Introduction To Thumbstyle Guitar
'Thumbstyle Guitar' is a term that describes the guitar playing style that grew up around 1920 in western Kentucky. It is identified with the music of its most well known creators, Mose Rager, Kennedy Jones and Merle Travis. In this lesson. Pat Kirtley teaches the basics of this style, and shows you how to play five repertoire-building tunes which will illustrate various aspects of the style. The tunes range from the basic and essential 'I Am A Pilgrim' to a contemporary thumbstyle arrangement of the 1970 country hit 'Ready For The Times To Get Better'. A detailed 44 page tab/music booklet is included.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW301
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Pat Kirtley: Introduction To Alternate Tunings
Discover the secrets of four alternative tunings with Kirtley's accessible arrangements and make your first steps into this exciting and contemporary approach to the Guitar. By straying from the standard EADGBE tuning system, a world of new harmonic possibilities open up, some of which are explored through Kirtley's exciting solo pieces. You will learn:- How to tune your guitar in four new ways
- How to find the tunings without an electronic tuner
- The pros and cons of alternate tunings
- Full on-screen instruction for each song, including split-screen detail
- Harmonic 'chime' techniques
- Right-hand fingerstyle techniques
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW302
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Pat Kirtley: Introduction To Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
The ideal chance to become familiar with the stirring and heart-warming world of Celtic music on the fingerstyle Guitar, with award-winning performer Pat Kirtley. Kirtley teaches six traditional tunes from Ireland and Scotland in the DADGAD open tuning. The arrangements are designed for guitarists that already possess a fairly confident playing ability, but are looking to explore new worlds of tonality and musical heritage.
You will learn- The structure and form of Celtic tunes
- How to understand and play dance rhythms such as the Jig and Reel
- How to identify different types of tune within the genre
- How to play authentic Celtic ornaments from fiddle and wind techniques
- How to embellish a melody
- The importance of the DADGAD tuning
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW303
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Adrian Ingram: The Essentials Of Jazz Guitar
Prolific writer and performer Adrian Ingram gives you the very best start in the complex art of the Jazz Guitar. Ingram demystifies the challenges of learning the Jazz vocabulary and unlocks the secrets of chord substitution. You will discover the basic building blocks of Jazz theory, extended and altered chords, harmonic pluralities, forms and songs, and all those indispensable progressions that make up the familiar tunes you love.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW305
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Martin Taylor: Jazz Guitarist
At last! A chance to discover the secrets of Martin Taylor's remarkable and complex guitar technique. Taylor has forged an unparalleled reputation for his self-accompanying guitar style, creating the illusion of several simultaneous musicians at once. Furthermore, his technique is so well integrated that the musicality his melodies and improvisations simply transcend the performance.
In this DVD presentation, Taylor discusses and demonstrates his approach to:
- Right hand harmonics
- Walking basslines
- Improvisation
- Playing melodies in and out of tempo
- Practice routines
The DVD includes a 56-page booklet in standard notation and Tab.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW307
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Dix Bruce: Basic Country Flatpicking Guitar
Flatpick guitar is the name given to the style of playing simple melodies on the upper strings whilst strumming an accompaniment on the lower strings, and Dix Bruce's DVD will show you how.
Developed by Mother Maybelle Carter, this self-accomopaniment method is the foundation upon which all traditional folk, bluegrass and country techniques have been built. Bruce uses nine great country classics and bluegrass standards to give you the chance to master this special skill. He demonstrates the bass note/strum technique and shows how melodies can easily be integrated into known chord patterns. There are also sections that will help you transpose tunes into almost any other key desired - a very important and useful skill, especially in group-playing situations.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW308
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Dix Bruce: Basic Swing Guitar
Dix Bruce gives you a detailed introduction to this highly energetic but surprisingly accessible approach to the fingerstyle guitar. This combination of moveable chords, 'swing' feel and fingerstyle techniques has been the starting point for generations of Jazz guitarists. You'll learn eight carefuilly kchosen songs that every swing player should know, including standards by Gershwin. The lessons begin with simple two and three chord songs, building through to more complex Jazz chord forms in a manner that is both logical and easy to absorb. By the end of the DVD you will have the skills and confidence to begin playing with any swing band!
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW309
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Beginners Blues Guitar
Fred Sokolow takes you from tuning up and your first chords, to rockin' the Blues in one 70-minute tutorial! Sokolow teaches the Blues in several keys, including Boogie Woogie basslines, Blues turnarounds and simple fingerpicking patterns. You will discove the elements of Blues soloing and lick-building in the styles of Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt. The lesson is complete with some classic Blues standards for you to develop your new techniques and knowledge, including Key To The Highway and Hesitation Blues.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW401
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Beginners Fingerpicking Guitar
Fred Sokolow gives a comprehensive introduction to fingerpicking, with a library of patterns that can be applied to any style. Designed for the beginner, and starting with tuning and simple chords, Sokolow shows you how to begin with your first patterns, gradually developing your technique and right-hand dexterity. By the end of the 70-minute lesson you will have learned
- A large variety of patterns and rhythm grooves
- Chords and licks in five different keys
- Connecting basslines and "bass runs" in five keys
The fingerpicking techniques are combined and applied in a host of well-known tunes that include Sloop John B, House Of The Rising Sun, Nine Pound Hammer and Scarborough Fair, demonstrating the versatility and popularity of this exciting approach to the guitar.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW402
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Rockabilly Guitar
Discover the very roots of modern Rock n' Roll with over an hour of Rockabilly guitar magic. The combination of electric Blues, country Blues, Travis fingerpicking and Boogie Woogie rhythms remains as potent as ever. In this DVD Fred Sokolow introduces the licks and techniques that have made the recordings of Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochrane and Chuck Berry so distinctive. By the end of this lesson you will know how to play...
- Boogie Woogie backup licks
- Turnarounds
- Blues/Rock licks in the classic Blues key of E
- Moveable Blues/Rock scales
- Fingerpicking patterns and a host of riffs from the best Rockabilly stars including Buddy Holly and Scotty Moore.
Price:£22.90
Product Code: GW403
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