Mel Bay Anthology of Classical Guitar Techniques - Marsh - Classical Guitar - Book

Author: Steve Marsh
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Classical Guitar

"The aim of this book is to gather in one place a compendium of techniques specific to the classical guitar. Each technique has a written explanation, preliminary exercises and two original compositions, providing the opportunity to use the techniques in a musical context." - Steve Marsh

Mel Bay Publications was founded on Mel's simple pretext of finding a need, and filling it. Mel Bay author, Steve Marsh, continues in that tradition with the publication of The Anthology of Classical Guitar Techniques, a highly original concept that fills a distinct need in the guitar study repertoire. Graded from lower intermediate to higher intermediate in difficulty, this anthology avoids fundamental skills known to most beginners and goes straight to intermediate-level techniques such as: arpeggio, barr, campanella, glissando, harmonics, pizzicato, rapid scales, rasgueado, tambour, tremolo, vibrato, and more. Each of the 32 techniques is illuminated with preliminary studies and two original compositions, all written in standard notation only.

If you're ready to take the next step with the classical guitar, this book will improve your technique and musicianship in general, increase your ability to listen to yourself critically, and so lead to more productive practice sessions.

Contents:
Arpeggio

• - Duende
• - Tigger

Barre - Partial

• - Halfway There
• - London 1859

Barre - Full

• - Hymn
• - Um Bala-Boo

Campanella

• - Beadeca
• - Canny Hill

Fingerpicking

• - Charlie at the Seaside
• - Fingerlickin' Good

Glissando

• - Maddie Boo Boo
• - Toblerone and Tobias

Golpe

• - New Planet
• - Robot

Harmonics - Natural

• - Gentle Lily of the Mill
• - Petals

Harmonics - Artificial

• - The Farewell
• - Thin Atmosphere

Harmonics - Right Hand with Bass

• - Puffin
• - The Witch's Waltz

Octaves

• - Moonlight Tango
• - Rock Salmon

Ornaments

• - Haddon
• - Kilchurn Castle

Pizzicato

• - Golem
• - Wagon Train

Position Changes

• - Flodigarry
• - Loose Change

Rapid Scales

• - A Day at the Seaside
• - Miss Tilly's Welcome Home

Rasgueado

• - Ilusorio
• - Picaro

Rest-Stroke Melody with Bass

• - Corinne
• - One Warm Evening

Rhythmic Percussion

• - Ruby Newby
• - Tap Dance

Slapping

• - A Minor Doodle
• - Parade

Slurs - Ascending

• - Jasmine Tea
• - Spring Loaded

Slurs - Descending

• - Elsa
• - Gaelic Bread

Slurs - Multiple

• - Bannockburn
• - Talkin' Puffy Flap-Flap Blues

Spread Chords

• - Saudade for Daisy
• - Tilly's Lullaby

Staccato

• - Automation
• - Tapping Nettie

Stopping Bass Notes

• - Christmas Morning
• - Strolling the Prom

String Bending

• - Bend IT
• - Summerhouse Blues

String Brushing

• - The Game's Afoot
• - The Nine Ladies

String Crossing

• - Gesenai
• - Patrol

Strumming

• - Clich-Ole
• - Topley Pike

Tambour

• - Cochise
• - Miakoda

Tremolo

• - Bundle
• - Cameo

Vibrato

• - It's Out There!
• - Seagull

Percussion Key