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A Concise History of the Classic Guitar by Graham Wade, one of the foremost international writers on the guitar, explores the history of the instrument from the 16th century to the present day. This compact assessment of five centuries of fretted instruments cover the vihuela in Spain, the history of four-course and five-course guitars, the evolution of tablature, and developments in the six-string guitar in the 19th century. the work also charts the contribution of leading composers, performers and luthiers of the 20th century, and evaluates the influence of Segovia, Llobet, Pujol, Presti, Bream, Williams, etc., among the world's famous guitarists. This book, intended for the general public and guitar students of all ages, is the first interpretative history of the classic guitar to be published in the 21st century, and will be eagerly welcomed by all lovers of the instrument.
My Guitar Method Book 3- this is the book where students get to learn part of the important guitar techniques such as “hammer-on”, “pull o”, “portamento”, basic flamenco strumming, and others. And also another type of tone production techniques like “harmonics”, “ponticello” and “tasto” that make their playing more expressive and colorful. At the end of the lessons, students will explore the higher frets especially the 5th position and above, to make them able to play the scales and arpeggios with 2 octaves. With the more complete technique and knowledge, the student can learn more pieces that contain barres, slurs, higher positions and experience some famous pieces with simple arrangements for classical guitar. The book also comes with some simple original compositions by the author, discovering some of the classical guitar masters to make the learning more meaningful!
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Libro realizado por los Profesores de Conservatorio José Vicente León y Rebeca Capella, fundadores de la web www.elregalomusical.com Esta obra hace un repaso a los acontecimientos musicales que han tenido lugar cada día del año, relativas a compositores, directores, músicos, cantantes, estrenos, etc. Además, basándose en las efemérides, recomiendan una pieza musical para ser escuchada cada día, por lo que han seleccionado 366 piezas musicales (se incluye el 29 de febrero) para disfrutar de la mejor música.
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