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Article: Books to learn to play the guitar

Books to learn to play the guitar

The following is a series of books to help you learn even more about the guitar: Manual para tocar la guitarra (A Manual for Playing the Guitar), written by Ernie Jackson, is a book that covers the different musical genres for the guitar. It is aimed at those who, in addition to loving the instrument, are passionate about music in general. Quiero tocar la guitarra (I Want to Play the Guitar), by Víctor Barba, is an eminently practical manual for learning more about the classical guitar. It will give you an in-depth understanding of the sounds the instrument evokes and transmits. La guitarra: historia, organología y repertorio (The Guitar: History, Organology, and Repertoire), written by Mario Alcaraz Iborra and Roberto Díaz Soto, is a 200-page summary of the history of guitar music spanning its different periods. Learning to Play the Guitar Step by Step: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Perfecting Its Use, published by Blume, is intended for the most advanced. It also includes a DVD to improve your practice. Another essay by Ernie Jackson, *Manual for Playing the Guitar: Play Like the Great Masters*, will allow students to enjoy playing guitar classics, as well as grasp the essence of the art of the best. Finally, with *Learn to Play the Classical Guitar*, by Francesco Roda, beginners will begin to appreciate the quality of the instrument's acoustic sound. All of these volumes will provide students with sufficient knowledge to enjoy music, thrilling themselves and others. Playing the guitar is an art that is practiced, and the best musicians will always be remembered. 

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