On the Cover:Five Contemporary Classical Luthiers.How Gil Carnal, Stephan Connor, Richard Prenkert, Pepe Romero, Jr., and Florian Vorreiter are working on the further evolution of the classical guitar.
Songs:
- Vonie Morrison and Johnny Russel“Act Naturally“
- Irish Traditional“Whiskey in the Jar”
- Fernando Sor“Op. 35, No. 22”
Features:Rory Block.The fingerstyle blues guitarist talks about the foundations of country blues guitar, open tunings, wild notes, and the beauty of unpredictability;David Tanenbaum.The classical guitarist talks about outside influences in contemporary classical music and composing away from the guitar;Waltzing Through History. Marc Teicholz and Guitar Salon International create an album of classic waltzes played on some of the finest instruments of the past 150 years;All About Neck Resets. Neck resets are often needed on older flattops, and heres how theyre done on guitars with dovetail neck joints.
Lessons:
- Open G Slide LessonRoots and blues guitarist David Hamburger on getting started playing slide in open-G tuning.
- Open Tuning Songwriting LessonHow to use different tunings and keys within those tunings to create new sounds.
- Blues Shuffle LessonLearn to play the Chicago-style shuffle rhythm commonly heard in blues music.
- Four-Part Seventh-Chords LessonLearn six groups of seventh-chord voicings that jazz guitarists use to increase their chord vocabulary.
Gear Reviews:
- Cervantes Milenia Concert
- Walden CG4041-CERT
- Fender Passport 500 Pro
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