For Guitar Players Only

'This music grew out of necessity. A large number of guitarists with a wide range of technical ability were brought together as an ensemble to be trained in as musical a way as possible By writing parts from the 4th to the 1st progressively more demanding the idea of ensemble playing has proved not only successful musically but also technically accommodating; therefore this material should be ideally suited for class tuition. The absence of fingering is intentional; on closer acquaintance with the music players should experiment with various fingerings. Dynamics noted in the score are only suggestions which can be altered according to individualtaste. The possibilities for interesting and exciting colours and sonorities are almost inexhaustible and should be one of the more appealing aspects of such music-making. If this music succeeds in bringing more guitarists out of isolation and under the same roof as it has done in the experience of the composer then it can be considered as a decisive step forward in the development of the Guitar as a 'musical' instrument'. - Gilbert E. Biberian

for Solo Guitar Vol. 1-This collection will help spark an interest in the development of an American repertoire for the classical guitar. Traditional Scottish and Irish tunes were transformed by the African rhythms of banjo players which in turninfluenced popular music and led to ragtime jazz and blues. The amount of folk music in America is staggering. The nineteenth century gave birth to many unique American styles and its songs are an important part of our musicalheritage. Even today quite a few of the tunes in this collection will seem very familiar. Written primarily in standard notation the exceptions being those tunes in altered tunings which logically appear in tablature only.

Salsa has become quite a dance craze. Its popularity has grown from the Cuban and Puerto Rican community to include most of the Americas Europe and even Japan. New Salsa bands are forming everywhere from New York to Los Angeles from Tokyo to Paris. But despite its increasing popularity many musicians find that Salsa and the other genres of Afro Cuban Music are still very difficult to feel and play in an authentic relaxed way. This type of music with its unique concept of the Clave presents quite a challenge for the aspiring young performer. In the past the only way to learn how to play Salsa was to live in an area where Salsa was already very popular so that one mightconnect with as many authentic musicians as possible; learning one pattern here another there via a very slow learning process that could take years if not decades to accomplish. Even though the process of immersing oneself fully and experientially in the music style of our choosing is absolutely necessary for our musical growth the need for concise well written and organized materials written by someone who knows and lives this type of music is also essential. Mr. Campos' books are doing exactly that. ADG believe that he has done a great service by writing his first two books titled 'Salsa: Afro-Cuban Montunos for Piano' and 'Salsa: Further Adventures in Afro-Cuban Music' and now with his latest book 'Salsa: Afro-Cuban Montunos for Guitar'. Mr. Campos is helping to expand the area of Salsa studies to include all guitar players and students. Salsa and Afro Cuban Montunos for Guitar by Carlos Campos. Finally the first instructional book showing guitarists how to play Salsa styles. Following on from his highly successful Salsa piano/keyboard instructional books Carlos Campos has created a book for guitarists with over 400 examples (60 audio examples recorded) with each example for 2-3 and 3-2 clave. There is both written music and tablature These Salsa patterns can be used for Jazz Latin Jazz and Flamenco musical styles.

The Essential Guide for All Guitarists-If you've been finding yourself trapped in the pentatonic box then Connecting Pentatonic Patterns is for you. This hands-on instructional book/online audio pack offers examples for Guitar players of all levels from beginner to advanced. The only prerequisites are a basic understanding of the minor pentatonic scale and a desire to expand your fretboard horizons. Study this book faithfully and soon you'll be soloing all over the neck with the greatest of ease. Connecting Pentatonic Patterns includes access to online audio with demonstrations of every example in the book plus jam tracks for practising.

Emmanuel Labor provides a personal one-on-one setting in which not only music aficionados can enjoy performances of some of Tommy???s best-loved tunes but also offers guitar players instruction by one of the world???s best. TommyEmmanuel fingerstyle master and performer shares his personal insight and technique to sixteen tunes. Pieces shown include cuts from his albums Only Endless Road and The Mystery. As a bonus feature on the DVD a few sections areslowed down with no compromise in pitch or video to better see the exact execution that Tommy uses. DVD length: 166 minutes.

In this 2-hour video from bluegrass guitar veteran Timm Stafford you will learn the fundamental skills that will make you a better guitar player no matter what your current ability level. Tuning Timing Tone Technique andTaste are all essential skills that guitar players from beginners to professionals need to address on a regular basis. Tim's masterful presentation of these concepts and the practical time tested methods he teaches you on thisvideo will not only help you understand improve and maintain these skills but will advance your overall guitar skills considerably.

Arranged For Fingerstyle Guitar-Books have been written about Bix Beiderbecke movies have been made. His incandescent talent meteoric rise and tragic death at 28: this is the stuff of myth and legend. We are fortunate that we have quite a few incomparable recordings. Although it is said that they only capture a shadow of Bix???s sound you can hear right away what the fuss was all about. As Ernie Hawkins attempted to do with some Louis Armstrong songs in an earlier DVD set (Louis and Bix it is said had opportunities toplay together and greatly admired each other) here he is playing and teaching some favorite Bix songs on guitar. Once again the extraordinary fingerpicking style developed by Rev Gary Davis shines through making this approach to the jazz of the 1920???s possible. These songs may be challenging but they are fun and rewarding to learn and play. Hopefully learning this style via these songs will open the student to new possibilities.This lesson is over 2 hours. The arrangements are for the intermediate to advance players. They are multi-section compositions with lots of fingerpicking challenges. But all your hard work will be very worthwhile as these tunes are some of the greatest in the early jazz repertoire. Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

Learning to play the Guitar without having a deep exposure to the Blues seems almost as strange as wanting to sing without first being able to speak. This method allows you to therefore discover all of the essential Blues techniques such as structure specific chords and rhythms accompaniment riffs scales improvisation and solos.  In order for guitarists to make the most of this method practice is essential and complete chord sequences are included in the style of many of the most famous blues players like Otis Rush BB King Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan etc.  On the accompanyingCD five hours of music allows you to hear all the demonstration tracks at both normal speed and slowed down letting you learn at your own pace. The same is shown on the DVD so not only can you listen you can also see exactly how it should be done.  Learning to play the Guitar without having a deep exposure to the Blues seems almost as strange as wanting to sing without first being able to speak. This method allows you to therefore discover all of the essential Blues techniques such as structure specific chords and rhythms accompaniment riffs scales improvisation and solos.  In order for guitarists to make the most of this method practice is essential and complete chord sequences are included in the style of many of the most famous blues players like Otis Rush BB King Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan etc.  On the accompanyingCD five hours of music allows you to hear all the demonstration tracks at both normal speed and slowed down letting you learn at your own pace. The same is shown on the DVD so not only can you listen you can also see exactly how it should be done. 

For Fingerstyle Guitar. Par GROSSMAN STEFAN. Ragtime is in many ways the quintessential American music. It arrived at the turn of the last century with many transitions, notably the discovery of the means to record sound, and the determination of Afro-Americans of genius to be appreciated as artists. The music we call ragtime represents not only a moment of great anticipation (as the advent of jazz was on hand) but also of fulfillment. There are perhaps, 200 classic ragtime pieces that represent a corpus of extraordinary beauty - some of the most straightforward, melodious, and out and out joyful music that there ever was. In the early 1960?s guitar players started to tackle arranging this music. David Laibman and Dave Van Ronk were in the vanguard of this movement. Van Ronk?s arrangement of St. Louis Tickle became a rite of passage for fingerstyle guitarists. Laibman?s arrangements of Scott Joplin?s classic rags amazed and challenged the fingerpickers from coast to coast and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. By the 1970s other guitarists tried their skills playing ragtime. In the last fifty years this pursuit has carried on. This collection presents eight outstanding guitarists and their approaches to arranging and playing cake walks and classic rags. Tackling the material in this collection will greatly help your development and mastery of the fretboard and what Rev. Gary Davis called your six-string piano. Both your hands will get a complete aerobic workout! An audio download link is included with performances of each title. / Date parution : 2022-01-14/ Recueil / Guitare

Guitar Play-Along Volume 30-The outrageous flamboyant costumes and startling white makeup are the instantly recognisable symbols of Superstar rock group Kiss. Since their first release in 1974 Gene Simmons??? tongue the axe guitars a captivating stage show featuring dry ice smoke bombs elaborate lighting blood spitting and fire breathing; Kiss have captured the imaginations of thousands of rock and pop-metal fans. Though it is probably their appearance that has garnered most attention their brand of anthemic fist-pumping loud and hard guitar rock has delivered 13 Platinum and 11 gold albums. Couple this stadium rock with an outrageous on stage presence and rock posturing and it is easy to see whythey have cemented their place in Rock ???n??? Roll history. The Guitar Play-along series will help you to play your favourite songs by your favourite artist quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the demonstration track on the CD and then play-along using the separate backing tracks! The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you also want to sing or to help follow along. The enhanced disc is playable on all CD players though you need a PC or MAC to unleash the full potential. With the included software you can adjust the playback tempo without changing the pitch! Learn to play eight of your favourite Kiss songs this book has it all in abundance the only thing missing is the face paint and spandex! Eight of their best songs including: Detroit Rock City Firehouse Heaven's on Fire Love Gun and Rock and Roll All Nite

Given the number of skilled luthiers and guitarists in evidence today the current era has come to be known as ???The Golden Age of the Acoustic Guitar???. Among numerous richly talented players flatpicking/fingerstyle Acousticand Harp guitarist Stephen Bennett stands out as both a supreme melodist and groove master. That said - you already have a good idea of the contents of this DVD.It???s a rare artist who is capable of recording 29tunes in a single day but with the tenacity perfectionism and phenomenal musicality known to his fans worldwide that is exactly what Stephen did in creating this DVD. In fact most of these tracks were completed to perfectionin one take. Add the notion of performing on three distinctly different instruments- a Morris 6-string acoustic a 1930 National Steel and a modern Merrill Brothers copy of a vintage Dyer Harp Guitar- and you have not only aHerculean musical feat but a unique listening and viewing experience.Stephen???s live Mel Bay DVD performance is one you???ll watch again and again.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Sacred Number of pages : 80 This unique book combines two of the best loved hymns of the Christian church, Amazing Grace� and Great Is Thy Faithfulness,� with eight original compositions. These selections were chosen from 3 different solo albums recorded by renowned Los Angeles guitarist Jay Leach. The compositions and arrangements contained in this book will not only provide a unique perspective on harmonic chord substitution and voice leading, but will also provide many valuable insights on acoustic fingerstyle technique for players of all levels from beginners to seasoned professionals. The inspirational stories of how this music came about, combined with the soothing harmonic richness of the selections make this a valuable resource all acoustic guitarists.