Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own doesn't always get the creative juices flowing because there is nothing quite like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Since jamming with other musicians is not always possible, Sitting In: Blues Guitar brings the band to you! Practice comping patterns and soloing with the same energy you get with a real, live band. Expert guitarist Jared Meeker leads you through all the tips and techniques you need to give life to your practice sessions, inspiring you to add new sounds to your growing blues vocabulary. The DVD-ROM includes MP3 audio for every song mixed with and without solo guitar. The included TNT 2 software is a perfect practice tool since it lets you customize audio tracks for practice. Use it to slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos and keys. / Guitare

The composer says: For years, my fellow guitarists have been asking me to compose a solo classical guitar piece that reflects that most American of musical styles?the blues. Their prodding was the motivation for Periwinkle Memories; the inspiration for the piece, however, really came from a maestro of extraordinary skill, and a teacher of even more extraordinary patience, Elias Barreiro, my guitar teacher at the University of New Orleans. I have always tried to emulate in my performances the beauty of his interpretations, and to fuse in my compositions the power and emotion of the blues. The name, Periwinkle Memories was a serendipity. I was struck by the light purplish-blue hue of the periwinkle, and soon learned the history of the funnel-shaped flower (Vinca minor.) Though it now grows wild in parts of the United States it is native to Australia, some consider it an invasive weed, most admire its extraordinary beauty. Common herbicides won?t kill it. The periwinkle is too vigorous and hardy for that. And now it is not merely a begrudged part of the American landscape, it is a vibrant part of the American landscape, elegant, stubborn, and nearly native. Like the blues. And like that young recalcitrant student Maestro Barreiro worked so hard to mold so many years ago. Ogden Nash said, ?One man?s remorse is another man?s reminiscence.? Periwinkle Memories is a celebration of Maestro Barreiro, and of both facets of that adage in me. Carlos Barrientos was born on June 25, 1954 in Tela, Honduras. He began his formal music studies at the National Music Conservatory in Guatemala City, Guatemala C.A. His training with Maestro Elias Barreiro, Director of Guitar Studies at Tulane University, was supplemented with Master Classes with Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Juan Mercadal, Michael Newman, Tommy Tedesco and Carlos Barbosa-Lima. He studied composition under the tutelage of Dr. Jerry Sieg, University of New Orleans, and Dr. Roy Johnson, Florida State University. He consulted with Michael D. Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music, Albany State University, Albany, GA in the creation of a recordings library that reflects Western Art Music and American Jazz for the students at Albany State University. The New York Premiere of the First Movement of his Second Guitar Sonata was dedicated to and performed by Classical Guitarist Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima in 2003 at Carnegie Hall. At the request of U.S. Senator Bob Graham one of his compositions, Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go Away), was included on a recording to promote The Everglades Trail. In 2004, at the American Church in Paris, France the World Premiere of his Romance for Flute and Guitar was performed by the award-winning Serenade Duo, flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd and Debbie Reynolds, led an on stage Renaissance Trio in a University of New Orleans production of Shakespeare?s Twelfth Night, and played incidental music for their production of Bertold Brecht?s The Good Woman of Sichuan. He has performed Carulli?s Guitar Concerto in A, Leonard Bernstein?s West Side Story and Marvin Hamlish?s A Chorus Line with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, and with the Southern Art Music Ensemble, a Jazz/Latin Fusion Sextet, including an Honors Convocation in Atlanta for Mr. Ted Turner. He has been a guest performer with the Albany State University Jazz Ensemble at The Fletcher Henderson Jr., Macon and Atlanta Jazz Festivals, and played the banjo in the Albany State University /Albany Symphony?s co-production of George Gershwin?s Opera Porgy and Bes

Method and Solos for Jump Blues Guitar 2-DVD Set-Cult figure rock & roll legend and music writer Cub Koda defined jump blues as 'an up-tempo jazz-tinged style of blues that first came to prominence in the mid- to late '40s. Usually featuring a vocalist in front of a large horn-driven orchestra or medium sized combo with multiple horns the style is earmarked by a driving rhythm intensely shouted vocals and honking tenor saxophone solos - all of those very elements a precursor to rock & roll. The lyrics are almost always celebratory in nature full of braggadocio and swagger.'Dutch recording artist and top European Guitar educator Matthieu Brandt spent a decade interviewing and studying with many of the originatorsof Jump Blues to document the style and create this essential Jump Blues course for Guitar.This 2-DVD set is presented as a methodology covering theory comping accompanist riffs horn lines arranged for Guitar and several approaches for soloing drilling down on many approaches for opening up the neck for the scales arps and riffs that are employed in swing and Jump Blues Guitar.It also ices the cake with 12 tasty solos followed by in-depth analysis of several jump blues giants such as Brian Setzer T-Bone Walker Charlie Christian Gatemouth Brown and Freddie King all of whom have their own signature sound. Accompanying vocalists and soloists is a big part of the style and is as challenging and rewarding as soloing. A sizable chunk of these DVDs is dedicated to voicings pulling off various rhythms and locking up with the rhythm section.

For more than a century guitarists have been irresistibly drawn to Bach’s remarkable cello suites. Here for the first time are the first four in the easiest and most resonant guitar keys. Suites I–IV must be transposed to work on the guitar whereas Suite V is always played in A minor in Bach’s own lute version and the equally demanding Suite VI can only be played in its original key of D.By adding as little as possible these arrangements preserve the integrity of the originals in which melody bass and harmony are woven effortlessly into a single fabric. They also crucially offer the guitarist Bach at a lower level of difficultythan his music for lute or unaccompanied violin.Another unique feature is the inclusion of optional ‘improvised’ divisions – suggestions for the additional ornamentation of passages to reflect typical 18th-century performance practice.This is an essential addition to any guitarist's library with selected movements featured in the 2009 ABRSM guitar syllabus (Grades 5-8).“This publication beats the others hands down; no contest. I can’t see me needing any other edition of these four suites. They are that good. Buy with confidence.”Classical Guitar

The third songbook in the Complete Guitar Player series this volume includes 18 popular hits arranged in easy strumming patterns with lyrics.The Complete Guitar Player: Songbook 3 includes thefavourites Wonderwall Always On My Mind The Boxer Imagine and more.This book can be used on its own or with other titles from the Complete Guitar Player course.

Between 1717 and 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach composed Six Suites for Violoncello (BWV 1007 ??? BWV 1012). Of these the first three have been transcribed for Guitar in this coursebook. Between 1717 and 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach composed Six Suites for Violoncello (BWV 1007 ? BWV 1012). Of these the first three have been transcribed for Guitar in this coursebook which in itself is a considerable amount of work. For guitarists these compositions are a real challenge ? a challenge however that brings with it a lot of benefits. Because once you get to know them you get hooked on them and by playing them you?ll be able to considerably refine your playing technique. But believe me the pieces are so gripping that you?ll barely notice the effort! Every suite presented in this coursebook comprises sixmovements. The first of these is always a prelude followed by five dances. The CD attached to the coursebook presents every single one of the 18 movements in its full length in order to help you interpret them flawlessly.

This collection presents for the first time the complete Mazurkas of Frederic Chopin arranged for solo Classical Guitar. The Mazurka is the only form the composer embraced throughout his lifetime. Thedistinctive and personal pieces are unimaginably varied and colorful ranging from brief and vigorous dances to deep and complex extended works. Always achingly melodic and featuring surprising harmonies not evident in his othercompositions the Mazurkas are a true monument to Chopin's genius. These new arrangements were prepared with rigorous fidelity to the originals while never sacrificing true playability. Careful attention to every detail ofexecution combined with thorough notes on each piece and the folk dance tradition that inspired them to make this unique offering truly user-friendly. Musically beautiful idiomatic and accessible this monumental collection is abreathtaking addition to the guitar repertoire. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.

Par GUNOD NATHANIEL. For music lovers who\'ve always wanted to play guitar but have been put off by traditional guitar methods, these books get you playing right away without having to pick through heavy theory and music-reading lessons first. Every book in the For Beginners series progresses from the very basics of buying your first instrument through the fundamentals of playing your favorite style of music. 48 pages each with enhanced CD. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare

Ever since they were published, these studies, influenced by Aguado but with an added Latin flavour, have always retained their popularity with pupils and teachers alike. An ideal and natural way of learning the basic skills of the classical guitar. This sequel to the first three lessons includes the demanding 6th Lessons and the Técnica superior.

This tutorial DVD from the prestigious Musicians Institute explores the world of rock guitar providing you with the scales techniques and fundamentals used by the great legends of rock.Danny Gill's in-depth lesson features close-up demonstratuions and full explanations of:Pentatonic and diatonic scalesBending vibrato and lead licksSweep pickingHarmonicsArmed with this arsenal of new ideas your solos will be transformed; adding flair blues style and a host of impressive pyrotechnics. Become the rock guitarist you've always wanted to be!

One of the most stressful situations that a music student (or any performer) encounters during their studies is the day the hour or the moment of the performance. Whether it is a first lesson entrance exam graduation recital audition or music competition there is always presence of this inner fight with our nerves. Participating in more then 35 International Guitar/Music Competitions this book intends to transmit the author’s experiences from thoseevents. You will find advice that relate to guitar performers and their specific ideas concerning competitions and repertoire but mainly the book focuses on how to deal with the issue of stage fright self control and how todeliver to the best of your abilities. Self doubt is part of all of us and enclosed are ways to control it not to eliminate it. In essence the book is intended for anyone who plays an instrument including vocalist at any level(professional amateur).