This is Mel Bay's landmark system for playing guitar solos in chord style using popular sheet music. This method is accessible to the intermediate level student and is applicable for pick or fingerstyle performance. In notation and tablature.

New classical guitar edition of the world leading Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method written by well-known concert guitarist and teacher Stanley Yates. the beginning classical guitarist will learn music reading, hand and sitting positions, practice techniques, arpeggio and scale technique, chordal and melodic playing, and solo and duet playing in the first position.Many of the exercises and study pieces include accompaniments that can be played along with a teacher during lessons or with the included CD (the student and teacher parts are presented on separate stereo channels allowing either part to be turned off if desired). the CD also contains all of the exercises, studies and solos presented in the book.An instructional DVD containing demonstrations, practice tips and performances of many of the exercises, studies and solos contained in the book is also available.

Grade 7 concludes Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method begins with a summary of the natural and artificial harmonics that can be achieved on each string. Addresses theory and notation of major and minor sixth chords plus ninth, eleventh (with alterations), nine-six (9/6), and thirteenth chords- all exploredthrough chord etudes including inside/outside and orchestral chord forms. Includes a wealth of well-developed studies and solos invarious keys for masteryof the plectrum style. Written in standard notation only

The Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Complete Edition is known worldwide for the incredible array of music presented, the thoroughness of educational music content and ease of understanding. The method contains hundreds of solos,duets, picking studies, chord etudes, position studies, scale and techniqueetudes, lessons in theory and harmony and much more! Every key and every position on the guitar fingerboard is thoroughly taught. Music is presented by many of the great master composers such as Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Grieg and also renown guitar composers such as Sor, Tarrega and Carcassi. The styles of music presented in this exhaustive course range from Early Music to Jazz to Bluegrass and Country to Rock. This method will equip any guitarist to perform the demands of modern music with ease and will transition the guitar student from beginner to virtuoso. This comprehensive method contains allof the music found in the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Expanded Edition volumes 1 through 7 and comes with extensive online audio and video

Grade 2 / Expanded version of the famed Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method adds new, carefully graded playing material for every concept taught. Solos arepresented in various styles. A special feature is the addition of in-depth picking studies in the keys of C, Am, G, Em, F, Dm, D, and Bm. Additional studies are contained in second position and in 6/8 time. In short, if you really want to learn to play great guitar, this is the method! It is unmatched in its thoroughness in teaching every important concept. and bull; Additional New Music for Every Concept Taught and bull; Picking Studies in 8 keys and bull; New Solos in Diverse Styles and bull; Begins Study of Position Playing and bull; Carefully Graded to Move at a User Friendly Paceand bull; Unmatched in Comprehensiveness and bull; Companion Dual CD Set Available and bull; Spiral Binding Available

2004 Silver Award Winner for Best Instructional Materials by Acoustic Guitar Magazine.Correct Practice is what all good players do, whether they know they are doing it or not! That's how they get to be good players. Whether you are a beginner or a player with the usual problems, here is your Foundation book, "The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar!"- for ALL styles and ALL levels. "The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar" is composed of three elements:Understandings: Concepts which you must understand in order to begin to practice effectivelyTools: Practice Approaches to be used to solve problems in playing. These approaches are based on certain key Understandings, such as Muscle Memory and Sympathetic Tension, as well as Attention and Awareness.Exercises: Specific routines to be done during practice, that will build technique, (playing ability) in a step by step fashion, each step building on the previous one, and preparing for the next.

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