Play classical guitar : a complete guide for mastering classical guitar

from Playing The Classical Guitar, To Buying One, To Simply Enjoying Its Unique Beauty, Repertoire And Heritage, This Colorful All-in-one Primer Reveals The Riches Of One Of History's Finest Stringed Instruments. It Presents More Than 90 Exercises Composed By The Author That Clarify Techniques And Concepts, As Well As Transcriptions Of Essential Classical Guitar Repertoire. Fully Illustrated With Diagrams And Charts, This Book For Beginning To Advanced Players Covers Reading Music Notation, Theory, Key Signatures, Musical Terms, Memorization, Chords, Arpeggios, Melody, Advanced Techniques, Playing By Ear, General Musicianship, And Improvisation. Includes A Color Showcase Of The Finest Models, Players And Composers; An Historical Overview Of The Classical Guitar; And A Companion Cd That Allows Players To Hear Exactly How The Exercises In The Book Should Sound. Hardcover, Spiral-bound. (Book). From playing the classical guitar, to buying one, to simply enjoying its unique beauty, repertoire and heritage, this colorful all-in-one primer reveals the riches of one of history's finest stringed instruments. It presents more than 90 exercises composed by the author that clarify techniques and concepts, as well as transcriptions of essential classical guitar repertoire. Fully illustrated with diagrams and charts, this book for beginning to advanced players covers reading music notation, theory, key signatures, musical terms, memorization, chords, arpeggios, melody, advanced techniques, playing by ear, general musicianship, and improvisation. Includes a color showcase of the finest models, players and composers; an historical overview of the classical guitar; and a companion CD that allows players to hear exactly how the exercises in the book should sound. Hardcover, spiral-bound. Featuring 200 musical exercises, this book provides instruction on reading music, theory, key signatures, terms, memorization, chords, melody, advanced techniques, and more. Play Classical Guitar also honors the instrument's distinguished heritage with a 48-page color showcase. Also included are a historical overview, purchasing advice, and suggestions for a player's essential repertoire. The classical guitar-playing position stems directly from the practicalities of keeping the instrument steady while having the hands free to play (no supporting trap is used).