Comprehensive Guitar, Note Reading Guide, Volume 1

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Flamenco Number of pages : 176 This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Café de las Chinitas, Perfidía, La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales, arpeggios, tremelo, and rasgueado. Tablature is not included as the one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance at tempo for each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz, Dionisio Aguado, Fernando Sor, Mauro Guiliani, Ferdinand Carulli, and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and are repertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar.

This comprehensive approach to basic guitar skills includes varied repertoire, theory, detailed instruction about seating and hand position, standard music notation, an introduction to tablature, basic improvisation, and teaches both the pickstyle and fingerstyle techniques. Great for college non-music majors, continuing education classes, music dealer in-store programs, and group guitar classes at the middle and high school levels. Book 1 contains 16 units, each with a variety of repertoire, exercises, and timed tests at the end. Unit 16 provides instructions for playing 11 hit songs. Students can cut out flashcards provided at the back of the book to use for home study. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. / Guitare

Since it first appeared in the 1930s the concise clear content of the best-selling A Tune A Day series has revolutionised music-making in the classroom. The A New Tune A Day books have the same logical gentle pace and keen attention to detail but with a host of innovations: The inclusion of an audio CD ? with actual performances and backing tracks ? will make practice even more fun and exciting and the explanatorydiagrams and photographs will help the student to achieve the perfect technique and tone. This book contains: Advice on equipment Instructions for an effective technique and a comfortableposture Explanatory section on reading music Easy-to-follow lessons on clear uncluttered pages Audio CD with a virtuoso performance backing tracks and audio examples. Partly compatible with ANew Tune A Day Bass Guitar and Drums Tests to check progress and comprehension Useful pull-out chart giving note positions and common scales.

With this book and download card, you can learn every riff and solo for 16 of Rory Gallagher's original songs, then you can listen to and play along with exclusive new instrumental mixes of the original studio tracks, allowing you to, quite literally, Play Guitar With Rory Gallagher.The incredible and influential blues-rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher's original compositions are some of the rawest and most brilliant expositions of his exceptional talent. With face-melting tunes like Bad Penny, Moonchild and In Your Town, the Irish blues legend quite simply performs at his best and most creative. These newly transcribed Rory Gallagher Guitar tabs will show you every single note, every sweet bend and every quivering vibrato as accurately as possible so that you can put yourself right in Gallagher's shoes.Not only this, but you can actually put yourself right there in the studio with the innovative download card. This will give you instant online access to instrumental mixes of the original studio master tapes, as well as backing tracks for all 16 songs, including Tattoo'd Lady, Bought And Sold and Who's That Coming. This lets you play Gallagher's amazing Guitar parts in the company of his very own backing band, something that no other Guitar tabs can do. Not only is this a thrilling prospect, but it will also help you progress as a musician, enhancing the essential ability to play with others.With Guitar tabs, full lyrics, chord boxes and chord symbols for each and every song, this is the most comprehensive collection of Rory Gallagher Guitar tabs out there. Featuring a gushing foreword by Michael Molenda, the editor-in-chief of Guitar Player magazine, you can be of no doubt that this Rory Gallagher sheet music is simply the best way to learn his blues-infused rock compositions. As Molenda says, not only can you learn Gallagher's riffs and solos exactly as he played them, it also gives you a chance to develop and improvise upon his playing, a sensational prospect for any guitarist.Play Guitar With Rory Gallagher is an exciting and innovative new Guitar tab book that puts you in the studio with Rory's own backing band. You'll effectively be standing in his shoes, using his plectrum while playing all of his legendary blues licks and riffs. So don't waste any more time reading this, pick up this book of Rory Gallagher tabs and Play Guitar With him today! / Guitare

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, plus more pop songs! Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method - the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students. As part of the ABG series, Alfred's Basic Guitar Theory, Books 1 and 2 will help any guitarist enhance his or her knowledge of theory. Note and rhythm reading, scales, chords, and progressions are just some of the topics covered. Use this book alone or to supplement any method.

Well-respected educator and best-selling author Jerry Snyder has put together the most versatile guitar method available. This comprehensive method for classroom or individual study comes in two sections: the first section teaches chords and accompaniment, while the second teaches note reading. This flexible method allows you to start with either section or use both sections simultaneously. The Teacher's Guide helps the instructor develop and organize a guitar class curriculum and provides background on the guitar class, teaching tips, elements of music and how to address the National Standards for Arts Education. The Teacher's Guide also includes 48 pages of reproducible worksheets. The ensemble book offers graded duets, trios and quartets as well as optional parts for bass.

With every chord a guitarist could ever need, you'll never have to buy another reference book again. This 468-page, comprehensive collection of over 3,100 chords features crystal-clear photographs, chord frames, and standard music notation. Chord fingerings are shown along with note names, and chords are listed both alphabetically and chromatically for easy reference. Chord construction, intervals, inversions, altered chords, and music theory are explained in simple language to give you a complete understanding of what you are playing. This is the only chord encyclopedia you will ever need. / Guitare

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass Number of pages : 104 A comprehensive method for learning to play guitar in the bluegrass flatpicking style. The first part includes instruction on tuning, reading notation and tablature, learning chords from diagrams, bass runs, left and right hand techniques, plus short pieces and studies. The second part offers dozens of progressively arranged solos in standard notation and tablature with suggested accompaniment chord symbols.

Electric guitarists have played a critical role in the evolution of several contemporary musical styles most notably rock RandB jazz and blues. These styles have maintained a prominent position in the public ear for decades particularly in the United States and England. While these forms of modern music were spreading like wildfire in the US and abroad another musical style - one which was also indebted to contributions made by electric guitarists -was brewing just above the equator in Kingston Jamaica. This style became known as ska a slaphappy mix of of Jamaican rhythms and western RandB that typically features electric guitar bass drums keyboards and an extensive hornsection.Since the sixties ska has enjoyed success in different time periods and locations. After its development in Jamaica in the early sixties ska resurfaced in England in the seventies and later had a massive impact onthe music scene in Southern California.This book is a comprehensive guide to the stylistic elements inherent to each generation of ska - everything from its characteristic rhythms chord voicings and progressions to itseffects single-note riffs and lead phrases is examined in depth.Guitar tab and standard notation.

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfred's Basic Bass Method is the newest addition to the family, and features clear, well-paced instruction covering popular styles like rock, blues, country, and jazz. Lots of photos and diagrams make learning easy, and the included DVD contains iPod-compatible video for the visual learner. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Bass Method - the first and best choice for today's beginning bass students. Book 1 covers all the necessities including how to hold your bass, tuning your bass, right- and left-hand technique, the basics of reading music, notes on all four strings, scales, licks, songs, how to read TAB, and playing slides and accents.

Starting at the elementary level and progressing to advanced techniques this comprehensive method is like a complete two-year guitar course in book form. It includes over 450 songs and examples and covers: notes rhythms keys positions dynamics syncopation chord charts duets scale forms phrasing odd time and much more.