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 enlarge | Author: Glenn Kurtz
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 80194
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307278751
Dewey Decimal Number: 787.87092
EAN: 9780307278753
ASIN: 0307278751
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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 "It's all been done before"??? September 22, 2007
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Both the author and previous reviewer seem to think the guitar is limited.
Hardly. For the life of me, I don't understand why more classical guitarists don't look to the infinite repertoire of flamenco, folkloric, and S.American compositions.
A lot of flamenco can be played less "gitano" and more classical...audiences love it. For instance, the most moving "Concierto de Aranjuez I have heard was one set to the rhythm of a rumba.
Downside, flamenco arguably requires even more practice than classical. And then of course, there is the "flamenco noveau" idiom/style of Jesse Cook, Armik, Ottmar Liebert, etc. Is that too much of a stretch for a classical guitarist? Not if you have the chops and talent, but the point is there is a tremendous amount of latitude available.
I felt the book was a bit rambling, but certainly interesting on the main topic of practicing as well as related issues such as "nature vs. nuture".
I believe any dedicated player regardless of instrument would find it a worthwhile read/purchase.
 Practicing: A Musicians Return to Music September 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Musicians need not live without music and playing. Kurtz pictorially describes the joy, passion and journey of his music. He put his instrument down unhappily for 15 years and this is a wonderful book about fueling the fire to get going again and why it is so important.
 Practicing:A Muscians Return to Music September 18, 2007
An interesting study of someone coming to accept inherent yet satisfying limits in our search for the perfection to which we aspire.
Good narrative of struggles of a solo performer September 4, 2007
Kurtz gives a very credible account of the struggles of becoming a solo professional performer. I attended the Guitar Workshop a bit before, but it was a great place to get a start.
The Cover Caught My Eye... August 4, 2007
7 out of 17 found this review helpful
I must say that I was attracted to the cover while browsing a small independent bookstore. How often do you see a hardcover book with a beautiful rosette on an obviously high end classical guitar?
I picked it up. Interesting...a story of a guy who tries to achieve a professional career as a classical guitarist. I have played for 17 years myself and decided it was to be bought and read.
I liked it. I never went through a music program and basically self-taught myself classical guitar using the Frederick Noad books. It is well written, and it is the story of a personal journey through becoming a professional musician through a four year college program. I hope the book does not discourage people from studying classical guitar in the future. You can always learn it as a base instrument and branch out later. The classical guitar is a good instrument for quiet reflection, small concerts, and personal enjoyment. Nobody will get rich as a concert musician using this device in the future. Yea, we will probably never see another Segovia. The limitations of the "six silver moonbeams" as Barrios once described them are obvious. I myself have pretty much covered the repetoir of the instrument. Sadly, there is little left to do with the instrument as far as musical discovery. Like a tamborine, the full range of possibilities have been explored. But that holds true for music in general: its all been done before.
I myself await the arrival of my custom Pimentel Jazz Classical. I will try to take the moonbeams to another level with a Crate amp and Robert Pimentel's skill as a luthier. Practice! It does not "make perfect", rather, it is simple the Zen of being. Play on!
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