For 6 & 7 String Guitars-There are numerous publications on the art of flamenco Guitar and on the so-called “gypsy jazz” (the style of Django Reinhardt) Guitar. Associated mainly with the Russian seven-string Guitar the art of the Russian-Romany guitarists is barely known in the west and unfortunately is almost lost in Russia itself. This book is designed to introduce guitarists to this specific gypsy style. Follow along as the masters of Russian Gypsy Guitar lead you through exercises and traditional songs transcribed for both 6 and 7-string Guitars. It includes access to audio files online to help you understand and play each piece with proper timing and inflection.

Fingerstyle Guitar Edition-The arrangements in this song book have been designed for use by beginner and professional guitarists alike. The arrangements consist primarily of the melody bass and chord symbols so that the professional will be able toeasily sight read and embellish them during holiday performances. Beginner guitarists will find the pieces straightforward and will be able to learn them quickly. To add variety many of the songs are presented in two keysor two versions and the pages are laid out to avoid awkward page turns during performance. The Christmas Encyclopedia includes all of the well known Christmas favourites plus some lesser known gems. Inaddition to Christmas carols many of the greatest melodies associated with Christmas have been included some of these are: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Ave Maria Pastorale Pachelbel's Canon and others. As a bonus thebook includes ten popular Hanukkah songs for Jewish celebrations.

The composer says: Several musical threads led to my writing this piece of music to celebrate my friend Matanya Ophee?s (AKA MO) 80th birthday - a life lived with the guitar. Jelly Roll Morton once asserted: ?In fact, if you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning; I call it, for jazz.? Over the last couple of years I moved back to Jelly Roll Morton?s city: New Orleans, home of my adolescence and reacquainted myself with the tinges of Spanish in its rich musical heritage. One of these pieces was the Mardi Gras Mambo, an iconic song frequently played during Mardi Gras and, in David Newman?s reworking of the lyrics, at the New Orleans Saints football games as the Super Bowl Mambo. Uncited sources on both Wikipedia and Essortment say the word Mambo means ?conversation with the gods? in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba where it became the name for a musical form and a dance style that developed originally in Cuba in the able hands of Cachao?s (Bassist Orestes Lopez) tune: Danzon Mambo. This rhythmic style became famous in the 1950?s following its use in dance bands in Mexico and through New Orleans to the United States. The infectiousness of the New Orleans re-interpretation of the Mambo?s ostinato bass line and the reaction of people who are readily moved to dance when they hear it spoke to me of dance and celebration. This led me to choose some of this piece?s characteristics and title for this piece: Mambo for MO. As we have progressed on the instrument, some of us may have encountered the four-chord descending minor chord progression known as the Andalusian cadence: i - VII - VI - V in many different genres and guises. After all, it appears in Ray Charles? Hit the Road, Jack, the verse on Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys, Walk, Don?t Run by The Ventures, Runaway by Del Shannon and in that great work arranged and embraced by the Guitar: J.S. Bach?s Chaconne from the Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004. This bass line derived from a Latin American musical style as reinterpreted in New Orleans, a chord progression that evokes the Flamenco Music of Spain, and my impressions of the sinuous lines of people dancing the Second Line in the streets of New Orleans at Mardi Gras led me to this synthesis as a tribute to a man who has contributed so much in his lifelong efforts for the guitar, its history and lore on the occasion of his birthday! Happy Birthday, Matanya! 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 Bess.

Happy Traum's long association with the iconic Bob Dylan makes him the perfect instructor to teach these seven fingerstyle arrangements of Dylan favourites. The detailed in-depth lessons are designed for both early intermediate and more experienced players who will gain important guitar technique along with first hand historical insights.

80 studies developing all aspects of Rock & Pop Guitar playing through focussed technical work. This progressive collection helps players learn and understand the many different challenges of popular Guitar playing.Written by rock & pop music experts each study concentrates on a particular style exploring the technical elements associated with it.Focussing on a huge variety of stylistic riffs finger-picking patterns speed runs palm-muting studies and many more essential guitar techniques.Each study features accompanying teaching tips and further listening ideas.Styles covered include metal the blues soul funk ska reggae disco country indie rock & roll classic rock acoustic pop and many more.Suitable for established beginner to intermediate level Guitar players.

Description In 100 Tips For Blues Guitar You Should Have Been Told , David Mead focuses on the styles and techniques associated with one of the guitar's longest-surviving and most-played genres. In a series of illustrated exercises that work in combination with an accompanying CD, he tackles the problems associated with playing a form of music that stretches the harmonic boundaries of Western music tradition, covering subjects from choosing the right plectrum to executing the most accomplished finger roll this side of the Mississippi! With a thorough breakdown of the styles of the biggest names in the blues, 100 Tips For Blues Guitar is the ultimate guide for anyone with a guitar and a bottle of whiskey.

Ce livre de 46 pages présente une variété de grooves pour guitare dans le style RandB, Jazz, Funk, TOP 40, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop et Latin. Ces influences stylistiques sont fréquemment associées au 'Smooth Jazz'. Les artistes les plus populaires dans ce domaine sont David Sanborn, The Super Groovers ou encore George Benson. Sur chaque exemple du CD, le groove est séparé en 3 idées mélodiques: chaque riff est joué tout d'abord à la guitare, suivi de la section rythmique sans la guitare. Le 1er exemple est en général le plus facile, le second plus difficile et le troisième beaucoup plus difficile. / Guitare