David Mead got the idea for this book from the Canadian Air Force, who published a ten minute a day physical fitness schedule for modern times. The book recognized that a lot of people needed some sort of fitness regime but had little time to spare, so it offered a series of graduated exercises that would bring about a good level of fitness from a time investment of only ten minutes daily. From his own guitar-teaching experience, David Mead knows that time is also the biggest obstacle, preventing music students from making progress on their instruments. This is a condensed practice schedule for his busier students whereby they can cover all the vital areas of learning in the shortest possible time and still see a satisfying result from their labor.

Tips you should have been told, from 50 of the world's greatest guitarists. Whatever your taste in music, from Joni Mitchell to Sheryl Crow, James Taylor to David Gray, this is the invaluable handbook you need to help you get the very best from your instrument.

In 100 Tips for Blues Guitar You Should Have Been Told, respected author and musician David Mead focuses on the styles and techniques associated with one of the guitar's longest-surviving and most-played genres. In a series of illustrated exercises that work in combination with an accompanying CD, he tackles the problems associated with playing a form of music that stretches the harmonic boundaries of Western music tradition, covering subjects from choosing the right plectrum to executing the most accomplished finger roll this side of the Mississippi!

An asset for guitar students and teachers, this book has staves for both standard notation and tablature, plus chord boxes to provide greater ease in writing and studying guitar arrangements.

24 Piezas Sudamericanas para Guitarra sola. Contents: Aguinaldo (Venezuela) • Albazo (Ecuador) • Bailecito (Bolivia) • Bambuco (Colombia) • Chacarera (Argentina) • Chorinho (Brasil) • Cueca Boliviana (Bolivia) • Cueca Chilena (Chile) • Gato (Argentina) • Golumba (Bolivia) • Guarania (Paraguay) • Milonga (Uruguay) • Pasillo Ecuatoriano (Ecuador) • Polca (Paraguay) • Polo Margariteno (Venezuela) • Samba (Brazil) • San Juanito (Ecuador) • Takirari (Bolivia) • Tonada Chilena (Chile) • Vals Criollo (Colombia) • Vals Venezolano (Venezuela) • Vidala (Argentina) • Wayno (Peru) • Zamba (Argentina).