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Introducing the Guitar
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Introducing the Guitar Step by Step Method Electric Guitar - Sheet Music

Guitar - Beginning

SKU: MB.610175E

Step by Step Method. Composed by Hubert Kappel. This edition: Flex Bound. Guitar, Rock, Blues, Christmas, Classical Guitar. Blues. Book/CD set. 254 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #610175E. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.610175E).

ISBN 9783932587009. UPC: 796279075718. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This basic textbook for the classical guitar is suited for private, group and self-instruction. This step-by-step method includes a wide variety of music and musical examples, easy exercises, an extensive introduction to reading guitar music, and clear explanations of beginning to advanced technique. The book focuses on the use of the guitar as a chordal or harmony instrument but, among other things, includes a detailed analysis of the problems and possibilities of different playing positions, basic right and left hand techniques, and song accompaniment including strumming technique - all at different learning levels. The book also includes an introduction to the study of harmony. Explanations of every facet of technique are enhanced with numerous photos and diagrams. While its always advisable to consult a competent teacher, comparing your own playing with the recorded pieces on the companion CD, you can use this book/CD to effectively teach yourself. Written in standard notation only.

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • The Guitar
  • Suggestions For Buying A Guitar / Basic Equipment
  • A Short History Of The Guitar
  • Which Guitar For Which Body Height?
  • The Strings Of The Guitar
  • Tuning the Guitar
  • HOLDING THE GUITAR
  • The Right Hand (RH)
  • The First Sounds On The Guitar
  • Chapter 2: Tirando
  • Strake With The Thumb/ Musical Basics
  • Accompaniment On Open Strings
  • Introduction To Musical Notation
  • From The Written Note On The Staff To The Guitar
  • Playing Open Strings With The Thumb
  • The Left Hand (LH)
  • Left Hand Position
  • Bodybuilding For The Left Hand
  • The Notes On The g-String
  • Accents Within A Measure
  • The Notes On The b-String
  • Simple Fingering Rule
  • The Upbeat
  • Tips For Daily Practicing
  • The Notes On The d-String
  • Keeping The Fingers Down On The Fingerboard
  • Scale Exercise 1 And 2
  • Syncopation
  • Simple Song Accompaniment
  • Rhythm, Tempo And Technique
  • The Notes On The a-String
  • The Pentatonic Scale
  • Chapter 3: First Song Accompaniment Using 6 Strings / RH Playing Technique
  • The First Two Chords, E Minor And A Dominant 7th
  • Strumming Technique
  • The Tie
  • Rhythm With Syncopation
  • Two More Chords, A Minor And E Dominant 7th 7
  • Chapter 4: Basic Music Theorie
  • Whole Tones And Semitones
  • The Constructing Of Major Tonality
  • The C Major Scale
  • Rests
  • Stopping The Strings
  • Major And Minor Keys
  • The Sixteenth Note
  • Dotted Quarter Notes And Dotted Eight Notes
  • The Left Hand Pinky
  • Chapter 5: The Tirando Stroke
  • Two Opposite Directions Of Movement
  • The Right Feeling In The Fingers
  • The Tirando Strake
  • With The Index And Middle Fingers
  • Tone Development Exercises
  • Alternating i/m Tirando Strake
  • Alternating Strake Exercises On Two Strings
  • Alternating Strake Exercises On One String
  • The Notes On The e-String
  • The Note b On The g-String Using The Fourth Finger
  • Expanded Fingering Rule
  • Chapter 6: Playing Your First Chord
  • Simultaneous Playing With The Index, The Middle And Ring Finger (i-m-a)
  • Alternating The Thumb And The i-m-a Strake
  • Two Main Chords in C Major (C Major And G7)
  • Three Chord Changing Exercises
  • Chapter 7: Dynamics And Tonal Color
  • Playing Loud And Soft
  • Notes Below The Staff
  • Tonal Color
  • Chapter 8: More Basic Music Theory
  • From C Major Ta G Major
  • The Note F# On The e-, d- And e’’-Strings
  • Alternating The Tirande And The m/a Stroke
  • Alternatinq m/a Stroke On Two Strings
  • Chapter 9: The Two Note Alternating Stroke / New Keys
  • Tirando With The Thumb And Index Finger p-i
  • Minor Tonality And The Keys Of A Minor
  • From A Minor To E Minor
  • From E Minor To B Minor
  • D Minor, The Relative Minor Of F Major
  • The Lowering Accidental: The Flat (b)
  • The Positions On The Guitar
  • All The # Notes In I. Position
  • Two Names For The Same Note
  • Tirando With The Thumb / Middle Finger p-m And The Thumb / Ring Finger p-a
  • From G Major To D Major
  • From D Major To A Major
  • From A Major To E Major
  • Overview Of Keys Learned Up To This Point
  • From C Major To F Major
  • A New Value: The Triplet
  • The Half Position
  • The Change To Half Position
  • Chapter 10: Playing Chords With Three And Four Simultaneous Notes
  • Two Chord Playing Studies
  • Arpeggiated Chords
  • Chapter 11: Furthering LH Technique I
  • Stretching And Contracting The LH Fingers
  • Fingering With Two Or More Fingers Simultaneously
  • Strength And Flexibility Exercises For The Fourth Finger / Finger Acrobatics
  • Playing In Sixths
  • Chapter 12: Arpeggios
  • Three Note Arpeggios With p-i-m
  • Left Hand Study / Arpeggio Exercises By M. Giuliani(op.1a)
  • Three Note Arpeggios With p-m-a And p-i-a
  • Four Note Arpeggios With p-i-m-a
  • The Six Basic Arpeggios
  • Practicing Arpeggios
  • More Elementary Arpeggio Patterns
  • Arpeggios Containing Chords
  • The Relationship Between Arpeggios And Chords
  • Chordal Study
  • Chapter 13: Short Introduction To Bar Technique
  • The Half Bar
  • The F Major Chord
  • The A Major Chord With The Half Bar
  • Chapter 14: Short Harmony Lesson / Chord Construction
  • THE INTERVAL
  • The Three Main Major Chords And Their Guitar Tabulature Diagrams In The Most Important Guitar Keys
  • Major and Minor Triads
  • The Harmonic Minor Seale
  • The Three Main Minor Chords And Their Guitar Tabulature Diagrams In The Most Important Guitar Keys
  • The Dominant Seventh Chord
  • Important Dominant Seventh Chords In Different Positions
  • The Neighboring Chords (Triads) In Major Keys
  • Chapter 15: Song Accompaniment Using Various RH Patterns
  • Songs In 3/4 And 6/8 Time
  • Songs In 2/4 And 4/4 Time
  • Chapter 16: Furthering LH Technique II / Playing In II. Position
  • Two Fundamental Finger Combinations: 1-2-4 And 1-3-4
  • Changing Positions
  • Tempo Indications
  • Chapter 17: Arpeggio Etudes And Solo Pieces
  • Chapter 18: Playing Two Notes Simultaneously
  • Dampening The Bass Strings
  • Songs And Dances With Open String Accompaniment
  • Songs And Solo Pieces With Fingered Bass Note Accompaniment
  • Playing Two Notes Simultaneously In Arpeggios
  • Chapter 19: Chamber Music
  • Chapter 20: Four Advanced Solo Pieces From Different Musical Periods
  • Appendix
  • Song Accompaniment With Strumming
  • Christmas Songs For Beginners
  • Christmas Songs For Advanced Students
  • Tuning With A Tuning Fork
  • Changing Strings
  • Playing With Your Fingernails - A Short Introduction
  • Alphabetical Listing Of Musical Pieces And Songs