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Guitar Musicianship

On this page you will find books to develop guitar musicianship at various levels of skill, including scales, sight reading, finger and hand strengthening exercises, technique and harmony

 


Pumping Nylon by Scott Tenant (including DVD) 
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The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook. Scott Tenant's best-selling book offers solutions and exercises to improve technique. It includes: Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies, original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head, Tarrega arpeggio studies, and musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo and others.

The book is brought to life in the classical guitarist's technique DVD. It includes the Pumping Nylon daily warm-up routine and covers important subjects as nail shape and care, arpeggios and tremolo. Music examples are shown on the screen, and close-ups of hands and split screens make every concept easy to understand.

  • Publisher: Alfred

  • Grade: 1 - 8

  • No of Pages: 95

  • DVD: 1 hour 57 minutes
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Pumping Nylon by Scott Tenant (without DVD) 
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The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook. Scott Tenant's best-selling book offers solutions and exercises to improve technique. It includes: Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies, original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head, Tarrega arpeggio studies, and musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo and others.

  • Publisher: Alfred

  • Grade: 1 - 8

  • No of Pages: 95


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Pumping Nylon in TAB 
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The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook in Tablature. Scott Tenant's best-selling book offers solutions and exercises to improve technique. It includes: Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies, original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head, Tarrega arpeggio studies, and musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo and others.

  • Publisher: Alfred

  • Grade: 1 - 8
  • Format: Tab

  • No of Pages: 95


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Pumping Nylon - Supplementary Repertoire with CD 
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by Scott Tennant
Supplemental repertoire for the best-selling classical guitarist's technique handbook. Includes:

  • New compositions by Andrew York and other contemporary composers.
  • Classic etudes by Tarrega, Carcassi, Giuliani and Sor
  • Pieces helpful for developing arpeggios, temolo, scale velocity and more
The CD contains performances of all the pieces and exercises

  • Publisher: Alfred
  • Grade: All
  • Format: Standard Notation & Tab
  • No of Pages: 63 
  • CD
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The Bases of Classic Guitar Technique 
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By John Duarte.
There are a variety of methods of playing the classical guitar even amongst the virtuosi of the concert platform.
This book presents the fundamental basis for sound production of the classical guitar. It deals with first principles, posture, positioning and use of hands, use of nails and flesh, care of nails, and vibrato, and is illustrated with diagrams.
Photocopy edition

  • Publisher: Novello

  • Grades: All

  • No of Pages: 36
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Musicianship & Sight Reading for Guitarists 
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By Oliver Hunt, formerly Professor of Guitar at the London College of Music.
The aim of the book is to broaden and integrate the various skills that are required from a guitarist in order to help him become a good all round musician. Twelve chapters each divided into range, key, time signatures, texture, note values and test examples.

  • Publisher: Music Sales

  • Grade: 1 - 8+

  • No of Pages: 67
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The Art of Classical Guitar Playing 
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 by Charles Duncan
A comprehensive study and aid to developing classical guitar technique and musicianship. Chapters are:

The Principle of Functional Tension
The Left Hand
Right-Hand Position
Nail Filing
Articulation
Coordination and Velocity
Expressive Devices
The Art of Classical Guitar Playing

  • Publisher: Warner

  • Grade: All
  • No of Pages: 131

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    Technical Development for Guitarists 
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     By Charles Ramirez, Professor of Guitar at the Royal College of Music.

    Guitarists are taken step-by-step through a range of useful patterns, exercises and techniques on the road to technical mastery. Although devised for use in grade examinations the book can be used creatively as part of regular practice.

    • Publisher: Trinity College of Music

    • Grades: 8

    • No of Pages: 29
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    Harmony for Guitar 
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    By Lance Bosman.
    A detailed examination of harmony for guitar, including scales, intervals, inversions, modulations and extended chords.

    • Publisher: Musical New Services

    • Grades: All

    • No of Pages: 111
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    Technique Builder - A Workbook for Guitarists 
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    By Carlos Bonell
    A collection of valuable technical exercises written by one of the world's foremost guitar performer/ teachers distilled from his 25 years of teaching as Professor of Guitar at the Royal College of Music

    • Publisher: Aston Music

    • Grade: 1 - 8

    • No of Pages: 47
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    Guitar Workout by Jody Fisher with DVD 
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    Although with electric guitarists in mind this book has valuable dexterity exercises for classical guitarists as well. It includes; daily warm-ups, exercises for chords and runs, and a 30 day technical guitar workout plan

    • Publisher: Alfred
    • Grades: 2 upwards
    • No of Pages: 47
    • DVD
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