Recorded in concert at the Smithsonian Jazz Café - November 11 2005 Vic Juris and Corey Christiansen two of the first guitarists on Mel Bay Records joined bassist Bill Moring and drummer Tim Horner on this remarkable set ofstandards and originals.Awakening Corey's first CD as well as the first release on Mel Bay Records was hailed by jazz critics and radio programmers as an unusually impressive debut recording. Widely recognized as abrilliant musician and composer Vic has worked with an extensive roster of jazz legends since the early 1970s. A Second Look his first CD on Mel Bay Records was released in April of 2005 to great critical acclaim.Assenior editor for Mel Bay Publications Corey was given the opportunity to produce Vic's CD. In the process they discovered their musical styles compliment each other so well that it was only natural for them to record together. Live At The Smithsonian Jazz Café clearly demonstrates the wisdom of that decision.

Par BAY MEL. Mel Bay's own method for the classic guitar, featuring a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of music and reading guitar notation, plus graded studies and pieces. This book presents classic guitar technique in a manner that anyone can easily follow. Musical and technical concepts are introduced gradually as needed throughout the text and driven home with ample musical illustrations. Information is provided on: basic right and left-hand techniques, reading standard notation, harmonics, and playing in various keys and positions. In addition to the many classical etudes included here by Aguado, Bach, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Giuliani, Sor, and others, Mel Bay has made a significant contribution to the student guitar repertoire by transcribing works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Pleyel, Rubenstein, and others in the classical style. The pieces and exercises are arranged to progress systematically through various keys and playing positions. Written entirely in standard notation only. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / Classic - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Classique

This innovative book contains a system of Guitar chord formation which maximizes power voicing while minimizing left-hand movement. Commonly referred to as the 'rhythm guitarist's bible ' Mel Bay's Rhythm GuitarChord System was originally written by Mel Bay in 1947. This landmark publication was reissued in its original typesetting in 1973 to become the definitive text on jazz chords in private teaching studios anduniversity jazz Guitar departments around the globe. Bay's practical analytical approach to the fingerboard produced this comprehensive system for learning full-sounding orchestral jazz Guitar chords. This bookincludes access to online video. 90:14 minutes.

Par BAY WILLIAM. Une série soigneusement graduée d\'exercices, de solos, de duos et d\'études de la corde qui sont un complément idéal à la Mel Bay moderne guitare méthode Grade 1 et la section de lecture de la note de la méthode de classe de guitare de Mel Bay. Les études sont inclus pour chaque chaîne, et les touches de C, un mineur, G et mi mineur sont présentés. Guitare études Grade 1, en outre, sera une aide précieuse à tout étudiant de guitare de début et le contenu va augmenter et améliorer l\'apprentissage indépendamment du texte d\'instruction base utilisé. Dans la notation. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Guitare

Par BAY MEL. Livre de renom début de Mel Bay de guitare de style plectre solos en première position. Fournit une multitude de musique jouable par l'étudiant de début. Solos ont été organisés et classés pour l'étudiant désireux de jouer de la bonne musique, même si sa connaissance de l'instrument peut être limité. Un supplément grand à toute méthode de guitare de lecture de la note. Notation standard. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Solos / Recueil / Guitare Flatpick et Plectre

Par BAY MEL. Communément appelée la 'bible du guitariste rythmique', cet ouvrage novateur est un système de formation de corde de guitare qui maximise l'accordage de puissance tout en minimisant le mouvement de la gauche ! Initialement écrit par Mel Bay en 1947, cette publication phare a été rééditée dans sa composition originale en 1973 pour devenir le texte définitif sur les accords de jazz dans les studios de l'enseignement privé et départements de guitare jazz universitaires du monde entier. Analytique approche la baie de m. pratique à la touche produit ce système complet pour l'apprentissage des accords de guitare jazz orchestrale de pleine consonance. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Chord Book / Etude / Guitare

Par BAY MEL. Il s\'agit de système de \' historique \' de Mel Bay pour jouer les solos de guitare dans le style de corde à l\'aide de musique populaire. Cette méthode est accessible à l\'étudiant de niveau intermédiaire et est applicable pour les performances de choix ou fingerstyle. Dans la notation et tablature. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Chord Book / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Par BAY MEL. Contrairement à n'importe quelle autre collection sur le marché, ce livre présente des séries de célèbre duo de Mel Bay par ordre de difficulté. Fournit des duos de plaisir au jeu sur les oeuvres de Bach, Mozart, Mazas, Dancla et bien d'autres. Supplément de bonne méthode ! / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Duets / Recueil / Guitare

Mel Bay's own method for the Classic Guitar featuring a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of music and reading Guitar notation plus graded studies and pieces. This book presents Classic Guitar techniquein a manner that anyone can easily follow. Musical and technical concepts are introduced gradually as needed throughout the text and driven home with ample musical illustrations. Information is provided on: basic right andleft-hand techniques reading standard notation harmonics and playing in various keys and positions. In addition to the many classical etudes included here by Aguado Bach Carcassi Carulli Diabelli Giuliani Sor and others Mel Bay has made a significant contribution to the student Guitar repertoire by transcribing works by Bach Brahms Chopin Mozart Pleyel Rubenstein and others in the classical style. The pieces and exercises are arranged toprogress systematically through various keys and playing positions. Written entirely in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.

?The aim of this book is to gather in one place a compendium of techniques specific to the classical guitar. Each technique has a written explanation preliminary exercises and two original compositions providing theopportunity to use the techniques in a musical context.? - Steve Marsh Mel Bay Publications was founded on Mel?s simple pretext of ?finding a need and fillingit.?  Mel Bay author Steve Marsh continues in that tradition with the publication of The Anthology of Classical Guitar Techniques a highly original concept that fills a distinct need in the guitar studyrepertoire.  Graded from lower intermediate to higher intermediate in difficulty this anthology avoids fundamental skills known to most beginners and goes straight to intermediate-level techniques such as: arpeggio barré campanella glissando harmonics pizzicato rapid scales rasgueado tambour tremolo vibrato and more. Each of the 32 techniques is illuminated with preliminary studies and two original compositions all writtenin standard notation only. If you?re ready to take the next step with the classical guitar this book will improve your technique and musicianship in general increase your ability to listen to yourself critically and so lead to more productive practice sessions.

Par SERRANO JUAN. The legendary flamenco guitarist and best-selling Mel Bay Publications author, Juan Serrano, is well-known for his sound recordings, transcriptions of his music, and technical methods for flamenco guitar. Now the music that formed his technical repertory and was the musical foundation given to his by his father, Antonio el del Lunar, (guitarist for all the flamenco singers of his time including Pastora Pavon-Nina de los Peines) is at your fingertips in this book that contains completely unreleased flamenco puro that is the foundation of one of the world's leading guitarists. These falsetas or variations on flamenco forms (toques) are graded so they are valuable for beginners, intermediate, advanced, and professional flamenco guitarists--or for classical guitarists that want to learn flamenco. This book is a repertoire book that is a valuable supplement to other Juan Serrano books on Mel Bay, such as Flamenco Guitar: Basic Techniques, or The Flamenco/Classical Tradition: A Technical Guitar Method and Introduction to music. This new book includes standard notation and guitar tablature. This repertoire allows students to solidify right-hand arpeggios, rasgueados, and picados - and left-hand techniques such as ligados and apagados, while learning valuable repertoire that can be used by the concert artist. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / Flamenco - Solos / Recueil / Guitare Classique

Corey Christiansen Jimmy Bruno and Vic Juris released the first solo CDs on Mel Bay Records. On MB3 / Jazz Hits / Volume 1 they pool their talents on fresh interpretations of 10 classic tunes including 'Milestones' 'AllBlues' 'Killer Joe' and 'Freedom Jazz Dance'. Danny Gottlieb on drums and Jay Anderson on bass provide the ideal rhythm section for the first ensemble recording on Mel Bay Records.

The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. The book employs exercises etudes and examplesto illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and is accompanied by a audio featuring a rhythm section of world-class New York musicians. Author Bruce Saunders is a Professor in the Guitar department atworld-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston is a respected member of the New York city jazz community and has many recording credits to his name including his release on Mel Bay Records entitled 8 x 5. This is his fourthbook for Mel Bay Publications. Standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

from Schmelli's Hymnal for Voice and Guitar BWV 439-507. Johann Sebastian Bach?s arrangements of the ?69 Sacred Songs? from the Musical Hymnal by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the German language vocal concert repertoire and a mainstay in vocal pedagogy. Originally, only these 69 of the 954 hymns in the collection were published with a single bass line as the accompaniment. Bach?s contribution was to specify harmonies to be played over those same bass lines by adding figured bass numbers and symbols beneath each note.A figured bass line can easily be turned into a relatively simple guitar accompaniment or a more elaborate setting, offering a range of possibilities that make working with this music both interesting and rewarding for the guitarist. While other period and modern editions of the ?69 Sacred Songs? offer accompaniments for keyboard instruments, this Mel Bay publication features intermediate to advanced transcriptions exclusively for the guitar.Best suited to college-level players or advanced aficionados, this special Mel Bay Publications edition includes the vocal line with German lyrics and the guitar accompaniment transcribed from Bach?s figured bass lines. Written in guitar-friendly keys, 29 of the transcriptions employ a capo to achieve the original key designed for high voices. Without the capo, these same arrangements would be suitable to be sung by lower voices. The remaining 40 hymns are in their original guitar-friendly keys and so do not require a capo.This volume contains accompaniment settings of all 69 of the sacred songs and arias for which Bach wrote figured bass annotation. For performance variety and convenience, this book includes online access to PDFs of the ?Scores in their Original Keys,? and stand-alone ?Guitar Accompaniment,? and ?Bass Parts".