L`ESPRIT MANOUCHE (BOOK + ONLINE AUDIO)
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR
BY ROMANE AND DEREK SEBASTIAN

FORMAT: BOOK + ONLINE AUDIO
SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED
NOTATION TYPE: STANDARD NOTATION
PAGES: 336
BINDING: PERFECT BINDING
PUBLISHER: MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC.
DATE PUBLISHED: 12/30/2015

DESCRIPTION:
-THIS MASSIVE BOOK OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE GYPSY JAZZ OR MANOUCHE GUITAR STYLE AS PERCEIVED BY FRENCH GUITARISTS DEREK SEBASTIAN AND ROMANE, TWO OF THE FINEST MODERN DAY PRACTITIONERS OF THE DJANGO REINHARDT STYLE.

-EACH OF THE BOOK`S THIRTY-SIX PROGRESSIVE CHAPTERS CONSISTS OF FOUR PARTS: A.) TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED THROUGH EXERCISES, CHORD PROGRESSIONS/DIAGRAMS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF FINGERBOARD POSITIONS; B.) A HARMONY LESSON WITH LEADS IN THE MANOUCHE STYLE; C.) SOLOING TECHNIQUES BASED ON THE HARMONIC STRUCTURE OF A GIVEN THEME; AND D.) SELF-TESTING MATERIALS WITH ANSWERS PROVIDED AT THE CLOSE OF THE BOOK.

-INCLUDES ACCESS TO ONLINE AUDIO FOR L`ESPRIT MANOUCHE THAT PROVIDES 98 PLAY-ALONG MIDI FILES THAT EXACTLY PARALLEL THE ORDER OF THE EXERCISES, EXAMPLES AND PIECES IN THE BOOK AS WELL AS AUDIO TRACKS OF EXCERPTS FROM EIGHTEEN ROMANE FAVORITES FROM THE GYPSY JAZZ REPERTOIRE. THE MIDI TRACKS, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA MOST AUDIO PLAYERS ON PC OR MACINTOSH COMPUTERS, ALLOW THE STUDENT TO PLAY ALONG WITH BOTH SHORT PHRASES AND EXTENSIVE RHYTHM TRACKS- AT ANY DESIRED TEMPO.

-L`ESPRIT MANOUCHE NOT ONLY MAKES GYPSY JAZZ ACCESSIBLE; IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MASTER THE MANOUCHE STYLE. WHILE MANY EXERCISES AND TUNES APPEAR IN BOTH STANDARD NOTATION AND TAB, NOT TO MENTION CHORD OR FRETBOARD DIAGRAMS, STANDARD NOTATION IS PREDOMINANT.

CONTENTS:
-ARC-EN-CIEL
-CHASSÉS CROISÉS
-DANS LE REGARD DE LAURA
-DESTINÉE
-GYPSY FIRE
-JO`S REMAKE
-MANÈGE
-MONTICELLO
-MY FOOLISH HEART
-OMBRE
-POUR TROIS PAS
-SWING FOR NININE
-VALSA À PATRIMONIO
-VALSE À DJANGO - DJANGO REINHARDT