Youth Learning Folk Acoustic Guitar (Includes 2 CDs)

Author: Min Yuanchi
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Guitar playing styles are diverse, but they can generally be divided into two main schools: Spanish guitar playing and Hawaiian guitar playing. The former is further categorized into three methods: classical playing, slide playing, and folk singing and playing. Classical playing has a long history and offers a more perfect artistic expression; slide playing is faster and has a bright tone, often used in the ornamental parts of songs and rock music, but it generally requires accompaniment to achieve a more perfect performance; folk guitar self-accompaniment is a unique performance form where vocal and instrumental music are integrated, and it is deeply loved by young people. This textbook starts with single-note melody practice and gradually progresses to exercises in various keys, rhythms, and arrangements. Based on the theoretical foundation of music, the textbook provides detailed introductions to treble clef, bass clef, tablature, and harmonic basics as well as the methods of song accompaniment. It enables learners to master both guitar singing and playing while also acquiring strong theoretical knowledge of music.