Ifyoure expecting some nice safe guitar muzak, then youre in for a realshock! Rick Ruskins remarkable style captures all the nuances of aband/rhythm-section and transforms the parts into amazing, in-the-pocketfingerstyle grooves like youve never imagined on a single guitar!Split-screen video format covers: right- and left-hand technique,walking-bass and counterpoint lines, open-voiced triads, simultaneousbass/rhythm/lead parts, pedal-steel effects, double-stop bends,harmonics and more. The techniques are immediately put to use inextraordinary instrumental versions of: Rikki Dont Lose That Number(Steeley Dan), Georgia On My Mind and four originals, each in standardtuning. His meticulous blow-by-blow analysis of each phrase is loadedwith variations and insight that show how to transform the essence ofany tune into dynamic arrangements of your own. Truly an important workthat should not be missed!

DavidRussell, recognized for his evident mastery of the Spanish guitarrepertoire, releases a new album featuring distinctive works by masterIsaac AlbD?niz. With movements from the critically-acclaimed Doce PiezasCaracteristicas and the picturesque Cantos de EspaN?a to enchanting,Gypsy-inspired dances like the Zambra Granadina, the album celebratesthe best of AlbD?niz oeuvre, including works originally composed forother instruments.

Hands down, Tommy Emmanuel is the most charismatic, soulful, accomplished and technically brilliant fingerstyle guitar player walking the planet today. Tommy Emanuel Tommy is also extraordinarily inventive on the fretboard, which makes learning his songs, and playing them correctly, extremely challenging because its so difficult to discern exactly what Tommy is doing with both his right and left hands.

Hands down, Tommy Emmanuel is the most charismatic, soulful, accomplished and technically
brilliant fingerstyle guitar player walking the planet today.

Tommy is also extraordinarily inventive on the fretboard, which makes learning his songs, and
playing them correctly, extremely challenging because its so difficult to discern exactly
what Tommy is doing with both his right and left hands.

TrueFire and technology to the rescue! For the first time ever, Tommy teaches 5 of his most
popular tunes and arrangements with interactive multi angle video software featuring zoom,
looping, angle control, standard tab, notation, PLUS Power Tab and Guitar Pro files!

An accessible look at the hottest topic in physics and the experiments that will transform our understanding of the universe
The biggest news in science today is the Large Hadron Collider, the worlds largest and most powerful particle-smasher, and the anticipation of finally discovering the Higgs boson particle. But what is the Higgs boson and why is it often referred to as the God Particle? Why are the Higgs and the LHC so important? Getting a handle on the science behind the LHC can be difficult for anyone without an advanced degree in particle physics, but you dont need to go back to school to learn about it. In Collider, award-winning physicist Paul Halpern provides you with the tools you need to understand what the LHC is and what it hopes to discover.

Are you embarassed to admit you dont know any music theory? If so, stop it. Theres nothing to be embarassed about. Lots of people pick up an instrument without ever learning the basics of music theory. You can learn a lot of stuff without ever knowing what youre doing. But if youre willing to learn the most basic elements of music theory, everything you do will make more sense.

An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand along with a complete knowledge of the guitar fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides you with the advice, practice routines and exercises that will enable you to play with good tone, strict timing and confidence.

Learn the trademark acoustic guitar riffs and solos behind rocks most influential songwriting duo. An in-depth analysis of eight songs.

Learn the trademark acoustic guitar riffs and solos behind rocks most influential songwriting duo. An in-depth analysis of eight songs.

Using several of her own compositions as lesson examples (Arioso, Mister Chester, Two Shores, A Baker’s Dozen and Muriel’s highly popular Angelina Baker Medley), Innovations for Acoustic Guitar reveals a variety of Muriel’s signature techniques and approaches for generating new ideas and fresh arrangements or compositions.

"This three DVD set features new and archival footage of performances by the preeminent names in steel-string fingerstyle guitar. Beginning with Peter Fingers breathtaking A Trip Through The Pyrenees, the collection boasts some real gems: a rare late 1960s clip of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady - a.k.a. Hot Tuna doing Hesitation Blues, Bert Jansch delivering a soulful version of One For Jo, John Fahey crooning while plucking a Gibson L-00 on a plaintive Poor Boy and Adrian Legg at his peg-twisting best on Midwest Sunday... Its a wonder seeing these greats do what they do up close without those often clumsy instructional asides, and without getting a lot of smoke in your face. A real treat."

On this DVD, Grammy Award winning guitarist and acclaimed author Mark Hanson demonstrates his arranging process for fingerstyle solo guitar, with the express purpose of teaching you to arrange your own solos! Five tunes arranged at all levels of difficulty, from easy to advanced; songs presented at varying speeds – slow for learning or quicker for performance; individual lesson segments.

If youre expecting some nice safe guitar muzak, then youre in for a real shock! Rick Ruskins remarkable style captures all the nuances of a band/rhythm-section and transforms the parts into amazing, in-the-pocket fingerstyle grooves like youve never imagined on a single guitar! Split-screen video format covers: Right- and left-hand technique, walking-bass and counterpoint lines, open-voiced triads, simultaneous bass/rhythm/lead parts, pedal-steel effects, double-stop bends, harmonics and more. The techniques are immediately put to use in extraordinary instrumental versions of: Rikki Dont Lose That Number (Steeley Dan), Georgia On My Mind and four originals, each in standard tuning. His meticulous blow-by-blow analysis of each phrase is loaded with variations and insight that show how to transform the essence of any tune into dynamic arrangements of your own.

Learn those few chords and fingerpicking patterns, along with the basics of holding and tuning a guitar and you too will be able to play hundreds of your favorite songs. And thats what Jump Start: Fingerstyle is all about - a quick, easy, fun and interactive approach for learning how to play fingerstyle guitar.