Charles Kim - Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar

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Brent Savage About the Author Charles Kim (Chicago, IL) plays guitar, electric and upright bass, pedal steel, banjo, violin, alto saxophone, piano, keyboards, and drums. He teaches guitar, bass, songwriting, recording, and music theory at Chicagos renowned Old Town School of Folk Music.

A multifaceted musician, producer, and composer featured on numerous albums, Kim is also a composer and sound designer for film, TV, dance, and theatre companies. His scores have been commissioned and featured by the Royal Academy of Art, Showtime, and the History Channel. Acknowledgments I would like to sincerely thank my editors Pam Mourouzis and Suzanne Snyder for giving me the opportunity to write this book. Audrey Cho was kind enough to take my photo. Id also like to thank my family, friends, bandmates, and the Old Town School of Folk Music, who supported me to grow as a musician. This book is dedicated to my mother, Hai Ja Kim, who was my first music teacher.

Special Thanks To the following companies for granting us permission to show photos of their equipment: Renos Music Sweetwater