Guitar Skills for Music Therapists and Music Educators
- Author: Meyer, Peter; DeVillers, Jessica & Ebnet, Erin
- ISBN: 9781891278563
NOTE: Please visit: https://barcelonapublishers.com/resources/ebook_media/GUITAR_SKILLS_DVD.zip to download the accompanying media.
This book and media (available only through URL above) 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.
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Note to the Reader
Table of Contents
Introduction
Parts of the Guitar
Holding the Guitar
Introduction to Guitar and Music Concepts
Practicing
Chapter I: The Basics
Key of G
Advice on Changing Chords in Time
Key of D
Key of C
Key of A
Key of E
Last thoughts on Strumming
Chapter II: I know C, A, G, E and D…now what?
Embellishments
The Chuck
Palm Muting
Staccato Playing
Some thoughts on 2 and 4 and developing a strong sense of time
Chapter III: Fingerpicking
Arpeggio Pick
Alternate Pick
Travis Pick
Chapter IV: Flatpicking
The Bass-Brush or the Boom-Chuck
Hammer-ons
Bass Runs
Bass Runs and Hammer-ons
Flatpicking
Chapter V: Barre Chords
The E Shape Barre Chord
The A Shape Barre Chord
More Barre Chords
Chapter VI: Power Chords…Are you ready to rock?
Root 6 and Root 5 Power Chords
Chapter VII: The Blues
The 12-Bar
The 8-Bar
The Other 8-Bar
Ice Cream Changes
Blues Accompaniment
Pentatonic Scale and Lead Techniques
Chapter VIII: Music Therapy Techniques
The Modes
Rules for improvisation
Open Tunings and Slide Guitar
Two Handed Technique
Chapter IX: Jazz Guitar
Introduction to Chords
Chord Substitutions
Jazz Improvisation
Putting It Together
Chapter X: Funk Guitar
Introduction to Funk Guitar
Bossa Nova
R & B Styles
Chapter XI: Guitar Maintenance
Guitar Humidifiers
Changing Strings
Set Up