Mastering the Guitar

In this classic guitar method, traditional fundamentals of playing guitar are presented using an innovative approach. �Students are shown chords and accompaniment techniques as well as how to read music and play solo guitar. �The carefully graded repertoire in this book is stylistically diverse and includes music from many cultures. A section is devoted to teaching students how to improvise over blues chord progressions and write original blues lyrics. A special feature of this class method is the inclusion of music written for guitar ensemble (2-5 guitars). �Musical examples are provided with a blend of standard notation and tab, but not within the same example.