I am a musician and author, I specialize in writing instructional books for guitar players. My latest book is called "TCHA-KA TCHA: Learn and Understand Rhythm on Guitar through Vocalizing." It’s a proven method that has helped hundreds of my students finally make rhythm easy. I'm sending emails every two weeks or so with new transcriptions, articles, news, resources, and promotions. I hope you'll enjoy them!
Fresh from the press: Ferdinando Carulli's Guitar School: Ècole de Guitare, Op.241
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Hey, how's it going? I hope you had a great summer! Here in Vienna, the extremely hot temperatures are coming to an end, and with autumn approaching quickly, it's still warm but pleasantly cool at night. I had quite a productive streak over the last few weeks. After finishing the rewrite of the Bach Cello Suites, I transcribed Fernando Carulli's famous guitar method, his Op.241, "École de Guitare", also known as Méthode complète pour parvenir à pincer de la guitare in French sources, Guitarren-Schule in German, and Complete Method for the Guitar in English editions. Transcribing it and working through it again, it was obvious why this method is still relevant and in use 200 years after its first publication. It's just awesome! The verbal teaching may be a bit thin, but the music!!! Carulli's method is full of little pieces and exercises that not only gradually introduce you to the most important concepts and techniques in various scales and positions, but are also fun to play and sound really good. For example, here's No.2 Andante for you. Check out Ferdinando Carulli's Guitar School: Ècole de Guitare, Op.241 - In Standard Notation and Tablature on amazon! Enjoy! Have a nice week! Stefan Stevie's Guitar Studio As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. |
Stefan Gruber
I am a musician and author, I specialize in writing instructional books for guitar players. My latest book is called "TCHA-KA TCHA: Learn and Understand Rhythm on Guitar through Vocalizing." It’s a proven method that has helped hundreds of my students finally make rhythm easy. I'm sending emails every two weeks or so with new transcriptions, articles, news, resources, and promotions. I hope you'll enjoy them!
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