A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar

"Tyler's refreshing style of writing is exemplary. Everything is explained in clear, easy-to-read English, without the blight of verbosity so prevalent in other musicological texts."

~Early Music Review

"The depth of detail in this volume is thorough and fascinating. Just a look at the chapter headings gives you some idea of the care taken in the researching of the very misunderstood instrument. . . . I cannot praise this volume highly enough. If there is anything not included in here, then it probably wasn't worth mentioning anyway. It is a fitting tribute to a much missed musician and should be snapped up by anyone with the smallest of interest in this fine period in our instrument's history."

~Classical Guitar

"It is obvious that Tyler was most concerned about clarity and a sound pedagogical method as he organized this book. It is precisely because A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar possesses breadth and accessibility that it is so effective. It is a good addition to any music library."

~Notes

"The beginner Baroque guitarist needs a guide before approaching unedited tablature, and James Tyler's new book, A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar . . . fulfills that need admirably."

~Fontes Artis Musicae

"I recommend [this] book highly to all students, players, and teachers of the Baroque guitar."

~Early Music America

"Tyler's detailed explanation of stringing and tuning, playing techniques, notation, and ornamentation will make a vast repertory immediately accessible to anyone who plays the guitar and easily accessible to . . . musicians in general."

~Mark Cudek, Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University