Author: Howard Morgen
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457495984
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Beginning with an explanation of how a bass line defines the harmonic scheme, this edition leads the player through dozens of fingerstyle arrangements. Titles: * Laura * Green Dolphin Street * The Shadow of Your Smile * Stompin' at the Savoy * Just Friends * Don't Blame Me * Nobody Does It Better
Concepts: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Howard Morgen
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457495984
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Beginning with an explanation of how a bass line defines the harmonic scheme, this edition leads the player through dozens of fingerstyle arrangements. Titles: * Laura * Green Dolphin Street * The Shadow of Your Smile * Stompin' at the Savoy * Just Friends * Don't Blame Me * Nobody Does It Better
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457495984
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Beginning with an explanation of how a bass line defines the harmonic scheme, this edition leads the player through dozens of fingerstyle arrangements. Titles: * Laura * Green Dolphin Street * The Shadow of Your Smile * Stompin' at the Savoy * Just Friends * Don't Blame Me * Nobody Does It Better
Howard Morgen's Solo Guitar
Author: Howard Morgen
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457401909
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Solo Guitar is a musical approach to understand the techniques and concepts of solo guitar. Topics include arranging, transcribing, chord progressions, and chord substitutions. Also included are tips for maximizing practice time. Howard demonstrates every subject with arrangements of some of the most memorable songs of any serious musician's repertoire. Titles: * In Your Own Sweet Way * You Stepped Out of a Dream * Stompin' at the Savoy * Misty * Laura * Take Five and more.
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457401909
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Solo Guitar is a musical approach to understand the techniques and concepts of solo guitar. Topics include arranging, transcribing, chord progressions, and chord substitutions. Also included are tips for maximizing practice time. Howard demonstrates every subject with arrangements of some of the most memorable songs of any serious musician's repertoire. Titles: * In Your Own Sweet Way * You Stepped Out of a Dream * Stompin' at the Savoy * Misty * Laura * Take Five and more.
Jazz Comping for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Kent Murdick
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1609749456
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Through examples, writing assignments, and clear expository text, this landmark book teaches the novice or professional musician to create solo arrangements for fingerstyle jazz guitar. the book is divided in three main sections: Beginning fingerstyle guitar, Creating fingerstyle jazz solos, and Professional fingerstyle guitar. Kent Murdick systematically presents clear explanations of fingerstyle technique, blues basics, harmonized scales, advanced jazz harmony, various arranging and accompaniment concepts, a discussion of the expressive devices used in jazz, and several full-length solos. Futhermore, the author communicates this information with an engaging off-the-wall, self-deprecating sense of humor. Written in standard notation and tablature.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1609749456
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Through examples, writing assignments, and clear expository text, this landmark book teaches the novice or professional musician to create solo arrangements for fingerstyle jazz guitar. the book is divided in three main sections: Beginning fingerstyle guitar, Creating fingerstyle jazz solos, and Professional fingerstyle guitar. Kent Murdick systematically presents clear explanations of fingerstyle technique, blues basics, harmonized scales, advanced jazz harmony, various arranging and accompaniment concepts, a discussion of the expressive devices used in jazz, and several full-length solos. Futhermore, the author communicates this information with an engaging off-the-wall, self-deprecating sense of humor. Written in standard notation and tablature.
The Transcriber's Art
Author: Richard Yates
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619111500
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A collection of articles and music transcribed for solo classical guitar gathered from ten years of the popular series in the journal Soundboard. Each of the music scores is accompanied by an article describing the process of transcription for the guitar, the history of the music and composer, and performance suggestions. All pieces are fully fingered and suitable for intermediate to advanced players.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619111500
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A collection of articles and music transcribed for solo classical guitar gathered from ten years of the popular series in the journal Soundboard. Each of the music scores is accompanied by an article describing the process of transcription for the guitar, the history of the music and composer, and performance suggestions. All pieces are fully fingered and suitable for intermediate to advanced players.
Howard Morgen -- Through Chord Melody & Beyond
Author: Howard Morgen
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739049846
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In this definitive work, Howard Morgen demonstrates all the tools, techniques, and concepts to create masterful solo guitar arrangements. This one-of-a-kind book with enhanced CD features 19 full song arrangements based on 11 classic jazz standards, which are immediately applicable for professional usage. The enhanced CD features demonstrations by Howard Morgen and Howard Alden, 6 complete video performances, plus printable PDFs ---all accessible from your computer's CD-ROM drive. Titles: Round Midnight * Li'l Darlin' * The More I See You * Stardust * Alone Together * Speak Low * It's Only a Paper Moon * My Funny Valentine * Body and Soul * My Foolish Heart * Nice Work, If You Can Get It.
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739049846
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In this definitive work, Howard Morgen demonstrates all the tools, techniques, and concepts to create masterful solo guitar arrangements. This one-of-a-kind book with enhanced CD features 19 full song arrangements based on 11 classic jazz standards, which are immediately applicable for professional usage. The enhanced CD features demonstrations by Howard Morgen and Howard Alden, 6 complete video performances, plus printable PDFs ---all accessible from your computer's CD-ROM drive. Titles: Round Midnight * Li'l Darlin' * The More I See You * Stardust * Alone Together * Speak Low * It's Only a Paper Moon * My Funny Valentine * Body and Soul * My Foolish Heart * Nice Work, If You Can Get It.
Understanding DADGAD for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Doug Young
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 161065322X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Understanding DADGAD is a complete introduction to using the DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. the book systematically explores the tuning, starting with simple chords and scale patterns, ultimately showing how DADGAD can be used to play in nearly any key and in many different musical styles. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales, intervals, the harp-effect, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more, all in the context of either short musical examples or complete tunes.Rather than just providing scales, chords, or tunes, this book guides the reader through the process of understanding the guitar from the perspective of DADGAD tuning. Topics are organized as a series of small self-contained sections ideal for a single study session or lesson. After exploring extremely easy ways to get started with DADGAD, involving as little as a single finger on the fretting hand, the book progresses to examples that will interest even more advanced players. 200 musical examples, including several full performance-quality pieces, demonstrate each concept. the companion recording features the author playing many of the examples.A complete introduction to DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Begins with simple chords and scale patterns and progresses to more complex musical examples in many different keys. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales, the harp-effect, intervals, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 161065322X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Understanding DADGAD is a complete introduction to using the DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. the book systematically explores the tuning, starting with simple chords and scale patterns, ultimately showing how DADGAD can be used to play in nearly any key and in many different musical styles. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales, intervals, the harp-effect, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more, all in the context of either short musical examples or complete tunes.Rather than just providing scales, chords, or tunes, this book guides the reader through the process of understanding the guitar from the perspective of DADGAD tuning. Topics are organized as a series of small self-contained sections ideal for a single study session or lesson. After exploring extremely easy ways to get started with DADGAD, involving as little as a single finger on the fretting hand, the book progresses to examples that will interest even more advanced players. 200 musical examples, including several full performance-quality pieces, demonstrate each concept. the companion recording features the author playing many of the examples.A complete introduction to DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Begins with simple chords and scale patterns and progresses to more complex musical examples in many different keys. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales, the harp-effect, intervals, common chord progressions in DADGAD and more.
Acoustic Masters
Author: Craig Dobbins
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9781576239742
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Craig Dobbins has tastefully arranged this beautiful collection of hymns to be easily playable and yet worthy of concert and solo recital performance. All the music is written in standard notation and tablature, and performed beautifully on the included recording. Selections include: Amazing Grace * In the Garden * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * The Old Rugged Cross * Sweet Hour of Prayer * There Is a Fountain and more
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9781576239742
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Craig Dobbins has tastefully arranged this beautiful collection of hymns to be easily playable and yet worthy of concert and solo recital performance. All the music is written in standard notation and tablature, and performed beautifully on the included recording. Selections include: Amazing Grace * In the Garden * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * The Old Rugged Cross * Sweet Hour of Prayer * There Is a Fountain and more
Concepts for the Classical and Jazz Guitar
Author: Jimmy Wyble
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610656202
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Presents twenty, four-bar exercises written by Jimmy Wyble followed by exhaustive harmonic, rhythmic, and scale permutation of the four-bar exercises by Ron Berman. Accompanying CD contains recordings of exercise permutations. This text gives insight to the vast melodic and harmonic possibilities available to composers and arrangers of guitar music. Examples should be used as ideas for improvisations, compositions, or springboards for new original material. Any musical idea, as shown in this book, may be permutated to create almost limitless original ideas. Exercises are presented in standard notation only.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610656202
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Presents twenty, four-bar exercises written by Jimmy Wyble followed by exhaustive harmonic, rhythmic, and scale permutation of the four-bar exercises by Ron Berman. Accompanying CD contains recordings of exercise permutations. This text gives insight to the vast melodic and harmonic possibilities available to composers and arrangers of guitar music. Examples should be used as ideas for improvisations, compositions, or springboards for new original material. Any musical idea, as shown in this book, may be permutated to create almost limitless original ideas. Exercises are presented in standard notation only.
Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment
Author: Michael Titlebaum
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367854751
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the development of performance skills through embellishment techniques. Written with the college-level course in mind, this introductory textbook is both practical and comprehensive, ideal for the aspiring improviser, focused not on scales and chords but melodic embellishment. It assumes some basic theoretical knowledge and level of musicianship while introducing multiple techniques, mindful that improvisation is a learned skill as dependent on hard work and organized practice as it is on innate talent. This jargon-free textbook can be used in both self-guided study and as a course book, fortified by an array of interactive exercises and activities: musical examples performance exercises written assignments practice grids resources for advanced study and more! Nearly all musical exercises--presented throughout the text in concert pitch and transposed in the appendices for E-flat, B-flat, and bass clef instruments--are accompanied by backing audio tracks, available for download via the Routledge catalog page along with supplemental instructor resources such as a sample syllabus, PDFs of common transpositions, and tutorials for gear set-ups. With music-making at its core, Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment implores readers to grab their instruments and play, providing musicians with the simple melodic tools they need to "jazz it up."
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367854751
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the development of performance skills through embellishment techniques. Written with the college-level course in mind, this introductory textbook is both practical and comprehensive, ideal for the aspiring improviser, focused not on scales and chords but melodic embellishment. It assumes some basic theoretical knowledge and level of musicianship while introducing multiple techniques, mindful that improvisation is a learned skill as dependent on hard work and organized practice as it is on innate talent. This jargon-free textbook can be used in both self-guided study and as a course book, fortified by an array of interactive exercises and activities: musical examples performance exercises written assignments practice grids resources for advanced study and more! Nearly all musical exercises--presented throughout the text in concert pitch and transposed in the appendices for E-flat, B-flat, and bass clef instruments--are accompanied by backing audio tracks, available for download via the Routledge catalog page along with supplemental instructor resources such as a sample syllabus, PDFs of common transpositions, and tutorials for gear set-ups. With music-making at its core, Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment implores readers to grab their instruments and play, providing musicians with the simple melodic tools they need to "jazz it up."
Fingerstyle Jazz Images for Christmas
Author: Howard Morgen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610654765
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Fingerstyle jazz interpretations of ten of your favorite Christmas carols by Guitar Player fingerstyle columnist, performer, and clinician Howard Morgen. In notation and tablature.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610654765
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Fingerstyle jazz interpretations of ten of your favorite Christmas carols by Guitar Player fingerstyle columnist, performer, and clinician Howard Morgen. In notation and tablature.