My first book, the Art of Virtuosity is an expose of the basic principles of virtuosity.
The Art of Virtuosity for Classical Guitarists deals with the specifics of how to apply those principles to playing the classical guitar.
The book is a compendium of everything I've learned in my years of playing the guitar. It includes detailed instructions, technical exercises, examples from the repertoire as well as many technical tricks I learned over the years. All designed to help you achieve virtuosity on the classical guitar.
Some of the topics covered are.
- Develop Free-Stroke Virtuosity
- Develop Fluidity In Your Left Hand
- The Art Of Planting
- The Art Of Speed - The Recuerdos Effect
- How to play Rest-Stokes.
- Capture The Power In The String
If you feel you're already satisfied with your present skills on the guitar, this book is probably not for you, but if you're looking for a new approach to bring you to another level, this book may offer some surprising new insights.
In a way, this book is the prequel to the Art of Virtuosity.
The techniques in this book provide the basis from where I derived the principles in my first book, the AOV. You do not need the first book to understand the techniques in this book but it helps.
This book is offered as a free download to all those who purchase the Art of virtuosity before May 15, 2008.