40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mark Hanson Is The Best!, Jan 7 2003
By Gregory J. Nelson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar: 12 Beautiful Songs & Carols for Solo Guitar, Book & CD (Paperback)
Between the 1-note "Easy-TAB" books and full-blown "As Recorded" tabs, there's been a void of playable tabs for the intermediate player. Mark Hanson has filled that gap, and is the top guy out there today producing interesting arrangements for the intermediate guitar player.
If you're an absolute beginner, you can safely pass this one up, but if you have a year or two of experience under your belt, this is a great set of solos for the Christmas season. Be sure to pick it up a few months early, though, because these are NOT easy. You'll have to work at them to get them sounding nice.
Mark hasn't forgotten those of you out there with more skills, either. There are a total of 12 arrangements here - 4 easy, 4 intermediate, and 4 advanced. By the time you get to the last couple of tunes, you have some serious show-off stuff going on - way over my head, but something the advanced player can dig into, and the intermediate player can aspire to.
Highly recommended for both intermediate and advanced players.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar, April 11 2001
By Geoff Williams - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar: 12 Beautiful Songs & Carols for Solo Guitar, Book & CD (Paperback)
Great collection of songs in TAB and standard notation. It is very helpful that Mr. Hanson arranged these songs within the book in 3 groups, according to the skill level needed to play them. Even the "beginner" category songs sound very full and satisfying.
Hauntingly beautiful arrangement of "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence."
Only gripe is that the songs in the book are not in the same order as on the CD. No real harm done but it would have made it a bit more convenient to be able to listen to all of the selections in one sitting while paging through the book normally.
Highly recommended.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just for fingerpickers, Nov 22 2002
By Cindy Serrioz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar: 12 Beautiful Songs & Carols for Solo Guitar, Book & CD (Paperback)
This book is great for intermediate & advanced players.I love and find the arangements different than other books for fingerplayers & it comes with a great CD to help. This book has plenty to keep you busy for the holidays and lots to learn in new tunings and standard tunings. Great fun!!