This book and DVD are the ideal text to be used in functional guitar courses for music therapy and music education majors as well as anyone interested in learning the basics of guitar playing quickly. The text is designed to assist the student in developing their functional guitar skills in a fun and easy to follow format and can be used in both the classroom and for individual self study. The text and accompanying exercises begin with the very basics of guitar playing and expands into more challenging material as the reader progresses through the chapters. Topics covered include basic and advanced strumming patterns, fingerpicking, flatpicking, barre and power chords as well as authentic stylistic accompaniment in styles such as the Blues, Jazz, Rock and R & B. In addition to functional guitar skills, music therapy/improvisational applications are also discussed and demonstrated through modifications including alternate tunings and the use of slide guitar. Contents About the Authors v Note to the Reader vii Table of Contents ix Introduction 1 Parts of the Guitar / 1 Holding the Guitar / 1 Introduction to Guitar and Music Concepts / 2 Practicing / 10 Chapter I: The Basics 11 Key of G / 11 Advice on Changing Chords in Time / 13 Key of D / 16 Key of C / 19 Key of A / 23 Key of E / 26 Last thoughts on Strumming / 29 Chapter II: I know C, A, G, E and D…now what? 32 Embellishments / 32 The Chuck / 38 Palm Muting / 40 Staccato Playing / 41 Some thoughts on 2 and 4 and developing a strong sense of time / 42 Chapter III: Fingerpicking 43 Arpeggio Pick / 43 Alternate Pick / 48 Travis Pick / 49 Chapter IV: Flatpicking 55 The Bass-Brush or the Boom-Chuck / 55 Hammer-ons / 58 Bass Runs / 60 Bass Runs and Hammer-ons / 63 Flatpicking / 67 Chapter V: Barre Chords 69 The E Shape Barre Chord / 69 The A Shape Barre Chord / 71 More Barre Chords / 73 Chapter VI: Power Chords…Are you ready to rock? 79 Root 6 and Root 5 Power Chords / 79 Chapter VII: The Blues 81 The 12-Bar / 81 The 8-Bar / 82 The Other 8-Bar / 82 Ice Cream Changes / 83 Blues Accompaniment / 84 Pentatonic Scale and Lead Techniques / 96 Chapter VIII: Music Therapy Techniques 101 The Modes / 101 Rules for improvisation / 112 Open Tunings and Slide Guitar / 113 Two Handed Technique / 117 Chapter IX: Jazz Guitar 119 Introduction to Chords / 119 Chord Substitutions / 123 Jazz Improvisation / 131 Putting It Together / 136 Chapter X: Funk Guitar 138 Introduction to Funk Guitar / 138 Bossa Nova / 140 R & B Styles / 141 Chapter XI: Guitar Maintenance 143 Guitar Humidifiers / 143 Changing Strings / 143 Set Up / 143 |