Enjoy Playing Guitar – Ensemble Games Book

34 Workouts For Guitar Ensemble

Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate

An exciting addition to Debbie Cracknell’s popular series Enjoy Playing Guitar, this book provides 34 fun and engaging tunes for beginner to intermediate ensemble groups, arranged in up to five parts. With photocopiable music pages for students’ parts, this is the complete ensemble resource for guitar teachers and ensemble groups. 56 pages.

This Book Features:

• 34 fabulous pieces for beginner to intermediate guitar ensembles
• Range of styles, including blues, tango, classical, and flamenco
• Activity notes on each piece
• Ensemble warm-up ideas
• Photocopiable pages for students
• Promotes improvisation and creativity, and introduces techniques like tambora and harmonics

Song Titles Include:

• Part 1: Variations
• Richmond Rag
• The Old Galleon
• Once a Man Fell in a Well (German trad.)
• Caf Bonito
• Ah! Poor Bird (Trad.)
• Rest Awhile
• Acapulco Beach
• Mood Swings
• Steppes
• Allegretto (F. Sor, adap.)
• Take Twelve
• Caprice (L. Legnani, adap.)
• Part 2: Layers
• Legend of the Lake
• March of the Phantoms
• Hurdy Gurdy
• Sunshade
• Freight Train
• Land’s End
• Pueblo Blanco
• Promenade
• Part 3: Get Creative
• Impro Blues
• Viva la Musica (Praetorius)
• Sangria
• Llama Trail
• A Round Dance
• Tintagel Castle
• Part 4: Play it Straight
• Tiara Waltz
• Waltzing Jacques (French trad., adap.)
• Summer Tango
• Bucks Blues
• Lazy Bones
• Round Up
• Star Gazing
• Ripples
• Chords

About the Author:

Debbie Cracknell studied guitar and piano at Trinity College of Music in London and graduated with licentiate diplomas in both instruments. Since then she has been teaching as a peripatetic guitar teacher for Buckinghamshire County Council. Her very successful series, Enjoy Playing Guitar, has been followed by many solo and ensemble works aimed mainly at beginners and those in the early grades.

Also Available in this Series:

• Enjoy Playing Guitar – Book 1 New Edition (Book/Cd)
• Enjoy Playing Guitar – Book 2 New Edition (Book/Cd)
• Enjoy Playing Guitar – Going Solo Repertoire Book
• Enjoy Playing Guitar – Time For Two Duets Book
• Enjoy Playing Guitar – Going Ensemble Games Book