Classical Guitar Answer Book

In the Classical Guitar Answer Book, virtuoso guitarist Sharon Isbin answers 50 essential questions about performing, practicing, and choosing and caring for your guitar. Isbin directs the Juilliard School guitar department and is known as much for her versatility as she is for her extraordinary technique. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Laurindo Almeida, Larry Coryell, Herb Ellis, Stanley Jordan, Michael Hedges, and Nigel Kennedy, and has recorded everything from Baroque music to Spanish/Latin, 20th-century, crossover, and jazz fusion. Every guitar player can learn from Isbin's experiences as a musician and a performer. Includes: Equipment: Auditioning a Guitar, Choosing the Right Scale Length, Cedar vs. Spruce Tops, Instrument Care and Repair, Locating Rattles, Testing Strings, Footstools, Amplification Setups, Traveling with a Guitar Starters: Tuning Up, Finding a Comfortable Playing Position, Playing Lefty, Lessons for Children, Single Notes vs. Chor