Publisher's Synopsis
Guitar Star offers beginner guitarists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. These original compositions and arrangements by Gary Ryan are imaginatively tailored to develop techniques progressively through an exciting and varied range of musical styles. Key features -An engaging collection of pieces from beginner level to Prep Test and beyond - Solo pieces, with some optional teacher duet parts- Creative play-along backing tracks-Fun extension activities-Brought to life with colour illustrations. Gary Ryan studied at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. He has taught at the Royal College of Music since 1996 and combines his role there as Assistant Head of Strings with a varied freelance career as a performer, composer, adjudicator and examiner. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Music in 2013.
