The instructional
material available today for guitarists is abundant and of great
quality. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, you
can find what you're looking for. Instructional formats
range from CD's to books and video. The following are links
to sites that provide instructional material.
Learning
Doc Watson's Styles
Visit our sister site
DocsGuitar.com for a complete list of instruction materials
for learning Doc's playing styles. Includes books, video, and covers
both fingerpicking to flatpicking.
AcuTab
Publications
AcuTab produces tablature
transcriptions featuring the playing of popular bluegrass recording
artists. Mainly focused on banjo, but some guitar info including a
book on Tim Stafford.
Bluegrass College
A subscription-based, online learning resource for bluegrass players on any instrument and level. Provides tab, online video lessons and various practice and jam tracks as part of the learning experience.
Folk
of the Wood
Created by Mickey Cochran,
a professional acoustic musician for over 20 years, Folk of the Wood
is your venue to gain more knowledge and to find the tools of the acoustic
trade.
Granger's
Fiddle Tunes
Adam Granger has put
together a remarkable collection of over 500 fiddle tunes in guitar
tablature, with over 1000 indexed and cross-referenced titles.
Steve
Kaufman
Steve is perhaps the
most widely published teacher of flatpick guitar. He is also the only
three-time winner of the National Flatpicking Championship. Be sure
to check out his "Parking Lot Picker" series. These
are perhaps the best instructional materials available to learn traditional
bluegrass tunes that you'll find.
Homespun
Tapes
Homespun Tapes is a
leader in providing lessons in a variety of music styles and instruments.
Their instructors are renowned performing artists who share their expertise
with learning players.
Mel
Bay Publications
Mel Bay Publications
is a major name in the music instruction field and publishes material
for a wide variety of instruments and styles. Their publications feature
carefully arranged material edited for maximum ease in learning.
Musician's
Workshop
Musician's Workshop
offers a variety of instructional materials for Bluegrass players.
The materials are produced by Dan Huckabee, a regular columnist in
Flatpicking Guitar magazine.
Musix
This is the web site of Dix Bruce, the well-known and popular author of a wide variety of instruction books and articles. The site features his books, compact discs, videos, music supplies and free downloads.
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