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Growing from a small custom shop in the early 1970s to the only new
brand to have challenged the traditional Big Three of American
acoustic guitars (Gibson Guild and Martin) Taylor has effectively
changed the marketplace for acoustic steel-string guitars and
influenced every other maker of acoustic stringed instruments.THBut
Taylor's influence in the guitar market goes far beyond the guitars
themselves. Having pioneered the use of modern building techniques
a such as utilizing CNC machines UV-finishing etc. a the company
has been an undisputed leader when it comes to innovation. Taylor's
latest efforts are concentrated on wood conservation and again the
company is setting the example that the industry is
following.THEThe Taylor Guitar BookE combines a historical story
line with useful hands-on information about model changes over the
years a to help readers learn how to identify and date a Taylor a
and features shop and factory photos (both historical and current)
as well as full-color images of guitars.
A carefully graded series of exercises, solos, duets, and chord
studies which are an ideal supplement to the Mel Bay Modern Guitar
Method Grade 1 and to the note-reading section of Mel Bay's Guitar
Class Method. Studies are included for each string, and the keys of
C, A minor, G, and E minor are presented. Guitar Studies Grade 1,
in addition, will be a valuable aid to any beginning guitar student
and the content will augment and enhance learning regardless of the
basic instructional text being used. In notation only.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Major and minor pentascales; intervals
through the 6th; C. G, and F major scales. Contents include: Almost
Like a Dream * America * American Fiddle Tune * Beach Party *
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Theme * Blues Train * The Boogie Machine
* Brahms' Lullaby * Can-Can * Cathedral Chimes * Chord Jumps *
Classical Dance * Cross-Hand Arpeggios * El Matado.
This book brings together, for the first time, nine pieces from
ABRSM's Grade 5 Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces - two solos
and one duet chosen from each of lists A, B and C - have been
carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of
styles, creating an excellent source of repertoire to suit every
performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those
preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all
30 pieces on the Grade 5 syllabus are available. These can be
purchased as part of the Guitar Exam Pieces with CD package or as
audio downloads (see www.abrsmdownloads.org for more details).
ABRSM also offers a range of apps to support musical learning,
available from www.abrsm.org/apps. Support material for ABRSM
Guitar exams [GEPs with CD] [Scales] [Specimen sight-reading]
[Specimen aural tests]
We are living in an emerging technoculture. Machines and gadgets
not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly
embody philosophical and religious values which shape the
contemporary moral vision-a vision that is often at odds with
Christian convictions. This book critically examines those values,
and offers a framework for how Christian moral theology should be
formed and lived-out within the emerging technoculture. Brent
Waters argues that technology represents the principal cultural
background against which contemporary Christian moral life is
formed. Addressing contemporary ethical and religious issues, this
book will be of particular interest to students and scholars
exploring the ideas of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Grant, Arendt, and
Borgmann.
This songbook contains every song recorded by The Smiths specially
arranged in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols,
guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics.
“A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history”
(The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative
masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated
the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les
Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like
the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments
they built. In the years after World War II, music was evolving
from big-band jazz into rock ’n’ roll—and these louder styles
demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender’s tiny firm
marketed the first solid-body electric guitar, the Esquire,
musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered,
Gibson, the largest guitar manufacturer, raced to build a
competitive product. The company designed an “axe” that would
make Fender’s Esquire look cheap and convinced Les Paul—whose
endorsement Leo Fender had sought—to put his name on it. Thus was
born the guitar world’s most heated rivalry: Gibson versus
Fender, Les versus Leo. While Fender was a quiet, half-blind,
self-taught radio repairman, Paul was a brilliant but headstrong
pop star and guitarist who spent years toying with new musical
technologies. Their contest turned into an arms race as the most
inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s—including bluesman
Muddy Waters, rocker Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Eric
Clapton—adopted one maker’s guitar or another. By 1969 it was
clear that these new electric instruments had launched music into a
radical new age, empowering artists with a vibrancy and volume
never before attainable. In “an excellent dual portrait” (The
Wall Street Journal), Ian S. Port tells the full story in The Birth
of Loud, offering “spot-on human characterizations, and erotic
paeans to the bodies of guitars” (The Atlantic). “The story of
these instruments is the story of America in the postwar era: loud,
cocky, brash, aggressively new” (The Washington Post).
The perfect companion to the 'Guitar Chords' book, 'Advanced Guitar
Chords' is a handy resource for guitarists who feel they are able
to take the next step. The simple and clean layout provides 360
chords shown as chord boxes, covering chords that are played
further up the neck and in 3rd position, along with more extensive
provision of augmented and diminished chords. Ideal for playing
genres such as jazz, this no-nonsense, easy-to-carry, spiral-bound
book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or handbag with the
minimum of fuss and will help musicians become more complete
guitarists.
In The New Guitarscape, Kevin Dawe argues for a re-assessment of
guitar studies in the light of more recent musical, social,
cultural and technological developments that have taken place
around the instrument. The author considers that a detailed study
of the guitar in both contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives
is now absolutely essential and that such a study must also include
discussion of a wide range of theoretical issues, literature,
musical cultures and technologies as they come to bear upon the
instrument. Dawe presents a synthesis of previous work on the
guitar, but also expands the terms by which the guitar might be
studied. Moreover, in order to understand the properties and
potential of the guitar as an agent of music, culture and society,
the author draws from studies in science and technology, design
theory, material culture, cognition, sensual culture, gender and
sexuality, power and agency, ethnography (real and virtual) and
globalization. Dawe presents the guitar as an instrument of
scientific investigation and part of the technology of
globalization, created and disseminated through corporate culture
and cottage industry, held close to the body but taken away from
the body in cyberspace, and involved in an enormous variety of
cultural interactions and political exchanges in many different
contexts around the world. In an effort to understand the
significance and meaning of the guitar in the lives of those who
may be seen to be closest to it, as well as providing a
critically-informed discussion of various approaches to guitar
performance, technologies and techniques, the book includes
discussion of the work of a wide range of guitarists, including
Robert Fripp, Kamala Shankar, Newton Faulkner, Lionel Loueke,
Sharon Isbin, Steve Vai, Bob Brozman, Kaki King, Fred Frith, John
5, Jennifer Batten, Guthrie Govan, Dominic Frasca, I Wayan Balawan,
Vicki Genfan and Hasan Cihat A-rter.
Jazz Guitar Styles is an instruction book designed for the
guitarist who already knows the fundamentals but wishes to explore
the "classic" style of swing-era guitar. It offers a clear, concise
introduction to the basics of jazz guitar, built on the student's
basic knowledge of forming chords and basic picking patterns. Jazz
Guitar Styles opens this world to any guitarist who has a basic
knowledge of guitar technique and willingness to learn.
The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method is designed for anyone just
learning to play classical guitar. This comprehensive and
easy-to-use beginner's guide by renowned classical guitarist and
teacher Paul Henry uses the music of the master composers to teach
you the basics of the classical style and technique. The
accompanying CD features all the pieces in the book for
demonstration and play along. Includes pieces by Beethoven, Bach,
Mozart, Schumann, Giuliani, Carcassi, Bathioli, Aguado, Tarrega,
Purcell, and more. Includes all the basics plus info on PIMA
technique, two- and three-part music, time signatures, key
signatures, articulation, free stroke, rest stroke, composers, and
much more. Does NOT include tablature.
(Yorktown). Designed for use as a method book, this volume allows
the teacher to vary the approach according to the needs of the
student. The book can also be used as a source of carefully graded
pieces, for use with any first-year method.
(Fake Book). This super collection features 366 more well-known
songs arranged for ukulele from the 1950s through today, by artists
such as Carole King, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, the
Beatles, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson and others, plus
favorites from movies, Broadway, Motown and more Just like the
first Daily Ukulele book, all arrangements feature melody, lyrics
and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. A special "Ukulele
101" section, a chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos
round out the fun. Tunes include: Ain't No Sunshine * Anticipation
* Bubbly * Calendar Girl * Come Monday * Falling Slowly *
Hallelujah * I Got You Babe * Lean on Me * Moondance * Route 66 *
Sweet Caroline * We Are the World * Y.M.C.A. and scores more The
Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition offers ukulele fun all year long
even on February 29th
(Guitar Educational). Since its appearance in Guitar World in 1990,
Vai's intensive guitar regimen has been the Holy Grail for serious
players. Here is the lesson that shaped a generation of guitarists.
Vai sat down with guitarist/transcriber Dave Whitehill and outlined
his practice routine for the January 1990 issue of Guitar World .
Never before had a guitarist given such an in-depth explanation of
his musical exercise regimen. It became a must-have for guitarists.
Many of the players interviewed in GW have cited it as an influence
on their development as guitarists. Here's a chance to experience
the workout in its original form and to learn some of the things
Vai has done to develop his formidable chops and remarkable music
vocabulary. In this book, Steve Vai reveals his path to virtuoso
enlightenment with two challenging guitar workouts one 10-hour and
one 30-hour which include scale and chord exercises, ear training,
sight-reading, music theory, and much more. These comprehensive
workouts are reprinted by permission from Guitar World magazine.
As the follow-up to his best-selling book Shredding Bach, master
shredder German Schauss covers yet another all-time great musician.
Niccolo Paganini, whose lifestyle and fame were similar to that of
a modern rockstar, was undoubtedly one of the greatest virtuosos
that ever lived. His skills were so advanced that many believed he
had made a pact with the devil. Paganini's practice schedule (15
hours a day), combined with a genetic connective tissue disorder
that gave him "impossible" reach and flexibility with his fingers,
resulted in extremely demanding and exciting compositions for
shredders of any era. Paganini's works, which showcase his
extraordinary skills, are perfect for the heavy metal style and
will stretch your playing to the limits. The accompanying CD
features all of the examples recorded at multiple speeds to help
you practice and get you on your way to mastering Paganini's
challenging compositions.
Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2
years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing
jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of
swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs.
Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases.
Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to
understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of all
exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band
arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.
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