Guitar All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition
by Hal Leonard Corporation, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Desi Serna
About the Authors
Jon Chappell is a multi-style guitarist, transcriber, and arranger. He attended Carnegie-Mellon University, where he studied with Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and he then went on to earn his master’s degree in composition from DePaul University, where he also taught theory and ear training. He is a competition-winning flatpicker and fingerpicker, specializing in acoustic music.
Chappell was formerly editor-in-chief of Guitar magazine, founding editor of Home magazine, and musicologist for Guitarra, a classical magazine. He has played and recorded with Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Gunther Schuller, and he has contributed numerous musical pieces to film and TV. Some of these include Northern Exposure; Walker, Texas Ranger; All My Children; and the feature film Bleeding Hearts directed by actor-dancer Gregory Hines.
In his book publishing career, Chappell has served as associate music director of Cherry Lane Music where he has transcribed, edited, and arranged the music of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Mike Stern, and Eddie Van Halen, among others. He has more than a dozen method books to his name and is the author or co-author of Guitar For Dummies (Wiley), Rock Guitar For Dummies (Wiley), Blues Guitar For Dummies (Wiley), Classical Guitar For Dummies (Wiley), Build Your Own PC Recording Studio (McGraw-Hill), and the textbook The Recording Guitarist: A Guide for Home and Studio (Hal Leonard).
Mark Phillips is a guitarist, arranger, and editor with ...
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