Christmas Carols For Guitar: Graded arrangements of 12 favourite Christmas songs for acoustic, fingerstyle and classical guitar

Product Description

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR GUITAR
Graded arrangements of 12 all time favorite Christmas songs for acoustic, fingerstyle and classical guitar players.

A collection of twelve of arguably the most well known Christmas carols and holiday season songs beautifully arranged for guitar by guitarist James Akers.

Each of the 12 songs are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced technical versions. For beginners, start with the easy version of the song, then build up to the more complex versions which are all found in one book. This publication would also be an excellent resource for guitar teachers looking for potential material for students around Christmas time.

All songs are notated in both music and guitar TAB for non music readers.
All advanced versions of the song come with QR codes for watching a video performance of each song.

THE TWELVE SONGS INCLUDED ARE:

Auld Lang Syne
Away in a Manger
Ding Dong Merrily on High
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
In Dulci Jubilo
Jingle Bells
O Christmas Tree
Silent Night
The Twelve Days of Christmas
We Three Kings of Orient Are
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

FREE DOWNLOAD OF EXTRA MATERIALA link is included within the book to download free extra material which accompanies the publication. Contents of the free download are:

mp3 versions of all advanced versions of the Christmas carol guitar arrangements for you to listen to before practice.
mp3 accompanying tracks for the beginner versions of the Christmas carols for play along.
A PDF book which details all the chords used in the beginner guitar chord arrangements offered in chord diagram format for easy understanding.

About the Author

Critically acclaimed musician Jamie Akers was hailed as ‘the great Scottish guitarist’ by Classical Guitar Magazine and, in a review from Gramophone, his playing was described as, ‘containing all the warmth, colour and expressive richness one could hope for.’ Jamie has, throughout a varied career, explored various genres of music from a historical and stylistic perspective, combining diligent research with expressive performances to communicate the continuity of musical endeavour through the centuries. Jamie was born in Scotland and began playing guitar at the age of 10. Initially playing rock and blues then attempting to play jazz and finally settling on the classical guitar, he was largely self-taught before having lessons with Robert Mackillop at Napier University, Edinburgh. Whilst at Napier he turned his attentions to playing the lute and pursued this as his principle study at the Royal College of Music, with Jakob Lindberg. Having added the Theorbo to his expanding instrument collection, Jamie completed his studies at Trinity College of Music, studying with Jacob Heringman and David Miller, with additional lessons and advice from Paul O’Dette and Elizabeth Kenny. Settled on the period instrument path, Jamie continued accumulating instruments and exploring the music of the 16th to 19th centuries, with occasional forays into contemporary music. Following a Junior Fellowship at Trinity College of Music Jamie began pursuing a varied professional career. As a soloist he has performed throughout Europe, the Middle East and Australia, giving recitals at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ullapool Guitar Festival, Classical Guitar Retreat, Exeter Guitar Festival, the Yorke Music Trust, the Italian Cultural Institute, in the L’Oratoire de Lourve, and the Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival. He has accompanied leading singers including Dame Emma Kirkby, James Laing, Miriam Allan, Claire Wilkinson and Jake Arditti and is the staff accompanist for the John Kerr memorial song prize. Jamie has performed with many early music ensembles such as I Fagiolini, Ex Cathedra, Stile Antico, the Marian Consort, Fretwork, Chelys Viol Consort, The Rose Consort of Viols, The Parley of Instruments, The Hanover Band, The Brook Street Band, Sounds Baroque and the Dunedin Consort. As a co