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Table of Contents:

• Guitar basics. Essential components of the guitar ; How a guitar tone is produced ; Traditional and nontraditional tunings ; Abbreviations and symbols for fingers and fingering positions ; Notation basics ; Fretboard chart ; LH techniques ; RH techniques ; Orchestrating for the guitar : key historical works
• Guitar harmonics. What are harmonics? ; Harmonics on the open strings of a guitar ; Examples from the literature ; Notation of harmonics ; Half harmonics ; Notation of natural harmonics and half harmonics ; Multiphonics ; Artificial harmonics ; "Attackless" harmonics ; Guitar harmonics in context
• Guitar as percussion. Historical precedence ; RH tapping ; Bi-tones ; Battuto ; Guitar as percussion instrument ; Tambour ; Golpé ; Percussive map ; Tamburo ; Brushing/Rubbing/Scraping ; String buzz ; Notational conventions ; Foreign objects ; Prepared guitar ; Guitar as percussion in context
• "All in the family" : The acoustic guitar's relatives. Nineteenth century instruments ; Deviation from the six strings : the seven-string guitar and the ten-string guitar/décacord ; Double-neck guitars ; Ukulele ; Acoustic steel-string "flat-top" guitar ; Appendices. Technical notes ; Diverse preparations and descriptions from Yates and Elgart.

Author/Creator:

Josel, Seth , author

Contributors:

Tsao, Ming , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English text.

Main Work:

The techniques of guitar playing [by Josel, S.]

Subjects:

Guitar — Instruction and study

Guitar

General Notes:

CD track list: pages 216-217.
CD contains samples illustrating the sounds produced using techniques discussed in the book.
Includes bibliographical references and index: pages 218-232.

Physical Description:

233 pages : illustrations, music ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)

Physical Characteristics:

29 cm

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

MT580 .J67 2014
LPCD 149,858

ISBNs:

9783761822432
376182243X

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Bärenreiter: BVK2243

OCLC Numbers:

889352625