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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine - About Us
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is a bi-monthly periodical dedicated to presenting all aspects of the art of flatpicking the acoustic guitar. The first issue was mailed to subscribers in September of 1996. Each issue contains interviews with top performers (which include tabulature of their favorite licks and breaks ) as well as a wide variety of columns written by an impressive group of contributors. In September of 1999 we also began publishing a 68-minute companion audio CD with each issue of the magazine.
Featured topics include such concepts and techniques as:
- Flatpicking fiddle tunes
- Designing and playing lead breaks to vocals
- Back-up and rhythm playing
- Playing "up the neck" breaks
- Crosspicking
- "Hot lick" usage and application
- Building tasteful solos
- Improvisation
- Flatpicking slow songs and waltz time tunes
- Flatpicking songs outside of the traditional bluegrass realm: (Western swing, Celtic, folk, acoustic rock, cajun, Gypsy jazz, etc.)
- Performance tips
- Efficient and effective methods of practice
- Dual guitar breaks (harmony parts)
- Music theory and Understanding the Fingerboard
- Intros and endings
- Guitar building, set-up, and maintenance
And columns for beginners which includes:
- Basic ideas on chords
- Scale and arpeggio practice
- Simple rhythm
- Picking out the melody of a song (ear training)
- And more...
In addition to the technical articles, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine also includes:
- Flatpicking related news
- A calendar of workshop and performance dates
- Guitar Builder Interviews
- CD reviews
- News and reviews of guitar accessories
- And instructional material reviews
You can Contact Us via:
Email: info@flatpick.com
Phone: 800-413-8296
Fax: 540-980-0557
Mail:
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine
PO Box 2160
Pulaski, VA 24301