Great Courses Title from container. In container (19 cm.). The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures. Bonus disc contains PDF course workbook. Lecturer: Colin McAllister.
Contents:
Taking the guitar to the next level. Tuning up, reading music, and dexterity -- Classical guitar position and posture -- Learning how to practice the guitar -- Playing fingerstyle guitar -- Playing rhythm guitar -- The pentatonic scale -- The blues scale and lateral stretching -- Planting for control and accuracy -- Guitar tremolo: gaining speed -- Legato and power chords -- Travis picking for folk, country, and rock -- Hammer-ons and pull-offs -- Finger independence and chord theory -- Crosspicking and bass lines -- Piano-style guitar and fingernail care -- Syncopated strumming and movable scales -- A new pentatonic scale and the capo -- Barre chords: movable chords -- Flamenco technique: rasgueado -- Playing with natural harmonics -- Jazz harmony and Dorian mode -- DADGAD tuning and Lydian mode -- Taking the guitar to the next level.
Summary:
Learn how to read music and play the guitar from a master of the instrument.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.