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Classical Guitar For Dummies
Jon Chappell, Mark Phillips
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About This Book
Learn to:
- Select the right classical guitar for you
- Develop correct hand position and posture
- Tune your guitar
- Play along with exercises and pieces on the audio CD
The fun and easy way Âź to start playing classical guitar!
Want to be a classical guitarist, but never had a lesson? No problem â this hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play scales, melodies, and full-length pieces in the classical style. You get plenty of practice exercises to stretch your skills, selections from the classical repertoire, and a bonus audio CD that helps you play along with the music pieces from the book!
- Get acquainted with your guitar â familiarize yourself with the unique make-up and parts of a classical guitar
- Start making some music â play melodies on individual strings, move on to arpeggios, and get your fingers in shape with scales
- Ramp up your technique â play barres, slurs, and trills; handle harmonics; master right-hand tremolo; and venture up the neck to play in the higher positions
- Build your classical repertoire â from Renaissance and Baroque to Classical, Romantic, and Modern, play pieces from the major eras in classical music
- Practice makes perfect â improve your performance with expert guidance through each exercise and piece in the book
Open the book and find:
- Tips and techniques for playing beautiful pieces
- How to read music notation and tablature
- Basic finger and thumb strokes
- Right- and left-hand techniques
- Musical examples, charts, and photos
- Music pieces from the guitar greats
- The best ways to care for your guitar
- A step-by-step tutorial on changing your strings
Bonus CD Includes
More than 140 recorded performances of the exercises and pieces featured in the book
Pieces performed using a count-off, allowing you to play along in time with the music
Tuning notes to help you tune up your guitar
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