This book and accompanying audio are a perfect introduction to fingerstyle guitar. National Board Certified educator Steve Eckels has carefully designed each lesson to allow for smooth progression. Each of the ten lessons contains the four pillars of practice: scales, reading, progressions and repertoire. Developed in the classroom, this book provides arrangements of beautiful guitar pieces in a basic form, and instructions for how to embellish them in your own way. Included are shortcuts for learning to read music, and fingerstyle accompaniment patterns such as the famous "Travis" pattern. Those seeking further study will also enjoy Eckels' "Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Method Grade 1" (MB21496BCD) and other acclaimed folios.
The Art & Science of Practice
Keeping a Practice Journal
Vocabulary of Essential Guitar and Musical Terms
Reading Music
Natural Notes Reference Chart with Tablature and Fractionalization
Spelling the 15 Essential Chords
Rhythm Reference Chart
Pre-reading & Reading Checklist
Right Hand Exercises
Right Hand Variations for Scale Practice
Finger Picking Patterns for Accompaniment
Finger Picking Patterns for Skill Building
Building a Fingerstyle Solo
Lessons
Lesson One: Scale in half notes and quarter notes on strings 6 & 5; reading on strings 6 & 5
Solo, Early in the Morning
Lesson Two: Scale in eighth notes on strings 5 & 4; reading on strings 5 & 4
Solo, Down By the Sally Gardens
Lesson Three: Scale using the walk-running rhythm on strings 4 & 3; reading on strings 4 & 3
Solo, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Lesson Four: Scale using the running-walk rhythm on strings 3 & 2; reading on strings 3 & 2
Solo, Jingle Bells
Lesson Five: Scale using the walk-running rhythm on strings 2 & 1;
reading using the running walk rhythm on strings 2 & 1
Solo, B-I-N-G-O
Lesson 6 - Scale: The 17 Natural Notes; reading on all strings using peripheral vision
Solo, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Lesson 7: Scale using syncopation; reading using syncopation
Solo, Greensleeves
Lesson 8: Scale using the dotted quarter heart-beat rhythm; reading using the heart-beat rhythm
Solo, Scarborough Fair
Lesson 9: Scale using the syn-co-o rhythm; reading using the syn-co-o rhythm
Solo, Malaguena!
Lesson 10: Scale using a fixed finger; reading combining rhythm figures
Solo, Carol of the Bells
Templates for Writing Your Own Exercises
Staff Paper Template
Tablature Template
Small Grids and Staff Template
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