Mel Bay L'Esprit Manouche: A Comprehensive Study of Gypsy Jazz Guitar

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Author: Romane Sebastian

Pages: 336

Size: 2.494,66 Kb

Publication Date: April 12,2004

Category: Guitar



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This substantial book offers a thorough study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the best possible present day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style.

Each one of the reserve’s thirty-six progressive chapters includes four parts: A.) Technique created through exercises, chord progressions/diagrams, and illustrations of fingerboard positions; Even though many exercises and tunes come in both regular notation and tab, not forgetting chord or fretboard diagrams, regular notation is definitely predominant.) A harmony lesson with potential clients in the Manouche design; C.) Soloing techniques predicated on the harmonic framework of confirmed theme; it offers a chance to get better at the Manouche design.

The companion CD for L’Espirit Manouche is exclusive for the reason that it offers 98 play-along MIDI data files that specifically parallel the purchase of the exercises, illustrations and items in the book and also sound files of excerpts from eighteen Romane favorites from the Gypsy jazz repertoire.) Self-testing components with answers supplied at the close of the reserve. The MIDI tracks, which may be accessed via most audio players on Personal computer or Macintosh computers, permit the college student to play along with both brief phrases and considerable rhythm tracks- at any preferred tempo; The sound files on the companion disc could be performed on any CD participant.

L’Espirit Manouche not merely makes Gypsy jazz available; and D. B.


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