SKU: UT.CH-106

ISBN 9790215315921. 9 x 12 inches.

The first impulse to compose these 3 Little Suites for Guitar came from the desire to offer very young students compositions not framed by the usual features of â??music for childrenâ?? but, rather, meant to introduce into their musical horizon sonorities, rhythms, and expressive modalities not generally experienced in the more â??traditionalâ?? courses of study.
As the compositions developed, the project underwent some slight modifications, so that in the end one could say that the three suites became progressively more difficult, though remaining, in their deep essence, quite â??simpleâ??.
I would recommend paying careful attention to the titles of the pieces and to the expressive markings. Although it was not my intention to write â??descriptiveâ?? music, I have tried to handle these pieces like stage scripts, giving each a specific â??characterâ??. For this purpose my long experience as a composer of theatre music has been very helpful.
It would give me great satisfaction if guitarists of every age would enjoy performing these suites. I would like teachers to find in them cues for proposing to their pupils further refinements concerning both technique and expression, never forgetting how inexpressible music truly is.
(Carlo de Nonno).

SKU: BT.MUSME0199

English.

With its 200 licks and phrases, conceived by the most famous guitarists, this coursebook is a veritable Blues-cyclopedia imperative for everyone working on Blues. The licks presented here are classified according to genre (ternary or binary licks,12/8 licks, intros, turnarounds, riffs etc.) and according to the degree of difficulty. You may rest assured that this coursebook will give you full satisfaction in terms of both level and preference. To make your learning more enjoyable, each lickcomes with a corresponding video recording on the DVD and one or more applications on the CD. Along with the licks, you are presented the names of the chords they should be played with, by which means you learn to place them correctly andsubsequently to use them in different contexts (key, place in the chord progression etc.) By helping you to appropriate the vocabulary and rhetoric of Blues, this coursebook will develop your musical prowess and your improvisational skills.