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Book Review: The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick

The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick (Canadian Author) Publisher: FreeHand Books (April 2010) ISBN-10: 1551119781 ISBN-13: 978-1551119786 Product Description from http://paulheadrick.blogspot.com/ A poverty-stricken, nineteenth-century guitar virtuoso navigates the tricky political landscape of Parisian society as he comes out of retirement for one final concert. A sessional instructor competing for the prestigious interdisciplinary Chair in [...]

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Review: Play Piazzolla – 13 Tangos for Guitar

Review: Play Piazzolla – 13 Tangos for Guitar

Play Piazzolla: 13 Tangos for Easy Guitar by Gary Ryan (arranger), Astor Piazzolla (Composer) Paperback: 28 pages Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes; 1 edition (Jan 1 2009) Language: English I found this collection of Piazzolla arrangements by chance at the local music store. I’ve played other Piazzolla works such as Cinco Piezas (1980) but as most people know Cinco [...]

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Review: Practicing by Glenn Kurtz

Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music Glenn Kurtz (Author) Publisher: Knopf (June 19, 2007) ISBN-10: 030726615X ISBN-13: 978-0307266156 This is a great book filled with classical guitar history and the personal account of a musician deeply affected by the power of music. Kurtz spins a narrative that weaves together the experiences of practising, performing, and [...]

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Review: The Inner Game of Music

The Inner Game of Music By Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey Buy it at Amazon: (Canada – US/International) Those of you unfamiliar with the legacy of this title will need to travel back to the 1970′s when his popular book The Inner Game of Tennis was a big seller. Since the 1970s, Timothy Gallwey’s books [...]

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