The guitar is a fretted‚ stringed instrument‚ and is a member of the lute family. It originated in Persia and reached Spain during the twelth-century‚ where it¹s versatility as both a solo and accompanying instrument were established. The theory of the guitar was discovered in the early centuries. They found that the sound of a bowstring could be enhanced by attaching a resonating chamber -most like a tortiseshell- to the bow. From the bow came essentially three main types of stringed instruments:
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The History of the Guitar Elle Smith April 19‚ 2013 Upper Elementary Mr. Hooper Guitars are part of the music we hear every day‚ but did you ever wonder about the origin of the guitar? I did‚ so my report is about the history of the guitar. I will talk about both the evolution of the guitar from the early guitar to the present and variations of the guitar such as the electric guitar. Today’s guitar has the following elements: six strings‚ a wooden body‚ curved sides‚ a flat
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History of the Guitar In this essay I will research: - The history of the Guitar‚ from the origins of the instrument‚ up until the present day - The technological advances of the instrument - The main practitioners of the instrument and how they changed the way the guitar was used or thought of. The guitar is possibly the most well known and widely played instrument in modern times. There have been instruments similar to the guitar for at least 5‚000 years. The oldest known
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You can use a guitar to play anything from death metal to country to classical and everything in between. Learning to play guitar is more approachable than many other instruments‚ once you master a few basics. It may take you years to get the basics down‚ and you may need formal instruction at some point to exploit the instrument’s full potential. This is a good article for people who already have their guitar‚ or are seriously considering buying one‚ but are struggling to get started and want to
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would be how you hold the guitar while sitting or standing. This is a very simple technique and very hard to do incorrectly. The back of the guitar will be flush against your midsection. If the guitar covers most of your torso‚ then it may be too big. If it is too big‚ it will be difficult to play smoothly. Now that you know how to hold the guitar‚ and where to put your hands‚ you should know how to put the strap on the guitar‚ simply referred to as “strapping the guitar”. Both ends of the strap should
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Reasons to Start Playing the Guitar English Project: Persuasive Essay Rafael Madrigal The guitar is a six-stringed instrument that captivates who ever listens to the beautiful sound it creates. It´s one of the most popular instruments in the world‚ not only because of its portability but it’s fairly simple to learn. People who decides to learn how to play guitar often make do so because is easy to carry around and there are many people out there to learn from‚ what they don’t know is that it also
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Lorca’s lyric poem “The Guitar”‚ the speaker expresses sorrow and despair through imagery and personification of the guitar by relating life to an evening without morning‚ the desert sands‚ and the end of life for a bird. The most powerful message in the poem is that music can express our deepest losses and desires. In the lyric poem‚ “The Guitar” by Federico Garcia Lorca‚ the speaker uses symbolism to connect his emotions to the guitar. The description of the cries of the guitar as “The evening without
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The guitar technique book With contributions by: John Jumper‚ Ashley Crawford‚ Pálfi András‚ Russ Stevens and Gerhard Ersdal Really we got a lot of these from our teachers‚ who got them from their teachers‚ who got them from … The contributions are collected and presented on his web page by: John Jumper …and edited with some modifications into this book by: Gerhard Ersdal Warm up..........................................................................................................
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Gucci handbag grandma bought you for Christmas and spent the money on a second hand flying V and a mean Marshall stack. (Can you say "whammy bar" grandma?) Your spirit is strong. You are channeling the guitar-Zen of Jennifer Batten‚ the fury of Nancy Wilson‚ and the machine-gun rhythms of Gabriela Quintero. But that beast with the chrome finish is staring at you from it’s place on the wall. Pick it up. Now. You won’t become the next girl guitar hero by staring at it. First‚ don’t be afraid to turn
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The guitar dates back 4‚000 years. the oldest evidence of the the existence dates back to 1800 B.C. It was found in Babylonia on clay plaques. . A little later around the same time in Egypt had developed a necked instrument with marked frets wound around the neck. another was also found in a tomb and had deeper curves and was completely flat unlike older instruments that curved up to the sound board and two surfaces‚ back and front‚ were attached to each other with strips of wood that form the sides
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