Direct from the master of guitar clinics, this 96-page book contains a plethora of topics based on Richard Gilewitz's experience of conducting fingerstyle guitar and sound seminars for nearly a decade in a variety of settings worldwide. Sections are built around the most frequently asked questions from players of all ages and skill level, with topics supported by written explanations, exercises, original music tablature and notation pieces, charts, and photographs.

Recommended for players and teachers of both 6 and 12-string guitar, this book provides encouragement and new avenues for growth for all students wishing to improve upon their life-long craft. The companion CD and 83-minute DVD provide a guide to discussion on learning slide, how to select a guitar, capos, metronomes, tuners, strings, composition, hand positions, practice methods, touring and recording tips, standard and open tunings, picking patterns, and more. Original compositions offered in tablature and notation include "Dirt To Dust" with the new "Gypsy Minor" introduction, "Bilingual Fantasy", "Jamaicalina", "Pre Dawn Mourning", "Echoing Gilewitz", "Mrs. Firecracker's Place", and "The Maison Blanche Exit Song".

• 96-page book contains topics based on author's experience of conducting fingerstyle guitar seminars for nearly a decade
• Sections are built around the most frequently asked questions from students
• Topics supported by companion CD, DVD, written explanations, exercises, original music tablature and notation pieces, and charts

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About the Author
Chapter One: Why Write a Guitar Workshop Book?
Chapter Two: Questions
Chapter Three: Selecting a Guitar
Chapter Four: The 12-String Guitar
Chapter Five: String Gauges/Options
Chapter Six: Capos
Chapter Seven: Slide and Techniques for Playing Slide
Chapter Eight: Practice Routine
Chapter Nine: Burnout, Inspiration, and Rekindling
Chapter Ten: Influences
Chapter Eleven: Composing
Chapter Twelve: Education Background
Chapter Thirteen: Amplification of an Acoustic Guitar
Chapter Fourteen: What Is It Like to Perform Live?
Chapter Fifteen: Studio Tips
Chapter Sixteen: Touring Tips and Road Stories
Chapter Seventeen: Alternate Tunings
Master Tuning Diagram
Chapter Eighteen: Fingernails and Fingerpicks
Chapter Nineteen: Speed Playing
Chapter Twenty: Don't You Run Out of Breath and Get Tense?
Chapter Twenty One: Right-Hand Attack and Position
Chapter Twenty Two: Words of Encouragement
Chapter Twenty Three: Picking Pattern Study Notes
Chapter Twenty Four: Historical Notes
Arpeggio Exercise
Tremolo Exercise
Picking Patterns
Extra Patterns
Echoing Gilewitz Patterns
Echoing Gilewitz
Maison Blanche Patterns
The Maison Blanche Exit Song
Mrs. Firecracker's Patterns
Mrs. Firecracker's Place
Pre-Dawn Mourning
Jamaicalina
Bilingual Fantasy
Gypsy Minor/Dirt to Dust