"The Liturgical Guitarist", by Bill Bay.  Mel Bay Publications, Inc.  (1980).  Vintage, 34-year-old Christian hymnal book.  Liturgical--pertaining to public prayer, worship, and Eucharistic celebrations.  Outline of Contents:  1. Music for worship services, 2. Music for Holy Communion, 3. Hymns & Sacred Songs:  a) Songs of rejoicing & joy, b) Worship, praise, adoration, c) Commitment, service, yielding to God, d) Faith, power, victory, e) Peace, comfort, aspiration, f) Jesus' passion & resurrection, g) Songs of Christmas; 4. Guitar solo settings on hymns & sacred songs. 5. Anthems for voice & guitar.  360-pages.  About 320 songs.

The Liturgical Guitarist

Religion & Spirituality

BILL BAY

Christian Books & Bibles

Mel Bay Publications,Inc.

Opus Three/Early-Level Piano Solos

Arts & Photography

Smith, Gail

Music

A basic, easy-to-understand, step-by-step method about playing the harp. Extensively illustrated, this book is for musicians of all levels, requiring only an interest in learning to play the harp. The material in the book can be applied to any type of harp (with or without pedals) and any type of music. Specific topics covered include basic positioning, tuning, and techniques, etudes, and a colorful selection of folk harp solos. Each section of the book is arranged to show the most efficient way to learn quickly and as easily

Basic Harp for Beginners

Computers & Technology

Riley, Laurie

Programming

"A collection of short, contemporary pieces for classic guitar solo. Selections are written by very notable guitarists. A wonderful array of musical moods and colors, extremely enjoyable to play!"

New Music for Classic Guitar: Classic Guitar

Bay, William

Hammer Dulcimer Solos, Volume 2

Crompton, Carrie

A rousing collection of flatpicking guitar solos in notation and tablature. Melodieswere drawn from Ireland, Scotland, and the border countries of Northumberland, Durham, and Cumbria. The tunes are all traditional and would normally be played for dancing. Audio download available online

Irish, Scottish & Border Melodies for Flatpicking Guitar (Mel Bay Archive Editions)

Brennan, Bill

This is a great resource for the guitarist interested in blues. Jerry Silverman has picked out 31 all time favorite blues classics. Each songs is presented in two ways: First with the melody line, lyrics and chords and with a written fingerpicking accompaniment part; secondly as a fingerpicking blues guitar solo in notation and tablature.

Blues Guitar Songbook

SILVERMAN, Jerry

One of the easiest and most practical approaches to jazz guitar on the market today, this method thoroughly covers the basics for jazz guitar solo performance, including: theory, scales, chords, phrasing, passing tones, and much more. This highly acclaimed study of jazz rhythm chords and their application contains extensive instruction on jazz chord accompaniment and chord substitution. The "user-friendly" text utilizes a "lesson style format" which makes it perfect for both individual study and as a classroom text. Penned by professional jazz guitarist Ronny Lee, this text is highly recommended to anyone who desires a thorough, well-graded course of study for jazz guitar. Written in standard notation with chord symbols and diagrams.

Jazz Guitar Method

Lee, Ronny

Technical exercises applicable to intermediate literature. Sets the foundation for more difficult daily study routines. Practice of these scale exercises helps one acquire agility and evenness in playing. A reliable technique develops when the fingers are exercises in all key patterns. Includes major and minor scales (all forms), arpeggios, scales in thirds, triplet scales, extended scales, and chromatic exercise in each key.

Mel Bay Indispensable Scales, Exercises, and Etudes for the Developing Flutist

MCCaskill, Mizzy

Gilliam, Dona

With this volume, the reader is pleasantly surprised with two books in one- Section One by Alec Slater, and Section Two by Lisa Schmitz. Alec's portion is intended as a guide for the clawhammer or frailing banjo player with some previous experience in this style. He stresses the fact that this style of music can be fully learned only from within the oral tradition in which it grew. The instruction included here is meant to provide a review, and not to take the place of qualified teacher. Alec recommends that "...anyone wanting to get this playing right, should find someone in your area who plays and have him/her teach you. Listen to it, watch it, and make it your own." In Section Two, Lisa Schmits presents an extensive collection of 163 jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes, strathspeys, waltzes, and songs from Ireland, Scotland, the Shetland Islands, Cape Breton, New England and Southern Appalachia for banjo solo. The national origin of each tune is indicated. Lisa offers personal, authoritative settings of a great variety of tunes at an intermediate level. Written in tablature only.

Complete Clawhammer Banjo Book

Slater, Alec

Schmitz, Lisa

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