World Guitar Styles

World Guitar Styles Instruction on DVD and VHS Video

THE ART OF HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR

Keola Beamer, a master of this distinctive and increasingly popular traditional style, teaches a variety of tunings, beautiful instrumentals and essential techniques. Songs: Kuu Lei Awapuhi Melemele * Kalena Kai * A Grandmother's Wish * Manu Kai * Sanoe * Makika * He Punahele. Slack key can be played on any acoustic or electric guitar - all players will add new sounds and flavors to their repertoire. 80-minute Video * Includes Music + Tab * Early Intermediate Level.

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The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar of Ledward Kaapana

Ledward Kaapana, widely acknowledged to be one of the most exciting and accomplished players in ki ho'alu, or slack key guitar style, has given us a lesson for novices in the slack key style as well as those who consider themselves advanced players. He teaches instrumentals in taropatch (open G) and wahine (DGDF#BD) tunings, encompassing both quiet, beautiful melodies and rip-roaring show-stoppers with lightning-fast licks and fancy picking. With acoustic steel guitarist Bob Brozman asking him the pertinent musical questions, Led breaks down some amazing instrumentals, including Slack Key Lullabye · Kuu Ipo Onaona · E Lili'u E · and the spectacular Slack Key Medley. 80-minute Video · Includes Tab · Intermediate Level.

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Learn to Play Django-Style Gypsy Jazz Guitar

The founder and leader of the Hot Club of San Francisco teaches and analyzes the styles of Django Reinhardt and other great swing players of the thirties and forties. He carefully explains the variety of rhythms as well as the improvisational leads that get a band to really swing! Video One - Rhythm: 60-minute Video * Includes Music & Tab * Early Intermediate Level. Video Two - Soloing: 60-minute Video * Includes Music & Tab * Early Intermediate Level.

REGGAE GUITAR

Ray Hitchins is one of reggae's foremost guitarists. Ray incorporates his four-piece band in demonstrating reggae style. He offers a lot of informative advice and playing tips. 54-minute VHS Video.

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TRADITIONAL CARIBBEAN GUITAR

Add a touch of the islands to your guitar playing! Calypso's wild pulses, danceable rhythms, and playful lyrics will spice up all your arrangements. Syncopation is the key to this folk-based world music, and this video teaches: fingerpicking and strumming patterns, a variety of keys and tempos, moving bass lines, chords & voicings, percussive strokes, and seven calypso songs. 80 min. video, includes chords + lyrics, intermediate level.

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TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN GUITAR

This fascinating video teaches the real Hawaiian steel guitar sound, including bar technique, scale patterns, tunings, vibrato, harmonic 'chimes' and other essentials. These traditional Hawaiian songs are taught: Mai Kai No Kauai * Maui Chimes * Moana Chimes Uhe * Uhene. 85-imute Video * Includes Tab * Beginner Level.

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