SKU: BT.HITMPOCH7

SKU: DZ.DZ-4313

ISBN 9782898522307.

Lakes Road is a piece for solo guitar.
Composed in a style very popular with many guitarists of the 70s: Finger-picking. This is distinguished by an often joyful melody built on alternating bass, thus creating a sustained and dynamic rhythm.
This composition is in line with this style,
reminiscent of Ragtime, a musical genre originating
from Louisiana originally written for piano.

«Lakes Road» est une pièce pour guitare seule.
Composée dans un style très prisé par de nombreux guitaristes des années 70 : Le Finger-picking. Celui-ci se distingue par une mélodie souvent joyeuse construite sur des basses
alternées, créant ainsi un rythme soutenu et dynamique.
Cette composition s'inscrit dans la lignée de ce style,
rappelant le Ragtime, un genre musical originaire
de la Louisiane initialement écrit pour piano.

SKU: DZ.DZ-4311

ISBN 9782898522284.

Louise Farrenc was a profoundly influential French composer, performer, professor, and author. Though she would ultimately become quite a sought-after performer, her potential as a composer was recognized quite early on. Women were not permitted to enroll in conventional composition classes at the Conservatoire de Paris at the time, but, she did receive private lessons from Anton Reicha, the professor of composition there. Years later she would receive a permanent appointment as Professor of Piano at the same institution, a position she held for thirty years. She was the only woman during the 19th century to bear that title.
Her piano etudes possess pedagogical value as well as great beauty and character. These works lend themselves quite well to the guitar duo setting. While I have rendered all of Farrenc’s melodies quite faithfully, I have taken liberties with the accompaniments in order to make them more idiomatic to the guitar. Likewise, many of the effects of which the guitar is capable have been brought to bear in ways that deviate from the original intent of the etude. Alternatively, the challenges that some of these etudes were meant to address for the piano student are amplified by this adaptation. For example, etude 5 is intended to enable the piano student to improve the coordination between their left and right hands. It certainly presents a challenge in that regard to the guitar duo!
These selections are entirely suitable for guitarists with limited experience, though they could, of course, be beautifully realized by players with a great deal more experience as well.

Louise Farrenc était une compositrice, interprète, professeur et auteure française profondément influente. Même si elle deviendra finalement une interprète très recherchée, son potentiel en tant que compositrice est reconnu très tôt. Les femmes n'étaient pas autorisées à s'inscrire aux cours de composition conventionnels au Conservatoire de Paris à l'époque, mais elle recevait des cours particuliers d'Anton Reicha, le professeur de composition du Conservatoire de Paris. Des années plus tard, elle recevra un poste permanent de professeur de piano dans la même institution, poste qu'elle occupera pendant trente ans. Elle était la seule femme au XIXe siècle à porter ce titre.
Ses études pour piano possèdent une valeur pédagogique ainsi qu'une grande beauté et un grand caractère. Ces œuvres se prêtent assez bien au montage en duo de guitares. Même si j’ai rendu assez fidèlement toutes les mélodies de Farrenc, j’ai pris des libertés avec les accompagnements afin de les rendre plus idiomatiques à la guitare. De même, de nombreux effets dont la guitare est capable ont été mis en œuvre d’une manière qui s’écarte de l’intention originale de l’étude. Alternativement, les défis que certaines de ces études étaient censées relever pour l'étudiant en piano sont amplifiés par cette adaptation. Par exemple, l'étude 5 est destinée à permettre à l'élève de piano d'améliorer la coordination entre ses mains gauche et droite. Cela représente certainement un défi à cet égard pour le duo de guitares !
Ces sélections conviennent parfaitement aux guitaristes ayant une expérience limitée, même si elles pourraient bien sûr également être magnifiquement réalisées par des musiciens beaucoup plus expérimentés.

SKU: BT.RGT0793573625274

UPC: 793573625274.

SKU: BT.RGT2164834

ISBN 9781905908028. English.

This book covers all the material needed for the RGT Grade Two examination in acoustic guitar playing, enabling you to study for an internationally recognised qualification. However, even if you do not intend to take an exam, this book will help you achieve your full potential as a guitarist by developing all aspects of your playing in a structured way. The book is very user-friendly as it is written in easy-to-read TAB, as well as traditional notation, and it comes with a free 21-track CD.

SKU: BT.RGT0793573625205

UPC: 793573625205.

Learn the Acoustic Guitar and prepare for your RGT exams with Practice Pal interactive audio-visual software for PC.

Practice Pal has been meticulously programmed to contain all thescales and chords that are included in the RGT Acoustic Guitar exam syllabus.

You can play along with your PC, guided by the interactive display. There is also an innovative random practice mode that will help you to preparefor your exam by prompting you to play randomly selected scales and chords.

Practice Pal can be used for independent study at home with the RGT handbooks or to complement lessons with ateacher.

Thisdisk covers Preliminary Grade to Grade 2 and is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Versions for Electric, Bass and Classical Guitar are also available.

SKU: BT.RGT0793573625137

SKU: BT.REG9781898466352

ISBN 9781898466352. English.

SKU: BT.MUSAM983180B

English.

SKU: HL.50607050

UPC: 196288292401. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches.

Deux Airs populaires cubains (Dos aires populares cubanos) and Deux Thèmes populaires cubains (Dos temas populares cubanos) were written in the 1960s and published by Éditions Max Eschig in 1972 and 1978. These two pieces belong to the genre of arrangements of popular songs for solo instruments that was a widespread presence in the plucked-string repertoire from the sixteenth century on. In these two cycles, Leo Brouwer reworks Cuban popular music with his usual instrumental originality. In the first cycle, Brouwer did not alter any of the melodic or structural elements of the original songs, only embellishing these with introductions, harmony, and some structure. In the second cycle however, the original dance was composed by Brouwer himself, imitating Cuban popular music characterised by both Spanish and African influences. Rather than being based on actual folk repertoire, it draws its inspiration from it and attempts to recreate its sonic ambiance. Zigante interventions, made on the scores published during the 1970s, consist of the correction of a few errors and restoring some of the original repeat signs as conceived by Brouwer. Any fingering indicationswere added by Leo Brouwer himself.

SKU: BT.ESZ-01694500

English-Italian.

SKU: BT.REG793573625137

SKU: BT.RGT216487N

ISBN 9781905908066. English.

This book covers all the material needed for the RGT Grade Six examination in acoustic guitar playing. This volume includes specially arranged fingerstyle/flatpick pieces in a range of styles - from traditional to contemporary, plus a valuable selection of chords, scales and arpeggios. There are also chapters on musical knowledge and accompaniment playing, plus aural exercises to develop your musical abilities - making it ideal for intermediate level players.

SKU: HL.300636

ISBN 9780876392270. UPC: 888680962944. 9.0x12.0x0.411 inches.

Learn the Berklee approach to guitar chords. This book will help you develop fluency in basic fretboard harmonic knowledge, tone, time feel, facility, and endurance. You will learn to play, use, and understand guitar chords in a variety of styles and musical applications including blues, jazz, pop, and singer-songwriter styles. Develop a toolbox of chordal vocabulary including triads, four-part chords, and guide-tone voicings with tensions. Practice chords around the circle of fourths, in all inversions, and with substitutions, in etudes drills, and other contexts. Accompanying audio tracks let you practice the techniques and perform them with a live band. You will learn to: • Become a more expressive and versatile guitarist through developing a wider chord vocabulary of types and voicing options, learning to play with accuracy, tone, and a strong rhythmic feel. • Construct, understand, and play common and advanced chord types up, down, and across the fingerboard: triads, seventh chords, power chords, chords with tensions, and others. • Develop an intuitive understanding of how chords are built, from simple power chords and triads to four-part chords with altered tensions. • Choose chord voicings that make your accompanying parts and improvisations sound smoother – with harmonically sophisticated shapes that are easier to play.