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MARTIN JUAN PLAY SOLO FLAMENCO GUITAR VOL2 LIBRO CD DVD TABLATURE SPARTITI CHITARRA

MARTIN JUAN, PLAY SOLO FLAMENCO GUITAR VOL.2. CD DVD TABLATURE

LIBRO DI MUSICA CON CD E DVD, SPARTITI PER CHITARRA. ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA E TABLATURE. 

SOLO FLAMENCOS TOMO VOL. 2

Progressively graded for intermediate and more advanced GRADES 6 - 8

This second volume, of a two-part series, contains a book, CD and DVD by internationally recognized flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin. Provided are more than 21 solos, progressively graded in the three higher grades, 6 to 8, to suit players at intermediate and more advanced stages, who already have some experience of the instrument and techniques of flamenco. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) and (except for the two final solos) is also included on the companion CD. The DVD contains over 60 minutes of music. All text is provided in both English and Spanish.
 

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the second volume of Solos Flamencos!

I hope you will find it meets your needs for more technically demanding music which can help you to feel that you are really beginning to master the challenges of the solo flamenco guitar. The tremendous success of the first volume has greatly encouraged us in the preparation of this second volume. Messages of appreciation from players in all parts of the world have brought us great pleasure and satisfaction. The main content of this volume follows the format of the first volume, with seven solos demonstrated at each of the grades 6 - 8. In addition there are four recorded extras on the CD and DVD; these consist of two brief sequences of Solea, a Garrotin (an easier solo which could help you to get started) and more falsetas for Bulerias. Finally, as a further extra in the book, there are two of my solo compositions presented only in music notation and cifra tablature, which are not demonstrated on the CD or the DVD. There is a separate introduction and explanation for these. It is not always easy to rate music at the higher grades in terms of its relative difficulty but I hope you will recognise a progressive trend as you advance from Grade 6 to Grade 8. Many factors are relevant to the grading (with which not all players will be able to agree), but I have taken into account not only considerations of technical difficulty and speed, but also those more fundamental considerations of musical expressiveness, summed up in the two fundamental concepts of compas and aire. The player should aim for an interpretation in which the difficulty of the solo is not apparent to the listener - what matters, of course, is whether it is musically satisfying and whether it can move the emotions. Technical skill is always only a means to an end. Certainly there are occasions when the bravura of a virtuoso technique is absolutely right, especially in the lighter styles (Rumbas, Bulerias, etc.). Even so, the good flamenco guitarist always tries to play with expressive aire and, if it's possible, with that magical spirit of duende, rather than exciting the audience just because he or she can. What I am aiming for here is music for the player whose technical skills are developing to the point where the basic elements are assured. For this reason I have not included the lists of technical requirements at each grade level which are a feature of Volume 1. There are new techniques introduced in the solos but most of the basic elements are illustrated in that volume. At this level, the choice of music continues further the approach adopted previously. I have included here my own compositions and also fundamental elements and solos that pay homage to the great masters of the recent past, particularly Sabicas and Nino Ricardo. Following Ramon Montoya, these two giants of the art were largely responsible for the establishment of the flamenco guitar as a solo instrument, and the value of their genius cannot be overstated. Both of them were exceptionally creative in their melodic and rhythmic originality. I also acknowledge, particularly in a solo Bulerias that evokes the impetuous aire of his first recordings, the incomparable contribution of Paco de Lucia. Today the flamenco guitar embraces other musical traditions such as jazz and pop music, and you will want to discover and pursue your own creative pathway and musical tastes. The aim of these two volumes is to help you establish a solid foundation in the art of flamenco solo playing which acknowledges the history of its evolution and the possibilities for further development and exploration that will take it still further. For me, the flamenco guitar is both a melodic and a percussive instrument, capable of intense beauty of sound and also of powerfully exciting rhythmic drive. Its music arises within a broader and still evolving tradition of flamenco artistry, a unique cultural heritage comprising the cante, the baile and the guitar. A basis of rasgueo rhythm in palos a compas is the uniquely flamenco heart-beat of the music which gives its pulsation and structure. If this is ignored or relegated to insignificance, and the music lacks strong melodic themes intensified by the amazingly expressive sounds of the guitar, I think flamenco guitar-playing can be in danger of deteriorating into aimless and unmusical doodlings or empty technical dazzle. But this is my philosophy and you will want to develop your own! I hope these volumes can help and direct you towards achieving your goals. iViva el arte - y vamos a tocar!

Contents:

Grade 6
La Cana --
Farruca --
Colombianas --
2 Sevillanas --
Sevillana II --
Bulerias (de Sabicas) --
Granadinas (Lorca's Dream) --
Garrotin (Noche de San Juan) --

Grade 7

Solea --
Seguiriya y Cabales --
Bulerias (de Paco) --
Tarantas --
Milonga (del Recuerdo) --
Tangos --
Zambra Mora --

Grade 8

Solea (de Ricardo) --
3 Sevillanas (Sevillana 1) --
Sevillana 2 --
Sevillana 3 --
Solea por medio (Esencia) --
Rondena -- Aurora
Rumba (Rumba nostalgica) --
Serranas (de Ricardo) --
Bulerias (con metronomo) --

Solea A (Another falseta Orta falseta) --
Solea B -- Ritmo Falseta 
Garrotin -- de Sabicas
Bulerias (Ritmpo y falsetas) --
Solea (por escrito) --
Harlequin (Arlequin) Rumba

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DIORIO JOE, SOLO GUITAR CONCEPTS. DVD

DIORIO JOE, SOLO GUITAR CONCEPTS. DVD

CHORD FRAGMENTS
HARMONIES
ARRANGING SOLO PIECES
FILLS
COMPING
BASS LINES
INTERVALS
CHORD INVERSIONS
STADARDS: STELLA BY STARLIGHT -AUTUMN LEAVES.
running time: 51:23.

Product Description:
In this DVD guitar master Joe Diorio shares his thoughts and techniques on solo jazz guitar playing. Concepts covering the most crucial elements of solo guitar playing are taught in a relaxed atmosphere which also presents Diorio playing his own solo guitar arrangements. This is a must have DVD for any jazz guitarist. Diorio also shares his thoughts on tapping into ones inner creativity and expressing it in an original way on the guitar.

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BACH J. S. FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR John Kiefer toccata fuga in re minore BWV 565 CD TABLATURE SPARTITI

BACH J. S., FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR. John Kiefer. 6 pezzi, tra i quali la famosa Toccata e Fuga in re minore di 6 minuti e 20 secondi. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE. 

LIBRO della MUSICA DI BACH PER CHITARRA ELETTRICA, CON CD. 

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA : 

PENTAGRAMMA E TABLATURE. 

TRASCRIZIONE COMPLETA PER CHITARRA ELETTRICA, DALL'ORIGINALE PER ORGANO, DI TUTTA LA CELEBRE Toccata And Fugue In D Minor Bwv 565 .


Unlike many Bach editions for guitar, these transcriptions are meant to be performed using a pick. Although a few of the pieces may be played on a standard acoustic guitar, most require an electric guitar or a guitar with a cutaway. All pieces are in the original keys and their ranges may require notes as high as the twenty-second fret. Written in notation and tablature, these six pieces make great sight reading exercises. The included CD will prove an asset in learning these often challenging pieces.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Kiefer developed an interest in the guitar at a young age. Among his classical guitar teachers were Howard Wallach at San Jactinto College and William Gangel at Southwest Texas State University. Mr. Kiefer is a graduate of the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, California, as well as the University of Houston where he received a Bachelor's degree in music composition. He has studied composition with Robert Albury, George Burt at Rice University, and he is currently studying with Michael Horvit and Reynaldo Ochoa at the University of Houston where he is working on a Master's degree in music composition. John is the author of a series of electric guitar transcriptions and companion CDs published by Mel Bay Publications including Classical Music for Electric Guitar, and Christmas Music for Electric Guitar. His guitar compositions include numerous works for classical and electric guitar in various settings. His sex t e t for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, percussion, electric guitar and cello was selected as the winner of the first annual Brown New Music composition competition at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where it was performed in the spring of2001. Hex e n bra u for electric guitar and orchestra was premiered in October of 2001 by the Baytown Symphony Orchestra with the composer as soloist. Mr. Kiefer currently teaches at Lee College in Houston, Texas.

PREFACE
Unlike many Bach editions for guitar, these transcriptions are meant to be performed using a pick. Even though a few of the pieces may be played on a standard guitar, the others require an electric guitar or a guitar with a cutaway. The highest note used is the D on the 22nd fret of the first string. All pieces are in their original keys. Octaves have been occasionally raised or lowered to suit the range of the guitar. One of the techniques employed in this collection is hybrid picking. Hybrid picking is a right hand technique combining the use of the pick (held by the thumb -p-and the index finger -i-) with the remaining right hand fingers simultaneously. The indications are m - 2nd finger, a - 3rd finger, and c- 4th finger. All slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs) are indicated on the tablature by an arc between two or more numbers. Glissandos (slides) are notated with a diagonal line. This collection consists of music written for flute (Badinerie), violin (Preludio and Gigue) and organ (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Fantasia in G, and Praeludium in A minor). In its original setting, the Badinerie (flute part) is accompanied by a small orchestra consisting of two violins, a viola, and basso continuo.

Contents:
Fantasia In G Major Bwv 572 (Tres Vitement) (1:57) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
Gigue In E (From Partita No.3 Bwv 1006) (2:04) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor (Bwv 565) (6:19) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
Badinerie (From Suite No. 2 Bwv 1067) (1:24) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
Praeludium In A Minor (Bwv 543) (2:11) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
Preludio In E (From Partita No.3 Bwv 1006) (2:16) -- Johann Sebastian Bach, Transc. By: John Kiefer
 

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PORTRAITS OF CHRISTMAS FOR FINGERSTYLE Alex De Grassi-Ed Gerhard-L. Juber-M. Anderson CD TABLATURE

CHRISTMAS FOR FINGERSTYLE PORTRAITS OF. Alex De Grassi, Ed Gerhard, Laurence Juber, Muriel Anderson, e altri. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE . 

LIBRO DI MUSICA  CON CD. 

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA : 

ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE .

Product Description:
Christmas carols get a breath of fresh air in the hands of the twelve master solo guitarists presented in this collection. Their contemporary, yet classic treatment of these pieces is absolutely stunning and charged with emotion. All music in notation and tablature.

Picture yourself in Bethlehem asJesus is being I born in a stable. Feel the still, cold air. See the vast black skyfIlledwith stars, and one in particular is shining above the rest. This song, more than any other, seems to take me there. The particular arrangement of Silent Night I've developed for this collection contains an intro, three verses and an ending, most of which sounds rather classical in nature. The second verse, however, moves into a jazz waltz rhythm. In this verse, the trick is to swing all the eighth notes so that the written eighths are actually timed as a quarter and eighth triplet You will also notice the letter "T" quite often in this piece. This indicates notes fretted by the left-hand thumb. Many of the chords that I use, as well as sustaining effects that I'm after, require the use of the thumb. Take special note at letter [AJ. The third set of notes in this measure is made by a partial bar of the index finger, while the bass note (previously fretted by the thumb) continues to sustain. This same figure happens in several other places as well. It may seem a bit awkward at first to finger it this way, but you'll see the point when you get used to it. The grace notes at letter [ID are played with a double rest stroke of the right-hand index and middle fingers. At letter [Q] (and the end of the next measure) you'll encounter "ghost notes." If you listen to the recording, you'll hear something happening at these spots, but it's hard to sayjust what it is. These little "ticks" are used for rhythmic effect and are simply muted pickstrokes. The right hand picks the 4th string while the left hand mutes it, preventing an actual note from sounding. I think you will find this arrangement to be fairly easy to play, and fun, too. It's a great one to pull out of the hat when the situation requires something light. john Standifer has been a multi-instrumentalist, writer, arranger, and producer on nearly a hundred Northwest album projects, demos, and radio commercials over thepast twentyyears. He has recently developed an intensive seminar, which he conducts nationally, called Praise Guitar Workshop. 


Format: Book/CD Set

Song Title: Composer/Source:
An Old English Carol - Billy Mclaughlin
Away In A Manger - Jay Leach
Bells Of Paradise - Laurence Juber
Coventry Carol - Muriel Anderson
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Harvey Reid
Good King Wenceslas - El Mcmeen
Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head - Rick Foster
Lo, How A Rose 'Er Blooming - Gary Lowry
O, Holy Night Adolphe Adam, - Arr. Ed Gerhard
Silent Night - John Standefer
The Holly & The Ivy - Alex De Grassi
What Child Is This / Marietta - Jonathan Burchfield

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BRUNEL BUNNY COMPLETE BOOK OF BASS ESSENTIALS For 4 & 5 STRINGS DVD LIBRO PENTAGRAMMA METODO

BRUNEL BUNNY, COMPLETE BOOK OF BASS ESSENTIALS. Un metodo direttamente dal bassista francese di Al Di Meola, e altri della jazz-fusion. TABLATURE DVD

LIBRO METODO PER BASSO, CON DVD.

SPARTITI PER BASSO CON: ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, GRAFICO DELLA TASTIERA.

Product Description:
Bunny Brunel has played with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Larry Coryell, Wayne Shorter, Al Dimeola, Al Jarreau, and many other jazz and fusion greats. Bunny has compiled over 250 pages of "nuts and bolts" basics needed to play contemporary bass. Applicable to either 4- or 5-string bass, this comprehensive text covers position playing, utilizing scales and modes, chords and harmony, creating bass lines, improvising, fingering, and much more! In notation only with fretboard diagrams.

Product Number: 94740DP
Format: Book+DVD
ISBN: 0786672439
UPC: 796279096959
ISBN13: 9780786672431
Series: Complete
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 3/8/2006

Contents:

Lesson #1
The Right- & Left-Hand Fingerings

Lesson #2
The Major Modes
The Ancient Greek Modes

Lesson #3
The C Major Positions

Lesson #4
The G and D Major Positions

Lesson #5
The Harmonic Minor Modes

Lesson #6
The C Harmonic Minor Positions

Lesson #7
The G and D Harmonic Minor Positions

Lesson #8
The Melodic Minor Modes

Lesson #9
The C Melodic Minor Positions

Lesson #10
The G and D Melodic Minor Positions

Lesson #11
The Additional Modes

Lesson #12
Reviewing the Modes

Lesson #13
The Pentatonic Scales

Lesson #14
Chords & Harmony

Lesson #15
Key Signatures

Lesson #16
Matching the Chords with the Modes

Lesson #17
A Few Tips

Lesson #18
Creating Bass Lines

Lesson #19
Improvisation

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MOREL JORGE-LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS FOR GUITAR-CD TABLATURE SPARTITI CHITARRA SALSA

MOREL JORGE, LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS FOR GUITAR. Tango, Samba, Malambo, aire de gato, ecc. LIBRO CON CD E TABLATURE.

LIBRO DI MUSICA LATINO AMERICANA CON CD.

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA FINGERSTYLE CON:

PENTAGRAMMA E TABLATURE. 


Product Description:
Renowned Argentine virtuoso Jorge Morel offers insight in the playing of complex Latin dance rhythms: the milongo, tango, samba, malambo, and choro - plus a salsa tune! In standard notation and tablature.

Format: Book/CD Set

Contents:

Samba -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Danza Paraguaya -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Brasilian Dance (Choro) -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Salsa -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Tango -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Malambo -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Milonga Urbana -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Argentinian Dance (Aire De Gato) -- Arr. By Jorge Morel
Milonga Campera -- Arr. By Jorge Morel

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CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL CLASSIC GUITAR COMPOSITIONS. José Febles. MEL BAY CD TABLATURE

 

CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL CLASSIC GUITAR COMPOSITIONS, José Febles. CD TABLATURE

PREFACIO

Es una gran responsabilidad ademas de una satisfaccion personal escribir una o varias
composiciones para este hermoso instrumento, la guitarra, especialmente si pensamos en esos
grandes compositores como Agustfn Barrios Mangoré, Heitor Villalobos, Joaquin Rodrigo,
Antonio Lauro, Jorge Morel y otros. Humildemente y con gran respeto a estos grandes
compositores, he sentido la necesidad y el deseo de contribuir, mantener viva y en expectativa
la composicion para guitarra, pensando en aquellos aficionados que se deleitan en escuchar y
ejecutar la musica para este instrumento.
Este libro ofrece una excelente oportunidad a guitarristas y estudiantes a poder
interpretar musica contemporanea y fresca sin perder la esencia y la belleza que merece la
composicion de este bello instrumento. He aquf mi humilde aportacion a la musica para
guitarra clasica contemporanea.
José Febles

PREFACE
It is a great responsibility and also personally satisfying to write one or several compositions
for this beautiful instrument, the guitar. This is true especially when we think about the
great composers like Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Heitor Villalobos, Joaquin Rodrigo, Antonio
Lauro, Jorge Morel and others. Humbly and with great respect for these great composers and
thinking of those enthusiasts who enjoy listening and making music for this instrument, I have
feH the need and desire to contribute to the composition for guitar keeping it alive and full of
expectation.
This book offers an excellent opportunity for guitarists and students alike to play fresh,
contemporary music without losing the essence and beauty that a composition for this beautiful
instrument deserves. This is my humble gift to the music for contemporary classic guitar.
José Febles

 

EL AUTOR

José Febles nacio el18 de julio de 1949 en la ciudad de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Su
inclinacion musical desde una edad tiernafue evidente. Su padre J. Angel Febles (Gelo)
acordeonista, y su madre Nereida Toro, cantante aficionada, le dejaron como herencia el arte
musical. Comenzo sus estudios de musica a la edad de 9 anos en la escuela Libre de Musica
Juan Morel Campos donde estudio teoria, apreciacion musical, solfeo e instrumento siendo
este la trompeta.
Su aficion por la guitarra comenzo a los 13 anos cuando consiguio una guitarra y
comenzo a estudiar por su propia cuenta con diferentes métodos. Sus primeras lecciones
formales de guitarra fueron con los senores Rafael Martell y Francisco Laboy. A los 14 anos
escribio su primer arreglo musical el cual marco su futuro como uno de los mas destacados
arreglistas de el ambiente latino hoy dia.
En el ano 1969 se mudo a Nueva York donde ha cosechado tremendo éxito como
arreglista y compositor durante décadas. José ha sido arreglista de casi todos los artistas de
renombre en el mundo latino al igual que compositor, no solo en Nueva York sino también ha
realizado trabajos para artistas de otros paises como Japon, Holanda, Alemania, Francia,
Espana, paises de Sur América, Puerto Rico y de otros ciudades de los Estados Unidos. No fue
hasta la década de/80 cuando José comenzo a estudiar con el profesor de guitarra Jorge Morei,
quien en realidad desperto e/ interés en José por la composicion de guitarra.

THE AUTHOR
José Febles was born on July 18th, 1949 in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His musical
inclination was evident from an early age. His father J. Angel Febles (Gelo), accordionist, and
his mother Nereida Toro, amateur singer, left him a legacy of musical artistry. He started his
musical studies at the age of 9 at the Escuela Libre de Musica Juan Morel Campos where he
studied theory, musical appreciation, solfeggio and instrument, the trumpet being the instrument
of study.
His love for the guitar started at the age of 13 when he found a guitar and started to study
by himself with different methods. His first formaI guitar lessons were with Rafael Martell and
Francisco Laboy. At 14 years of age he wrote his first musical arrangement which marked his
future as one of the most outstanding arrangers in the Latin field today.
In 1969 he moved to New York where he has had great success as an arranger and composer
for decades. José has been an arranger for almost alI the famous artists in the Latin world
not only in New York, but he has also produced arrangements for artists from other countries
like Japan, Holland, Germany, France, Spain, countries of South America, Puerto Rico and from
other cities in the United States. It was not until the ' 80s when José started to study under guitar
professor Jorge Morel, who in fact sparked José's interest in guitar composition.

8 Pezzi:

l - Preludio d'Aida (Prelude d'Aida)
2 - Coral
3 - Ternura (Tenderness)
4 - Madrigal
5 - Black and White
6 - El Arpa del Rey David (King David's Harp)
7 - Oasis
8 - Cascada (Cascade).

CD Contents

Recording by Ben Bolt: Guitar 

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BRAZILIAN JAZZ GUITAR-John Zaradin-Mike Christiansen-Felicidade-Desafinado CD TAB TABLATURE

BRAZILIAN JAZZ GUITAR. John Zaradin, Mike Christiansen. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE. 

LIBRO DI MUSICA BRASILIANA CON CD. 

SPARTITI PER VOCE E CHITARRA, E SOLA CHITARRA, CON:

ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA  TABLATURE. 

 

Ogni titolo è scritto e registato in due versioni:

- Trascrizione completa dell'accompagnamento ritmico, rhythm accompaniment

- Fingerstyle

- nel libro è scritta anche la parte della voce.

13 classici della musica brasiliana.

- CHORD SOLO AND COMPING FOR EACH SONG

- LEAD SHEETS INCLUDED

- LYRICS INCLUDED 

Product Description:

Contains a collection of beginning to intermediate arrangements for Brazilian Guitar. All tunes included in standard notation and tablature. Tunes arranged by John Zaradin and Mike Christiansen. All tunes included on companion CD in solo and rhythm styles.

Thirteen classic Brazilian songs arranged for guitar solo. A comping etude is included for each song. A Felicidade -Chega De Saudade -Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars -Day in the Life of a Fool -Desafinado -Gentle Rain -Girl From Ipanema -How Insensitive -The Island -Meditation -One Note Samba -Sabia -So Nice (Summer Samba).

 

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. and Warner Bros. Publications are happy to publish this collection of Brazilian music arranged by Mike Christiansen and John Zaradin for guitar. Because two arrangers were united in this collection, the nomenclature reflects the thought process of each artist. In some cases the fundamental chord may be listed rather than the exact embellishment. Also, chord placement may vary. Some of the chords symbols in the lead sheet may be placed over beat one in a measure when the chord is actually sounding on the second half of beat four in some of the arrangements. Guitarists should analyze these arrangements and compare them to the original lead sheets to learn how the arrangers approached their pieces. These are the quintessential pieces from the Brazilian songbook. The arrangements will give any guitarist hours of pleasure from both practicing and performing this wonderful music.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
01) Introduction
02) A Day in the Life of a Fool (lead sheet) - LUIZ BONFA - Words: Carl Sigman - 1959
03) A Day in the Life of a Fool (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1959
04) A Day in the Life of a Fool (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1959
05) Chega de Saudade (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Vinicius de Moraes - 1962
06) Chega de Saudade (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1962
07) Chega de Saudade (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1962
08) Desafinado (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh  - 1959
09) Desafinado (solo) arr. John Zaradin - 1959
10) Desafinado (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin - 1959
11) A Felicidade (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, Andre Savet, Vinicius de Moraes - 1959
12) A Felicidade (solo) arr. John Zaradin
13) A Felicidade (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin
14) Gentle Rain (lead sheet) - LUIZ BONFA - words: Matt Dubey - 1965
15) Gentle Rain (solo) arr. John Zaradin
16) Gentle Rain (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin
17) The Girl From Ipanema (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Vinicius de Moraes - 1963
18) The Girl From Ipanema (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen
19) The Girl From Ipanema (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen
20) How Insensitive (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Vinicius de Moraes - 1963
21) How Insensitive (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen
22) How Insensitive (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen
23) Meditation (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Newton Mendonca - 1962
24) Meditation (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen
25) Meditation (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen
26) One Note Samba (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Words: Newton Mendonca - 1961 
27) One Note Samba (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1961
28) One Note Samba (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen - 1961
29) Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - 1962
30) Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (solo) arr. Mike Christiansen
31) Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (rhythm) arr. Mike Christiansen
32) Sabia (lead sheet) - ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - 1968
33) Sabia (solo) arr. John Zaradin
34) Sabia (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin
35) So Nice (lead sheet) - MARCOS VALLE e PAULO SERGIO VALLE - 1965
36) So Nice (solo) arr. John Zaradin
37) So Nice (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin
38) The Island (lead sheet) - ALAN and MARILYN BERGMAN, IVAN LINS and VICTOR MARTINS - 1981
39) The Island (solo) arr. John Zaradin
40) The Island (rhythm) arr. John Zaradin
41) About the Authors

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COMPLETE FINGERSTYLE JAZZ GUITAR BOOK ALAN De MAUSE CD TABLATURE CHITARRA LIBRO METODO

COMPLETE FINGERSTYLE JAZZ GUITAR BOOK. ALAN DE MAUSE. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH CD & GUITAR TABLATURE .

LIBRO METODO DI MUSICA JAZZ, CON CD .

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA : 

ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE. 

METODO  

Product Description:
This book is complete in the sense that there is something for everyone: beginners, intermediate players and professionals. Along with learning the basics, this book teaches fingerstyle guitar players to play two-string harmonies, accompaniment styles and much more. Alan De Mause has filled the companion CD to capacity with 90 examples of music from his landmark text. The recording features nylon-string guitar throughout in both solo and midi-accompanied settings. A full range of jazz guitar stylings is offered, starting from square one and proceeding through advanced fingerstyle solo material. 184 PAGES

Format: Book/CD Set
Series: Complete

 

 

About the author
Alan de Mause performs, teaches, and manages his Guitar Power!correspondence course in NewYark City. He has twelve jazz guitar music books to his credit, and is a contributor to a variety of magazines like Just Jazz Guitar and Fingersty/e Guitar Magazine. He studied with Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, Johnny Smith, Sal Salvador, Albert-Valdes Blain, Barry Galbraith, and William Matthews, among others. When he is not doing musicianly things he works in the computer graphics and design world.

From the author

 

Thanks to:
Those I studied or studied with Students at the Guitar Study Center and Teachers College, Columbia University
Dewey Dellay, audio engineer, musician, friend Christine Sotmary and Pam Parker far their help with the manuscript
Peekamoose, New York City, for keeping my guitars up and running Sandy Santana, electronic wiz who configures the un-configurable and stuffs it into a guitar Richard Cocco of O. Mari/La Bella Co. for keeping me strung up instead of out Robert Benedetto, Miguel Luciano and Jose Mercado, luthiers

 

INTRODUCTION

Being your own band

The Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Book is divided into three Sections. It is complete in the sense

that there is something for everyone: beginners, intermediate players, and professionals. The sections are related, but not strictly sequential. Both standard notation and guitar tablature are used throughout. If you are not yet a fingerstyle player, welcome to the club. This is the place to learn. Not only will you have a whole new realm of musical possibilities, you will have the experience of plucking the strings directly instead of through the intermediary of a pick. With fingerstyle guitar it is possible to accompany oneself by playing melody, chords and bass simultaneously.

 

SECTION ONE

Beginning fingerstyle guitar

If you are just beginning to play, Part 1 of Section One is for you. You don't have to know anything about guitar other than the side of the guitar with strings on it should not be resting against your chest. Having a teacher who plays fingerstyle helps too. In this section you will learn how to hold the guitar, use the proper hand and finger positions, and play both open strings and fretted notes. Learning material is set in the context of blues and jazz. By the end of the this section you will have played several blues tunes using your fingers to self-accompany.

 

SECTION TWO

Creating fingerstyle jazz guitar solos

If you have been playing fingerstyle but had erratic results with trying to arrange solos for yourself, start with this section. The underlying techniques of arranging are presented in workbook-like exercises. After laying basic groundwork you will play completely self-arranged self-accompanied solos. Topics include preparing a fingerstyle jazz solo, working from chord symbols, using a variety of bass accompanying devices, writing notation, using, major and minor thirds, accompanying with arpeggios, harmonizing a melody with thirds, tenths, and sixths. All material in this section is placed below the sixth fret.

 

SECTION THREE

Professional fingerstyle jazz guitar

Earl Klugh, Ralph Towner, Howard Alden, Tuck Andress, Luiz Bonfa, Ron Eschete, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Charlie Byrd, George Van Eps, Fred Fried, Ted Greene, Howard Morgen, Joe Pass, Bill Harris, Lenny Breau and many others all.play(ed) wonderful fingerstyle jazz guitar. If you want to join their ranks, this is where you, an advanced player can learn. Topics cover jazz harmonic background, self accompanying, accompanying others, expressive devices of jazz, the cycle of fifths, introductions, endings, turnarounds, tags, modulations, and several full length pieces in the final Section, Fun Jazz

 

Contents:

SECTION ONE: Getting Started with Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar

INTRODUCTION
Being your own band
About the author
Acknowledgments

SECTION ONE/PART 1: Guitars, hand positions, fingerstyle strokes
Your guitar
Centering the guitar
Naming fingers
Right arm and hand position
Melody playing with the rest stroke
When hammering your nails
Let two fingers do the walking
On the other hand, the left--
Restrain the wayward thumb
May I presume--?
Open strings: E, B, and G
Three notes on open strings
Music, meter, and measures
Three beats per measure
Time signatures: 3/4
Time signatures: 4/4
Four beats per measure
Picking pairs of alternating fingers: m-a
Quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes
Matching right hand fingers with strings
Rematch
Open choice on open strings
Thumbing along freely
E, A, and D
Digging deep
Fingers and thumb
Uppers and lowers
Reader's choice

SECTION ONE/ Part 2: Learning the blues: fretted notes, rests
The old open six
The new fretted two
Left-hand technique
B, E, and some friends
The oldies and the newies
Make a blues sound
Blues background
Go form a blues
A and D complete the blues scale
Picking up notes
E blues scale
Time for a rest
Go and Stop
Stopping an open string from ringing
Damping
Thumb work
Strings 'n things
Accuracy in notation
Something simple
Too simple?
Music in two parts
Rests in two part music
Ties that bind
Not so hard
Try it, you'll like it
Twofers
One more note
Lower ledger lines workout with G
Complete two octave blues scale
Try it two ways
Let it rip blues trip
Sun rhythmics
House of the Rising Sun

SECTION ONE/ Part 3: Rhythming around
Can we talk?
Swimming in rhythm
Find a rhythmic reference
Basic and specific rhythms
Review of whole note, half note, quarter note, and rest equivalents
Take a rest (notes and rests)
Ties that bind
Dots incredible
Equivalent tied and dotted notes
Rhythm in 3/4 time
Two part rhythm
Blues with the whole thing

SECTION ONE/ Part 4: The flow of jazz: Eighth notes
Simple eighths
Counting eighths
Eighth notes and others
Talking to yourself
Mixes bag of note values
Take a rest
Simple ties that bind
Swinging the blues
Doo-ba Doo-ba blues
Eighth notes with mixed rests
Ties in disguise?
Same guise with ties: Eighth-Quarter-Eighth and Tie
Same guys with rests: Half rest-Quarter rest-Eighth rest
The readability factor
Dots and ties incredible
Ties with dotted note equivalents
Dotted quarter notes with eighth notes and eighth note rests
Dot's all in 3/4, folks
Pause to catch your wind and finish up
Rhythmic review
Bop Stop

SECTION ONE/ Part 5: All together, now
Playing to or more strings simultaneously
Two strings and parts, one rhythm, same bass notes
As above, with a variety of bass notes
More note movement
pattern playing
Rhythmic independence in both parts
Independence in 3/4
Blues with a beat
Whompin' the blues
Back to the future
Half note bass
Quarter note bass
Quarter note bass in 3/4 time
Half note plus quarter note in 3/4 time
Refurbishing Twofers
Deja vu: Part 4 review
Slower melody, faster bass
Shuffling Home
It's a wrap!
Further study

SECTION TWO: Creating Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Solos
SECTION TWO/Part 1: Preparing to create a fingerstyle jazz solo
May I presume--?
Special Note: No TAB or audio here
Selecting a tune
Both melody and chord symbols are on the original sheet music
Lead sheet fragment
It can be played easily as is
It is basically in one key
It is in a good guitar key
It is in a range convenient for adding harmony below the melody
Trial run for tunes
Tune 1
Tune 2
Raising the melody one octave higher
Changing keys by counting steps
TALE OF KEYS (arranged by half step intervals)
You could trace them down
Accidentals
Chord symbols
Tune 2 transposed to D
How high is high enough?
Setting up the tune for arranging
Conventions of notation for fingerstyle guitar
Tune 2 in G, stems up
It's a singer's world
Tune 3 with original piano lead sheet and vocal part
Tune 3 with stems up, eighth notes beamed

SECTION TWO/Part 2: Accompanying yourself
What's next
Adding to this band of one
Rooting for the root
When to change the bass note
Rhythm changes
Two more
Twofers
Bass notes in 3/4 time
Threefers
Making the bass more independent
Rhythm Changes with quarter notes in the bass
Making repetition less repetitious
Variation on four quarter notes
Rhythm Changes with syncopated bass
Alternating octaves
Alternating Octave Blues
When to use which bass rhythm
Getting it down on paper

SECTION TWO/Part 3: Oom-pah power
Root/fifth
Great Scott!
Finding the root/fifth of a scale
Root/fifth of the C major chord
Oom-pah Rhythm Changes
Putting some oomph into the oom-pah
Lowering the oom-pah
The not-so-perfect fifth
Let's all root for the fifth
View of Blues
Your turn

SECTION TWO/Part 4: Marking major and minor
Distinguished notes
Locating thirds using scales
Using the C major scale to locate major thirds
finding minor thirds
Using the C melodic minor scale to locate minor thirds
Absolute measuring: the chromatic scale
The chromatic scale spelled in sharps
The chromatic scale spelled in flats
Juggling thirds
Exercise A
Exercise B
Building chords by stacking thirds
Two plus two
Using major and minor thirds in arranging
Mandatory thirds
Rhythm Changes with thirds
An OK Place to Be
Sequences
Answers to Exercises A and B

SECTION TWO/ Part 5: Accompanying with arpeggios
The Natural
Rhythm Changes with arpeggios
Right-hand fingering
Left-hand fingering
Alternate arpeggiation style
Arpeggio samples
Reality enters
Rhythm Changes with reality
Your turn

SECTION TWO/ Part 6: Harmonizing a melody with a third below
Quick and EZ thirds
Making the top note ring out
Rhythm Changes in thirds
Interval makeup of chord symbols
Perfect matches-- or not
Adjusting the fit
Bringing back the bass
Rhythm Changes in thirds plus bass
Third this blues
Third this blues (completed)
TABLE OF THIRDS

SECTION TWO/ Part 7: Harmonizing with tenths
Tenths: the dropped third
Rhythm Changes with parallel tenths in the bass
Rhythm Changes with mixed intervals
Improvisation on Rhythm Changes
Trippingly, with tenths
Walking tenths
Accompaniment using walking tenths
TABLE OF TENTHS
There's tenthing tonight on the old camp ground

SECTION TWO/ Part 8: Harmonizing with sixths
Another natural
Rhythm Changes déjà vu
Multipurpose sixths
Parallel Me, Baby
Crackers and Muscles
Show Me the Way to Go Sixths
TABLE OF SIXTHS
Crackers and Muscles (completed)
Congratulations!
More is less
Training in A

SECTION THREE: Professional Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar

SECTION THREE/Part 1: Harmonic background
Complete fingerstyle jazz guitar
May I presume--?
Something to play upon
Jazz harmony
Chord qualities
Standard chord voicings
Root position, thirds an octave higher
Root position, thirds and fifths an octave higher
HARMONIC MOVEMENT
Harmonic movement based on scale steps
Diatonic walking tenths
Diatonic walking sixths
Harmonic movement based on the cycle of fifths
Root movement using the cycle
Focusing on fifths
Chromatic harmonic movement
Mixers
Ascending by half step

SECTION THREE/Part 2: Self accompanying
One is company
SINGLE NOTE ACCOMPANIMENT OF MELODY
Root movement
Double bass notes, root movement
Mixes bass rhythms
Repeated figure bass
Root/fifth alternation (simple)
Other alternating bass notes
Non-root movement
Walking bass (diatonic)
Walking bass (chromatic)
Anticipation
Delaying
Folk jazz
More
TWO NOTE ACCOMPANIMENT OF THE MELODY
An abundance of riches
Stomp romp
Alternating bass on hormones
When melody and bass overlap
Oom-pah meets arps
Melody accompanied by tenths in the bass
Autumn Sneeze
Piano movements
Closer voicing
Leading with a two-note comp
Sneezing and comping
More non-root movement
Music in three parts

SECTION THREE/Part 3: Capable accompanist accoutrements
Fingerstyle accompanying
Those other playmates in your sandbox
Accompanying singers
Crush
Guitar and bass comping behind a soloist
Some Day My Prints Will Arrive
Guitar duets
Imagine Nation
Accompanying with one note at a time
My Gummy Valentine
Walking-bass-plus-chord
Bird Adobe Song
Guitar and flute duet
Body and Sole
Guitar and --

SECTION THREE/Part 4: Expressive devices of jazz
Making jazz jazzy
The underlying rhythmic pulse: Quarter note
The feeling of swing
Accented notes on off-beats
Oo-bah oo-bah
Ghosting notes by plucking lightly
Ghosting notes by using slurs
Slides and fall-offs
Bends
Rhythmic displacement
The whole thing
In a Yellow Phone

SECTION THREE/Part 5: Pedaling the cycle of fifths
Why the cycle of fifths is important
Notation conventions
Root movement
V7-I with opposing movement
V7-V7 with mixed movement
V7-I tritone pull
Chords, pieces, and lines
The spread
More tenths
Bassman--the bass, man!
Challenge
Harmony today
Less relentless
Cycled out

SECTION THREE/Part 6: Intros, endings, turnarounds, tags & modulations
Yipes!
An introduction by any other name
The ins and outs of I-V7, V7-I, and IV-I
INTRODUCTIONS
A moving experience
Classic drama
Vamp
II-V7 within one measure
II-V7 over two measures
Purposeful ambiguity
Peaceful, easy feeling
2-in-1 EZ cheap trick
ENDINGS
Cycling to the end
Minor matter
Turnarounds (turnbacks)
Turnaround with modulation
TAGS (Codas)
Tag me if you can
Tag, you're it
MODULATION
Nothing special
Instant modulation: V7-I
Taking time
Back cycling
Smoother moves: II-V7-I
Descending chromatically
Approaching by half step
Mozart's fakeroo

SECTION THREE/Part 7: Fun Jazz
Are we having fun yet?
Blew Moo
Good Evening, Friends
Ain't Miss Bee Haven
Stringing the World Along
Roots in A
Bird Abode Song
3 on 4
Walkdown
Further study

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VAN EPS, HARMONIC MECHANISMS FOR GUITAR VOLUME 1.

VAN EPS, HARMONIC MECHANISMS FOR GUITAR VOLUME 1. Possente edizione di teoria musicale, sugli intervalli, le triadi gli accordi con notazione tradizionale. 329 pagine.

Scale ad accordi in tutte le tonalità 

Product Description:
The most in-depth, revolutionary presentation of the harmonic framework of music is applied to the guitar fingerboard ever presented. Leads to total mastery of harmonic and technical aspects of the guitar. The material in this landmark series of 3 massive volumes address virtually every aspect of playing jazz guitar representing the fruits of years of the author's investigation of harmony and fingerboard mobility. This series of books leads to total mastery of the harmonic and technical aspects of the guitar. In notation only.

General Remarks
The Mighty Triads
Reductions
Sixths with Upper Line Motion
The Visual Fingerboard
Chromatic Triads
Super and Sub Series
Chromatics - Triads
Chromatics - Triads - Major & Series
Blockouts

 

GEORGE VAN EPS ... In Admiration
by Charlie Menees
Rich rewards from this book
were mine considerably before
knowledge began to unfold from
its pages. Title and content were
unknowns as anxiously I awaited
my first opportunity to meet, now
also an author, a musician I had
admired from afar for decades.
The phone jingled and Mel
Bay said George Van Eps was
carfi~ Menees. Jor decodes0jozz
obMrrn; ,.'rirer, reacher, record col. coming to St. Louis to finalize
I«ror, lives in SL Louis, hosrs "Jazz publishing of a guitar book Van
Undo rhe A rrh" every Sarurday
. hronKMOXradio. rhe Voice oJ Eps had written. Would I like
SL Louis. lunch, later dinner, with the visitor?
The heart of a veteran music buff and record collector beat
faster at the thought of shaking hands for the first time with a
longtime idol. Anticipation repeated later at a second similar
in itation.
In those two meetings I got better than casually acquainted
with both George Van Eps, the guitarist, and the person. Now
I feel so at ease with this talented, articulate, warm, and gentle
person that I beg permission to henceforth refer to him on most
occasions in these paragraphs, but always respectfully, by his
first name.
I suspected, but now know for sure, that George is more than
the jazz guitarist that prior reading and recordings had mainly
emphasized I discovered that he is no less capable, knowledgeable,
and concerned in classical and other schools of
guitar.
His knowledge and defense of many musics brought realization
that my own limited musical abilities and knowledge are
insufficient qualification for the indepth expert appraisal that
George's writings deserve. Therefore, I unashamedly admit
that some of the judgments, insights, and forecasts, even to
some exact phrases, evolve from discussion with Mel Bay, and
his son Bill.
But before any of that, it is high priority to cite the zeal and
devotion George has devoted to this guitar text writings in the
recent several years. Concert and recording performances
politely turned down, hopefully only temporarily, he had
labored almost exclusively on this and companion volumes to
follo . The overall project has become something of a
mission, the zenith of a dedicated artist-creator's hopes to
bestow a worthy and abiding legacy to the ages. Perhaps "life's
ork" is apt Rest assured that not forgotten for a moment is
the George Van E ps legion of already indelible guitar legacies
e hed on recordings.
Guitar and guitarist are George's constant concerns. Guitar
playing, to him, is never less than an art. Evolving fresh in.
ISinto the guitar and its playing are based, of course, on his
any years of study, creation, and performance. Enhancing
. recurring freshness is unflagging enthusiasm.
George's concepts transcend anyone particular style of
music they are applicable to anyone who has ever played
guitar whether by pick or finger. His text challenges both
diligent work and that enriching type of concentration deed
scribed as·”thinking through." George probably didn't realize
that his writings, to borrow from an old expression, both "light
a candle and "flll the bucket."

These pages encourage regard of the guitar in new light, as
vehicle for harmonic expression rather than just a medium for
concern with chord forms and inversions as block entities.
Ever on surface are the author's hopes that the guitarist will
view each note and voice in every chordal structure as one
independent entity leading to another independent entity,
The text is chromatically oriented, and explores infinite
harmonic possibilities, both factors necessary in developing
the ear that hears the remarkably unusual in chordal movement.
Exposed are growing respect for the guitar, and constant
striving for mastery of what the author feels are the instrument'
s still unattained potentials. Dedication to techniques, he
emphasizes, is the guaranteed path to future guitar creativity
and achievement. Guitarists unaware of the unexplored and
unattained can hopefully be convinced that only years of study
and impervious dedication will open the windows of this
exciting new guitar world.
George's text outlines exceptional and multi-perspective
working knowledge of the guitar fingerboard in all positions.
The guitarist completing this, and succeeding volumes will
have worked arduously up and down the guitar neck through
countless harmonic possibilities, with hands accustomed to
moving in new and independently creative possibilities.
Developed is an extraordinary degree of independence in
both left and right hand, mastery of which will catapult the
guitarist to a lofty level of coordination between the two. The
ultimate, of course, is George's" thinking" approach to guitar
No room therein for routine and redundant ideas of chordal
formations.
A work of this magnitude, from such a virtuoso. Should be
sought by guitarists of countless generations. These timeless
concepts will remain fresh and viable in the twenty-first
century.
George belongs to that famous Van Eps plectrist family that
eminated from Plainfield, New Jersey. Fred Van Eps, the
famous banjoist, headed that remarkable family tha produced
four sons who became leading professional musicians, Bobby,
Fred, John and George.
From banjo, young George switched to guitar. Became best
known to the wide public for stellar work in the bands of Harry
Reser, Smith Ballew, Freddy Martin, Benny Goodman and
Ray Noble, and for work with Paul Weston, Matty Matlock
and many others. For years he was one of Hollywood's top
studio players. Stars with whom he appeared and accompanied
are now super stars in show biz history.
Guitar followers are aware, of course, that George has long
been distinguished as designer of the 7-string guitar-the
added one being a bass string. He performs on this instrument
on several Capitol and Columbia recordings which, though
now out of print, can be located for study in libraries and
private collections. Titles include "My Guitar,” “George Van
Eps and His Seven-String Guitar:' and soliloquy, Contents
reveal several original works preserved as evidence of
George's gifts as composer.
If George Van Eps were not so modest about his truly
remarkable and creative musical talents and accomplishments,
and about his equall impressive abilities to talk with
enviable articulation, humor, honesty and accurancy about his
illustrious guitar chapters in American musical history, I'd like
to do my own book ... about .

 

FOREWORD
The material in this series of books represents some ofthe
more important findings of my research over the years
conceming harmonics and fingerboard gymnastics.
The playing of keyboard and fingerboard instruments is
highly physical, therefore, knowledge of harmony becomes
quite useless without the mechanical means to produce the
necessary notes-naturally, each depends on the other.
These studies help to build discipline, independent finger
control, multi-thought control, and independent harmonic
chomatic notational selectivity. These, I believe, are the
foremost objectives in order to play an instrument well.
My books contain no single voice studies as such. All of
the studies employ two or more voices, however, single
voices will stand out in most of the various harmonic
structures.
Each book contains some of my concepts and principles
which mayor may not appear to be exactly new to the reader,
but. I believe some of the fresh viewpoints may perhaps add
to one's concepts; my intention being to provide a little food
for thought and add to familiar perspectives, thus showing
some of the various harmonics in a slightly different light.
This material is intended to add to ones present knowledge
It's meant to blend with it, not denounce it, or take its
place, because, all schooling and experience is valuable. In
other words, for those with previous schooling this material
can be supplemental information.
In creating any musical composition, harmony must begin
somewhere, it must go somewhere, and it must end
somewhere; therefore, it is of utmost importance to know
where the voices have been, where they are at the Ir')ment,
where they are going logically, and where they can go by
creative free choice and surprise. This material can help
provide the mental and physical tools for accomplishing this
goal.
Some of the studies may appear to be redundant and
identical at first glance, but careful scrutiny will show that
they are not identical, they are different-bear in mind that
“similar" is not "identical". The study of subtle mechanical
and notational differences is more than just desirable, it is
absolutely necessary. The hands can never be too mechanical,
agile, or well trained-nor can the mind ever know too
much about harmony.
I do not claim that these books, in any way, cover all of the
facets of playing, nor all of the multi-millions of harmonic
possibilities. However, the mechanics, devices, and thought
lines are presented that will enable those who are interested
to pursue them as far as desire and time will allow.
In the many years that I have spent researching and
developing fingerboard gymnastics and harmonic devices of
this nature, I have, quite naturally, delved mainly into the
areas that greatly fascinated me, and my most sincere hope is
that they will be of some interest and benefit to others.

GENERAL REMARKS
The world of harmony is a most gratifying place to
dwell-there is nothing more satisfying than the wonderful
audio pictures that gradually take shape by
manipulating lines of voices within chordal structures.
As Segovia so aptly put it: "The guitar to me is like
looking at a full orchestra through the wrong end of the
binoculars. "
In order to be able to play the guitar well one must be an
athlete; it takes athletic endeavor in the form of a vast variety
of hand and mental gymnastics. This is why the diligent
practice of awkward, difficult, and unusual hand positions,
stretches, formations and finger combinations are of utmost
importance.
The hand must be well-trained to be ready for all attitudes,
and as many different fingering situations as possible.
Practicingjust what lies under the fmgers is not enough-the
ideal is for the hand not to be surprised by the unusual.
The ideal technique must be able to handle the uncomfortable
unusual situations that occur when improvising, within
the limits of the hand, of course.
Physically, exercises have many purposes. Some are
designed to train the hand to walk smoothly on the fingers.
Some are designed to be awkward and difficult, to teach the
hand how to be ready for the nearly impossible. Others are
designed to ftIl the degrees in between. All are necessary- it
is important to keep this in mind.
Of course, one should keep what has been accomplished in
the past, but we must never shy away from the new-the
perhaps uncomfortable areas of more advanced material.
It is understandably human to want to sound good to
ourselves when we practice, and therefore play what we
already know well. However, real advancement comes from
tackling new things; coming to grips with work that is more
advanced, work that is out of reach unless one really tries to
accomplish the seemingly impossible-after all, they're only
impossible for a while.
Progress comes from working with material that
elevates-material that is always a little above and out
of reach.
Acquiring harmonic fingerboard knowledge and technique
is a gradual progressive climb; one must not
expect to jump from first to eighth grade material, for
that is the sure path to disappointment.
About all work material can hope to do is to create an
incentive or desire, whet the appetite for knowledge,
then provide the necessary information and path to
follow for further investigation and experiment.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to thank my daughter Kay (Van Eps) Adikes for her able assistance in preparing this work.

 

 

 


GENERAL REMARKS
The areas of harmonic/mechanical investigation are so
vast that it would take tons of manuscript to show just a small
portion ofthem in detail. Since time and space will not permit
following every facet to any kind of finality, the understanding
of the basic principles and formulas that can provide the
tools for further pursuit seem most important. After the
principles are understood, they can be carried as far as
desired and used in any direction; they can be applied at any
time to any situation in any phase of development. Therefore,
I deemed it necessary to present the basic principles and rules
pertaining to my findings that will make further investigation
possible. I believe enough written material is presented in
these books to establish the thought lines.
I have been known for verbal redundancy for many
years-however, there is a very good reason: through many
years of teaching, I have found that directives, explanations,
rules, warnings, etc. must be repeated periodically over and
over to make absolutely certain that they not only are
understood, but that they become firmly implanted in the
mind-so firmly embedded that they are ever present. They
must become habitual. Particularly in text books, periodic
repetition is necessary because so many people open books
in the middle, the end, or any place.
Fundamentals don't teach one how to compose. Composing
by fundamentals would be by rote, (parrot fashion).
However, they do tell you what not to do.

All laws and rules of music can be warped, twisted,
distorted, and still make sense if the principles are
clearly understood in the first place. As I have said
before, "Luck won't do it, and ignorance can't."

A person cannot be taught to compose. The creative spark
must be there. Taste cannot be taught, it must be there.
Fundamentals don't teach taste-"influence-by-associaon
affects taste, but it does not create it. Listening to, and
analyzing good music of all types, be it classical or jazz, is the
real teacher. In other words, it can rub off.
A painter doesn't paint with a book on the technique of
painting in one hand and a color chart in the other. Writers
learn to write by reading the works of great authors, not books
on how to write. All a teacher can do is provide the necessary
tools and show the student how they work. The teacher can't
be by the student's side constantly to tell him when and where
to use the tools-his judgment, sense of taste, balance, and
proportion must do that.

Music is inspirational in concept, but mechanical in
reproduction. Therefore, mechanisms are necessary to enable
voices to move freely. When the technique level is achieved
that allows voices this freedom, ideas flow like water.

Scales, arpeggio's and exercises are the instrumentalist's
tools. One cannot play without these tools. The knowlectge
and physical dexterity that comes from working with these
tools is absolutely necessary to the instrumentalist; without
the disciplined practice of these tools, one cannot play.
I would like to talk about the word "exercise" for a
moment. An exercise can be quite long or very short; it can
have many forms. A long exercise can embody many notes
and mechanisms, or, it can bejust the reverse and contain just
one or two notes.

Here is a one note example:
Drop the left arm down by your side, relaxed. Now
bring your hand up to the fmgerboard and try to hit any
predetermined note immediately; let's say a "G" on the
third string. As you know now, it is not easy to do; your
average is pretty bad. Now, try it with your eyes closed.
Now, your average is awful. What good is an exercise
like this; what does it do? It helps quite a few basically
important things such as judgment of distance, orientation
and the general feeling for the instrument.

It is impossible to play anything without using parts of
scales, because all melodic/harmonic lines come from the
chromatic scale, and since the chromatic scale is an exercise,
this "exercise" produces all music.
A young man once told me that "he didn't wanno play
scales or exercises." I just told him that he might try
concentrating on "watching grass grow" for he could not play
music, ever.
All scales and arpeggios are exercises-but not all
exercises are scales and arpeggios.

Going back and forth from "C" to "B" repeatedly is
exercising. Playing a B seventh chord to E major repeatedly
becomes an exercise. They are very basic examples but they
are exercises.
What I'm leading up to is this: make exercises out of all
musical situations by taking one or two steps of any scale,
arepggio, or progression, and repeat them over and over until
they are very smooth. Then go on to the next step and repeat
the process. Select a scale that contains many notes and
gradually eliminate notes until down to just a few. In other
words, reduce these stations down to their smallest part.
Practice them forward· and backward, inside out, upside
down, outside in, etc. Apply this format to all ofthis material,
no matter how simple or complicated the form.
Take all studies apart note by note to analyze them. Select
sections of different variations and blend them together to
make other variations etc. Compound them as far as possible.
Don't just run scales up and down, break up the regular
continuity by skipping some of the intervals to make short
and long arpeggios out ofthem. Skip intervals and insert them
some place else. Change the order by rearranging the stations
of the scales. Work with them using as many different
variations as possible. Here are just a few suggestions for
scale patterns:


1-2-8-1-3-8-1-4-8-etc. 1-7-8-2-7-8-3-7-
8-etc. 7-8-1-6- 7-1- 5-6-1-etc.
1-2-7-8-1-2-3-7-8-1-2-3-4-7-8-etc. 1-3-2-
4-3-5-etc. 1-4-2-5-3-6-et<:.
TRY CONTRARY MOTION:
1-8-2-7-3-6-4-5-5-4-6-3-7-2-8-1-etc.
These are just a few of the vast possibilities. This kind
of work helps one's judgment of distance. It is good
practice gymnastically also...

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