Rich DelGrosso Livres

Featuring a comprehensive approach to blues guitar, this book/CD pack dives directly into essential techniques like rhythms, leads, slide, and fingerstyle. It emphasizes practical learning through classic phrases used by legendary blues artists, allowing players to quickly grasp the genre's core elements. With 78 tracks on the accompanying CD, users can listen to each example, enhancing their understanding and performance skills. Perfect for guitarists eager to master the blues without getting bogged down in theory.

This collection features a variety of folk and country guitar solos, showcasing the rich traditions of fretted instruments. Each piece is designed to highlight unique fingerpicking techniques and melodic styles, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced players. The book includes detailed instructions and arrangements that emphasize the emotional and storytelling aspects of folk and country music, encouraging musicians to explore their creative expression through these timeless genres.

(Fretted). The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method Second Edition is the newly updated and revised version of the original classic method by Rich Del Grosso. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. You'll be playing mandolin in no time with the step-by-step instruction provided by this best-selling method! The book includes: tips on buying instruments, mandolin anatomy, tuning instructions, fundamentals of music reading, single-note picking, bluegrass chops, doublestops, tremolo picking, drones, a variety of songs, and much, much more!

(Mandolin). Just like Book 1, Book 2 of The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method is designed for anyone just learning to play mandolin. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. The book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside. The tracks provide an audio demonstration of each example in the book performed by the author. Topics covered include: modes and scales * time signatures * transposing * fretboard positions * solos and duets * styles spanning blues, bluegrass, Celtic, ragtime and more!