Classical Guitar For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119873020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 352 str.

Mark Phillips

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting to Know the Classical Guitar 7Chapter 1: An Acoustic Guitar in a League of Its Own 9Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Play 21Chapter 3: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature 43Part 2: Starting to Play: The Basics 59Chapter 4: One Note at a Time: Playing Simple Melodies 61Chapter 5: Rolling the Notes of a Chord: Arpeggio Technique 83Chapter 6: Practicing Scales in First and Second Position 101Chapter 7: Exploring Musical Textures 123Part 3: Improving Your Technique 137Chapter 8: Flat-Fingered Fretting with Barres 139Chapter 9: Getting a Smooth Sound with Slurs and Trills 149Chapter 10: Coloring Your Sound with Tone-Production Techniques 161Chapter 11: Scaling the Musical Ladder beyond Second Position 177Chapter 12: Combining Arpeggios and Melody 195Chapter 13: Combining Left-Hand Techniques While Playing up the Neck 217Part 4: Mastering Classical Guitar Repertoire 229Chapter 14: Playing Pieces by the Guitar Greats 231Chapter 15: Early Guitar Music from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras 251Chapter 16: The Guitar Comes of Age: The Classical, Romantic, and Modern Eras 269Part 5: The Part of Tens 289Chapter 17: Ten (Or So) Classical Guitarists You Should Know 291Chapter 18: Ten Things to Do When Shopping for a Classical Guitar 297Part 6: Appendixes 303Appendix A: Basic Guitar Care and Maintenance 305Appendix B: About the Online Tracks and Videos 315Index 323

O autorze

Mark Phillips is an author and former director of music at Cherry Lane Music. He has served as music editor of Guitar and Guitar One magazines.Jon Chappell is a guitarist, author, and former editor-in-chief of Guitar and Home Recording magazines. His work has appeared in Guitar Shop, Keyboard, Electronic Musician, and Guitar Player.