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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

740.0. "Reading Piano Music-Guitar and Bass" by BMT::COMAROW (Resource wait state) Sun Jul 24 1988 06:41

    This is both a suggestion and an invitation for other players. 
                                                                  
    Back in the days when I made my living playing music, I used to
    get together and  read piano music - bass player plays left
    hand, guitar right.  
    
    There is a great literature of music available, requires creativity,
    and, most of all is great fun.  Guitar and bass playing counterpoint,
    Bach, Motzart, Stravinsky, Bartok, whatever.   
    
    And one can cover a lot more literature than a classical guitarist.
    
    It is a great way to improve your reading while learning about by
    playing all kinds of great masters.  And it sounds great.
    
    All it takes is finding someone about your reading level, as there
    is piano music available at all levels.  
    
    Any guitar players on Long Island that can really read? I'd love
    to take out my dusty bass and play a few tunes.   
    
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740.1TRANSPOSING PIANO MUSIC FOR GUITARCOMET::BEYZAVISun Oct 02 1988 20:439
      I have done that for classical guitar, reading piano music and
    transposing it an octave higher for the guitar.  It is a good way to
    improve your musical ability because you may have to omit some notes
    and/or make small changes in the pickup notes.
      
      Many times I would wonder which note(s) omit or add.  As one my
    guitar teacher said "some times there are many correct ways".
                                                    Hossein Beyzavi