MEL BAY

COMPLETE DOBRO PLAYER, Phillips. 245 Pagine. 2CD TAB.

Product Description:
Stacy Phillips is an internationally acclaimed soloist and author on Resonator Guitar. This comprehensive book took years to produce and is the culmination of Stacy's many years of playing the instrument, studying new Resonator techniques and interviewing other Resonator greats. This book achieves the following objectives: 1. To present an in-depth survey of the styles in which well-rounded lap guitarist should be competent. 2. To examine the playing styles and techniques of some of the world's greatest Resonator guitarists. 3. To catalog many of the licks that are lingua franca in the world of Resonator guitarists. 4. To indicate some of the underlying relationships between notes, keys, and chords by introducing some basic music theory as it relates specifically to the six-string guitar in G tuning. 5. To gain insights into the world of Resophonic guitar stylings and performance through interviews with some of the top players. 6. To demonstrate unconventional concepts in order to stimulate fresh approaches to playing the instrument. Tablature included.

The double-CD set presents more than 90 minutes of stereo recording featuring Stacy Phillips on Dobro and Paul Howard on guitar. Play-along tracks are included for several of the tunes.

Format: Book/2-CD Set

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reading the Tablature
A Survey of Techniques for Resonator Guitarists (String Damping; Hammering On; Pulling Off; Forward Slants; Reverse Slants; Harmonics; Pulling the Strings; Some Bar Control Exercises; Vibrato; Fingering)
Elements of Variation and Improvisation for Resonator Guitarists (Position Playing; Playing in First Position; Nuances of Sliding and Approaching a Note; Thinking Chordally; A Sampling of 3 Note Chords; The Problem of Major Second Intervals and Chromatic Licks in G Tuning; Rhythmic Phrasing; Some General Thoughts about Improvising)
The Sweet and the Simple/Scalar Manipulation and the Melodic Line( Go Tell Aunt Rhodie; I Never Will Marry; Tennessee Waltz; Mike Auldridge Style House of the Rising Sun)
Blues, Boogie and Acoustic Rock (Frankie and Johnnie; Blues Pentatonic Solos; Albert King Style Solos; Bottleneck Guitar Style Solo; Backing Up a Vocalist; Rhythm Grooves; Eric Clapton Style Blues Solo)
Bluegrass and Open String Licks (Aunt Rhodie Bluegrass Style; Bluegrass Breakdown Licks; Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms; Dark Hollow; Over the Waterfall; Buck Graves Style Solos; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down)
A Resonator Guitar Approaches Jazz (Aunt Rhodie Swing Style; Corrine, Corrina Swing Blues; Bring It on Down to My House; II-V-I Jazz Licks; Modern Jazz Blues; Leon McAuliffe Style Swing Blues; Bob Dunn Style Solos; Shine on Harvest Moon; Deep Elm Swing; Comping)
Hawaiian Roots, Retunings and the Pedal Prodigal Grandchild( A Primer of Hawaiian Style Licks; B Minor Tuning; Modal Tuning; G add 2 or G9 Tuning; G6 Tuning; Mike Auldridge's Eight String Swing; Pedal Steel Licks Transferred to Resonator Guitar.
Playing in Minor Keys (The Dorian, Aeolian and Harmonic Minor Scales; Saint James Infirmary; G Minor Tuning; David Grisman's Opus 57 in G Minor and G Modal Tunings)
A Garland of Tunes and Resonator Guitarists (Shot Jackson Style Fort Worth Drag; Gene Wooten Style Rainbow; Rob Ickes' Style Deep Elm Blues; Stacy Phillips' Style Leather Britches; Stacy Phillips' Style Panhandle Rag; Jerry Douglas' Style Panhandle Rag; Jerry Douglas' Style John Henry; Jerry Douglas' Style Sally Ann; Jerry Douglas' Style Saint Anne's Reel; Jerry Douglas' Style Swing Blues; Genial Hawaiians' Style Saint Louis Blues)
The Interviews (Mike Auldridge; Bob Brozman; Cindy Cashdollar; Gene Wooten; Buck Graves; Archduke of the DOBRO®; Jim Bennett; Jerry Douglas)
Resonator Guitar Shopping Mall
Discography and Bibliography
Basic Music Theory for Resonator Guitarists
Fade Out

BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN, TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR CLASSIC GUITAR, transcribed and arranged by Javier Calderon. CD

Product Description:
Absolute, universal, and harmonious - Bach's music is as profoundly satisfying and uplifting today as it was in his era. One of the most eloquent and expressive guitarists of our time, Javier Calderon, presents these timeless pieces, expertly arranged and transcribed for the classic guitar. Selections include: Sonata BWV 1001 (Adagio, Fugue, Siciliano, and Presto); Chaconne in D Minor BWV 1004; Prelude in D Minor, Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BWV 998; Suite for Lute BWV 996 (Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourree, and Gigue); Prelude for Lute BWV 999; and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Written in standard notation only with minimal, unobtrusive left-hand fingering. The attached performance CD presents the author's exquisite rendition of every selection in the book.

Format: Book/CD Set

Contents:

SONATA BWV 1001 - ADAGIO -- J. S. BACH
SONATA BWV 1001 - FUGUE -- J. S. BACH
SONATA BWV 1001 - SICILIANO -- J. S. BACH
SONATA BWV 1001 - PRESTO -- J. S. BACH
CHACONNE IN D MINOR BWV 1004 -- J. S. BACH
PRELUDE IN D MINOR -- J. S. BACH
PRELUDE - FUGUE & ALLEGRO BWV 998 - PRELUDE -- J. S. BACH
PRELUDE - FUGUE & ALLEGRO BWV 998 - FUGUE -- J. S. BACH
PRELUDE - FUGUE & ALLEGRO BWV 998 - ALLEGRO -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - PRELUDE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - ALLEMANDE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - PRELUDE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - ALLEMANDE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - COURANTE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - SARABANDE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - BOURREE -- J. S. BACH
SUITE FOR LUTE BWV 996 - GIGUE -- J. S. BACH
PRELUDE FOR LUTE BWV 999 -- J. S. BACH
JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING -- J. S. BACH

SERRANO JUAN & COREY WHITEHEAD, FLAMENCO CLASSICAL GUITAR TRADITION, VOLUME 1, A Technical Guitar Method and Introduction to Music. 176 Pagine. 4 CD, no TAB.

Product Description:
This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Café de las Chinitas, Perfidía, La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales, arpeggios, tremolo, and rasgueado.

Tablature is not included as the one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance at tempo for each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz, Dionisio Aguado, Fernando Sor, Mauro Guiliani, Ferdinand Carulli, and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and are repertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar.

Product Number: 21029
Format: Book
ISBN: 0786674652
UPC: 796279100489
ISBN13: 9780786674657
Series: Non-Series
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 12/18/2008
176 PAGES

Contents:

A Note from the Authors
The Guitar - A Brief History
La Guitarra (poem)
Preface
Parts of the Classical Guitar
Parts of the Flamenco Guitar
Names of the Open Strings
Tuning
Metronome
Note Locations on the Fretboard
Sitting Position and Holding the Guitar
The Fingers of the Right and Left Hand
Fingernail Shape and Maintenance
Picados (Scales) - Apoyando (Rest Stroke) and Tirando (Free Stroke)
Arpeggios (Broken Chords)
Tremolo (Preparatory Exercise)
Rasgueado (Strumming)
Basic Elements of Music Notation
Musical Expression Symbols
The Musical Alphabet
Half Steps and Whole Steps
The Major Scale
The Open Treble Strings
Systematic Arpeggio Exercises
Alternating Index and Middle Fingers...
Sueño
The Open Bass Strings
Playing on the Bass and Treble Strings
Notes on the First String
Soleares
Notes on the Second String
Music in Two Parts
Playing Eighth Notes
Notes on the Third String
Sevillanas
Sevillanas I (Trio)
Sharps and Flats on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings
The Fifth Position on the First String
The Natural Sign
Romanza in A Minor
Romanza
Farrucas
Sixteenth Notes
Slurs
Estudio No. 2
Estudio No. 2 (Duet)
The Major Scale
The Natural (Relative) Minor Scale
The A Harmonic Minor Scale
The A Melodic Minor Scale
The Chromatic Scale
Notes on the Fourth String
Chords
Fandango
Fandango Duo
Notes on the Fifth String
Historia de un Amor
The Dotted Quarter Note
Perfidia
Notes on the Sixth String
Farrucas (Bass Line)
Farrucas
El Zorongo (Bass Line)
El Zorongo (Melody)
Playing the F Major Chord
Playing Two Notes Together (Double-Stops)
El Vito
Rasgueado
Sevillanas Intro
The Natural Notes
Sharps and Flats on the Bass Strings
The Chromatic Scale
El Rancho Grande
Alternating Bass and Chord Progression
El Rancho Grande (Duet)
Ascending and Descending Slurs: Ligados
Left Hand Agility Exercise
Chords in C Major and A minor
Las Mañanitas
Greensleeves
Scales and Chord Progressions
Rumba Rhythm
Scales and Chord Progressions cont
The House of the Rising Sun
Variations on a Theme from Asturias
Malagueña
Intervals
Chords
Triads
C Major Arpeggio and Chord Inversion
The A Minor Arpeggio and Chord
The G Major Arpeggio and Chord
The F Major Triad
Barré Chords
Chord Progressions
Petenera
Café de Chinitas
La Virgen de la Macarena
The High D and E on the First String
Pica-Pica Melody (Guitar I)
Pica-Pica Accompaniment (Guitar II)
Pica-Pica Accompaniment (Guitar III)
Pica-Pica Accompaniment (Guitar IV)
Pica-Pica (quartet)
Key
Chord Substitution
Key Signatures
The Circle of Fifths
Major and Minor Scales in the First Position
More Chords in the Circle of Fifths...
Allegro by Ferdinand Carulli
Allegretto by Carulli
Andante by Carulli
Allegro in E minor by Carulli
Etude in G Major by Carulli
Andantino by Carulli
Larghetto by Carulli
Romanza
Menuet by Robert de Visée
Lección 38by Dionisio Aguado
Clarines de los mosqueteros del rey de Francia by Sanz
Allegro by Mauro Guiliani
Andante by Ferdinand Carulli
Conclusion
About the Authors

DADGAD ENCYCLOPEDIA, Jim Goodin. CD TAB.

Product Description:
Whether guitarists are new to open-tunings or already working with them, fingerstyle specialist Jim Goodin offers a progressive look at the popular D-based harp-like tuning. Classical, Celtic, blues, folk, gospel and several original compositions are represented in the 15 notation/tablature arrangements each arranged proportionately to offer beginning, intermediate and advanced fingerstyle players opportunities to grow their technique. Interspersed with the song arrangements are sections featuring major and minor scale studies and popular folk and jazz style chords. Includes a 15-track CD produced at Will Ackerman's Imaginary Road Studio where the book's arrangements were recorded. To round out this robust offering Jim includes thoughts about the origin of DADGAD, the songs, his technique with special how-to features such as one on playing natural and harp style harmonics and recommended listening CD's to expand listening knowledge on this tuning.

Product Number: 99934BCD
Format: Book/CD Set
ISBN: 0786676159
UPC: 796279103374
ISBN13: 9780786676156
Series: Encyclopedia
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 1/16/2008
184 PAGES

Contents:

Opening Thoughts
Tuning Techniques - from “standard (EADGBE)” to DADGAD in seconds
Familiar Chords in DADGAD
Evolving the Fretboard I - The Majors
Passage (A Simple Study) – CD track 1
Fairest Lord Jesus – CD track 2
The Pretty Girl Milking the Cow – CD track 3
Who was Turlough O’Carolan?
Si Beag Si Mhor – CD track 4
Planxty Safaigh – CD track 5
Chords of Change, Chords of Growth
Evolving the Fretboard II – The Minors
Quiet Moments – CD track 6
Moroccan Bluz – CD track 7
Thoughts on Music and Seeking Your Voice
(Floating) About the Clouds – CD track 8
For Blues, for Jazz and I-IV-V
Evolving the Fretboard III - The Majors
Playing Harmonics - Natural and Artificial
Quarrel with the Landlady and Standing at the Gate – CD track 9
Arkansas Traveler - CD track 10
Chords of Color
Evolving the Fretboard IV - The Minors
Farewell to Music - CD track 11
Hypnosis - CD track 12
Experience a Jim Goodin Guitar Workshop
Prelude in G Major - CD track 13
The Eagle - CD track 14
Sleep My Wee Child - CD track 15
Suggested Listening
About Jim Goodin
Acknowledgements
The Making of the CD
A Note About the Photographs
Closing Thoughts

DJANGO'S RHYTHM, MICHAEL DUNN. DVD

In the world of Gypsy Jazz, the original Quintette of the Hot Club of France achieved an energy output seldom equaled or surpassed for 7 decades or so. Django wanted to have two rhythm guitars behind him when he soloed to give him a full sound. Then when Grappelli soloed, Django would interject himself between Grappelli and the rhythm guitar section. From this vantage point, he would "push" Grappelli with a series of well placed shots, shuffles, and turnarounds that would have the effect of driving the group to a greater energy output as the song approached its conclusion. In this DVD, the classic 4-to-the-bar rhythm is broken down into four separate unsable styles. After that, Django’s syncopated rhythm shots are analyzed and presented by example from a simple backbeat to 2-bar long syncopated strums. My own philosophy is that the rhythm guitar section is the most important component of the Gypsy Jazz group. The rhythm guitar should be in a position to drive and not follow the group. The information contained in this DVD will give you the rhythmic tools to infuse the sound with the energy that this genre of music deserves. Remember that rhythm guitar is NOT "second fiddle".

Song Title:
Advanced Rhythm: Hiccup
Ballads
Basic Rhythms & Variations
Concepts of Rhythm Guitar
Double Shuffle
Double Whammy
Half Whammy
Intro
Short Whammy
Shuffle Rhythm
Tango Rhythm
The Pick and Picking
Tremolo
Triple Whammy