The mellow tone guitar recital

Abstract

The purposes of this graduate recital were to study and present the sounds and styles of Peter Bernstein music. This study was done via the analysis of their improvisations and compositions. This study can be use to develop improvisations and arranging techniques, and compositions for this recital and all guitar player. The studies were made using the following music: 1. Little Green Men by Peter Bernstein from album Heart's Content 2. Carrot Cake by Peter Bernstein from album Earth Tones 3. My Ideal by Richard Whiting, Leo Robin and Newell Chase 4. Yesterdays by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Otto Harbach The analysis of these selections showed that Peter Bernstein music style resembles the Hard Bop Jazz style. This research could be a guideline for jazz musicians who are interested in the Hard Bop Jazz and Modern Jazz music or the Peter Bernstein's music. The guitar recital enclosed in digital form was given in room A112 recital, at the College of Music, Mahidol University, on April 30th, 2015, at 1PM.;