in the table of contents to help both the player and the teacher to find what they are looking for.

ISBN 9781619118409.

When improvising, what your mind hears is more often than not determined by what your body can reproduce on your instrument. Much of your conception as an improviser is determined by your technique. If you can't play certain types of ideas, you are simply not going to conceive of them while you are improvising. Even if you could, it wouldn't matter, since you couldn't play them anyway. This book presents serious chops-building technical studies for single note lines and chords. Plus, the examples feature a lot of harmonic content. The material is written in standard notation.

'Comme un voyage' is a series of ten solo pieces inspired by Oriental music, tango as well as by Baroque, Celtic and Romantic music. It is particularly suitable for pupils as it makes increasing technical and musical demands while taking them on a journey through various kinds of musical styles: From 'L'oasis', an Orientally inspired piece with drone bass, via 'Cordoba', a tango with complementary themes, and 'Melodie celtique', a piece with a Breton touch, to the romantic and longing 'Romance' or 'Etude romantique', a piece of arpeggios. Great complementary material for music teaching.

ISBN 9781619117679.

Is the beginning stage of learning the guitar proving to be a frustrating experience? Do you lack songs which you can play from start to finish? Do the ones that you can play all the way through not sound much like their original versions? I have been teaching these pieces to my beginner students for quite some time now, and the success rate has been remarkable. Most methods start by having the student slowly move back and forth between basic chords using only down strokes, playing chords one note at a time to make sure all the notes ring clear. This book offers something much differentaplaying music! The pieces are designed to target trouble areas often experienced by beginners of the instrument: arching the fingers enough in order to let all the notes of a chord ring clearly. Rather than just droning on through a series of chords, musical patterns are created so that as you learn proper technique youare also playing something musical. The results have been better than expected. Focusing on figures that demand proper technique and some of the most common strumming patterns found in popular music, many of my students are able to execute beginner and intermediate level songs within a few weeks of picking up the instrument rather than a few months. Additionally, the dreaded F chord, or root 6 major barre chord, often rings clearly with all 6 notes being heard upon the first attempt. This book will help you achieve your guitar related goals quickly, more efficiently, and most importantly, more enjoyably. Includes access to online video.

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For use in lessons or for your first concert performances - Easy Concert Pieces for Guitar contains easy and well known solo pieces carefully selected according to technical and musical demands: Volume 1 Easy, Volume 2 Intermediate. Besides original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi there are readily playable arrangements of classical masterpieces such as Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", Handel's "Firework Music", Mozart's "Magic Flute" or Verdi's "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves". These arrangements are designed to give access to masterpieces of the concert repertoire and to promote enjoyment of classical music. With recordings of all pieces for download.

ISBN 9781619117273.

For guitarists, the technical learning curve for improvisation is fairly steep. For this reason, it is important to find multiple uses for the musical structures that you learn to execute. This approach decreases the learning curve considerably. This book and accompanying audio show you how to expand your improvisational vocabulary by combining small, easily identifiable melodic ideas (structures) into longer, more complex lines. The material is written in standard notation. Includes access to online audio.

Encore original pieces for students. All works are based on classical guitar technique (tremolo, arpeggio, apoyando / tirando, legato, thumb use) specially created for easy playability discovering traditional and contemporary characters.

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English Folk Tunes contains 28 original arrangements of traditional and contemporary tunes including ballads, sea shanties, and carols. Most of the pieces are arranged for solo guitar, with several also offered as trios and with accompaniments. Experienced folk guitarist, and author of Scottish Folk Tunes for Guitar (ED 13359) Hugh Burns provides notes on all of the pieces, as well as playing tips, and technical advice. The volume includes recordings of all tunes in MP3 files for download performed by Hugh Burns. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.

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Easy and accessible guitar solos with minimal demands on the left-hand so that the student can concentrate on a stable relaxed right tirando technique. Other techniques such as apoyando, tremolo, simple chords, tambora and rasgueado are also covered. This primer was planned to precede the 3-volume Solo Now! series, but is suitable as a stand-alone easy solo book.

ISBN 9781609743215. A systematic approach to developing technique on the classical guitar must include studies designed to focus on concise, specific techniques and offer musical challenges as well. The studies in this book will assist in the development of certain techniques of right hand touch, right hand finger movement and right hand chordal balance. In addition, this book presents clear and direct left hand technical challenges that promote the development of consistent left hand technique. These musical motives also help to develop the ability to recognize and read note groups quickly and should prove to be most helpful in the continuing quest to improve sight-reading skills on the instrument. Written in notation only.

ISBN 9781609740740. Guitar Journals is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This superb volume on technique covers warm-ups, picking studies, string skipping, tremolo, triplets, cross-picking, intervals, linear studies, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and pick control. All exercises have tunes matched to their particular study and are perfect for the student to professional musician's everyday use. A must-have for any guitarist's library!-Ultimate guide on technique and perfect reference manual for everyday use -Covers warm-ups, picking studies, string skipping, tremolo, triplets, cross-picking, intervals, linear studies, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and pick control-All exercises have solos matched to their particular study-Ideal for the student to professional musician.

ISBN 9781610650588. This book assumes a modest music reading ability and some familiarity with basic classic guitar technique. A comprehensive, exploration of the requirements for developing effortless and musically sensitive guitar technique.

ISBN 9781609741617. William Bay and Mike Christiansen have collaborated to produce an outstanding comprehensive guitar method addressing all styles of both flatpicking and fingerstyle technique. Guitar teachers, take note: Mastering the Guitar series is the ideal method for the beginning student who has yet formed a stylistic preference, or for the intermediate player limited to one particular style who wishes to expand his horizons and improve his technique. An impressive extended length online audio recording with more than 160 tracks is offered with both books 1A and 1B. Each written example in the books is carefully cross-referenced to its corresponding audio sample on the recording by means of an audio track number printed above each piece. The student is encouraged to learn to read standard notation and tablature as both systems are used throughout this 3-volume series. The "Technique Studies" book provides supplementary, more challenging pieces including chord studies in various keys as well as a few pieces in dropped-D tuning. Together, these three books comprise a powerful learning tool for Mastering the Guitar in a contemporary idiom.

ISBN 9781609740863. Esta edicion en espanol presenta un metodo facil de entender para aprender la guitarra clasica. Ofrece estudios y ejercicios basicos ademas de una amplia variedad de solos desde el Renacimiento hasta el siglo 20 en todas las teclas para guitarra. Presenta una tecnica de guitarra clasica esencial a traves de estudios graduados de compositores como Bach, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Dowland, Guiliani, Handel, Sor y muchos otros. Las posiciones I-V se abordan a fondo, dejando al estudiante preparado para asumir un repertorio mas desafiante. Notacion estandar.This Spanish edition presents an easy-to-understand method for learning the classic guitar. It offers foundational studies and exercises plus a wide assortment of Renaissance to 20th century solos in all guitar-friendly keys. Presents essential classic guitar technique through graded studies by composers such as Bach, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Dowland, Guiliani, Handel, Sor and many others. Positions I-V are thoroughly addressed leaving the student prepared to take on more challenging repertoire. Standard notation.

ISBN 9781610652841. Some of the best known Latin American rhythms are included in this collection carefully graded from beginner to intermediate level. For this book Mel Bay asked an expert on Latin American music, world celebrated guitarist-composer Alfonso Montes, to put together all his expertise to come up with real Latin sounding pieces keeping the technical demands within reach of beginner and intermediate players. Latinitas, besides being full of beautiful melodies and captivating rhythms, should act as an introduction for guitarist of all ages to this fascinating music. Standard notation only. New Latin American pieces for pedagogical purposesPicking studies in 7 keysNew solos in diverse Latin styles for concertsBegins study of Latin American folk and popular musical formsCarefully graded to move at a user friendly paceUnmatched in comprehensivenessIncludes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781609744724. Traditionally the classic guitar has been either excluded or inadequately represented in orchestration textbooks, resulting in much misinformation about its technique, its practicality in various performance contexts, and its character. The guitar's unique tuning, broad timbral variety and intimate nature pose a formidable challenge to non-guitarist composers, for whom an extensive amount of time would be required to gain even a minimal hands-on acquaintance. For most composers this is an unrealistic expectation, leading to time-consuming consultations and extensive drafting or rewriting. The purpose of this book is to provide the non-guitarist composer with the fundamental tools needed to write idiomatically for the guitar. The first of its kind for the guitar, the reference was written in consultation with dozens of composers and conceived with three types of end users in mind: Experienced composers with a concern for writing idiomatically for the guitar. Guitarists who are commissioning a work from a composer who has never written for the instrument. Libraries that wish to add this essential sourcebook to their music reference section.The very structure of the book reflects the composer's own intuition by addressing such questions as: How is the guitar constructed? What does successful guitar music look like? How is the guitar played? How does the guitarist interpret music and express emotion? Which musical elements and gestures are most effective? How do these elements combine to create an effective pacing of idioms? By examining the parameters of successfully written pieces, The Composer's Desk Reference for the Classic Guitar provides an expedient resource of ideas and illustrations contributing to the fluency of both first-time and seasoned guitar composers.

ISBN 9781609741594. Mastering the Guitar is an innovative, exciting way to learn the guitar. Co-authored by William Bay and Mike Christiansen, this extremely comprehensive method applies the array of musical styles and techniques found in today's music. Written in notation and tablature, it covers a vast array of guitar solo and accompaniment styles. A special feature of this method is that it teaches both flatpicking and fingerstyle solo and accompaniment techniques. We feel that Mastering the Guitar is the most comprehensive approach to guitar technique repertoire and performance to be found anywhere. Volume 1B: Teaches keys of D, A, E, F, D minor, and B flat; Contains over 130 solos and duets; Contains over 40 comprehensive scale and picking studies; Includes numerous chord progression studies and chord accompaniment pieces. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781610656931. The Guitar Scales Vol. 1 is a complete guide to the scales that beginning and intermediate guitarists need for practicing and soloing. Each chapter covers a specific approach to these basic scales, including examples, exercises and studies. Music scores including fingerings, tablatures and grid diagrams, along with logical, step by step explanations allow the student to build his own understanding as well as the technical and improvising skills. The online audio includes all music material of the book. Each example, exercise and study is recorded. In addition 8 rhythm section tracks provide a set of accompaniments for practical applications of each scale and its appropriate improvisational exercise. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781609746797. This book is a collection of studies and exercises designed to help the student develop right-hand technique. The first sections deal with the basic skills of rest and free stroke, finger alternation, and arpeggios; developing flexibility and efficiency in right-hand movements. Later sections deal with the more advanced techniques of timbre production, pizzicato, right-hand harmonics, and tremolo. Most of the study pieces have been selected from the great body of classical guitar music. A few have been adapted from other sources such as keyboard and cello.

ISBN 9781609745196. A technique building regimen built around jazz chords and scale shapes. The basic chord is shown, followed by the appropriate arpeggio and scale. In addition, an 'ear stretching' etude is presented for each chord and scale shape.