Download or read book How to Compose for the Classical Guitar. A Guide for Non-Guitarist Musicians written by Adrian Allan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide for non-guitarist musicians on how to write for the classical guitar. Detailed analysis of all aspects of the classical guitar, including: design and tuning; history of the classical guitar; arranging melodic lines; the guitar arpeggio; composing higher up the fretboard; composition in national and folk styles; extended guitar techniques, eg. harmonics, slurs and ornamentation; suggestions for further study; appendices covering voicings in Major, Minor and dominant 7ths; a to-scale diagram of the guitar's fretboard; access to sound-files on Soundcloud of musical extracts from the book.