Chinese Music for Guitar

The character and variety of Chinese music combined with the sounds found in instruments like the Pipa or Guqin lend themselves perfectly to the guitar, bringing exciting new techniques, textures and sounds for the instrument. In this book with online videos, author Fernando Perez teaches how to play several Chinese melodies arranged for solo guitar. You'll learn about Chinese traditional music, history and meaning, and notation systems. You'll also learn Pipa and Guqin style guitar techniques. The songs include: Chai Tou Feng * The Grand Hujia * Heroic Little Sisters * Moonlight Over the River in Spring. You can access the online videos of Perez demonstrating these melodies and other video lessons using the unique code found inside each book.