(Music Sales America). Express yourself through the beautiful voice of
the solo guitar. Solo Guitar Playing can teach even the person with no
previous musical training how to progress from simple single-line
melodies to mastery of the guitar as a solo instrument. Fully
illustrated with diagrams, photographs, and over 200 musical exercises
and repertoire selections, this book offers thorough instruction in
every phase of classical guitar playing. Complete coverage of individual
skills includes: Basic technique; Reading music, memorizing, and
ear-training; Mastering the fingerboard; Building dexterity and speed;
Developing tone color and musical phrasing; Position playing;
Interpretation; and more. Since its first printing in 1968, Frederick
Noad's Solo Guitar Playing has been used by countless students and
teachers of classical guitar. The fourth edition features revised and
updated exercises and an expanded selection of solo guitar repertoire
gleaned from the best-selling Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology.