Par RYAN GARY. Guitar Star offers beginner guitarists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. With over 40 pieces, including a number of duets as well as colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD, Guitar Star provides a rich variety of new repertoire at this level and will fire the imagination of young learners. Gary Ryan is one of the world's leading exponents of the guitar and has performed to international critical acclaim for over twenty years, winning praise for his formidabletechnique, outstanding musicianship and entertainingly diverse programmes./ Recueil / Guitare

MEL BAY PRESENTS THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED SECOND BOOK IN THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SERIES THAT SHOWCASES PERSONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE LIFE ANDMEL BAY PRESENTS THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED SECOND BOOK IN THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SERIES THAT SHOWCASES PERSONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF MR. GUITAR. CHET ATKINS WAS A MAN OF MANY LAYERS: PRODUCER, RECORD EXECUTIVE, FRIEND AND ONE OF THE GREATEST ALL-ROUND GUITARIST IN MUSIC HISTORY. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM. INTERVIEWS INCLUDE: DOLLY PARTON, STEVE WARINER, JOHN D. LOUDERMILK, MARK KNOPFLER, PAUL YANDELL, JERRY BYRD, JANIS IAN, BOOTS RANDOLPH, WAYNE CARSON AND MANY MORE OF CHET'S CLOSEST FRIENDS. AS IN VOLUME 1, CHET ATKINS IN THREE DIMENSIONS, VOLUME 2 PROVIDES DEFINITIVE TRANSCRIPTIONS (MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME) OF 26 OF CHET'S GREATEST SOLOS AND DUETS. RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, LOVING TRIBUTES AND GREAT MUSIC ARE THE HEART OF THIS WONDERFUL VOLUME, A MUST FOR ALL FANS OF THE GUITAR. GALLOPIN' ON THE GUITAR - LIZA - MUSKRAT RAMBLE - FRANKIE AND JOHNNY - MISTER SANDMAN - SMILE - SWEET GEORGIA BROWN - THE EARLY DAWN - THE ENTERTAINER - STUMP WATER - DARK EYES - WINTER WALKIN' - EMBRACEABLE YOU - THE TOUR DE FORCE PIECE- JERRY REED'S - LIGHTNING ROD (A WORK RECORDED BY JERRY REED AND PRODUCED BY CHET ATKINS) - ...AND MORE MUSIC OF MR. GUITAR. CHET ATKINS WAS A MAN OF MANY LAYERS: PRODUCER, RECORD EXECUTIVE, FRIEND AND ONE OF THE GREATEST ALL-ROUND GUITARIST IN MUSIC HISTORY. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM. INTERVIEWS INCLUDE: DOLLY PARTON, STEVE WARINER, JOHN D. LOUDERMILK, MARK KNOPFLER, PAUL YANDELL, JERRY BYRD, JANIS IAN, BOOTS RANDOLPH, WAYNE CARSON AND MANY MORE OF CHET'S CLOSEST FRIENDS. AS IN VOLUME 1, CHET ATKINS IN THREE DIMENSIONS, VOLUME 2 PROVIDES DEFINITIVE TRANSCRIPTIONS (MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME) OF 26 OF CHET'S GREATEST SOLOS AND DUETS SUCH AS - GALLOPIN' ON THE GUITAR - LIZA - MUSKRAT RAMBLE - FRANKIE AND JOHNNY - MISTER SANDMAN - SMILE - SWEET GEORGIA BROWN - THE EARLY DAWN - THE ENTERTAINER - STUMP WATER - DARK EYES - WINTER WALKIN' - EMBRACEABLE YOU - THE TOUR DE FORCE PIECE- JERRY REED'S - LIGHTNING ROD - (A WORK RECORDED BY JERRY REED AND PRODUCED BY CHET ATKINS) AND MANY OTHER GREAT PIECES . RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, LOVING TRIBUTES AND GREAT MUSIC ARE THE HEART OF THIS WONDERFUL VOLUME, A MUST FOR ALL FANS OF THE GUITAR.