1. All About Guitars By: Emily Latham

2. What is a Guitar? Four to twelve strings Hollow or solid body Instrument Strumming or plucking Neck Base Mainly wooden

3. Who invented the Guitar? No one knows Originated in Persia or Spain Antonio Torres Juardo 1850’s Modern six string invented by Geatano Vinaccia Naples, Italy 1779

4. Guitar History Existed for 5,000 years Greece, Rome, Egypt in ancient times Originally from Spain and Persia Not a serious instrument in Ancient times Mentioned in 1265 for first time in Spain No music for them Gut strings used

5. Guitar History cont. Four strings Ukulele Medieval Renaissance Considered inappropriate instrument 14 th century

6. Guitar History cont. Guitars not popular until 1500’s Very popular Exploration in different materials New materials were used Music written for them “Tres Libros de Musica en Cifras para Vihuela” Alonso Mudarras

7. Guitar History cont. Fifth string Low “A” 1735 Nylon strings were used Replaced gut strings Decline in late 1700’s Antonio Torres Modern guitar

8. Guitar History cont. “Gui” means music “Tar” means strings A D G B E

9. History of the Modern Guitar Antonio de Torres Paper Mache Electricity First “electric guitar” “Father of Modern Guitar”

10. Materials Woods Nylon Gut strings Metal Steel Paint Paper Mache Brass Mother of Pearl Plastic

11. Acoustic Guitars First were acoustic Began B.C. Larger Stronger Narrower neck Lots of holes

12. Acoustic Guitars cont. Most are hollow Style is like and amplifier Projects about four times louder Have artistic style Designs Wood is common material Hourglass shape

13. Electric Guitars Invented by Aldolph Rickenbacker Came out in 1930’s Not very loud Amplifier Make weird sounds Popular in Jazz Rock N’ Roll

14. Bass Guitar Invented by Loyd Loar Experimented with in 17th century Wasn’t popular until 1920’s Plays bass melody Accompanies drummer Harder to play Two necks Keeps beat

18. Guitar Sound

19. Bibliography Paul Chabot. “A history of the guitar.” Guitar Site. 1999 - 2008. Hitsquad. 28 Sept. 2008 http://www.guitarsite.com/history.htm. http://www.guitarsite.com/history.htm Rollins,Gray “A Look At The History Of The Acoustic Guitar And How They Work.” A Look At The Acoustic Guitar And How They Work. 20 Apr. 2007 EzineArticles.com. 29 Sept. 2008..http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Look-At-The-History-of- The-Guitar-How-They-Work&id=534902>. Faucher, Francois. “Acoustic Guitar History.” Acoustic Guitars.us. 2007-2008. Microsoft Corporation. 29 Sept. 2008.http://acousticguitars.us/guitars.htm>. Miller, Seth "History of Electric Guitars." History of Electric Guitars. 7 Jan. 2007. EzineArticles.com. 15 Oct 2008.http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Electric- Guitars&id=407571 Vahlia, Michael. “Guitars.” The New Book of Knowledge. Scholastic Library Publishing Inc. Bay, Mel. Mel Bay’s Guitar Method Grade 1. Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications Inc. 1980

20. Bibliography cont. Guitar Recordings by Emily Latham Background and Guidance from Richard Latham