Prize winning classical guitar solo by José Manuel Fernández. This invaluable resource is designed to provide a foundation and structure for planning and implementing a successful jazz program. Topics include: ‘Philosophy and rationale of music education and jazz education’, ‘The art of listening’, ‘A jazz history timeline’, ‘How to build a jazz program: goals and success stories’, ‘Scheduling challenges’, ‘Budget: what you need and how to get it’, ‘The Jazz Concept: how to get the band to swing!’, ‘ Latin Jazz: understanding various Latin styles’, ‘Jazz Improvisation: teaching the essence of jazz (three lessons included)’, ‘The jazz combo’, ‘The jazz ensemble’, ‘An overview of big band history’, ‘Jazz rehearsal techniques’, ‘Selecting the right music for your ensemble’, ‘, ‘The Rhythm Section: understanding each instrument and how they work together’, ‘The Wind Sections: saxes, trumpets, trombones – what’s different in a jazz ensemble’, ‘Vocal jazz’, ‘Festivals and Tours: how to organise events’, ‘IAJE and the progress of jazz education’, ‘Technology in jazz: make your teaching easier and more effective’. Also included is a DVD with over 3 hours of valuable audio/video information. In-depth analysis and lessons: cycle of fifths, diatonic cycle, overtone series, pentatonic scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale, polytonal order of keys (P.O.O.K.), blues and be bop scales, Iaonion, Dorian, and other modes, byzantine and arabian scales, and many more. All of the important solo works for guitar of Heitor Villa-Lobos have been assembled into one convenient volume. The music in this collection offers valuable source material and has probably been more studied, performed and recorded than any other guitar compositions of the twentieth century. Titles are: 'Chôros No. 1 (1920)', 'Suite Populaire Brésilienne (1908-1912): 'Mazurka', 'Schottish', 'Valsa', 'Gavotta', 'Chôrinho'', 'Douze Études (1929): 'Étude des Arpèges', 'Des Arpéges', 'Allegro Moderato', 'Des Accords Répétés', 'Andantino', 'Poco Allegro', 'Très Animé', 'Lent', 'Animé'', 'Cinq Préludes (1940): 'Prélude in E Minor', 'Prélude in C Minor', 'Prélude in A Minor', 'Prélude in E Minor', 'Prélude in D Major'. Titles are: 'Fantaisie, Op. 16', 'Ariette', 'Francaise', 'Sarabande', 'Tiento', 'Partita I, II, III', 'Etude No. 7 & 12', 'Sentimiento', 'Yemaya', 'Estudio de escalas', 'Variations on 'Carnival of Venice'. This heartfelt biography celebrates the brief life and brilliant music of the late jazz guitarist Grant Green, whose legend still grows today. Best know as a Blue Note Records session leader and sideman in the 1960’s, Green’s aggressive but eloquent tones embraced bob, bebop, blues, soul gospel, Latin, country, funk and pop. Written by his daughter-in-law, this unique memoir captures Green’s musical legacy and personal spirit through the eyes of his family friends and fellow musicians. ‘Some Like It Hot’, ‘I Wanna Be Loved By You’, ‘Stairway to the Stars’, ‘Sweet Sue’, ‘Runnin’ Wild’, ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, ‘Down Among The Sheltering Palms’, ‘Sugar Blues’, ‘By The Beautiful Sea’. Recorded live in the well known Toronto jazz club, George’s Spaghetti House (a.k.a. Bourbon Street), this double CD set is an example of Lenny Breau’s 7-string guitar playing at its best. The synergy between Lenny Breau and the veteran jazz bassist is unbelievable. Titles are: 'There is No Greater Love', 'If You Could See Me Now', 'On Green Dolphin Street', 'Summertime', 'Quiet and Blue', 'All Blues', 'I Fall in Love Too Easily', 'All the Things You Are', 'My Foolish Heart', 'Vision', 'Blues in My Case', 'My Funny Valentine', 'What is This Thing Called Love?', 'Beautiful Love', 'Two Lonely People', 'There Will Never Be Another You', Riot-Chorus'. A concise, easy to understand manual for playing jazz in the bebop style. Includes chapters on chords and upper extensions, major chords, nonharmonic tones, dominant chords, the minor seventh, diminished chords, augmented chords and much more. Andy Summers not only teaches some great guitar parts from his years with The Police, he demonstrates some more advanced playing plus jazz and blues styles. You’ll learn about chord group memorization and clusters, special suspensions, visualizing the root, mapping out the neck, modal interchanges, 'squeezing' the chords, and a whole lot more. Plus some great live performances by Andy playing with his band! Nigel North, Classical Guitar as a Career, A New Sort of Entertainment, 'Off the Peg' Equipment Review, Music Supplement, Guitar in Czechoslovakia: 3, Response to the Offensive.

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Martin SP Marquis® strings are designed for maximum tone and longevity. Ultra-high tensile strength cores resist breaking. Acoustic bronze ?nish provides greater string life. The silk wrapping on the end is not only a traditional symbol of quality, but provides tighter seating of the string at the bridge pin and helps reduce wear on bridges and bridgeplates. This comprehensive method has been designed to get the beginning guitarist started with several popular fingerpicking patterns. The book begins by introducing several simple arpeggio patterns, using lovely, easy-to-play chord voicings. The pieces are designed to stand alone as guitar instrumentals but they also form the foundation of much of the fingerpicking accompaniment used by some of the best known singer-guitarists working today, such as Paul Simon, Leo Kottke and James Taylor. The book then progresses through picking with the thumb and three fingers and what is commonly referred to as ‘Travis Picking’, the alternating thumb (alternating bass) style of picking. A number of original pieces take the player through the techniques required for the more complicated applications of the style, acting as both technique builders and performance quality repertoire. The basics of guitar technique in 60 classical and romantic studies.

Works by Aguado, Cano, Carcassi, Carulli, Coste, Fortea, Giuliani, Sor A compilation of the crazy ska band's nuttiest offerings. Arranged for piano and vocals with guitar chord boxes where necessary. Titles are: ‘(Waiting For The) Ghost Train’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘Cardiac Arrest’, ‘Driving In My Car’, ‘Embarrassment’, ‘Grey Day’, ‘House Of Fun’, ‘It Must Be Love’, ‘Michael Caine’, ‘My Girl’, ‘Night Boat To Cairo’, ‘One Better Day’, ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘Our House’, ‘Shup Up’, ‘The Prince’, ‘The Return Of Los Palmas 7’, ‘The Sun And The Rain’, ‘Uncle Sam’, ‘Wings Of A Dove’, ‘Yesterday Man’. This amazing video is now available on DVD. Jazz guitar legend Tal Farlow sits down with best-selling author and great guitarist Jody Fisher in a candid, entertaining and instructional interview. Topics of discussion include chord/melody arranging, flat-five substitutions, soloing over ii-V-I and more. Tal Farlow also talks about his influences and the great players that he's performed and recorded with. Vladimír Mikulka plays a selection of Andrés Segovia’s most popular concert pieces. Not to be missed. Titles are: 'Homenaje a Tárrega' (Turina), 'Arie a Variace Recená' (Frescobaldi), 'Sonatina A-dur' (Moreno-Torroba), 'La Cavatina' (Tansman), 'Siciliano' (Bach), 'Introdukce a Variace na Mozartovo Téma Op. 9 Nos. 10-12' (Sor), 'La Arrulladora' (Castelnuovo-Tedesco), 'Asturias' (Albéniz).

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Reprints of the USA guitar dealer, Guitar Trader’s special bulletins. In this volume are hundreds of photographs, guitar descriptions and advice for collectors and dealers. Made up of the first eight issues of the bulletin, this volume contains historic information on early Gibson archtops, the Hofner story, Vox amps, D’Aquisto flatops, Telecaster Blue Book, Flying V, Firebird guitars, Mario Maccaferri and much, much more. This book is sub-titled ‘The Ultimate Bass Line Book’. The purpose of the book is to provide the first comprehensive and exhaustive study of bass line construction. Included in the study are basic harmonic principles, chord/scale relationships, rhythmic embellishment, meters and tempos, musical styles (modal tunes, polyharmony etc.) and so on. Each application is discussed from the beginning level to the advanced professional level. The first-ever authorized guitar tab book from these adored alt-rockers! Our matching folio to their 4th CD features the smash hit single Sex on Fire, plus: Be Somebody + Closer + Cold Desert + Crawl + Revelry + 17 + Use Somebody + and more This 1959 recording by jazz guitar legend Barney Kessel also features the award winning drumming of Elvin Jones, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes and Chuck Domanico on bass. Titles are: 'Moving Up', 'Blue Grass', 'This Guy's in Love with You', 'Blues Up, Down & All Around', 'The Sounds of Silence', 'Two Note Samba'. Written in Uruguay in 1924, and dedicated to the violinist/composer Eduado Fabini with whom Barrios played concerts in the twenties. The String Cleaner: Bass Guitar Version…The Ultimate String AND FRET Cleaning Tool!

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For years, Italian flatipicking guitar sensation Beppe Gambetta has been thrilling audiences throughout the US and Europe with his incredible, high energy pyrotechnics. On this Mel Bay Artist Series video, Beppe plays nine virtuoso guitar solos including his special rendition of bluegrass favorites: East Virgina Blues; Snow Dear; Spanish Two-Step; and Country Boy Rock & Roll. This intimate performance video also features brilliant solo guitar performances of Beppe's own compositions: On the Road with Mama; Family Whistle; Tarantexas; and A Night In Frontenac. As a special bonus, Beppe and his partner in the Seranata Duo, award-winning mandolinist, Carlo Aonzo perform exquistie duet arrangements of Italian favorites, Giuseppina and Margaritin.