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Expanding Guitar's Harmonic Vocabulary with Artificial Harmonics p. I

Expanding Guitar's Harmonic Vocabulary with Artificial Harmonics p. I

Genil Castro·
4.0 (1 review)·INTERMEDIATE·Harmonics·15 lessons
$11.95
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The beautiful sound of Lenny Breau style harp harmonics has mesmerized generations of guitarists. From fingerstyle legends like Chet Atkins to guitar gurus like Ted Greene, Lenny’s influence is undeniable. Even in the younger generation of YouTuber guitarists covering fingerstyle arrangements by Tommy Emmanuel, you can hear these harp harmonics everywhere! Dreamy, atmospheric and sometimes impressionistic - this technique along with the use of colorful jazz chord voicings enables guitarist to get out from typical ‘drop voicing’ sounds.
Brazilian jazz guitarist Genil Castro, a master at this style makes his Mike’s Master Classes debut with the first of two videos guiding us through this technique. The focus in these videos is not just on how play artificial harmonics (you can find those kind of videos online) but how to MUSICALLY apply the technique and expand your harmonic vocabulary. It’s not enough to be technically proficient - you have to be harmonically aware to really maximise this sound. In this master class, you will discover:
  1. The two essential aspects of playing artificial harmonics
  2. How to play the scale runs using this technique
  3. The orthodox Lenny Breau technique (Genil shares details of how Lenny does it differently)
  4. Musical applications of the technique on Stella By Starlight and the Ivan Lins song, Septembro.
If you’d like to really gain control of this technique and incorporate it smoothly into your playing, this master class is for you. Get it now and expand your guitar’s harmonic vocabulary today. This masterclass includes Soundslice enhanced notation of all written examples so you can can loop, slowdown and study each example as you go through the video.
  • 17 Pages of PDF materials in standard notation and TAB
  • Soundsliced versions of the transcription (standard notation with adjustable tempo, looping for effective practice and study)
  • Full video is 30 minutes

Course Content

Lessons

  • 3 Notes or 4 Notes86
  • All PDF examples (Synthetic Audio) - Soundslice905
  • Expanding Guitar's Harmonic Vocabulary with Artificial Harmonics Part I1848
  • Introduction - Larry Coryell and Lenny Breau Story141
  • Ivan Lins Song and Scalar Idea191
  • Linear Scanners and Conclusion254
  • Moving it Around224
  • Opening Performance - Stella By Starlight72
  • Scriabin and Joe Diorio Chord104
  • The Breaurio Chord (Real Audio/Video) - Soundslice14
  • The Dave Liebman Schema194
  • The Intellect and An Interesting Effect186
  • The Orthodox Lenny Breau Technique71
  • The Scale Run153
  • The Two Aspects171

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James Kangas
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4/23/2019

"Some good angles"

I think many of us grasp the basic idea of artificial harmonics but seek a little more in terms of how to practice and to see additional possibilities. Genil is a very articulate teacher and I was more impressed with several insights that he provided than he basic technique (e.g., how we acquire musical knowledge). One thing that is included here are 3 and 4 note simultaneous (as opposed to the "waterfall") voicings that include artificial harmonics. You can find the basic technique elsewhere but this is a good treatment of it.

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About the instructor

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Studies: Genil Castro started to play in 1981, he studied with the great Bossa Nova guitar player Sidney Barros ( Gamela). During the period of 1983/84 Genil enrolled Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California where he attended workshops and seminars by Lenny Breau, Howard Roberts, Mick Goodrick, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete, Joe Pass, Tommy Tedesco, Larry Coryell and Moacir Santos. He also attended seminars by Joe Diorio in Brazil in 1985, 1989 and 1995. Licensed in music education by University of Brasília, Genil has a Masters Degree in Musicology, with the thesis: “What chord is that? Plurality: the creative process of resignification of melodic and harmonic structures” Performance: Influenced by Lenny Breau and Bill Evans Genil follows the tradition of the ‘electric lap piano” utilising artificial harmonics to expand the harmonic palette of the instrument. Genil played concerts, and/or recorded TV programs with João Donato, Hamilton de Holanda, Toninho Horta, Joe Diorio, Jeff Andrews, Don Burrows, Phil DeGreg, Lula Galvão, Nelson Faria and many others. He recorded the CD CircumAmbulation in 2009. Teaching: Genil teaches the following classes: guitar, history of the guitar and performance at CEP/EMB Escola de Música de Brasília since 1999. He gave seminars in various festivals across the country. Since 2006 he teaches online lessons to students from different continents. Genil Castro's approach to jazz is comfortable for any level of guitarist. He has a unique ability to teach difficult concepts in a simple way.