The link to the book is about the piano. Is this book good to read for a young guitarist as well? If anyone who loves Jimi and Segovia recommends it, I'd love to send it to a young friend in China. I met him when he was fourteen and he played like an angel, moving me to tears. China's best music school in Shanghai accepts only two guitar players per year from all of China, and he was one of them. But after they had done their thing with him for two years, he played like a machine. I don't want to hurt him by telling him this, but if there were a book I could send him, I would. Is this the book?
Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vaj wrote: > > On Dec 7, 2007, at 4:35 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Well, I remember a guy claiming he could play Hendrix >> > after taking some Acid! :) >> > >> > Actually, I think a lot of Hendrix tunes are not technically >> > very complicated, but I've read quite a many guitarists >> > say, that Jimi is almost impossible to imitate accurately. >> >> The issue is "touch." Speaking as a terrible >> guitarist myself but a fan of great guitarists >> since youth, and one who has been fortunate >> enough to see many of the greats live -- from >> Jimi to Segovia -- the way you tell how good >> a guitarist is is NOT when they play fast. Any- >> one with fairly good muscle coordination and >> a modicum of training can play fast. > > Likewise with Segovia. One of his favorite pieces was a simple > Catalonian folk song. I'm not a guitarist (learned to play one a little only) but am a professional musician and was a music major in college. To professionals what we look for is not the technical aspects of a performer first but what they layman might call "soul." This involves musicianship such as phrasing and expression. There many performers who the public ogles over because of their technical performance and speed but lack the core musicianship. This of course leaves many a pro cold and I've had many a teacher of mine rip apart performances because of this. It's part of the training one goes through if one is serious (and in some cases like myself even my entry level students got this training). If you can locate a copy of Ruth Slenczynska's "Music at my Fingertips" you'll get a rich tutorial on musicianship. http://books.google.com/books?id=_AqzYiVRxAEC&dq Says it was published in 1976 but I read in the 60's so this must be the date for this publisher who acquired it. It contains many of the "secrets" of the trade. Segovia is a tremendous example of someone who had much depth to his musicianship and I once saw a wonderful TV report and interview with him about it years ago. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
