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Performed on an acoustic steel-string guitar with open tunings and
a finger-picking technique, Hawaiian slack key guitar music emerged
in the mid-nineteenth century. Though performed on a non-Hawaiian
instrument, it is widely considered to be an authentic Hawaiian
tradition grounded in Hawaiian aesthetics and cultural values. In
Listen But Don't Ask Question Kevin Fellezs listens to Kanaka Maoli
(Native Hawaiian) and non-Hawaiian slack key guitarists in Hawai'i,
California, and Japan, attentive to the ways in which notions of
Kanaka Maoli belonging and authenticity are negotiated and
articulated in all three locations. In Hawai'i, slack key guitar
functions as a sign of Kanaka Maoli cultural renewal, resilience,
and resistance in the face of appropriation and occupation, while
in Japan it nurtures a merged Japanese-Hawaiian artistic and
cultural sensibility. For diasporic Hawaiians in California, it
provides a way to claim Hawaiian identity. By demonstrating how
slack key guitar is a site for the articulation of Hawaiian values,
Fellezs illuminates how slack key guitarists are reconfiguring
notions of Hawaiian belonging, aesthetics, and politics throughout
the transPacific.
Technology and the Stylistic Evolution of the Jazz Bass traces the
stylistic evolution of jazz from the bass player's perspective.
Historical works to date have tended to pursue a 'top down'
reading, one that emphasizes the influence of the treble
instruments on the melodic and harmonic trajectory of jazz. This
book augments that reading by examining the music's development
from the bottom up. It re-contextualizes the bass and its role in
the evolution of jazz (and by extension popular music in general)
by situating it alongside emerging music technologies. The bass and
its technological mediation are shown to have driven changes in
jazz language and musical style, and even transformed creative
hierarchies in ways that have been largely overlooked. The book's
narrative is also informed by investigations into more commercial
musical styles such as blues and rock, in order to assess how, and
the degree to which, technological advances first deployed in these
areas gradually became incorporated into general jazz praxis.
Technology and the Jazz Bass reconciles technology more thoroughly
into jazz historiography by detailing and evaluating those that are
intrinsic to the instrument (including its eventual
electrification) and those extrinsic to it (most notably evolving
recording and digital technologies). The author illustrates how the
implementation of these technologies has transformed the role of
the bass in jazz, and with that, jazz music as an art form.
Scored by Thomas F. Heck for solo violin with classical guitar
accompaniment, this collection includes pieces from Volumes 1-3 of
the Suzuki Violin School. Heck, himself a guitarist and Suzuki
parent, intended the arrangements to serve as interesting
alternative accompaniments to the Violin School repertoire. The
contrapuntal interest and enriched timbral possibilities of the
violin-with-guitar combination result in unusually appealing
chamber music performance pieces suited for young musicians. The
intermediate-to-advanced level classical guitar notation is
supplemented by chord symbols to enable non-classically trained
guitarists to accompany the violin line. Contents are: Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star Theme and Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Song
of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come,
Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago
(T.H. Bayly) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) * Three Minuets from
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (J.S. Bach) * Chorus from Judas
Maccabaeus (G.F. Handel) * Gavotte (F.J. Gossec) * Musette, Gavotte
II or the Musette from English Suite III in G Minor for Klavier,
BWV 808 (J.S. Bach) * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (J. Brahms) * Theme
from Witches' Dance (N. Paganini) * Minuet in G, Wo0 10, No. 2 (L.
van Beethoven) * Minuet from Quintet in E (L. Boccherini) *
Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7 (A. DvorAk) * Gavotte (P. Martini) *
Gavotte I and II in D from Air for the G String (J.S. Bach) *
Minuets, BWV Anh. 114 & BWV Anh. 115 (J.S. Bach).
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 2A Theory Book has
thematic tie-in with the Level 2A Lesson Book, inviting students
into the pages for deeper understanding. A wide variety of theory
activities engage students with eighth notes, phrases,
transposition, and 5-finger scales. Composer biographies provide
valuable context for Lesson Book pieces while helping students
review key concepts.
(Bass Recorded Versions). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab of
Jaco's brilliant bass work on 16 songs: Amerika * Birdland *
Blackbird * The Chicken * Chromatic Fantasy * Come On, Come Over *
Continuum * Donna Lee * Invitation * Liberty City * Opus Pocus *
Portrait of Tracy * River People * Soul Intro * Teen Town * Word of
Mouth.
Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. Revised edition
features:
New engravings in a 9" x 12" format
New editing of pieces, including bowings and fingerings
16 additional pages
Additional exercises, some from Dr. Suzuki, plus additional insight
and suggestions for teachers
Glossary of terms in English, French, German and Spanish
Musical notation guide
Fingerboard position.
Titles: Gavotte (P. Martini), Minuet (J. S. Bach), Gavotte in G
Minor (J. S. Bach), Humoresque (A. Dvor?k), Gavotte (Jean Becker),
Gavotte in D Major (J. S. Bach), Bourr?e (J. S. Bach)
This title is available in SmartMusic.
(Instructional). The Hal Leonard Bagpipe Method is designed for
anyone just learning to play the Great Highland bagpipes. This
comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an
introduction to the bagpipe chanter. The accompanying DVD includes
video lessons with demonstrations of all the examples in the book
Lessons include: the practice chanter, the Great Highland Bagpipe
scale, bagpipe notation, proper technique, grace-noting,
embellishments, playing and practice tips, traditional tunes,
buying a bagpipe, and much more
(Music Sales America). In this volume Peter Pickow gives guitarists
a concise thesaurus of essential and practical forms for study and
practise. Tips on using scales to build speed, endurance and
fretboard fluency.
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Features 54 Disney delights: The
Ballad of Davy Crockett * The Bare Necessities *
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo * Candle on the Water * Chim Chim Cher-ee * A
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes * Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs' Marching
Song) * It's a Small World * Kiss the Girl * The Siamese Cat Song *
Someday My Prince Will Come * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious *
Under the Sea * When You Wish upon a Star * Winnie the Pooh *
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah * more
'Knowing Martin and Paul Kelly's perfectionism and attention to
detail it's no surprise that this is the ultimate and complete
story of all things Rickenbacker.' - Johnny Marr 'A wonderful
history of my favourite guitar. The attention to detail is
amazing!' - Roger McGuinn 'There are few things more satisfying
than the shimmer of an open chord played on a Rickenbacker through
a Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier. Martin and Paul have given us the
definitive history of these magical instruments.' - Susanna Hoffs
Rickenbacker Guitars is the highly anticipated follow up to Fender:
The Golden Age, charting the story of one of the most important and
influential guitar makers of all time. From George Beauchamp's
invention of the world's first commercially viable electric guitar
in 1931, through the company's heyday during the 1960s - when their
instruments were favoured by The Beatles, The Byrds and The Who -
and up to the continuing legacy of Rickenbacker today. This
definitive collection features unprecedented access to the company
archives, 350 beautifully photographed original instruments -
including all 7 surviving Beatles owned Rickenbackers - and new
interviews with legendary Rickenbacker players such as Roger
McGuinn, Peter Buck, Susanna Hoffs, Johnny Marr, Mike Campbell,
Geddy Lee and Paul Weller. Rickenbacker Guitars is the most
comprehensive history of the brand to date and a must-have for all
guitar enthusiasts.
Includes hundreds of chords and chord progressions in all styles in
all 12 keys. For beginning to intermediate guitarists. Contains
progressions in all styles, including rock, blues, jazz, folk,
alternative, country and more.
This handy reference guide fits into your ukulele case or pocket
and is organized in a unique dictionary style, making it easy for
you to find any chord quickly. There are sections on how to read
music, tuning, movable chords, and chord derivations. An
easy-to-use fingerboard chart is included which shows all the notes
on the fingerboard.
This picture/diagram chord book shows all of the basic chords for
four-string or tenor banjo. For all of the major, minor, seventh,
diminished, augmented, and ninth chords there is a photo of the
fingering on the banjo fretboard and a diagram. Major seventh,
minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and
seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. The
introduction discusses how to hold the banjo, tuning (low to high
C- G-D-A), and more. Also suitable for mandola.
(Stylistic Method). Take your playing to the stratosphere with the
most advanced lead book by this proven heavy metal author. Speed
Mechanics is the ultimate technique book for developing the kind of
speed and precision in today's explosive playing styles. Learn the
fastest ways to achieve speed and control, secrets to make your
practice time really count, and how to open your ears and make your
musical ideas more solid and tangible. Packed with over 200 vicious
exercises including Troy's scorching version of "Flight of the
Bumblebee." Music and examples demonstrated on CD. 89-minute audio.
Bert Weedon's Play in a Day remains one of the world's most successful guitar methods. It is as much of a legend as the stars who have learned from it, including Eric Clapton, Mike Oldfield, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Sting, Brian May, Pete Townshend, and many others!
Play in a Day is easy to use and includes plenty of tips for selecting the right guitar, the correct amplifier, how to hold your instrument, and plenty of exercises and tunes to play!
The Classical Guitar Companion is an anthology of guitar exercises,
etudes, and pieces organized according to technique or musical
texture. Expert author Christopher Berg, a veteran guitar
instructor, bring together perspectives as an active performing
artist and as a teacher who has trained hundreds of guitarists to
encourages students to work based on their own strengths and
weaknesses. The book opens with "Learning the Fingerboard," a large
section devoted to establishing a thorough knowledge of the guitar
fingerboard through a systematic and rigorous study of scales and
fingerboard harmony, which will lead to ease and fluency in
sight-reading and will reduce the time needed to learn a repertoire
piece. The following sections "Scales and Scale Studies", "Repeated
Notes", "Slurs", "Harmony", "Arpeggios", "Melody with
Accompaniment", "Counterpoint" and "Florid or Virtuoso Studies"
each contain text and examples that connect material to fingering
practices of composers and practice strategies to open a path to
interpretive freedom in performance. The Classical Guitar Companion
will serve as a helpful companion for many years of guitar study.
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