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Frederic Hand
Frederic Hand was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1947 and is a
graduate of the Mannes College of Music. Fred was a Fulbright Scholar to
England, and a student of Julian Bream. As a soloist he has toured North
America and Europe, and has given masterclasses at the New England
Conservatory, Yale University, and Dartmouth College, among others. He has
been a guest artist with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the
New York Philharmonic, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Marlboro Music
Festival. In 1986 Fred was appointed guitarist and lutenist with the
Metropolitan Opera. He performed and arranged the theme from the Academy
Award-winning film Kramer vs. Kramer, and his television scores
include and Emmy Award for The Guiding Light. He is the director of
the guitar program at the State University of New York at Purchase and
also serves on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music and Bennington
College. Fred lives in upstate New York with his wife, Lesley.
Frederic Hand - Classical Guitar Technique & Musicianship - DVD
This exciting
lesson teaches the essential of good playing, such as posture, relaxation, fingernail
shaping and the correct
application of the free stroke and rest stroke. As you practice your arpeggios,
scales, vibrato, trills and
cross
string trills, you'll learn to apply them to these pieces: "Lady Hunnsdon's
Puffe" -John Dowland, "La Cavalleria
de Napoles con Dos Clarines" -Gasper Sanz, "A Celtic Tale, Heartsong, Lesley's
Song" -Frederic Hand. This
lesson will improve the playing of all
fingerstyle guitarists - beginning to advanced!
(75 min) Booklet
included..............................................................Price - $29.95
Frederic Hand - Seven Easy Pieces For
Classical Guitar - DVD
In this
DVD lesson,
Frederic Hand teaches 7 beautiful classical pieces in detail, pointing out possible
trouble spots and sharing
important tips on technique and interpretation. He demonstrates ornamentation, slurs,
rhythmic and melodic
subtleties, timbral shadings, the importance of correct plucking strokes and other basics.
Pieces include:
"Vaghe
Belleze, Bianco Fiore, Danza" -Italian Remaissance, "Sarabande" -Bach,
"Study in B Minor" -Sor,
"Adelita" -Tarrega, "Simple Gifts" -Shaker hymn arranged by Frederic Hand.
(75 min) Booklet
included..............................................................Price - $29.95
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio
Patterns - Stacy McKee
-
This unique book includes 300 jazz
guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format
that no one has ever done before!
Cross indexing makes
this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you
will find this
to be a
valuable, "must have" addition to your library. Stacy McKee was the
featured guitarist with "Les
Brown and The Band Of Renown" and for a limited
time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with
your first
order!
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Frederic
Hand - Folk Song Arrangements For Classical Guitar - DVD
Guitar virtuoso
Frederic Hand teaches exquisite classical guitar arrangements
of four widely known and much-beloved American Folk songs: "The Water is Wide,
Wayfaring Stranger, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair, We Are
Climbing
Jacob's Ladder". He shows you how - by using lush chords, rich harmonies and
inventive improvisational elements - you can make each one a beautiful and
compelling performance piece! Fred teaches full concert
arrangements of each
song as well as
easier alternate versions for novice players who are just getting into this
style
of music. He then makes this a complete learning experience by carefully explaining
chord extensions and
substitutions, harmonic voicings up and down the neck of
the guitar and elements of music theory. He also
shows how to use improvisational
techniques and ways to enhance these as well as other songs - so that you
can
make them truly your own.
(75 min) Booklet
included..............................................................Price - $29.95
Frederic Hand - Solos For
Guitar - Book and CD
Eleven original compositions for the classical guitar
composed in the eclectic style for which Frederic Hand has become well known.
Written in standard notation only, some of these pieces allow for optional
improvisatory sections (About Time and Missing Her). The composer
performs all of the compositions on an accompanying recording. Some pieces
require retuning the sixth string to low D. The level of difficulty ranges from
easy to difficult, with the majority of the material falling at the intermediate
level. Program notes are included for each piece. The enclosed CD presents
performances of all the pieces by the composer. Pieces include: "A Celtic Tale,
A Dance For John Dowland, A Waltz For Maurice, About Time, Desert Sketch, Elegy
For a King, For Lenny, Heart's Song, Lesley's Song, Missing Her, Simple Gifts".
Standard
notation..........................................................................Price
- $14.95
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