Download or read book SCOTTISH CLASSICAL GUITAR COLLECTION written by James Akers and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scottish Romantic Guitar is a collection of intermediate and advanced pieces for classical guitar by leading composers of the 19th century, inspired by Scotland. While these pieces have previously been available from different sources, they are compiled here for the first time, in corrected editions, in one convenient volume. Highlights include, Mauro Giuliani’s beautiful settings of six favourite Scottish songs; Fernando Sor’s masterful ‘Variations on Ye Banks and Braes’ and Johan Kaspar Mertz’s dramatic evocation of the landscape of the Outer Hebrides, ‘Fingal’s Cave.’ This collection offers the guitarist a unique source of unfamiliar yet accessible repertoire that is both challenging and rewarding to play and which will appeal to any audience.
Download or read book Scottish Classical Guitar Collection written by James Akers and published by Gmi - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful selection of romantic classical guitar music for the intermediate to advanced guitarist.
Download or read book Scottish Classical Guitar Collection written by James Akers and published by Gmi - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful selection of romantic classical guitar music for the intermediate to advanced guitarist.
Download or read book Traditional Scottish Songs For Guitar written by James Akers and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of some of the most well known songs from Scotland arranged for guitar by internationally renowned Scottish guitarist James Akers. Each song is offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. The songs included in this book of Scottish folk songs are as follows: Ae Fond Kiss Ca' the Yowes Comin' Thro' the Rye Green Grow the Rashes I Once Loved a Lass My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife The Bluebells of Scotland Flowers o' the Forest The Skye Boat Song Wild Mountain Thyme Ye Bank and Braes o' Bonnie Doon All songs are notated in both music and guitar TAB notation; if you cannot read music, you can still play all of the songs offered in this book. The advanced arrangements have been arranged in a style based around the work of contemporary folk guitarists like Tony McManus, Stephen Wake and Ian Melrose. In this style, traditional melodies are combined with elements from other genres. To complement this title, a special free download has been created which includes a PDF of all the chords (in full color) and the lyrics for the beginner versions. Details on how to get the download are within the book. Without doubt, James Akers has created a book of music that can be used by an individual guitar player on their own or with a guitar teacher from beginner to advanced. If you love Scotland, and you love guitar, then this is the book for you.
Download or read book Christmas Carols For Guitar written by James Akers and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR GUITAR Graded arrangements of 12 all time favorite Christmas songs for acoustic, fingerstyle and classical guitar players. A collection of twelve of arguably the most well known Christmas carols and holiday season songs beautifully arranged for guitar by guitarist James Akers. Each of the 12 songs are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced technical versions. For beginners, start with the easy version of the song, then build up to the more complex versions which are all found in one book. This publication would also be an excellent resource for guitar teachers looking for potential material for students around Christmas time. All songs are notated in both music and guitar TAB for non music readers. All advanced versions of the song come with QR codes for watching a video performance of each song. THE TWELVE SONGS INCLUDED ARE: Auld Lang Syne Away in a Manger Ding Dong Merrily on High God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas In Dulci Jubilo Jingle Bells O Christmas Tree Silent Night The Twelve Days of Christmas We Three Kings of Orient Are We Wish You a Merry Christmas FREE DOWNLOAD OF EXTRA MATERIAL A link is included within the book to download free extra material which accompanies the publication. Contents of the free download are: mp3 versions of all advanced versions of the Christmas carol guitar arrangements for you to listen to before practice. mp3 accompanying tracks for the beginner versions of the Christmas carols for play along. A PDF book which details all the chords used in the beginner guitar chord arrangements offered in chord diagram format for easy understanding.
Download or read book Christmas Carols For Guitar 2 written by James Akers and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR GUITAR 2 The second book in the series of graded arrangements of 12 all time favorite Christmas songs for acoustic, fingerstyle and classical guitar players. A further collection of twelve of the most well known and loved Christmas carols and holiday season songs beautifully arranged for guitar by guitarist James Akers. Each of the 12 songs are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced technical versions. For beginners, start with the easy version of the song, then build up to the more complex versions which are all found in this book. This publication would also be an excellent resource for guitar teachers looking for potential material for students around Christmas time. This book offers All songs are notated in both music and guitar TAB for non music readers. All advanced versions of the song come with QR codes for watching a video performance of each song. THE TWELVE SONGS INCLUDED ARE: Deck the Halls Hark the Herald Angels Sing I Saw Three Ships In the Bleak Midwinter Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful O Little Town Of Bethlehem Once In Royal David's City The Coventry Carol The First Nowell The Holly and The Ivy While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Plus a bonus mystery song! FREE DOWNLOAD OF EXTRA MATERIAL A link is included within the book to download free extra material which accompanies the publication. Contents of the free download are: mp3 versions of all advanced versions of the Christmas carol guitar arrangements for you to listen to before practice. mp3 accompanying tracks for the beginner versions of the Christmas carols for play along. A PDF book which details all the chords used in the beginner guitar chord arrangements offered in chord diagram format for easy understanding.
Download or read book Scottish Songs for Guitar written by Danny Carnahan and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar). Master guitarist and Acoustic Guitar magazine contributing writer Danny Carnahan teaches how to play 15 Scottish classic songs in fingerstyle arrangements with standard notation and tablature, in both standard and dropped-D tuning. Each song includes background information, complete lyrics, a video download and can function as a guitar and voice arrangement or a solo guitar piece. Songs include: Both Sides the Tweed * Cam Ye O'er Frae France * Fair Flower of Northumberland * The False Lover Won Back * Fortune Turns the Wheel * Glenlogie * Hughie the Grahame * Now Westlin Winds * Rattlin' Roarin' Willie * The Rigs of Barley * So Will We Yet * Tae the Beggin' * Tae the Weavers * The Wild Mountain Thyme * Will Ye Go to Flanders.
Download or read book The Scottish Lute written by RONN MCFARLANE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark book constitutes Mel Bay's first anthology of Renaissance lute andmandora literature in its original tablature form. It also offers the same 56 tunes tastefully transcribed in standard modern guitar notation and tab. For the academically inclined or those who simply want to examine the original scores, this edition includes a downloadable folio of the original lute and mandoratablature plus a thorough explanation of the lute tablature system. The lute part is included in the book and is also available as an online download
Download or read book Celtic guitar written by Glenn Weiser and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty beautiful Celtic melodies arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. All the songs are arranged to be easily playable. Most of the songs are in standard tuning plus there is an additional section in DADGAD tuning. A CD is included featuring all the songs.
Download or read book Scottish 18th Century Guitar Tunes written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique collection, multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop presents 30 airs and dances from Scotland, Ireland and England transcribed for the modern guitar in open-D tuning (DADF♯AD). Although conceived for fingerstyle playing, most of these traditional, Classical and Baroque pieces are also playable with a pick. During the mid to late 18th century, a wire-strung instrument which could be described as a cross between a guitar and a cittern appeared in Britain. With the exception of the publications in Edinburgh by Robert Bremmer (c. 1713 – 89), most period writings refer to this instrument as the guittar. In providing extensive historical and performance notes on this music, the author has adopted this spelling. While derived principally from the publications by Scottish guittarists Robert Bremmer and James Oswald (1710 – 69), MacKillop discovered additional Scottish publications and manuscripts in The National Library of Scotland and even more manuscripts in the uncatalogued library of Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. Written in standard notation and tablature, this book brings a particularly uncommon repertoire to light with an exceptional downloadable recording. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Tunes from 17th Century Scotland Arranged for Flatpicking Guitar written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many great Scottish traditional tunes can be traced back to 17th century lute music. In this collection, multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop has transcribed and arranged 25 popular tunes derived from various lute manuscripts. While idiomatic to the guitar, some of these arrangements include fast runs and chord changes, so are best suited to the intermediate-level flatpicking guitarist. This guitar collection consists of the same melodies in the same keys found in its mandolin counterpart, Tunes From 17th Century Scotland Arranged for Mandolin (Mel Bay Publications). In both books, suggested chords are provided wherever appropriate. Consequently, the settings work fine as either mandolin/violin and guitar duets, or as solos for either instrument. Until now, most of these appealing dance tunes and airs have not been available as guitar arrangements. Here, except for two tunes in drop-D tuning, all are in standard guitar tuning. With MacKillop’s spirited online recording, generous performance notes and standard notation and tablature for each selection, get ready to explore a wonderful new take on an old repertoire! Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Classical Guitar Solos Favorite Sonatinas written by David Grimes and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 “small sonatas” or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava. While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest— exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists. Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate— plus three more composers in a similar vein— promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels.
Download or read book Easy DADGAD Celtic Guitar written by ROB MACKILLOP and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains thirty of the most requested Celtic session tunes, arranged for DADGAD tuning. Accompanying audio is available as an online download, whichincludes performances by Rob MacKillop. To assist playing these tunes, a technique primer and specific exercises are included. With the use of a capo youwill be able to play these tunes in their traditional keys. The tunes can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. The repertoire includes classic tunes such as DrowsyMaggie, Soldier's Joy, St. Patrick's Day In the Morning, The Kesh, The Rights ofMan and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. A bonus twenty-five traditional Scottish lute pieces are included, also arranged for DADGAD tuning! Includes access to online audio
Download or read book The Classical Guitar Collection written by and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... A treasure trove of repertoire, containing 48 classical guitar solos from classical greats such as Mozart, Grieg, Purcell and J.S. Bach alongside all-time guitar favourites such as Asturias and Spanish Romance."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Christmas Carols For Guitar written by James Akers and published by Gmi - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of 12 Christmas Carols for guitar at three levels for each song: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Download or read book Tapping Discovered written by Honza Kourimsky and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2021-01-23 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TAPPING DISCOVERED for guitarists looking to solo with tapping. If you are looking to tap on guitar or you're looking to increase your knowledge, understanding and technique then Tapping Discovered by Honza Kourimsky and released by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute is the book for you. 146 pages of pure tapping goodness takes you from first principles in chapter one all the way through to the fiendishly complete solos in chapter five. ★ After legend and Tapping Form sections and videos there are 5 chapters. ★ Each of the first three chapters offer 14 exercises and then a complete solo. ★ Chapter four demonstrates ten amazing tapping licks in a variety of styles. ★ Chapter five includes two extended solos which includes all techniques, concepts and ideas presented within the text and videos of entire book. CHAPTER ① By the end of this lesson you will be able to travel up and down the length of the top string using multi-finger tapping. You will also learn how to adjust both your fretting and tapping grip to fit into and complement specific harmonic contexts. Finally, you will also learn to connect tapping patterns in a way that keep your hand relaxed and your playing in time with the music. CHAPTER ② By the end of this lesson you will be able to move up and down the length of the top string using legato tapping as well as combining legato tapping with multi-finger tapping as covered in lesson 1. As always, the emphasis will be on being able to execute these multiple techniques whilst staying relaxed and in time with the music. CHAPTER ③ By the end of this lesson you will be able to connect multi-finger and legato tapping patterns with pentatonic tapping patterns and legato playing as well as making use of each of these patterns to cross strings on the guitar neck. You will be shown how to combine and use all the patterns you have learned so far to move both up and down the instrument horizontally and vertically. CHAPTER ④ In this lesson we will study a variety of licks that use tapping to form at least part of their melody. Apart from adding to your library of patterns and tapping technique, these licks will also show you how to connect tapping with other popular guitar techniques such as bends, slides vibrato etc. Of prime importance is how many of the styles presented are in styles of music often not thought compatible with tapping. CHAPTER FIVE as mentioned brings everything together in two amazing extended solos. Over one and a half hours of HD video included via QR codes. 24 professional quality backing tracks for you to download and practice all of the exercises, examples and solos with over and over again. 146 page total book packed with ideas, concepts and helpful ideas. NOTE: All video content is viewable via QR codes via cell/mobile phone or table device. Most devices now come with QR codes as standard, however, a QR code reader(s) are available for download free from Apple and Android app stores.
Download or read book Guitar Exam Exercise Book written by James Akers and published by GMI - Guitar & Music Institute. This book was released on 2021-12-11 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GUITAR EXAM EXERCISE BOOK INTRODUCTION For guitarists looking to further their playing technique and/or who are preparing for ABRSM, Trinity, Guildhall or indeed any classical/fingerstyle guitar exam, this book is for you. Created by virtuoso guitarist and conservatoire lecturer James Akers, this guitar manual has been created to help players develop their technique to help ensure performing success, not least in the preparation for grade exams. The exercises and studies in this book are graded to correspond to the technical demands required of each grade from 1 to 5, in both classical and acoustic guitar syllabuses. A section with more advanced techniques is included towards the end of the book. Instructions, including fingerings and tips for success are included. All examples are given in both staff notation and TAB. Although largely corresponding to the various grading systems available, this book can be used by anyone as a means of improving their guitar technique. BOOK CONTENT 85 exercises & 16 studies grade 1 to grade 5 and beyond covering: GRADE 1 - The exercises for grade 1 are intended to help the guitarist in the early stages of their development build up their finger strength, improve their coordination, tone production, speed, and accuracy. GRADE 2 - The exercises for Grade 2 extend and consolidate the ideas introduced in Grade 1, providing more material to allow the evolving guitarist to improve their technique in a systematic way. GRADE 3 - New techniques are introduced, including slurs, (or hammer-ons and pull-offs) and natural harmonics. In addition, as well as exercises, there are several specially composed study pieces, in a variety of styles, to allow the techniques learned so far to be practised in a more musical context. GRADE 4 - Common descending arpeggio pattern across three strings, 4 note chords using all right-hand fingers, multiple slurs, or hammer-ons and pull-offs, in various finger combinations including open strings and multiple fretted notes, the half-barre technique for the left hand. GRADE 5 - Ascending arpeggio patterns, speed & rhythmic pattern exercises, left hand workouts with repeated patterns, mixed ascending/descending slur patterns, full barre technique BEYOND GRADE 5 - Tremelo technique, natural harmonics in exercise and within a study. STUDIES Sixteen original studies are provided for grades 3 onwards: GRADE 3 - Six studies individually demonstrating various left hand finger combinations, two part chordal textures, three part chords, ascending slur and hammer on techniques, GRADE 4 - Four studies individually demonstrating arpeggio playing, three and four part chordal performance, half barre in a musical context, ascending and descending slurs, playing in complex time signatures, introducing natural harmonics. GRADE 5 AND BEYOND - Six studies individually demonstrating arpeggio playing, slur exploration, speed study, thick textured chordal playing, tremelo study, artificial harmonics in melodic scenario. DOWNLOAD All exercises and studies have been recorded by James Akers and are included as a free download to accompany this book. Details of how to access the free download are detailed within the publication.
