Collections to browse
ML 399 .G56 - Collected biographies of guitarists
ML 1015 .G9 - Guitar, History and criticism (includes construction)
MT 580+ - Instrumental technique and study for the guitar
MT 801 .G8 - Guitar instructional techniques for children
Double Bass Music
M 125-129 - Solo guitar
M 276-277 - Piano and guitar
M 292-293 - Two plectral instruments
M 294-295 - One string and one plectral instrument
M 296-297 - One wind and one plectral instrument
M 325-329 - Piano and two plectral instruments
M 330-334 - Piano, one string and one plectral instrument
M 335-339 - Piano, one wind and one plectral instrument
M 365-369 - Plectral trios
M 370-374 – String/Plectral trios
M 425-429 – Piano and three plectral instruments
M 465-469 – Plectral quartets
Featured Guitar Books
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The Art of the Guitar
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The guitar, most elegant and sophisticated of musical instruments, has made an enormous impact on popular culture in the last hundred years, and continues to attract the most talented musicians from around the world. Focusing on the creativity and craftsmanship behind each selected model, this unique book looks at the extraordinary diversity across acoustic and electric guitars, and celebrates the most dazzling among them, from the classic solid-body electric Gibson Flying V and novelty solid-body electric Framus Super Yob specially built for Slade's Dave Hill, and the amazing five-necked Hamer built for Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick, to Les Paul's pioneering Log. Packed with stunning and rarely seen photographs throughout, lavishly evoking the romance and beauty of the world's most popular instrument, this is a must-have for guitar enthusiasts all over the world.
Call Number: ML 1015 .G9 B87 2003 QuartoISBN: 1842225812Publication Date: 2002-10-28 -
Classical Guitars
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Articles on the construction, restoration and repair of classical guitars from the pages of American Lutherie, the journal of the Guild of American Luthiers. Includes two historical instrument plans and over 200 illustrations.
Call Number: ML 1015 .G9 C53 2020ISBN: 9780996801560Publication Date: 2020-09-20 -
Christmas Guitar Duets: 25 Christmas Favorites Arranged for Two Guitars in Standard Notation
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(Guitar Collection). Grab a friend and your 6-strings and make some beautiful Christmas music for your family and friends! 25 holiday classics arranged for guitar duet, including: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Feliz Navidad * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * A Holly Jolly Christmas * Jingle Bell Rock * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Mary, Did You Know? * Silver Bells * Somewhere in My Memory * This Christmas * White Christmas * and more. Please note: this book includes standard notation only, no tablature.
Call Number: M 292 .C49 P44 2022ISBN: 9781705168264Publication Date: 2022-08-01
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Strumming along with 800-plus students a year, guitar program coordinator Lawrence J. Green (BM '79) can make any guitar sound good. Read more about Green in BYU Magazine: http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=2963
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Useful websites
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https://www.americanguitarsociety.org/ Dedicated to the interests of classical guitarists and those who enjoy classical guitar music.
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Guitar Foundation of America The Guitar Foundation of America inspires artistry, builds community, and promotes the classical guitar internationally through excellence in performance, literature, education and research.