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    Silver Spear
    Silver Spear
    Silver Spear
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    Silver Spear

    By Peter Inglis

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    Silver Spear is a famous traditional tune in the Folk Genre. Visit any Irish Pub around the world and you are likely to hear this tune during the evening. It is also a popular tune at Bush Dances. Like any well constructed piece of music, it is open to many interpretations, so feel free to adapt it for any ensemble or style you choose to play in.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter Inglis
    Release dateJul 14, 2014
    ISBN9781310306310
    Silver Spear
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    Peter Inglis

    Peter is the Principal of the Inglis Academy in Sydney, Australia, where people come to develop their literacy in art and music.*-* ART *-* Peter's art workshops use accelerated learning techniques to enable beginners to paint masterworks by Van Gogh and Monet in their first lesson!*-* MUSIC *-* Peter's guitar performances, workshops and publications cover 400 years of Western music.

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      Silver Spear - Peter Inglis

      Silver Spear by Peter Inglis. (The Whole Guitarist: Basic Repertoire Book 2).

      Edition 1.0 (Smashwords edition) © 2014 Peter Inglis.

      Publisher: Peter Inglis. St. Leonards, N.S.W. 2065.

      Author: Peter Inglis. Contact: info@thewholeguitarist.com.

      Subject: Guitar Repertoire and Study

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      This book is copyright ©2014 by Peter Inglis. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced or transmitted, or utilised in any form without written permission from the publisher, except as covered by ‘fair use’ provisions for the purpose of review. Contact the publisher at info@thewholeguitarist.com.

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      I have known Peter Inglis since 1987. I am constantly astounded by his encyclopaedic knowledge of all things music, not only harmony, or the technical aspects of how to play the guitar efficiently, but the music business as well.

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