Guitar with strings: Folk Guitar Application Tutorial

Author: Xu Pinghua
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts, representing three semesters of folk guitar learning, with each semester averaging about three months of study time:
Semester 1: Basic Beginner Semester. Starting from the basic history of the guitar, guitar construction, and guitar playing posture, it progresses to learning to play and sing C-key songs. Through detailed illustrations and text explanations, students can systematically master the fundamental knowledge, music theory, chords, and left and right-hand techniques required for guitar playing and singing. Most importantly, they can personally experience the learning process and learn to play and sing over 20 popular songs.
Semester 2: Intermediate Folk Guitar Playing and Singing Semester. Through this semester of study, students with a certain foundation can delve deeper into learning the positions of G-key scales, more challenging chords, and diverse strumming rhythms. The use of song lyrics increases significantly, and the playing methods become more varied and rich. After completing this semester, students will see a significant improvement in their playing and singing skills.
Semester 3: Folk Guitar Playing Techniques Semester. This semester is also a very engaging part of the learning process. Students will learn many techniques for playing and singing, allowing them to express a song from the intro to the interlude and the singing parts with fullness and harmony. They will also learn some chord calculation methods and practical tips for applying techniques during playing. It can be said that this is an indispensable and important semester in folk guitar learning. Therefore, this book is highly practical and suitable for hands-on practice, enabling students to learn folk guitar playing and singing in a structured and efficient manner, achieving twice the result with half the effort. It is an excellent modern teaching material for folk guitar.
There are approximately 80 songs arranged in this book. These songs were carefully selected after extensive research and surveys among students, ensuring that they are not only popular and classic but also appropriately challenging. They closely match the original compositions and are suitable for guitarists of all levels. This book is a very practical collection of song lyrics.