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Easy Classical Guitar Recital, Easy Repertoire and Performance Tips for the Beginning Player

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World famous guitarist and educator Benjamin Verdery has compiled standard repertoire pieces as well as new pieces for classical guitar. Performance tips are clearly presented for the beginning player.

Information is included on how to prepare and present a recital and tips are provided on technique, interpretation, practicing and dealing with performance anxiety. Features new pieces by Benjamin Verdery, Anthony Newman, Frederic Hand and others as well as important music from the standard repertoire.

The CD includes performances of each piece in the book.

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Meet Jesse Welles, Fiery Folksinger on the Rise

Jesse Welles with acoustic guitar, Photo: Hannah Gray Hall

Welles, 32, is a genuine phenomenon—an internet-era troubadour clearly in the tradition of Guthrie, Dylan, Prine, and Ochs (and Cobain, too), yet also very much of this moment.

Legends of Rock Guitar, The Essential Reference of Rock’s Greatest Guitarists

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Presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of rock guitar legends examining over three hundred artists beginning in the 1950s and covering a wide range of styles and includes performers such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Duane Eddy, Buddy Holly, Keith Richards, and more.

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Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume Two, Scale Construction and application

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This book provides real hands-on application for 22 different scale types. A theory section written in easy-to-understand language prepares the student for all exercises. Answers are supplied and audio files are available for free online.

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Learn a Hill Country Blues Lick with Mamie Minch | Acoustic Guitar Teaching Artists

Learn a Hill Country Blues Lick with Mamie Minch | Acoustic Guitar Teaching Artists

This Mississippi Hill Country lick turns up again and again, in countless variations by players like R.L. Burnside and Robert Belfour. So let’s learn it!

Songwriting and the Guitar

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(String Letter Publishing). With this unique and informative guide, you’ll discover new ideas and inspirations for crafting your own songs and making the most of your instrument. You’ll gain a better understanding of chord progressions, melodies, alternate tunings and other subjects through a series of expertly designed workshops, and you’ll find tips and techniques offered by top singer-songwriters, such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Don McLean, Patty Larkin, David Wilcox, Dave Matthews and more.

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Review: The Iris Guitar Company MS-00 Is a Custom-Made Boutique Flattop with Vintage Flair and High-End Tonewoods

Iris Guitar Company MS-00, Photo: Mathilde Sauve

The MS-00 is a guitar that’s straightforward, well-balanced, and built to be played, not pampered

C.F. Martin & His Guitars, 1796-1873

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The author chronicles the remarkable story of the world’s most famous guitar company, using more than 175 illustrations to tell the story of C. F. Martin and the company he created, using letters, account books, inventories, and other documents.

(Performing Arts)

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Fundamentals of Chord Melody with Molly Miller | Workshop Replay

Fundamentals of Chord Melody with Molly Miller | Workshop Replay

The Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, and educator explores three different takes on “You Are My Sunshine” and shows how to make rich and expressive solo arrangements from a simple melody.

Guitar Styles — Punk, The Guitarist’s Guide to Music of the Masters, Book and CD

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Licks in every substyle of punk including the New York scene, the LA scene, the London scene, thrash and grunge, with detailed information about important artists and their contributions. All licks are shown in standard music notation and TAB and demonstrated on the CD.

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