GFA 2007

by Stephen Rekas

The 2007 Guitar Foundation of America convention and competition in Dominguez Hills, California near Los Angeles exceeded my expectations in every way. Convention Director Dr. Scott Morris did an incredible job of coordinating concert artists, workshops, an expansive vendors' fair, hotel accommodations, and transportation not to mention the major classic guitar competition in North America. Described by some as "guitar heaven," the talent pool...more

Fingerstyle

Performance Notes: My One and Only

by Mark Hamre

"My One and Only" is a slow ballad in drop-D tuning with the 6th string lowered from E to D. The piece consists of A and B sections that are each 16 measures long, played through twice with some variation, followed by a repeat...more

Jazz

Mastering the Guitar Fingerboard Through Visualization

by Lynn Wiles

In our minds we've all pictured memorable times we've experienced in the past as well as exciting wants and desires for the future. For example, years after the fact- I can still recall the look on my mother's face when she...more

Playalong Guitar 1 is the first in a series of tutorial DVDs from Playalong. This DVD is perfect for the beginning guitar player with little or no experience. 19 step-by-step video lessons teach you everything you need to know from how to tune the guitar to complete songs for the whole...

The Spirituals

review by Richard Turner

The terms spiritual and gospel are sometimes used interchangeably to represent any religious music developed in the African-American tradition. The technical distinction between the two is that spirituals are the anonymous religious songs developed during the period of American slavery, whereas gospel melodies represent composed music...more

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