Children's Guitar Method Volume 3  MB 93835DP
This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is the methododically and carefully introduced. The method features Ron Wheeler's colorful cartoon artwork. Includes a DVD. DVD 31:00 minutes.

Chord Melody Solos for Guitar - Book/CD  MB 97181BCD
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By John E. Lawrence. Mel Bay Publication.
The exercises and tunes in this book involve playing the chords and the melody of a song simultaneously. This book outlines six basic steps for playing guitar effectively in the chord melody style. Chord reference diagrams in major, minor, and dominant categories are provided to expand your harmonic palette. The book's exercises will acquaint you with this popular style and assist you in developing the requisite techniques. Written in standard notation and tablature. 48 Pages. Intermediate level.

Classic Guitar for the Young Beginner  MB 20307BCD
Without a hint of condescension, this book/CD offers the young classic guitarist a thorough grounding in reading standard notation in first position. This book was written in the Mel Bay tradition of providing only enough music theory to understand what is required of the student at any given point in the book. Numerous studies and folksong melodies are presented with suggested chord changes for accompaniment by a teacher or a second student guitarist. Includes guides to purchasing a classic guitar, proper posture and hand positions, tuning the guitar, and much more. A companion CD is included. Written in standard notation only.

Classic Guitar Method Vol 1
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By Mel Bay. Mel Bay Publication
"This approach really works. It holds my student's interest." These are typical comments on the effectiveness of William Bay's Guitar Class Method. As no other instrument lends itself to so many moods and styles of music (blues, folk, rock, country, classical, flamenco, jazz, etc.), playing the guitar as a popular mode of expression and the instrument itself have become an integral part of American life. The Guitar Class Method was written with the hope it would expand the range of people of all ages who would be exposed to the guitar through a meaningful, authoritative method that is easy to follow.

Volume 1 of this method for individual or group study offers an overview of the various styles of guitars and playing techniques with advice on purchasing and caring for the instrument, selecting guitar strings, and playing positions. Includes special sections devoted specifically to chord strumming, blues structure and style, fingerstyle technique, note reading, and music theory. The individual sections can be used simultaneously in any order to take the class in any direction it wants. Written in standard notation and tablature with chords presented in both diagram and photo format. Lyrics are included for many songs and a few melodies are presented as duet arrangements.

Classic Guitar Method Volume 1  MB 93207BCD
Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In notation only.

Classic Guitar Method Volume 1  MB 93207
Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In notation only.

Classic Guitar Method Volume 2  MB 93208BCD
Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In notation only.

Classic Guitar Method Volume 3  MB 93209BCD
Complete in three volumes, this widely used method series presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In this volume, the student will be introduced to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Positions. There is complete treatment for the development of these positions including etudes, solos, duets, and chord studies. This book gives much attention to keys seldom presented in detail in other methods, namely the keys of E flat, C Minor, A flat, F Minor, D flat, B flat Minor, G flat, E flat Minor, F sharp, and D sharp Minor. This volume will be a valuable asset to the student desiring to master these more difficult positions and keys. Notation only. The companion CD demonstrates most of the exercises and solos in the book at performance tempo.

Classic Guitar Solos on Latin American Rhythms  MB 21260
Classic Guitar/Solos. Written as a follow-up to the popular dance rhythms featured in Latin American Rhythms for Guitar. Renowned Argentine virtuoso Jorge Morel offers insight in the playing of complex Latin dance rhythms: the milonga, tango, malambo, and baião -plus a bossa nova tune! Written in standard notation and tablature.

Classic Guitar Solos on the Contradanzas Habaneras  MB 20275
Presents the Contradanzas Habaneras of Manuel Saumell (1817-1870), who has been called a "Pioneer of the Cuban danza." Originally written for the piano, this collection of contradanzas is a good example of Saumell’s innate sensitivity to the rhythms characteristic of Cuban Music. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Classical Guitar Pedagogy  MB 95638
A Handbook for Teachers
This comprehensive, illustrated text offers an in-depth look at the mechanics and musical thought process of teaching the classical guitar the "why" rather than the "how" the classical guitarist does things a certain way. In the author's words, "Classical Guitar Pedagogy is the study of how to teach guitarists to teach." This university-level text will be of enormous assistance to the teacher in explaining the musical, anatomical, technical, and psychological underpinning of guitar performance. It contains ideas and techniques to help organize your teaching more efficiently, plus tips on career development as a classical guitar teacher and performer. If you make your living as a classical guitar teacher/performer you owe it to yourself and your students to get this book.

Classical Pieces for Flute and Guitar  MB 20139
Presents 33 easy to moderately-difficult arrangements of works by Bach, Beethoven, Bellini, Carulli, Czerny, Giuliani, Haydn, Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart, Mussorgsky, Purcell, Schubert, Vivaldi, and others. Thoroughly researched, all of the arrangements are faithful to the original compositions while remaining very readable. Selections include "The Old Castle" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Mussorgsky), "Largo" from "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi, "Casta Diva” from the opera "Norma" by Bellini, and many more. Flute and guitar duos of any level will find this book both useful and beautiful--a great "gig" book.

The guitar part is written in standard notation only. A free solo flute part download is available for use with this title.

CLASSICAL STUDIES FOR GUITAR   MB 800160
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Series: Koenemann. By Peter Paffgen. Mel Bay Publication.
This edition includes the 24 Progressive Studies, Op 31 and 24 Very Easy Studies. Op. 35 by Fernando Sor and the 25 Melodic and Progressive Studies by Matteo Carcassi. Written in standard notation only with text in English, German and French. 108 Pages. Multiple levels.

Comping Styles for Guitar: Funk   MB 20628BCD
This volume teaches the student how to play guitar in a funk style. Thirty-six progressions are presented: 12 keys of a Major and Minor Blues, plus 12 keys of rhythm changes. A different groove is presented for each exercise giving the student a wide range of funk rhythms to master. A companion audio CD is included so the student can play along with each example and really “get into the groove”. Play-along CD contains “trio” versions of each exercise with guitar, bass and drums. Beginning-Intermediate level. Book/CD set. By Bruce Arnold.

Comping the Blues  MB 99768
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Twelve rhythmic comping studies with chord grids, notation and tablature. The Frank Vignola Comping the Blues book shows guitar accompaniment in a short, precise manner. The comping etudes use a "stabbing" chord style, only throwing in chord voicings at the important places, not ringing throughout the entire piece. Frank shows us that less is definitely more. To get the full idea of Frank's exercises in this book, listen to the CDs from his Jamming the Blues series. Frank uses these exact ideas in those recordings.

Complete 7-String Guitar Method  MB 99988BCD
A Comprehensive Method Including Chords, Scales & Arpeggios.
This comprehensive method book is best suited to an intermediate to advanced six string guitarist who is learning the seven string guitar. Included are sections on scale and arpeggio fingerings as well as an extensive section on chord voicings. All examples are presented in both tablature and standard notation, with diagrams also included where appropriate. The seventh string is tuned to a low A throughout. The included CD contains play-along tracks with full rhythm section, single note studies with accompaniment (in split-track format), and unaccompanied solo studies. Most examples can be played either finger style or with a pick.

Complete Accompaniment Method for Guitar  MB 98688BCD
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This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking patterns that apply to an infinite number of songs in the rock, folk and country music styles along with ethnic, spiritual and children's music. Also included is a section on moveable chord forms that provides the means for a repertoire that embodies jazz standards, show tunes and beyond. Written using strum notation, standard notation, chord diagrams, and tablature.

Complete Accompaniment Method for Guitar - Book/CD  MB 98688BCD
 
This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking patterns that apply to an infinite number of songs in the rock, folk and country music styles along with ethnic, spiritual and children's music. Also included is a section on moveable chord forms that provides the means for a repertoire that embodies jazz standards, show tunes and beyond. Written using strum notation, standard notation, chord diagrams, and tablature. 128 Pages. Beginning - Intermediate level.

Complete Arpeggio Study Method  MB 99767
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Knowing your arpeggios is essential to becoming a complete guitarist. In this book you will find written out all of the arpeggios that you will need to learn and commit to memory. This book includes Major 7, Major 6, minor 7, minor 6, dominant 7, augmented, and diminished arpeggio studies for guitar at the beginner/intermediate level. It is left to the student to explore all of the different fingerings that are possible.

COMPLETE BOOK OF GUITAR CHORDS, SCALES, AND ARPEGGIOS  MB 94792
Series: Complete. By William Bay. Mel Bay Publication.
We believe this to be the most complete and thorough book of its kind in print! The Scale Section contains major and minor scales in numerous forms and positions. The Arpeggio Section contains a multi- octave presentation of each chord-related arpeggio. The Chord Section presents carefully voiced, powerful-sounding chords in every key. In addition, chord spelling, chord notes, and scale tones are shown. A wealth of information for daily practice performance. 296 Pages. Multiple level.