Totale Guitare

The Total Acoustic Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of acoustic guitar playing. You start by strumming some basic tunes and end up slapping, tapping, and sliding your way through some cool and funky arrangements. This wide-ranging study of the acoustic guitar is for players of all levels. The book touches on contemporary stylings and also tips its hat to the greats of the past. A CD with backing tracks in different styles to jam over is included.

The Total Jazz Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of jazz guitar playing. You start with basic lessons on the major scale and end up playing intricately beautiful chord melodies and soloing over tricky jazz chord progressions. This wide-ranging study is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate student will find all the tools needed to become a great guitarist, while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on jazz guitar. Whether this is your first jazz guitar book or you've been studying for years, this is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great jazz guitarist. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

LES REFLETS DE L'OBSCURITÉ is an original collection of four pieces for solo guitar, ranging from intermediate to advanced skill and of a total duration of approximately fifteen minutes. Secrets d'une ombre, Ecume orange, Parfums d'éclipse and Sables stellaires tell the story of a journey in a suspended and colorful universe, projecting the listener into a soundscape of many horizons. The combination of traditional music writing and an impressionistic language allows the musician expressive freedom, while guiding them in the interpretation of their playing. This collection was performed and recorded by Johan Smith, winner of the renowned GFA guitar contest (37th Guitar Foundation of America, Rose Augustine Grand Prize 2019). LES REFLETS DE L'OBSCURITÉ est un recueil original de quatre pièces pour guitare seule, de niveau intermédiaire à avancé et d'une durée totale d'environ quinze minutes. Secrets d'une ombre, Ecume orange, Parfums d'éclipse et Sables stellaires racontent ainsi une progression dans un univers suspendu et coloré, vous projetant dans un paysage sonore aux horizons multiples. L'écriture traditionnelle liée à un langage impressionniste permet une liberté expressive au musicien, tout en le guidant dans l'interprétation de son jeu. Ce recueil est interprété et enregistré par Johan Smith, lauréat du célèbre concours de guitare GFA (37th Guitar Foundation of America, Rose Augustine Grand Prize 2019).

Jamming along with a band is the ultimate way of learning how to create your own guitar solos. The 10 track full band backing CD that accompanies this book enables you to do just that! On the CD youll hear a full band line-up, but without the lead guitar YOU will be the lead guitarist. Experience the thrill of creating your own guitar solos and playing along with your own band. The book explains from total beginner level: . how to improvise . how to invent stunning solos . how to create riffs and phrases . how to use scales and follow chord charts Everything is explained in a clear and straightforward way, with no compulsion to read traditional musical notation. This book and CD are also ideal as study aids for the Lead Guitar section of the Registry of Guitar Tutors Preliminary Grade electric guitar examination. By following this course youll learn, in a structured and comprehensive way, how to improvise and create exciting guitar solos in a wide range of musical styles.

A guide to the guitar containing twenty lessons, with chords, scales, timing, and rhythm a few of the topics covered, and including a complete chord dictionary with notation and fingering charts. The book also discusses amplifying the guitar (whether acoustic or electric), recording and performing, and features brief biographical portraits of great players with details of their equipment and a discography of their key recordings.

The Total Rock Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock guitar playing. This wide-ranging study of rock guitar is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate player will find all the tools needed to become a great guitarist, while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on rock guitar. This book features many of the styles that make up the world of rock guitar: from classic rock, blues and funk to alternative and heavy metal. This is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great rock guitarist. A CD is included with backing tracks in different styles to jam over.