This book is a concise guide to the technical principles upon which the best current practice in guitar playing is founded. It deals clearly with all practical aspects of playing--posture, tone production, position changing, chord playing, and coordination--and offers advice on interpretation and practicing. It includes a selected repertoire list and a most useful appendix, "Writing for the Guitar," by the composer Stephen Dodgson.
Author(s): Hector Quine
Year: 1990
Language: English
Pages: 108
front cover......Page 1
contents......Page 3
1 introduction......Page 4
2 physiology of technique......Page 7
3 posture......Page 10
4 right arm & hand......Page 16
finger action......Page 19
tone production......Page 22
the thumb......Page 32
some right hand faults......Page 35
damping......Page 36
chords......Page 37
5 left arm & hand......Page 45
finger action......Page 52
position changing......Page 55
chords......Page 59
left hand extensions......Page 64
the barre & half-barre......Page 65
slurs......Page 68
6 co-ordination......Page 71
phrasing & articulation......Page 73
tempo & rhythm......Page 77
volume & dynamics......Page 80
tone colour & registration......Page 81
8 practising......Page 84
9 conclusion......Page 89
appendix I writing for the guitar......Page 91
appendix II repertoire......Page 103
