Acoustic Guitar Playing Grade 3

The ground breaking 2016 Acoustic Guitar syllabus from Rockschool further continues their long-standing commitment to world leading, industry relevant music education. Designed to provide both student and instructor with a truly diverse range of contemporary repertoire, a vast array of crucial supporting tests and both a technical and stylistic ......

This book begins with the key of A major and immediately introduces right-hand accompaniment concepts before moving on to the relative minor key of F#. Notes in the first position on the first four strings are reviewed before approaching scales, chords and etudes in keys of B-flat major/G minor, E-flat major/C minor, and A-flat major/F minor. Includes theory lessons regarding intervals, harmonized scales, triads, expression marks and syncopation plus techniques of glissando, ascending and descending slurs, and tremolo. Written in standard notation only.

This book is part of an acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. This book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors Grade Three electric guitar examination, enabling you to gain an internationally recognized qualification. It is ideal for the early stage to intermediate level player. The material covered includes: 2 octave scales in all keys; major and minor 2 octave arpeggios; major and minor barre chords in 2 positions; exercises in rhythm playing and improvisation, and full details of spoken tests on the anatomy of the guitar and aural assessment. Whether or not you are interested in taking an RGT exam, studying this course will help you achieve your full potential as a guitarist by developing all aspects of your guitar playing, increasing your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques and improving your understanding of the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing.

The Intermediate Grades: Grade 3 to Grade 5. An invaluable aid in preparing for the Registry of Guitar Tutors electric guitar exams. An innovative and helpful book for all modern guitar players who want to improve their rhythm guitar playing.

Ideal for improvers and early stage players. This book is part of an acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. This book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors Grade Two electric guitar examination, enabling you to gain an internationally recognized qualification. The material covered includes: 5 different types of fretted scales; open position and half-barre chords; exercises to use the chords with chord charts and use the scales for lead playing; full details of spoken tests on the anatomy of the guitar and musical knowledge; examples of aural assessments to develop your ear for music. Whether or not you are interested in taking an RGT exam, studying this course will help you achieve your full potential as a guitarist by developing all aspects of your guitar playing, increasing your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques and improving your understanding of the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing.