Overview
Classical Studies For Contemporary Guitar represents a body of violin etudes to development classical repertoire and pick style single string playing as well as fingerpicking technique. For teachers, this volume offers duets in the form of inventions and cannons which aid in play along assignments. The Kreutzer etudes will help cement fingerings from the five basic groups. This is also a great aid to development of sight reading skills with in the five basic fingers. For the practicing guitarist it offers a technical repertoire which works equally well in wedding type ceremonies, events which require classical background as well as a few pieces for concert settings. Developed and tested over a period of time, these works are required pieces for the serious guitarist wanting to advance performance abilities. Violin studies were the only source of technical proficiency for pick style guitar until the mid 1960's. Very practical, music written by masters of their time, Classical Studies For Contemporary Guitar will definitely ignite your chops.
Full Product Details
Author: Todd Mosby
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9781981173655
ISBN 10: 198117365
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 01 December 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Todd Mosby is a two time Global Music Awardee, nominated for three ZMR Awards, and Grammy voting member. Mosby's music is broadcast world wide charting in the top 10 playlists of Acoustic Instrumental/New Age/ Contemporary Instrumental stations. He has toured from New York City to San Fransisco performing his compositions live and giving workshops. Mosby holds an MM in Music Composition from Webster University, BM in Music Business from Fontbonne University, a Berklee College of Music Alum with Specialist Certification in Acoustic Guitar Techniques, Acoustic Blues Guitar, Advanced Guitar Improvisation, Jazz Composition, Arranging and Orchestration. A passionate educator who has spent years in the trenches teaching, exploring and unraveling the mysteries of guitar, Mosby has cracked the code for this instrument which is so easy to pick up yet so difficult to master. His 20 year history as a college professor and private teacher of guitar for all levels and backgrounds places him in the unique position of disseminating complex information into a universal, easy to understand format. Mosby fills in the wholes of confusion and missing musical links created by so many method books on the market today.
