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>>>We Went over 70,000 downloads, so the next goal is to get to 100,000. (Maybe even by the end of the year? < hope, hope >) When I was first invited to this webpage, I never thought it was possible, but now I have to admit that I am genuinely hopeful.
>>>Three songs have gone over 1,000 downloads now. I can't wait to find material that is at least as useful. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
>>>Finally got the Sol-Feg files uploaded. I would love to get feedback on these.
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Product Number: 1012000572 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: Beginning guitar ensemble piece in the key of E Major. The second page is the same piece with shorthand notation and the first page is just standard notation
Product Number: 1013000009 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 6
Description: This is the GM Blues or "Giovanni's Mighty Blues" after the student who asked me to write this. It is in the key of A Mixolydian (E7) and is published with and without shorthand notation. Giovanni thought we needed to do something like this for our Spring Concert. If everybody learns it in time, we just might! Just added, a bass guitar part, with and without shorthand notation. Strings are on top and frets and fingers are on the bottom. Low E is 4/0 and Open G is 1/0. Enjoy1
Product Number: 1012004168 Series: Lead Sheet Pages: 1
Description: This was always a nice song, but it simply did not have enough verses. I started to think of all the things you could do other than go in and out and all of a sudden, all of these verses came out! See if there are enough verses for you now.
Description: This is another five note tune done in all five keys, to be played on all four strings, so young players can build confidence and learn about the relationships between their strings.
Product Number: 1012000546 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 1
Description: I wrote this when I was student teaching and just found it again. I can't wait to take it in to one of the groups I have now and see what they think of it.
Product Number: 1012004117 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 2
Description: This is a first year guitar solo with shorthand notation. You can also use this solo as "What Child Is This" if you happen to be playing it during the holiday season!
Product Number: 1012004167 Series: Guitar Educational Pages: 2
Description: If you memorize one note each week, you can memorize all of the notes on the first five frets of the Fingerboard during your first year of school. You can memorize the next five frets with the second page, and it also has the A chromatic scale starting in fifth position.
