Mel Bay Right-Hand Arpeggio Studies for Acoustic Guitar
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Published: July 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780786651016
First sentence: The basic right hand movement for playing arpeggios is this: When the thumb (p) plays - the fingers move out (getting in position to play) and when the fingers play - the thumb moves out (getting back in position to play).
Description: This book teaches you how to play right-hand arpeggio patterns. With over 200 music exercises and performance pieces, Right-Hand Arpeggio Studies for Acoustic Guitar is a must for all serious fingerpicking and classical guitarists. Written for both the student and advanced player, the book includes all the main arpeggio patterns with music examples and detailed technical information. Learn the concepts of sympathetic movement, alternation, and string crossing with exciting musical pieces that teach you these techniques.
Notes: Richard L. Matteson Jr. is nationally recognized for his books, magazine articles and workshops on classical and fingerstyle guitar. He is president of the Piedmont Classic Guitar Society and has given workshops and performances at the Merle Watson Memorial Festival in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention in Nashville. Matteson was commissioned by the Hendersonville Symphony to write two pieces for classic guitar and strings that were premiered in 1994. His string quartets and string quartet and guitar piece were performed in the 1991 PCGS Concert Series. An active performer, Richard resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he directs guitar studies at Winston-Salem State University. He is also a full-time music teacher at Pearson Music Co. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Tablature Explanation; title: Glossary of Terms; title: Section One; title: Basic Right Hand Movement; title: Simple Arpeggios; title: Complex Arpeggios; title: Arpeggios and String Crossing; title: Arpeggios Sweeps; title: Other Arpeggios; title: Section Two; title: Arpeggios Bass Patterns; title: Excerpts from Guiliani; title: Commonly Used Arpeggios List; title: Travis Pick Arpeggio List; title: Travis Pick Arrangements; title: Section Three; title: Popular Melodies Arranged in Arppegios Style; title: Original Compositions; title: Arpeggio Selections from Classic Guitar Literature; title: About the Author