Guitar Chord Handbook: An Introduction to Commonly Used Chords For Music Therapy and Music Education Students
Issue Date
2019Author
Matney, Bill
Niemuth, Brenna
Publisher
University of Kansas Libraries
Type
Book
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Copyright 2019, Bill Matney. Except where noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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This work is one part of a three-part Open Educational Resource (OER) that teaches students how to play the guitar as an accompaniment instrument, facilitating technical, theoretical, and ear skill development that can translate into a range of song styles. Materials may be used either as primary or supplemental guides for: (a) non-primary guitar classes, (b) musicianship classes for music therapy and music education students, and (c) other musicianship classes. This resource includes three handbooks and a set of supplementary videos.The Guitar Chord Handbook (http://hdl.handle.net/1808/29433) provides visuals for common open chords, as well as some barre and color chords.The Chord Progression Handbook (https://hdl.handle.net/1808/29434) maps out more than 20 common chord progressions found in folk and popular music,providing song examples.The third handbook, Strumming, Fingerpicking, and Hybrid Accompaniment Patterns for Guitar (https://hdl.handle.net/1808/29435), facilitates detailed development of strumming, muting, plucking, and combined skills with more than150 exercises. Videos provide visual reinforcement for each strumming/fingerpicking exercise.Videos for Strumming Patterns: Each strumming pattern has been videorecorded as a resource for you. These videos can be located at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCZYIvXCKglMZHkCvJ9wqgd8cpC0eZHYd
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This project was funded by KU Libraries’ Parent’s Campaign with support from the David Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright and the Open Educational Resources Working Group in the University of Kansas Libraries.
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