Contemporary Acoustic Guitar

Product Description

This book/CD is designed to show you the essential techniques for acoustic guitar playing. While it serves as an excellent source for the beginning guitarist, it can help players of all levels widen their skills with techniques such as fingerstyle playing, Travis and bluegrass-style picking, alternate and open tunings and new chord sounds.
The examples in the book are varies: some can be played with a flatpick, and others are intended to be played fingerstyle. Some examples may be played in either fashion. Experiment and see what sounds best for you!
Most examples are written both in music notation and guitar tab and can be heard on the accompanying CD.

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Artist Information

Lee Hodgson is a regularly featured columnist and transcriber in Guitar Techniques magazine and is an erstwhile columnist and transcriber for Guitarist magazine as well. He has authored a book, Hot Country, and written chapters for various modern titles including Guitar: A Complete Guide For The Player and Play Acoustic, plus grade pieces validated by Trinity College of Music.

Lee has taught at London's prestigious Guitar Institute “which is now part of The Institute of Contemporary Music performance" since 1990. The ICMP is now associated with the University of East London (UEL) which means Lee will be teaching on a Degree course. Lee has also acted as Module Leader, course writer and assessor for the London College of Music and Media in association with Thames Valley University.

Lee has been involved with Lick Library for quite a few years now, having made several artist-based DVD tutorials including Hank Marvin Volumes I & II, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison and style-based products such as Rock & Roll Classics Volumes I & II, Country Classics and Acoustic/Electric Guitar From Scratch. Online features include an insightful interview with country legend Albert Lee, a talk-through of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama", plus several mini-tutorials covering a variety of styles and techniques.

Other teaching activities include occasional class teaching for the International Guitar Foundation (IGF).

Lee is a versatile studio musician and vastly experienced stage performer, having played thousands of gigs (including the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena) and toured with No. 1 chart act Odyssey plus other chart acts. Lee is currently gigging as a guitarist/vocalist with a popular rock & roll/60s band, Benny & The Jetts, while playing country festivals with the Steve Cherelle Band.

Above all, Lee loves music "and the guitar of course! - and is a confident and passionate communicator“ his attention to detail is legendary!