Achieving Guitar Artistry

Product Description

Among fretted-instrument players there is an expression that states, "The fret hand marks a player, but the pick hand distinguishes an artist." The 23 original compositions in this book offer a fresh basis to explore and develop plectrum or pick-style playing technique to a professional level. These pieces require various playing techniques and include: linear studies, double-stops, counterpoint, and chord playing. By studying and learning these pieces, guitarists can not only refine their technical mastery, but also enhance their skill level and artistry in solo guitar performance. This collection also includes eight duet arrangements to be played by two guitarists. The duetsare fun to play as student/teacher sight-reading exercises, and can be used as guitar duo performance repertoire as well.The music is written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio containing all 31 pieces.

Subtitle: Contemporary Picking Etudes
Genre: Jazz
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
First published: 2017
ISBN: 9780786699728

1) Preface

2) About Picking Technique

3) Entering Autumn

4) Clockwork

5) The First Day of Spring

6) Gathering

7) Dance

8) Hounds

9) Remembering

10) Ceremony

11) Chorale

12) Anthem

13) Retrospect

14) Elegy

15) Dialog

16) Anniversary

17) Winter Tones

18) Sun Waves

19) Wishful

20) Summer Science Project

21) Superstitious

22) Wandering

23) Two of a Kind

24) Steady Jig

25) Whirlwind

26) Clockwork (Duet)

27) Gathering (Duet)

28) Two of a Kind (Duet)

29) Chorale (Duet)

30) Dance (Duet)

31) Dialog (Duet)

32) Anniversary (Duet)

33) Superstitious (Duet)

34) About the Author