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Guitar Atlas Japan: Your Passport to a New World of Music, Book & CD [With CD]
Contributor(s): Speed, Burgess (Author)
ISBN: 073904303X     ISBN-13: 9780739043035
Publisher: Alfred Music
OUR PRICE:   $13.59  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2008
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Musical Instruments - Guitar
- Music | Instruction & Study - General
- Music | Genres & Styles - International
Series: Guitar Atlas
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.98" W x 11.84" (0.44 lbs) 48 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
To most of us, Japan is an exotic and faraway land. When we see images of Shinto shrines, pagodas, geishas, and Kabuki actors in face paint, our imaginations are immediately captured.

Now you can experience this rich and mysterious culture through its music. In addition to arrangements of classic folk tunes such as Sakura and Edo Komori-uta, Guitar Atlas: Japan teaches about Japanese scales, modes, and tunings, and traditional instruments such as the shamisen, koto, shakuhachi. Learn guitar techniques to emulate the sounds of these exotic instruments. Discover the fascinating world of Kabuki music, including a style of shamisen playing called ozatsuma. The book also informs about the Bon odori, or bon dances, held during the summer festival of Bon.

This exciting introduction to the music of Japan offers new and interesting music to add to your repertoire, and teaches techniques, theory, and traditions that will enhance your playing and enrich your spirit. A CD demonstrating all examples and compositions is included.