ISBN 9781513459844. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This book presents 42 English folk songs arranged for the intermediate classic guitarist in standard notation with phrase and dynamic markings plus light fingering. The collection includes popular melodies like Sprig of Thyme, Seventeen Come Sunday, and Blow the Wind Southerly, but also lesser known but no less beautiful tunes like Cupid the Pretty Ploughboy, Dabbling in the Dew and Saucy Sailor. All the arrangements present the basic tune faithfully and simply before offering more elaborate and sophisticated variations suitable for concert performance. Without compromising their sophistication, these polyphonic arrangements are elegant and idiomatic to the guitar, all but devoid of excessive physical demands; even barre chords are kept to a minimum so the player can relax and focus on tone and interpretation. The primary objective of this collection is to draw attention to these deserving melodies, some of which are now rarely heard. Longtime fans of the genre will recognize a few songs once performed by folk-rock groups like Steeleye Span and The Fairport Convention, here presented anew for the solo classic guitar. Its an excellent collection - good to play for pleasure, good for learning and consolidating rhythm, good for sight-reading. Just marvelous. It should meet a lot of needs. Gilbert Biberian These are very accessible arrangements of 42 English folk tunes, some of which are familiar and many others which deserve to be better known. They are all tuneful and have interesting harmonies and rhythms in arrangements which will be well within the reach of intermediate guitarists. These fine settings would be useful pieces for a teacher looking for supplementary material and also for the performer looking for unhackneyed repertoire. They are thoughtfully presented with good fingering and phrasing, with idiomatic guitar writing and interesting harmonies. Congratulations to Peter Worley for presenting this compendium of gems from a lesser known tradition. Gerald Garcia.

ISBN 9781619114289. How to Play a Tune in Any Key takes a comprehensive look at transposition in a short and easy-to-understand book. The reader will learn how to play each part of their favorite songs - chords, melodies and more - in new keys of their choosing. Transposition is an incredible skill to have - it opens familiar tunes to new sonic palettes; it allows musicians to play melodies in ranges and registers best-suited for their instrument; and it is a hallmark tool of professional musicians.

ISBN 9781609743727. This is the first compilation of guitar music for a right hand technique that includes the little finger. The 12 complete compositions include original pieces by Charles Postlewate (Homage to Villa-Lobos, Variations on a Theme of Prokofiev and Improvisation on Green Dolphin Street), transcriptions of piano pieces by Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino and Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum), arrangements of Peruvian popular songs (Jose Maria and Virgins of the Sun) and new editions of standard repertoire pieces - two studies by Fernando Sor and the beautiful tremolo study by Agustin Barrios, An Alm for the Love of God. Postlewate also includes excerpts of two other standard repertoire pieces by Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2) - which are published elsewhere under copyright restrictions - to show the advantage of using the little finger. These pieces demonstrate new right hand techniques for the classical guitar that use the little finger in the playing of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics. They also show the advantage of using the little finger for speed, accuracy, strength and balance. This book is a companion to RIGHT HAND STUDIES FOR FIVE FINGERS using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics , also by Charles Postlewate.Spanish DescriptionEsta es la primera recopilacion de musica para la guitarra usando una tecnica de la mano derecha de cinco dedos que incluye el dedo menique. Las 12 composiciones completas incluyen piezas originales por Charles Postlewate (Homenaje a Villa-Lobos, Varicaciones sobre un tema de Prokofiev e Improvisacion sobre La calle del delfin verde), transcripciones de piezas para piano por Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino y Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum), arreglos de canciones populares peruanas (Jose Maria y Virgenes del sol) y nuevas ediciones de piezas del repertorio tradicional-dos estudios por Fernando Sor y el bello estudio de tremolo por Agustin Barrios, Una limosna por el amor de Dios. Ademas, Postlewate incluye extractos de otras dos piezas del repertorio tradicional de Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) y de Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2)-las cuales han sido publicadas y estan protegidas bajo derecho de autor-para mostrar la ventaja de usar el dedo menique. Estas piezas muestran nuevas tecnicas de la mano derecha para la guitarra clasica que usan el dedo menique para tocar escalas, acordes, arpegios, tremolos y arpegios. Tambien muestran la ventaja de usar el dedo menique para aumentar la velocidad, la exactitud, la fuerza y el equilibrio. Este libro acompana a RIGHT HAND STUDIES FOR FIVE FINGERS using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics (ESTUDIOS PARA LOS CINCO DEDOS DE LA MANO DER*E*CHA usando acordes, arpegios, tremolos y armonicos) tambien por Charles Postlewate.