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History and Influences of the Guitar My paper will be discussing the history, culture, and influences of guitar throughout the ages. This will be going back to the time of the lute and rebec as they were all early forms of string instruments related to the guitar family. This is going through the beginning of the instrument’s time, throughout the different time periods, elaborating on its significance in music. The guitar is a well-known instrument and staple in the music industry in all genres of music. Through the twang of country and ripping solos in rock, the guitar is usually the glue of any major piece of music.

The Faster than Fast My hero is my guitar teacher Rocco Calipari because he is a great guitar player who helps me with any troubles on my guitar. He has many things that he has accomplished, along with being the best guitar teacher ever. Have you ever met one of the fast pickers in California? My hero is named Rocco. He is in the band the “Head Honchos”, they play a lot of blues/rock/rhythm.

The new guitars gave birth to the “Floating arm” technique, which allowed the guitarists right arm to pivot from the elbow, but the strings were still only plucked using the thumb, index, and middle finger. The practice of using the ring finger along with other fingers was introduced in the nineteenth century. The golden age of guitars were considered to be in eighteen hundreds when England adopted the guitar after a visit from Fernando Sor, one of the grates in early guitar, along with Matteo Carcassi, and Dionysio Aquado, all European guitarists who had a big effect on the technique of guitars today. The father of modern guitar is said to be Antonio de Torres Jurado who is known as a classical guitarist who modernized the guitar.

The Yardbirds are famous for acquiring some of the greatest blues- based guitarists of their time period. The initial launch of this English band began in the early 1960’s. The Yardbirds weren’t as famous as other bands during the 60’s, but they established the initiation that the guitar would have on other musicians. The original band members of the Yardbirds were Keith Ref, Chris Dreja, Paul Samwell- Smith, Jim McCarty, and Anthony Topham (Wenner, Jann S.). They became known as “inventors,” one of their inventions being the “rave-up,” a blues rhythm.

Culturally the guitar is seen as a positive symoble it allows people to express their feelings with one another in a unique way. Just like how a family carry traditions, so does a guitar it cares traditions.The guitar represents a story that is being told through ditions that are passed down to the next generation. The usual ritual is to practice playing the guitar because without practice success would not be reached. The guitar language appeals to so many people because it is used in different types of music generas. It is the main component that draws the audience into the performer’s music.

“Stairway to Heaven” was so epic that Herbert von Karajan, the late conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic who is respected as one of the greatest classical conductors of the 20th century said that the arrangement to “Stairway to Heaven” was unbelievably perfect and that there is no need to add or lose an instrument to the piece. Also, Jimmy Page’s guitar solo was selected as the number one guitar solos of all time by the Guitar World magazine

As the increasing popularity of the guitar, guitar performance has been developed into a discipline, and is still being carried forward. At the beginning of the 1920s, a musician, a composer and the most important a guitarist, Andrés Segovia, was getting to be known as one of the greatest guitarists and the grandfather of the classical guitar. He spent his whole life learning, exploring and improving the classical guitar. Many people believe that, without his efforts, the charm of the guitar would still be covered, and the instrument would never appear in a concert stage. Based on Peter E , Andrés Segovia was born in Span, he spent most of his youth in Granada, and when he was four years old, he had a strong quest, which is to elevate the guitar to a prominent position in the music world.

B.B. K... ... middle of paper ... ... his guitars. “Clapton’s rich, precise guitar work showed why he is worth seeing anytime, anywhere” (Fricke 2). The history of the guitar is very broad but certain individuals have made it a very popular instrument. These same people have brought the guitar into the spotlight by using their own special styles.

Many of the guitarists that became popular in the 80s are considered some of the most technically proficient players ever. Guitar shredding has been used in a variety of musical styles. Neo classical, jazz fusion, progressive rock, heavy metal have adapted shredding to fit their genre. Revered guitarists of the 80s Kirk Hammett, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Dimebag Darrell all mastered the art of shredding. In 2003 Guitar One Magazine named Michael Angelo Batio, Chris Impellitteri, and Yngwie Malmsteen as the fastest guitar shredders ever.

The Guitar is a stringed musical instrument with six or twelve strings that is played by either plucking or strumming the strings. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. If an individual were asked to identify a guitar most people would answer the question correctly more so than they would if they were asked about another instrument. When people think about famous guitarists, they more than likely think of famous rock and roll guitarists and do not think about the many other famous guitarists in other musical genres such as jazz or country. The guitar is a well-known instrument that influences many musical genres including Country.