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| shearer guitar method: The Shearer Method -- Classic Guitar Foundations, Bk 1 Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, Alan Hirsh, 2012 Aaron Shearer's Classic Guitar Technique is used by serious guitarists all over the world and has long been one of the definitive classic guitar methods. The Shearer Method: Classic Guitar Foundations, Shearer's final work, is the first in a series that encapsulates his lifetime experience as America's premier classic guitar pedagogue. This work is a step-by-step curriculum based on Aaron's innovative and common sense approach that incorporates all the advantages of modern technology. The method includes 63 DVD videos for up-close aural and visual learning, 74 new solo and duet compositions and arrangements (made exclusively for this method by Dr. Alan Hirsh), as well as works by Sor, Carcassi, Giuliani, and more. Plus, recorded tracks masterfully illustrate nuance, tone, and musicality. The book even includes Alfred Music's exclusive TNT 2 software that allows you to slow down and loop tracks for careful practice. In addition, a complete online supplement is available for teachers and students that want a deeper understanding of Shearer's work. The book does not replace Shearer's original classic. It augments and expands on it in ways not imaginable in the early '60s when the original was published. It's a must-have to complete the library of any classic or fingerstyle guitarist The Shearer Method Classic Guitar Foundations is not just a book but a media experience. |
| shearer guitar method: Classic guitar technique Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, 1985-03 Aaron Shearer's Classic Guitar Technique has long been the core guitar method used by generations of classical guitarists. Alfred Music is proud to present Aaron's first fully revised and re-edited edition of this benchmark work. In addition to new exercises and music, Aaron and music editor Thomas Kikta have included critical new insights into core guitar techniques. Plus, for the first time, the book now comes with a demonstration and play-along CD. Students will be able to hear and emulate the tone and feel of the CD recording and they will have the opportunity to play their pieces as duets with the included recording. In addition, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer and our exclusive TNT software allows you to changes tempos, mute the student part, and even loop sections for repeated practice. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. |
| shearer guitar method: Classic Guitar Technique Aaron Shearer, 1985-03 One of the most popular classical guitar methods ever written. A basic and orderly presentation of the necessary information and exercises essential to beginning guitar instruction. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection. |
| shearer guitar method: Classic Guitar Technique: Supplement 3 Aaron Shearer, Scale pattern studies. |
| shearer guitar method: Guitar Note Speller Aaron Shearer, 1992-03-06 The purpose of this book is to simplify the process of learning the positions of the notes in music and on the guitar fingerboard. |
| shearer guitar method: Aaron Shearer Learning the Classic Guitar Part 2 Aaron Shearer, 2014-01-31 Learning the Classic Guitar is a new direction in guitar instruction. Many ideas in these books break new ground. Part Two should go along with part one and itpresents the elements of music and procedures for developing ability to sight-read and memorize. It also introduces the visualization concept |
| shearer guitar method: Classic Guitar Technique, Volume II Aaron Shearer, Volume 1 of Classic Guitar Technique presented a systematic approach for gradual musical and technical development toward mastery of this noble instrument. No effort has been spared in study, research, and experiment to continue the same approach in Volume 2. The full value of these works will be grasped only by those students who are willing to contribute a similar effort on their own part, both in a sympathetic approach to the contents of the books, and a constant evaluation of personal problems which a text by its very nature is unable to consider. This text should be used with its supplements to coordinate a program of study that will comply with the requirements of the individual student. |
| shearer guitar method: Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1 Will Schmid, Greg Koch, 1970-01-01 (Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes tuning; playing position; musical symbols; notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords; rhythms through eighth notes; strumming and picking; over 80 great songs, riffs, and examples. |
| shearer guitar method: Classical Guitar for Beginners Nathaniel Gunod, 1992-06 For music lovers who've always wanted to play guitar but have been put off by traditional guitar methods, these books get you playing right away without having to pick through heavy theory and music-reading lessons first. Every book in the For Beginners series progresses from the very basics of buying your first instrument through the fundamentals of playing your favorite style of music. 48 pages each with enhanced CD. |
| shearer guitar method: Complete Method for Classic Guitar Mel Bay, 2017-01-10 Mel Bay's own method for the classic guitar, featuring a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of music and reading guitar notation, plus graded studies and pieces. This book presents classic guitar technique in a manner that anyone can easily follow. Musical and technical concepts are introduced gradually as needed throughout the text and driven home with ample musical illustrations. Information is provided on: basic right and left-hand techniques, reading standard notation, harmonics, and playing in various keys and positions. In addition to the many classical etudes included here by Aguado, Bach, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Giuliani, Sor, and others, Mel Bay has made a significant contribution to the student guitar repertoire by transcribing works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Pleyel, Rubenstein, and others in the classical style. The pieces and exercises are arranged to progress systematically through various keys and playing positions. Written entirely in standard notation only. |
| shearer guitar method: Scale Pattern Studies for Guitar Aaron Shearer, 1985-03 Scale pattern studies. |
| shearer guitar method: Flamenco Guitar Method for Beginners Anita Sheer, Harry Berlow, Intended as a primer to Introduction to the Flamenco Guitar. With standard notation, instructional photos, instructional text, guitar chord diagrams and chord names. Learn To Play and Technique. |
| shearer guitar method: The Classical Guitar Companion Christopher Berg, 2020 The Classical Guitar Companion is an anthology of guitar exercises, etudes, and pieces organized according to technique or musical texture. Expert author Christopher Berg, a veteran guitar instructor, bring together perspectives as an active performing artist and as a teacher who has trained hundreds of guitarists to encourages students to work based on their own strengths and weaknesses. The book opens with Learning the Fingerboard, a large section devoted to establishing a thorough knowledge of the guitar fingerboard through a systematic and rigorous study of scales and fingerboard harmony, which will lead to ease and fluency in sight-reading and will reduce the time needed to learn a repertoire piece. The following sections Scales and Scale Studies, Repeated Notes, Slurs, Harmony, Arpeggios, Melody with Accompaniment, Counterpoint and Florid or Virtuoso Studies each contain text and examples that connect material to fingering practices of composers and practice strategies to open a path to interpretive freedom in performance. The Classical Guitar Companion will serve as a helpful companion for many years of guitar study. |
| shearer guitar method: Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level IV-V Robert Benedict, 1992-03-06 Sight Reading for Classical Guitar (Level IV-V) is designed for grade school or university level in either private tutoring of class instruction and is intended to be used by guitar students on a daily basis. This volume, containing Levels Four and Five, continues the study of sight reading, providing material suitable for more advanced students. Both books can be used to establish a reading level for students entering a new environment of guitar instruction, whether it be private tuition or class lessons. |
| shearer guitar method: Julio S Sagreras Guitar Lessons Julio S. SAGRERAS, 2016-01-15 The guitar lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in didactic guitar literature. This book, which includes the first three volumes of the original six-volume series, is an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing as well as to LatinAmerican guitar music. Text written in English and Spanish with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book |
| shearer guitar method: Classical Guitar Technique from Foundation to Virtuosity (Part 1) Stanley Yates, 2016-10-25 Intended for intermediate and advanced players alike, Classical Guitar Technique from Foundation to Virtuosity, offers a step by step guide to optimizing the basic foundation of playing technique and to developing it to the highest levels of advanced playing in a day to day sequence of short, clearly explained practice sessions. In 81 progressive lessons, CGT provides a comprehensive and precisely-structured approach to the full development of playing technique in a time-efficient way. In two parts, Part 1 is devoted to optimization of the fundamental movement forms required for playing the guitar. |
| shearer guitar method: Pumping Nylon: In TAB Scott Tennant, 2005-05-03 Scott Tennant, world-class classical guitarist and well-respected guitar eduactor, has brought together the most comprehensive technique handbook for the classical guitarist. It is presented here in both standard music notation and TAB. In addition to technical information not available elsewhere, he has compiled selections from Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies; musical examples by Bach, Turina, Rodrigo and others; Tarrega arpeggio studies; and original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head. Essential information and a great sense of humor are effectively combined in this best-selling book. |
| shearer guitar method: Introduction to Classical Guitar Elias Barreiro, 2002-08 The result of decades of experience in teaching the classical guitar, this method introduces the student to the earliest stages of learning how to play the classical guitar, from learning how to read music to becoming an accomplished player. This gradually progressing approach covers scales, including scales in thirds, sixths and octaves in all major and minor keys, arpeggios, chords, slurs, harmonics, and more. The technical aspects in this book are supplemented with a vast number of exercises and solos, from easy to more advanced, including repertoire music to make the process of learning to play the guitar a most enjoyable experience. Written in standard notation only. |
| shearer guitar method: Solo Guitar Playing Frederick M. Noad, 1976 This second volume of the popular classical guitar method features instruction, graded exercises, practice studies, and a survey of the guitar repertoire. Volume Two develops technique, sightreading, and includes an advanced repertoire of thirty works. |
| shearer guitar method: Classical Guitar Method Volume 2 Bradford Werner, 2019-01-15 The volume 2 hardcopy edition of the popular method book series from thisisclassicalguitar.com and wernerguitareditions.com. This book teaches classical and fingerstyle guitar skills with a focus on reading tonal music. It includes solos, duos, chords, and exercises, giving students a well-rounded and enjoyable musical experience. Designed as a manageable amount of material, it supplements weekly lessons and prepares students for early intermediate repertoire. The four sections of study allow students to focus on specific strengths and weaknesses in the learning process. YouTube video lessons provide students extra help with musicality and guitar technique. |
| shearer guitar method: Pumping Nylon Scott Tennant, 2002-07 World-class classical guitarist and well-respected educator Scott Tennant presents the most comprehensive technique handbook available for classical guitarists. This complete edition combines all three volumes of Scott's best-selling Pumping Nylon series. In addition to technical information not available elsewhere, it includes classic etudes by Carcassi, Giuliani, Sor, and Tarrega; musical examples by Bach, Turina, and Rodrigo; and original compositions by Andrew York and Brian Head. Learn easy to advanced repertoire pieces that are selected and designed to work with the various techniques addressed, including arpeggios, tremolo, scale velocity, and more. The included DVD features Scott Tennant, and the MP3 CD features the playing of Scott Tennant and Adam del Monte. -- |
| shearer guitar method: The Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz Andrew York, Nathaniel Gunod, 2010 Guitarist and composer Andrew York presents the ultimate guide to jazz for classical guitarists. The first two sections of this three-part book cover jazz harmony and chord/melody, focusing on comping, chord voicings, voice leading, and arranging for solo guitar. Part three looks at improvisation, which may be the most exciting---yet foreign---aspect of jazz for classical guitarists. York shows you that improvisation is a skill that can be learned and practiced just like any other. By practicing the ear training and visualization exercises in this book, you will learn how to turn the music you hear in your mind's ear into imaginative, great-sounding jazz solos. The CD contains the exercises and examples performed by the author. |
| shearer guitar method: The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique Hubert Käppel, 2016-04-01 |
| shearer guitar method: Easy Pop Rhythms Hal Leonard Corp., 2017-01-01 (Guitar Method). Strum along with your favorite hits! This third edition is correlated to work with any guitar method book 1. The songs are presented in order of difficulty beginning with simple three- and four-note tunes and ending with songs that contain many chords, including seventh chords and barre chords. 20 songs in all: All Along the Watchtower * Hey, Soul Sister * Iris * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Learning to Fly * Love Me Do * Simple Man * Surfin' U.S.A. * That'll Be the Day * Wonderful Tonight * and more. The accompanying audio features every song recorded by a full band, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. |
| shearer guitar method: Fretboard Logic SE Bill Edwards, 1997-01-01 The reasoning behind the guitar's unique tuning + chords, scales, and arpeggios complete--Cover. |
| shearer guitar method: A Modern Method Guitar William Leavitt, 2020 (Berklee Methods). The William Leavitt Modern Method for Guitar, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors. By popular demand, Berklee Press has created a compilation of the original volumes 1, 2, and 3, including all audio and video tracks. Now, serious guitar students and instructors, from beginning through advanced, have the convenience of progressing through all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one comprehensive book. Innovative solos, duets, and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony, and rhythm. This edition contains audio and video produced by William Leavitt's students Charles Chapman and Larry Baione (who was his successor as chair of the Berklee Guitar Department), demonstrating the examples and providing play-along tracks for the ensemble exercises. |
| shearer guitar method: Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar Mickey Baker, 1996-09 Provides exercises for jazz guitar techniques, including jazz riffs, breaks, fill-ins, and solos. |
| shearer guitar method: Nursery Songs at the Piano James W. Bastien, 1988 |
| shearer guitar method: Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar Nathaniel Gunod, 2014-06 Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar begins with the fundamentals of the classical guitar. You will start by learning about parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, caring for your instrument, and standard music notation and TAB. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and great classical pieces. Important techniques are taught such as the free and rest strokes, right- and left-hand positions, sitting properly, efficient finger movement, and more. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo, and isolate parts. The CD features audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. The DVD and CD feature internationally renowned classical guitarist and educator Martha Masters. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to read music and play beautiful classical pieces by some of the great classical masters, including Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Scott Joplin! Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. |
| shearer guitar method: Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios Bradford Werner, 2018-12-10 Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios (2019 Edition). Notation Only with Fingering, String Numbers, and Positions.122 Pages. Includes: Practice Routines, Tips, YouTube Lessons, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Selected Scales (Major, Minor, 3rds, 6ths, Octaves, 10ths), Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Alignment, Stretch, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, Speed and Relaxation, and more. This book focuses on essential exercises for the development of classical guitar technique. All the exercises from the headings of the table of contents progress from easy to advanced in a progressive format. Although this is a book of exercises rather than a method, I have included many helpful tips throughout the book to aid students. As with all my materials, the video lessons are an added educational advantage.Intended for beginner to early-advanced classical guitar students (approximately RCM Toronto Grade 1-9). As a basic prerequisite students would have completed both Volume One and Two of my beginner method book series or an equivalent. There are a number of exercises in upper positions that include accidentals, therefore, additional reading experience is required if you wish to study the entire book. The inclusion of fingering, string numbers, and position marks should make the exercises easy to understand. The 100 open string exercises should be very accessible to beginners and advanced students alike. |
| shearer guitar method: Aaron Shearer Learning the Classic Guitar Part 3 Aaron Shearer, 2015-08 Part three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidence. The book is filled with carefully graded original exercises and pieces. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio that follows examples in the book. |
| shearer guitar method: Basic Classical Guitar Method, Bk 1 Scott Tennant, 2004-10 Everything you need to know to get started playing the classical guitar. Includes: step-by-step instructions on positioning, right-hand and left-hand technique; lessons on reading music and basic musicianship; pieces to play solo or in duet with Scott Tennant; instructions for putting on strings; close-ups of the hands, split screens and other techniques to make learning easy and fun. |
| shearer guitar method: The Total Classical Guitarist Martha Masters, 2012-12 Teaches the essentials of classical guitar from beginning levels to late intermediate. Features lessons on right-and left-hand technique, posture, ornaments and slurs, performance aesthetics, fingernail care and more. Not intended for the absolute beginner. |
| shearer guitar method: Pumping Nylon -- Complete Scott Tennant, 2016 Entire series combined into one ... package--Cover. |
| shearer guitar method: Classic Guitar Technique, Vol 1: Book & Online Audio Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, 2016-03 Aaron Shearer's Classic Guitar Technique has long been the core method used by generations of classic guitarists. Alfred Music is proud to present the third edition, and first major revision, of Volume 1 of this benchmark work. Completely re-edited and updated in collaboration with Thomas Kikta (one of Aaron's former students and the head of Duquesne University's Classic Guitar Department), the third edition maintains the character and appeal of the original book while providing new critical insights into core techniques that had not been addressed in previous editions. Also, for the first time, companion online audio recordings are included with the book, providing demonstrations, play-along tracks, and duet opportunities to ensure students correctly emulate the tone and feel of the music. |
| shearer guitar method: Aaron Shearer Learning The Classic Guitar Part 1 Aaron Shearer, 2014-04-24 Learning the Classic Guitar is a new direction in guitar instruction. Many ideas in these books break new ground. In developing this innovative method, Mr. Shearer adhered to the following concepts: 1) How and what students practice is as important as how much they practice. 2) Give information only when it is immediately useful. 3) Start with the easiest skills. 4) Approach challenging skills gradually. Part one focuses on technical development and explains the most efficient approach to study and practice. Part two should go along with part one and it presents the elements of music and procedures for developing ability to sight-read and memorize. It also introduces the visualization concept. Part three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidence. |
| shearer guitar method: Aaron Shearer Learning the Classic Guitar Part 1 Shearer AARON, 2016-01-06 Learning the Classic Guitar is a new direction in guitar instruction. Many ideas in these books break new ground. In developing this innovative method, Mr. Shearer adhered to the following concepts: 1) How and what students practice is as important as how much they practice. 2) Giveinformation only when it is immediately useful. 3) Start with the easiest skills. 4) Approach challenging skillsgradually. Part one focuses on technical development and explains the most efficient approach to study and practice. Part two should go along with part one and it presents the elements of music and procedures for developing ability to sight-read and memorize. It also introduces the visualization concept. Part three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidence |
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Shearer's operates across North America, with 16 locations in the United States and several in Canada under the Super-Pufft name.
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Shearer’s is an award winning private brand and co-manufacturer producing salty snacks, cookies and crackers in North America. You may not see our name on all the products we make, but …
Shearer’s Foods Careers
Once a small family operation, Shearer’s is now the leading co-manufacturer and private brand producer of salty snacks in North America. You may not see our name on all the products we …
Welcome to Shearer's
Shearer’s is the leading manufacturer of private brand and contract-manufactured salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Shearer’s current portfolio includes 14 manufacturing locations and 1 …
Perham, Minnesota - Shearer\'s Foods
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