KENDALL HUNT PUBLISHING A Twenty-First Century Guidebook for Guitarists: Practice, Performance, and Teaching

A textbook resource for college and high school guitar students and the first publication of its kind, A Twenty-First Century Guidebook for Guitarists: Practice, Performance, and Teaching provides both a strong creative foundation for guitar students and walks the student guitarist through the modern necessities of a career path in today’s ever-changing music world. Designed for student guitarists aspiring to careers in music, A Twenty-First Century Guidebook for Guitarists: Practice, Performance, and Teaching provides a singular resource with detailed practical information in the areas that comprise the foundation of a modern career path as a guitarist. Part I focuses on practice and how to make the most effective and efficient use of practice time to progress as an artist on the guitar. A comprehensive framework for practicing is provided that includes approaching rhythm, chords, scales, arpeggios, improvisation, and sightreading. Part II examines the different facets of a performance career including booking gigs, touring, live streaming, recording, utilizing social media and YouTube channels, apps, gear, and performance etiquette. Part III discusses the different career pathways for teaching guitar and music including lance private teaching, online teaching via Zoom or Skype, teaching at a school or business, K-12 clroom teaching, and college level instruction. Special emphasis is given as to how musicians must now be fluent in utilizing multiple technological platforms with the ability to transition instruction online.