Playing with Ease: A Healthy Approach to Guitar Technique PDF
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Playing with Ease ii Playing with Ease A Healthy Approach to Guitar Technique David Leisner 1 iv 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America. © Oxford University Press 2018 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Names: Leisner, David, author. Title: Playing with ease: a healthy approach to guitar technique / David Leisner. Description: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017047703 | ISBN 9780190693305 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780190693312 (pbk.) | ISBN 9780190693343 (oxford scholarly online) Subjects: LCSH: Guitar— Performance— Physiological aspects. Classification: LCC MT580.L35 2018 | DDC 787.87/ 193—dc23 LC record available at https:// lccn.loc.gov/ 2017047703 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paperback printed by WebCom, Inc., Canada Hardback printed by Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc., United States of America To my students, past, present and future, whose probing questions and open minds teach me more than they can ever know vi When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu CONTENTS Photo and Illustration Credits ix Acknowledgments xi About the Companion Website xiii Introduction 1 1. Your Body and Your Instrument: Principles 11 2. Your Body and Your Instrument: Specifics 32 3. Basic Right- Hand Mechanics 65 4. Basic Left- Hand Mechanics 83 5. How to Play with the Large Muscles 102 6. Suggestions for Relaxed and Effective Practice 117 7. Preparing for a Concert 142 Index 153 viii PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS Photos by Simon Powis, simonpowisphotography.com Illustrations by Jay Kauffman, jaykauffman.com
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