The Total Classical Guitarist
The Total Classical Guitarist by Martha Masters, published by Alfred Music in December 2012, is a comprehensive guide designed for guitarists at the beginning to late intermediate levels. This edition, comprising 128 pages, focuses on essential techniques and concepts in classical guitar playing. It covers various aspects such as right- and left-hand techniques, posture, performance aesthetics, and fingernail care, making it a valuable resource for both students and teachers.
Readers will find practical lessons that delve into advanced techniques like slurs, ornaments, and special methods including pizzicato and harmonics. The book emphasizes musical considerations such as dynamics and articulations, alongside effective practicing strategies tailored for those with some prior experience. A CD is included to demonstrate all examples, ensuring that learners can effectively apply the techniques discussed throughout the book.
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The Total Classical Guitarist teaches the essentials of classical guitar from beginning levels to late intermediate. This exciting method features in-depth lessons on right- and left-hand technique, posture, ornaments and slurs, performance aesthetics, fingernail care, and much more. Intended for those with some experience playing guitar (not the absolute beginner), this book will appeal to traditional classical guitarists and teachers—as it features examples written in standard music notation only (no TAB). A CD demonstrating all of the examples in the book is included.
Features:
* Practical, easy-to-understand lessons in technique and posture
* In-depth discussion of fingernails, including shape and maintenance
* Comprehensive instruction on performing slurs and ornaments
* Special techniques such as pizzicato, Bartók pizzicato, natural harmonics, artificial harmonics, tamboura, and tremolo
* Musical considerations like dynamics, colors, articulations, rubato, and vibrato
* Practicing strategies, including notes for crossover players and making the most of your practice time
About the Author
Martha Masters is an award-winning performer, recording artist, and educator. She received both her bachelor and master of music degrees from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the doctor of musical arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant. Masters has won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Solo Competition and the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares, Spain. In addition to being a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University, Masters is also president of the Guitar Foundation of America and has released five recordings on the Naxos and GSP labels.
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