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Scottish Romantic Guitar is a collection of intermediate and advanced pieces for classical guitar by leading composers of the 19th century, inspired by Scotland. While these pieces have previously been available from different sources, they are compiled here for the first time, in corrected editions, in one convenient volume.Highlights include, Mauro Giuliani’s beautiful settings of six favourite Scottish songs; Fernando Sor’s masterful ‘Variations on Ye Banks and Braes’ and Johan Kaspar Mertz’s dramatic evocation of the landscape of the Outer Hebrides, ‘Fingal’s Cave.’This  collection offers the guitarist a unique source of unfamiliar yet accessible repertoire that is both challenging and rewarding to play and which will appeal to any audience.

The Fastlines Jazz Guitar Method Advanced in the third book in a set of nine created by the Guitar & Music Institute. This book, written by guitarist Ged Brockie continues from the Jazz Primer and Jazz Intermediate volumes.This Advanced book includes twenty two jazz lines which includes examples of flat five substitution, lines in fourths, triadic substitution, contemporary and modern rhythm changes, scales built from the lydian mode, diminished lines and wide interval playing.There is a complete solo included as well as five backing tracks in various styles including rhythm changes in G, altered chord progressions and lydian backing tracks. There is also a project section to help you get more from the material presented in this book which includes quartal harmony, movement of a half step, exploiting the flattened fifth and combining major arpeggios.

Drop Two Voicings Uncovered is a full colour instructional guide for guitar. This book focuses on chordal knowledge in all keys, all string sets & across the entire fretboard using a systematic concept to learn the power of drop two chords. Guitarists of all ages who are beyond the beginner stage will benefit from this work.The book is supplemented by almost two hours of Youtube video tuition where guitarist Ged Brockie discusses in detail the theoretical and technical issues covered in each lesson within the book. Book owners can also download twenty one backing tracks which accompany the lessons and additional chordal ideas in PDF format for extended study.In section one you are introduced to minor seventh, dominant seventh and major seventh chords across the fretboard and on all string sets. Section two then takes these chords and you will learn to play them in popular progressions all over the neck and in all keys. In section two you will also be introduced to chord synonyms as well as diatonic chord patterns and extended chord voicings. The third section of the book is devoted to minor chord progressions and how to play through them.Finally, the appendices centre around the three songs specially written for Drop Two Voicings Uncovered as well as detailing all video, backing track and further resources available for the book owner.