Research work. Theme: Guitar

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"Where does the guitar come from?"

Made by Drop Semyon

6th grade student

For my project, I chose the theme “Where are you from my guitar?”. I have been learning to play the classical guitar at a music school for 5 years now. how it acquired its modern look and sound.

Goal of the work:

Below, you see the tasks that I solved while working on the project.

Work tasks:

Project product my work this presentation. I hope that my story will help me awaken the desire of my comrades to pick up this amazing musical instrument and learn how to play it.

The guitar is a stringed plucked instrument that is a member of the lute family. Its history spans over 4,000 years.

The earliest evidence of stringed instruments, the ancestors of the modern guitar, dates back to the second millennium BC. e. You see kinnor, a stringed instrument mentioned in biblical tales.

In ancient Egypt, similar instruments were also known: nabla, tanbur in Egypt, cithara in ancient Greece. As we can see, the ancestors of the guitar came to Europe from Egypt and Mesopotamia.

These early instruments usually had four strings. The word guitar comes from the ancient Persian "chartar", which literally means "four strings". Images of the guitar are found in medieval frescoes and paintings.

In the middle of the XIII century, the Arabs brought the guitar to Spain, where it became a truly folk instrument, used for solo playing, accompaniment to singing and dancing. By the beginning of the Renaissance, the 4-string guitar had become dominant in most of Europe.

MauritanianAndlatin. The sound of the Moorish guitar was sharp. Latin, on the contrary, gave a very soft sound.

In the 16th century in Spain, the guitar becomes a truly folk instrument, a fifth is added to the four strings, and from that time the guitar receives the Spanish system and name spanish guitar.

In the 17th century, a number of talented virtuosos and composers appeared who raised the art of playing the guitar to a very high level. Among them Francesco Corbetta, court guitarist of the kings of Spain, his student Robert de Wiese court guitarist of King Louis XIV of France.

During the XVIII-XIX centuries, the design of the Spanish guitar undergoes significant changes, the masters experiment with the size and shape of the body, the fastening of the neck, and the design of the peg mechanism. Finally, in the 19th century, a Spanish guitar maker gave the guitar a modern shape and size. Guitars designed by Torres are today called classic.

At the same time, a whole galaxy of outstanding guitarists and composers appeared. They are Spaniards and Italians. .

In the second half of the 19th century, the Spanish composer, virtuoso soloist and teacher Francisco Tarrega Eschea. In his hands the guitar turns into a small orchestra. He made arrangements of works by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven for the guitar.

Andres Segovia. In the history of Spain, there was no other artist who so actively promoted Spanish music around the world.

At the end of the 18th century, a six-string guitar appeared in Russia, but it was not adapted to the structure of Russian folk music, so a seven-string version of the Spanish guitar appeared, called "Russian guitar".

Andrei Osipovich Sikhra. Without a seven-string guitar, it is difficult to imagine such a magnificent phenomenon of musical culture as Russian urban romance and gypsy music.

Alexander Mikhailovich Ivanov-Kramskoy - an outstanding performer, composer and teacher who played both solo, and with an orchestra, and with an organ, and in a duet with a violin, and as part of quartets and quintets.

I found out that there are many varieties of the guitar nowadays.

Classical guitar. It usually has nylon strings, they have a wide neck, and they are usually played without the use of a pick.

Acoustic guitar. They are also called Country or Western guitars. They have a loud sound, as they are placed on metal strings and played mainly with a pick.

These guitars are characterized by large bodies and a very loud sound. They are most suitable for accompaniment and are used in Rock, Pop, Blues, Country music..

It has six strings, under which the skin is stretched. They play it with a special plectrum. Unlike the sonorous timbre of other guitars. The Hawaiian has a soft, drawn out, slightly nasal sound.

In the twentieth century, the birth of a new - electric guitar. With her appearance in the world of music there was a real sensation.

Victor Ivanovich Zinchuk - the strongest Russian virtuoso guitarist, composer, arranger, Honored Artist of Russia. In addition to creating his own music, he made many arrangements of classical music by various composers.

Semi-acoustic guitar. Guitars of this type most often you can hear in jazz, for which they received the second name - jazz.

becomes a popular musical instrument in Russia.

I think that I have solved the problem of my project, as a lot of work has been done aimed at drawing attention to the guitar art. If, after my presentation, at least one teenager wants to pick up this tool or feels a little more respect for it than before, then I will consider my task completed.

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"000 Where the guitar project comes from"

MUNICIPAL BUDGET GENERAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL № 1

Project work on music on the topic:

"Where does the guitar come from?"

Made by Drop Semyon

6th grade student

Scientific adviser: Vakulenko G.A.

Plan:

I .Introduction

II .Theoretical part

2.1. The history of the guitar.

2.2. XVI-XVIII century (guitar in Spain).

2.3. XIX century.

2.4. The history of the development of the guitar in Russia.

2.5. XX century.

2.6. Varieties of the guitar today.

III . Conclusion

IV . Bibliography

I .Introduction

For my project, I chose the theme “Where are you from my guitar?”. I have been learning classical guitar for 4 years at a music school. I wanted to know when the guitar appeared how it acquired its modern look and sound, trace the development of the instrument, as well as learn about famous guitar composers and performers.

Goal of the work: get acquainted with the history of the appearance of the guitar, varieties of the guitar, composers and guitarists-performers.

Work tasks:

1. To study and analyze the history of the emergence and development of the instrument.

2. To get acquainted with the work of the most outstanding guitar players and composers who composed music for the guitar.

3. Demonstrate the performance capabilities of classical guitar using the example of your performance.

project product my work will be the presentation “Where are you from, my guitar”. This project product will help me inspire some of my students to pick up this amazing musical instrument and learn how to play it.

II .Theoretical part

2.1. The history of the guitar.

The guitar is the most mysterious instrument in its history. There is a lot of controversy, but no one can really explain its history. Where did this instrument come from, and what did it represent in those distant times? Let's try to understand the history of the guitar as the progenitor of all types of modern guitars.

This amazingly beautiful sounding and very popular musical instrument today has a long history. After many years of research by scientists, it can be assumed that its history begins in the East, when the first plucked instruments made from tortoise shell or pumpkin were created. The first image of a musical instrument shaped like a guitar was discovered during the archaeological excavations of the temple of Bel in Nuffar, located in the former territory of Sumero-Babylonia. A clay bas-relief dating back to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC depicts a shepherd sitting on a stone and playing a musical instrument. The oblong-rounded body of the instrument and the long neck suggest that this kinnor , the prototype of the guitar, often mentioned in biblical stories.

Another image, discovered during excavations on the territory of the former New Hittite Empire (XV-XIV centuries BC), depicts an instrument with a body in the form of a figure eight with several small voices and a long neck with fret plates. There is an assumption that the instrument among the Hittites, as well as among the Sumerians, was called kinnor.

Kinnor was also known in ancient Egypt. According to one version, it comes to the Egyptians around the 15th century BC. and gets a name nefera ornabla . According to another, this musical instrument appeared in Egypt and in Sumero-Babylonia at about the same time.

During the excavations of the Assyrian palace in the city of Nineveh (VIII - VII centuries BC), a bas-relief depicting a solemn worship in the temple was found. On the bas-relief we see two dancers in lion masks and a musician with an instrument resembling a guitar. This musical instrument is remarkable in that it looks like a Latin guitar and is currently found among the peoples of Asia Minor under the name vestibule.

The Babylonians of the time of Nebuchadnezzar (VII - VI centuries BC) had a musical instrument subback orsambuco , having four strings, a convex body and a neck with frets. It was adopted from the Babylonians by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Having passed from Asia to Europe, sambuk changed its name over time among different peoples. (pectis, magadis ), but eventually became known as Asian kithara or simply kitari (kitarrs).

The Athens National Museum has a sculpture of a performer on this instrument. The image dates back to 400 BC.

There is even the legend of the origin of kitara. “The god of the sun, poetry and music, Apollo, saw Cupid, the son of Venus, a malicious and naughty boy, and began to scold him: “Baby, it’s too early for you to play with bow and arrows!”. Cupid was very angry. Full of vindictive feelings, he fired an arrow into the heart of Apollo, who immediately fell in love with Daphne, a beautiful nymph who happened to be passing by. Cupid fired another arrow at Daphne's heart to make her feel disgusted by Apollo. Apollo began to pursue Daphne, and when he overtook her, she prayed to the gods for help. The gods heeded the prayer and turned it into a laurel tree (the Greek word "Daphne" means laurel tree). Apollo made a musical instrument kitaru from laurel, and since then great poets and artists have been crowned with laurel leaves. Kitara retained from her feminine origins graceful body shapes, a tendency to whims and unpredictable behavior. On one of the ancient Greek bas-reliefs of the 4th century BC. e. depicts a woman playing a musical instrument resembling a guitar. It is believed that it was from the kitara that the guitar got its name.

Starting from the middle of the XIII century, information about the evolution of the guitar, about its properties, about its role in musical life becomes more accurate. It was at this time that the Arabs brought the guitar to Spain, where it became a truly folk instrument, used for solo playing, singing accompaniment and dance accompaniment, as evidenced by miniature manuscripts on which artists captured court minstrels with guitars.

2.2. XVI - XVIII century (guitar in Spain).

Among the first were two varieties of the Spanish guitar: Mauritanian Andlatin. The first has a convex bottom soundboard, the musician mainly uses a plectrum, the strings are stretched so that they are attached to the lower base of the instrument. It is known that the sound emitted by the Moorish guitar was sharp. Latin, on the contrary, gave a very soft sound, its soundboard was flat, played on it with the help of fingers. But the position that can be traced for the guitar at that time is oblique.

The Latin guitar already resembles the modern classical guitar in design and sound.. When playing the Latin or Roman kithar, the punteado technique was used, that is, playing with a pinch. And when playing the Moorish or Arabic kithar - the rasgeado technique, that is, “rattling” along the strings with all the fingers of the right hand. Later, the pinch game became the basis of the classical school. In turn, playing with the rasgeado technique became the basis of the Spanish style of flamenco performance, and sound extraction with the help of various devices was reflected in modern playing with mediators.

The flourishing of the musical culture of Europe in the Renaissance (XV - XVI centuries) had a beneficial effect on the development of guitar art. In the 16th century in Spain, the guitar becomes a truly folk instrument, a fifth is added to the four strings known since ancient times, and from that time the guitar receives the Spanish system and name. spanish guitar . The strings on such a guitar were doubled, and only the first string "singer" could be single.

There is a constant search for improvements in the design of the instrument and the technique of playing it. And in the 17th century, a number of talented virtuosos and composers appeared who raised the art of playing the guitar to a very high level. Among them are F. Corbetta, court guitarist of the kings of Spain, France and England, his student R. de Vize, court guitarist of King Louis XIV of France, F. Campion, G. Sanz and many others. The first tablature collections and manuals for the guitar began to appear, in which old Spanish dances were printed - passaglia, chaconnes, sarabandes, folios and other pieces.

It should be noted that five-string guitars were made by such outstanding violin makers of the 18th century as Antonio Stradivari and Giovanni Guadagnini. The gut strings used at the time could not provide stable, stable tuning, and the double strings of the guitar had to be tuned frequently. That's why at the end of the 18th century, a sixth string and a guitar were added to the Spanish five-string guitar got its classic look, slightly changing the tuning to better use the sound of open strings. In this form, the guitar has become a serious musical instrument with a wide range of possibilities.

And by the end of the 18th century, the six-string guitar penetrated into chamber music and became a concert instrument. This time in the history of the guitar has been referred to as the "golden age" of the guitar.

2.3. XIX century.

It should be noted that by the end of the 18th century, the repertoire of works was also significantly expanding, and at the beginning of the 19th century, among the authors one can find the names of famous musicians. Excellent guitar playing Nicolo Paganini. “I am the king of the violin,” he said, “and the guitar is my queen.” Paganini wrote many works for the guitar - romances, sonatas, variations. He included guitar in his quartets along with violin, viola and cello.

Franz Schubert, Karl Weber, Hector Berlioz played the guitar and wrote for it. Berlioz's notes mention that he owes his initial musical education to the guitar.

At the same time, a whole galaxy of outstanding guitarists and composers (or guitar composers) appeared, who greatly enriched the very image of the guitar as a solo instrument. Now these composers are indisputable authorities who laid the foundation for the modern guitar school.

These are Spaniards Fernando Sor, Dionisio Aguado, Italians Mauro Giuliani, Ferdinand Corulli, Matteo Carcassi, as well as composers from other countries who left musical literature for this instrument, ranging from small pieces to sonatas and concertos with an orchestra.

In the second half of the 19th century, a new bright name appeared in the history of the guitar - a Spanish composer, virtuoso soloist and teacher Francisco Tarrega Eschea. He creates his own style of writing. In his hands the guitar turns into a small orchestra.

The performance work of this remarkable musician influenced the work of his friends - composers Albeniz, Granados, de Falla and others. In their piano works one can often hear imitation of the guitar.

Fanatical guitarist, Tarrega composed, made arrangements of works by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, as well as his compatriots, and devoted all his free time to the development of his skills. He is rightfully considered the father of the modern classical guitar, since all its further development bears the imprint of the work of this master. Tarrega created his own school of guitar playing, which was subsequently used, developed and continued by his students.

The case begun by Tarrega was brilliantly continued by another Spanish guitarist - Andres Segovia. There has never been an artist in the history of Spain who has been so active in promoting Spanish music around the world. Once, explaining why the guitar is a favorite instrument in Spain, Segovia said that one Spaniard is already a whole society, just like one guitar is a whole orchestra!

The playing technique of these great musicians made it possible to perform very complex works in large concert halls. It was from this period that the guitar acquired the status of a solo concert instrument, taking one of the leading places among other classical instruments.

In addition, during the XVIII-XIX centuries, the design of the Spanish guitar undergoes significant changes, the masters experiment with the size and shape of the body, neck fastening, the design of the peg mechanism, and so on. Finally, at the end of the 19th century, a Spanish guitar master Antonio Torres gives the guitar a modern shape and size, which today are called classic.

2.4. The history of the development of the guitar in Russia.

The history of the guitar in Russia is interesting and very original. In its development, it went through approximately the same stages as in the countries of Western Europe. The Russian historian N. Karamzin wrote that back in the 6th century, the Slavs loved to play the cithara and the harp and did not part with them even in harsh military campaigns. Played in Russia and the four-string guitar. In 1769, Academician J. Shtelin wrote about the appearance in Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth of the Italian five-string guitar, for which special musical magazines were published.

At the end of the 18th century, a six-string guitar appeared in Russia. History has preserved the names of two Italians - Giuseppe Sarti and Carlo Canobbio, who were among the first who introduced the Russian public to this instrument. It soon becomes a fashionable tool in all walks of life.

The Italians tried to process Russian songs for the guitar, but they did not succeed well, since the six-string guitar was not adapted to the structure of Russian folk music. That is why, around the same time, a seven-string version of the Spanish guitar appeared, called the "Russian guitar".

Her popularity is associated with the musician Andrei Osipovich Sikhra. Without a seven-string guitar, it is difficult to imagine such a magnificent phenomenon of musical culture as Russian urban romance and gypsy music. Romance, gypsy song and seven-string guitar became one.

Before the October Revolution, the seven-string guitar dominated Russia, then professional musicians turned to the classical instrument, and some bards continued to use the seven-string guitar, as well as gypsies living in Russia (hence the name "gypsy").

Composers A.Alyabiev, A.Varlamov, A.Gurilev, M.I.Glinka, P.I.Tchaikovsky, M.A.Balakirev, A.Dargomyzhsky wrote their widely popular romances and songs with guitar or piano accompaniment in a manner close to guitar accompaniment. Traveling in Italy, Glinka, under the influence of Felix Castillo's guitar playing, created his brilliant works for a symphony orchestra: The Hunt of Aragon and Night in Madrid. And such Russian writers and poets as G.R. Derzhavin, A.S. Pushkin, M.Yu. Lermontov, L.N. Tolstoy devoted more than one page to this instrument in their works.

In the 19th century, thanks to Marcus Aurelius Zani de Ferranti who came to St. Petersburg and then toured Mauro Giuliani and Fernando Sor, the six-string guitar strengthened its position in Russia. Western guitarists awakened an interest in classical guitar among Russian musicians. The concert posters began to appear the names of our compatriots. The first of the significant Russian guitarists who played a six-string instrument were Nikolai Petrovich Makarov, Mark Sokolovsky.

2.5. XX century.

But already at the beginning of the 20th century in Russia, the guitar could only be found among amateur guitarists, the old romance in our country was already banned at that time, and the instrument was treated with prejudice, as a petty-bourgeois instrument. And under these conditions, he comes to Russia on tour Andres Segovia. The tour of the great Spanish guitarist brought the instrument back to life.

I met with Segovia several times Alexander Mikhailovich Ivanov-Kramskoy is an outstanding performer, composer and teacher. It was the conversations with Segovia that helped the Russian guitarist to withstand the most difficult conditions of the 30-50s of the twentieth century. For many years he was the only performing guitarist in our country. The concert creativity of Ivanov-Kramskoy is unusually wide - he played solo, and with an orchestra, and with an organ, and in a duet with a violin, and as part of quartets and quintets.

Teaching guitar in music colleges and schools in Russia began only in the 30s of the twentieth century. One of the first teachers on the six-string guitar was Pyotr Spiridonovich Agafoshin. Until that time, Agafoshin participated as a performer in many concerts, accompanied the outstanding singers F. Chaliapin, D. Smirnov, T. Ruffo. For more than 40 years, Agafoshin worked as an orchestra artist at the State Maly Theater. For 20 years of work at the Musical College. October Revolution and the Moscow State Conservatory, he trained a huge number of guitarists, teachers, among whom many received wide recognition.

Later, in the middle of the 20th century, lessons on the six-string guitar were introduced in the evening courses of music education at the Music School. V.V. Stasov, at the music school at the conservatory, at the Gnessin Institute and other universities in Russia. Currently, teaching to play the guitar is widely used in children's music schools, art schools, other institutions of additional education for children, as well as in secondary and higher specialized educational institutions in Russia.

Until now, there are two types of guitar in Russia: Russian seven-string and classical six-string guitar. Each tool is good in its inherent role. The technique of playing the classical six-string guitar and the Russian seven-string guitar is almost identical, but the seven-string guitar's tuning is less convenient in complex polyphonic works, it is more suitable for accompaniment.

Unfortunately, the seven-string guitar is almost forgotten today, and it rarely appears on the professional stage, but she is the creative discovery of the Russian people. This is communication with a folk song in an amazing arrangement of outstanding Russian guitarists, and popular classics, and a romance, and a song of bards. This is an introduction to national spirituality.

At present, more and more young people are showing interest in this instrument. You can even say that the guitar today is experiencing its next revival and

The possibilities of the guitar are endless, it seems that it can do everything. And today the guitar has been recognized as an instrument of the highest degree of expressiveness, which turned out to be subject to various genres and forms, as well as musical means capable of expressing the deepest feelings.

2.6. Varieties of the guitar today.

Classical guitar. This is the most conservative type of instrument. It is she who is a direct descendant of the very Spanish guitar. Classical guitars tend to have nylon strings, have a wide neck, and are usually played without the use of a pick (a small rounded plate that is used to strike the strings). The sound is soft and not loud. Therefore, these instruments are most suitable for playing classical music and therefore they are most often used for teaching in music schools.

The development of the classical guitar continues to this day. Nylon string guitars can now be equipped with a pickup, electronic sound effects processing. You can also install a polyphonic pickup on a classical guitar to use the MID converter, complementing the sound of the guitar with synth sounds.

They are also called Country or Western guitars. These are the most popular acoustic guitars for playing non-classical music. They owe this to their loud sound and adaptability to playing in a variety of styles. Metal strings are placed on them and played mainly with a plectrum.

These guitars are characterized by large bodies and very loud (even compared to a dreadnought) sound. They are most suitable for accompaniment and are used primarily in Rock, Pop, Blues, Country music. These guitars are a rarity these days. Since these guitars are also designed to be played with a pick, they have metal strings and a protective plastic overlay on the body.

I will tell you more about these guitars, because with its appearance in the world of music there was a real sensation. And it appeared in 1930, when George Bischamp, fired from the national stringed instruments company, invented the electric pickup.

The principle was as follows: a conductor oscillating in the field created by one or more permanent magnets produces changes in this field, which in turn produces an alternating current in the wire wound around these magnets.

It is also called, jazz guitar combines the advantages of both acoustic and electric guitars. From the first, she got a hollow body with resonating holes, from the second, pickups and all the electronic stuffing. Although such a guitar has the features of acoustics, it cannot be played without an amplifier, since there is no large resonator hole on the top deck and there is too little empty space inside it. Guitars of this type are most often heard in jazz, for which they received their second name.

Currently more and more young people are showing interest in this instrument. You can even say that the guitar today is experiencing its next revival and becomes a popular musical instrument in Russia. This is confirmed by active concert activities of performers and propagandists of the guitar art, as well as the introduction of the instrument into musical educational institutions of all levels.

In my opinion, the reasons for the growing interest in the guitar among young people are understandable. These include, first of all, the desire of adolescents to increase self-respect from their peers. But most importantly, it seems to me, it attracts with its beauty of sound.“There are many wonderful solo instruments in the world musical culture, which, thanks to the talent of brilliant musicians, are able to elevate the human spirit and enrich it. But the guitar is something special. With its noble, intimate sound, it is able to create a unique, inner, I would say, philosophical silence ”(A.K. Frauchi). Maybe that's why there are so many people who want to learn the guitar for themselves, for a circle of relatives and friends.

III . Conclusion

I think that I have solved the problem of my project, as a lot of work has been done aimed at drawing attention to the guitar art. And if, after my presentation, at least one teenager wants to pick up this tool or feels a little more respect for him than before, then I will consider my task completed.

In conclusion, I would like to say that the guitar is a “live” instrument, developing over a huge historical period. In the twentieth century, as a result of the so-called electrical revolution, there was another birth of a new - electric - guitar, or - electric guitar. And the interest of musicians, engineers and inventors in it does not weaken, and its new forms and types may appear, but these will already be new instruments experimenting with sound and amplifiers, which have nothing in common with the live sound of an ordinary classical guitar.

IV . Used printed sources and Internet resources:

1. Weisbord M. Andres Segovia. - M.: Music, 1981.

2. Wolman B. Guitar in Russia. - L .: Muzgiz, 1961.

3. Wolman B. Guitar. - M .: Music, 1980.

4. Gazaryan S. In the world of musical instruments. – M.: Enlightenment, 1985.

5. Ivanov M. Russian seven-string guitar. - M. - L.: Muzgiz, 1948.

6. http://www.guitarplans.co.uk.

7. http://guitarra-antiqua.km.ru.

8. http://ru.wikipedia.org.

9. http://mirasky.h1.ru.

10. http://guitarists.ru.

11. http://maurogiuliani.free.fr.

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"000 Where does the guitar come from"

"Where does the guitar come from?"

design work

completed:

Drop Semyon

6th grade student

Scientific adviser: Vakulenko G.A.

Goal of the work:

get acquainted with the history of the appearance of the guitar, varieties of the guitar, famous composers and guitarists-performers.

Work tasks:

1. To study and analyze the history of the emergence and development of the instrument.

2. To get acquainted with the work of the most outstanding guitar players and composers who composed music for the guitar.

3. Demonstrate the performance capabilities of classical guitar using the example of your performance.

Guitar – This is a stringed plucked instrument, which is a member of the lute family.

Nabla, tanbur in ancient Egypt.

Kithara in ancient Greece and Rome

Moorish and Latin guitar

in the museum

Francesco Corbetta

Robert

de Vize

Fernando

Dionisio

Aguado

Matteo

Ferdinand

Mauro

Corulli

Giuliani

Carcassi

Francisco Tarrega Eschea

Andres

Segovia

Alexander Mikhailovich

Ivanov-Kramskoy

Acoustic guitar dreadnought

Victor

Zinchuk

semi-acoustic

(jazz) guitar

Table of contents Introduction Chapter 1. The origin of the guitar Chapter 2. Era of the development of the guitar Chapter 3. Modernity 10. Chapter 4. Research Conclusion List of references Appendices page 3. page 4. page 6. page 11. page 13. page 14. p. 15.

Chapter 1. The origin of the guitar. When I am very old, I will take the guitar in my hands, And, plucking the chords of the strings, I will be fresh and young again. Curves, varnish. . . How good you are for the hand and for the soul! To sing with you about love, Oh, it's in your blood!

The legend of the origin of the guitar. The gods heeded the prayer and turned it into a laurel tree (the Greek word "daphne" means laurel tree). Apollo made the kitaru musical instrument from laurel, and since then great poets and artists have been crowned with laurel leaves. Kitara retained from her feminine origins graceful body shapes, a tendency to whims and unpredictable behavior.

The pedigree of the guitar The history of the guitar begins in the East, when the first plucked instruments were created. And this time is a deep antiquity before the beginning of a new era. Mesopotamian cultural monuments tell us about them, depicting an instrument that was apparently made from a tortoise shell, on which the skin was stretched for a better sound.

. Chapter 2 Beginning in the 10th century, the image of stringed plucked instruments becomes generally accepted. Spanish sources show that by the thirteenth century two varieties of guitars appeared - Moorish and Latin.

Renaissance (Renaissance) 1400 -1600. As for all art, so for the evolution of the guitar, the Renaissance was a golden time, a time of rise and prosperity. At this time, many samples of guitars appear, improved in comparison with the previous ones. The guitar is freed from bulky forms, it becomes lighter, much attention begins to be paid to its decorations.

From baroque to classicism. (XVII-XIX centuries) It was France that contributed to the revival and a new wave of interest in this instrument. And not just the French people, but the monarchs who were sincerely passionate about the guitar and its possibilities. It is known that Ludovic Solntse studied guitar from childhood with a specially invited teacher, in which he was very successful. Well, the instrument is again becoming popular throughout Europe with the light hand of Louis. The end of Louis's reign coincided with the next decline in interest in the guitar.

The Age of Enlightenment The guitar has become an instrument that requires a professional approach, study, and not a domestic “favorite for strumming”. Small, but very effective plays, opera accompaniments are written.

Chapter 3. Modernity The types and forms of the guitar, various fastening systems, playing methods and creation technologies - all this has undergone changes over the centuries, until the master Antonio de Torres created a guitar that has become a role model to this day. This person is also called "Guitar Stradivarius", so great is his contribution to the development and final stage of the evolution of the guitar. It gives the guitar a modern shape and size. Guitars designed by Torres today are called classical

Chapter 4 Research Question 1: What is the most popular musical instrument? Question 2: Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar? Question 3: What musical genres is the guitar associated with? Question 4: What authors do you know who performed their songs with the guitar. Question 5: Will the guitar be popular in 50 years, 100 years.

Conclusion As a result of my research work, I was convinced that the guitar, despite the fact that this instrument is certainly known to everyone, is the most popular among the younger generation. Based on my research, I am convinced that the guitar has been able to adapt to the dynamic and diverse culture of the 21st century, taking a leading position in many genres and styles. In the process of my work, I once again became convinced that there were always people who were ready to follow her gentle musical song in order to create masterpieces. In general, I was very interested in the work. The practical significance of my work is obvious, it can be used in music lessons as additional material. I am grateful to my classmates for their help in my work and for the support they gave me.

Municipal budgetary educational institution

Secondary school No. 3 in the village of Tolbazy

My friend is a guitar

Head: Kirillova Z.I.

v. Tolbazy - 2012

“Music carries something eternal and universal in itself: it induces in us the desire to sing and dance, touching special strings in the soul. From Beethoven to the Beatles, from Bach to the Blues, great singers, musicians and conductors give us the harmony of melodies and rhythms. Even after, sounded

the last note, an exciting feeling continues to live in us.

(Billy Holliday)

1. Guitar art as a cultural value.

The wonderful Russian tradition of independent music-making has now given way to the onslaught of the video and audio industry. Human values are replaced by the cult of money. Even for an adult it is difficult to understand the modern so-called "cultural values". The ultra-loud howling sounds of electric guitars and the feverish staccato of the drummer make the nerves vibrate and completely turn off thinking, turning their listeners into howling monsters. But what can replace the human joy of one's own participation, the manifestation of one's talents, live communication with music? Musical art, which has a particularly great power of emotional impact on a person, and therefore music can play a huge role in the upbringing of the younger generation.

Classes in the guitar circle are, first of all, intellectual work, as a result of which we acquire knowledge, practical skills, our abilities are actively developed, since intellectual wealth is obtained on our own initiative. In my opinion, those who know how to play the guitar acquire an additional opportunity to reveal and explain many situations,

that have personal meaning for young people.

Object of study:area of music.

Subject of study: learning to play a musical instrument guitar.

Target: learn to play guitar.

Tasks:

-Purchase a musical instrument.

- Sign up for a guitar class.

-Get knowledge about guitar history.

-Study methodological literature

-Get personalized advice from your supervisor

- To get acquainted with the biography of some famous guitarists.

HYPOSIS: I will learn to play the guitar, I will be able to take part in
various concerts, my circle of friends will expand.

Problem:

Choosing and purchasing the right tool

Insufficient time for practice

The occurrence of various types of difficulties in the game.

2 .Why I decided to learn to play the guitar?

My friend can play the guitar. When I came to visit him,
then he asked him to play for me. I sat next to him and listened. In my soul
something changed, I wanted to sit down at the instrument myself and play too. Also me
I really like the sound of the guitar. The sound of the guitar is something special, not like other stringed instruments. I think the guitar is one of the most popular
musical instruments, and I firmly decided for myself that after a while I would learn to play it.

3. Visiting a guitar club.

Once I asked the music teacher Valeriy Alexandrovich Bondarenko to help me learn how to play the guitar. My parents fully supported me. Then the leader and I chose a time for classes. So I began to attend a guitar club.

First of all, in the classroom I got acquainted with the device of a musical instrument. I learned that the guitar consists of such basic parts as a soundboard, neck, head, on which there are tuning pegs for adjusting the tone. Then we moved on to playing the guitar. The first exercise that I tried to learn on my own was the melody of the children's song "A Grasshopper Sat in the Grass", which is played on one string. Even such a simple exercise did not work right away, I had to make some efforts. Next, we began to study the basics of musical notation - the chord grid. A chord grid is a schematic representation of a chord on paper. I got to know how to correctly mark chords on the chord grid. Further I began to learn to put these chords on the guitar. My first chords sounded muffled and ugly, since the fingers on my hands were not yet prepared for playing. They hurt, swollen a little, and I couldn't play the chord again. I overcame this difficulty with the help of finger gymnastics, which Valery Aleksandrovich advised me. Sometimes I helped with my other hand to put my fingers on the right strings. Also, my back was tired. I also removed fatigue with the help of simple physical exercises. I sometimes had the thought that I would never be able to learn how to play the guitar, but still the desire to own a musical instrument won over the feeling of self-doubt. Over time, I mastered the basic chords and began to learn how to quickly rearrange them. This case also required a lot of patience, willpower and time. Then Valery Alexandrovich and I learned the first song, which consisted of only three chords (At, Dm, Em). At home, I worked a lot with the guitar to learn how to play it. In addition to studying songs with Valery Aleksandrovich, I also studied songs with my friend. With time I learned more chords mastered chords with the bar. I want to say that I could not play these chords for a long time, but thanks to my perseverance and diligence, I did it. Then I learned various brute force and fighting. I also had difficulties with this: I could not maintain a clear rhythm (I was in a hurry or late with the rhythm), but, in the end, I mastered some of them quite well.

3.1. How to buy a guitar

In parallel with learning to play the guitar, I received other knowledge related to playing the guitar.

Before buying a guitar, you need to consider all possible options. First, take the time to figure out where your budget is and how much money you can spend on a guitar. If you are planning on having a guitar as a significant part of your life and you will use it often, then you might want to buy a good quality instrument. If your funds are limited, then you can consider buying a used guitar. These guitars usually don't have a manufacturer's warranty, while new guitar stores often offer a lifetime warranty. Before buying a guitar, you need to carefully examine it and evaluate the quality of workmanship. Try different versions of guitars, hold them in your hands. Pay attention to the body. Inspection of the body of the guitar will allow you to evaluate the quality of its workmanship. To make sure all the parts are firmly attached to one another, pick up the guitar and lightly hit the top and bottom soundboards, listening for thumps inside. Look for stains on the body, if the varnish is evenly applied, if there are scratches and nicks, if there are any cracks or cracks in the wood, especially at the junction of the neck with the body. You should also pay attention to metal parts. Some of the most expensive guitars are equipped with very high quality and beautifully shaped metal parts. Check that all buttons, knobs and switches are working properly. Twist each pegs slightly and make sure they move easily and change the frequency of the string. When buying a guitar, it's a good idea to pay attention to the type of wood. Different types of wood have different sound characteristics.

decks Most classical and acoustic guitars are made from spruce or cedar. Spruce guitars have a slightly brighter sound, cedar guitars sound darker and warmer. But how to determine the type of wood? A guitar made from spruce has a bright yellow color, while a guitar made from cedar has a beige color.

3.2. Types of guitars

♦ classical guitar

The classical guitar is a specialized instrument that is played
predominantly classical music or flamenco. The classical guitar, which is broadly similar to an acoustic guitar, has a smaller body, wider neck, and nylon strings rather than steel strings. More classical guitar sound
richer than an acoustic guitar. .

♦Acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitars are easy to carry and can be played anywhere. Unlike electric guitars, acoustic guitars don't need an amp or power source, so they're perfect for those who just want to play their favorite songs.Acoustic guitars can vary in size and body shape. The size and shape of the body determines how the guitar sounds and how it lies in hands. Guitar with a larger body sounds louder than a smaller one. On an acoustic guitar PUT adapter to connect it to the amplifier. The adapter is magnetic DEVICE converting string vibrations into electrical impulses AMPLIFIER turns into sound.

♦Electric guitar

Electric guitars are smaller than acoustic and classical guitars and usually cost less than acoustic guitars because they are easier to make. However, an electric guitar requires additional equipment - an amplifier and speakers.

The body of an electric guitar can be solid or completely hollow. The steel strings of electric guitars are usually thicker than the strings of acoustic guitars.

3.3*Guitar Tuning

While learning to play the guitar, I met SA with various customization methodsguitars. There are several ways to tune a guitar. Here are some of them:

1 way:

string at the 9th fret, as the first open

string at the 9th fret, as the second open

string at the 10th fret, as the third open

string at the 10th fret, as the fourth open

2 way:

1 string at 7th fret = 2nd string at 5th fret

string at 7th fret = 4th string at 5th fret;

string at 7th fret = 5th string at 5th fret

string at 7th fret = 6th string at 5th fret

3 way:

string tuned to a tuning fork or piano

a string pressed at the 5th fret is tuned in unison with the 1st string

string pressed at the 4th fret is tuned in unison with the 2nd string

string pressed at the 5th fret is tuned in unison with the 3rd string

string pressed at the 5th fret is tuned in unison with the 4th string

a string pressed at the 5th fret is tuned in unison with the 5th string

4" Each can a person learn to play the guitar?

When learning to play the guitar, I asked myself: can anyone who wants LEARN to play guitar? I think not. To learn how to play the guitar, you need, firstly, to have the desire, perseverance, willpower. Many want to learn how to play the guitar, but do not show due patience, diligence andpurposefulness. It is also very important to have an ear for music and a sense of rhythm, this is the most important thing you need when learning to play the guitar. If a person who wants to learn how to play the guitar does not have this quality, then I believe that a good player will not come out of him. I know a person who really wants to master this musical instrument, but he does not want to start learning with children's songs and a simple fight, he wants to play like a master. I believe that everything should be done in stages: from simple to complex. (For example, when learning to read, we first learn the alphabet and then read whole books.)

5. What I learned something new while working on the project.

In order to write this project, I needed to work with a lot of
amount of literature. While working with her, I learned a lot of new and interesting things. I met such famous and interesting personalities as Viktor Khara (1938-1973), Bulat Okudzhava, Tatyana and Sergey Nikitin, Alexander Rosenbaum.
All these people were engaged in guitar creativity. I had the opportunity to get acquainted with their biography. I studied the biography of Viktor Har in particular detail. The life of this Chilean singer, composer,
folklorist, public and political figure was not easy. Victor
Hara was born into a Chilean peasant family. Victor's mother died when he
was fifteen years old, and his father drank himself. Despite poverty and a difficult life, Victor was able to get a secondary education. After graduating from a Catholic school, he became a priest, but, in the end, abandoned this idea and became an actor.
For several years he played in the theater of pantomime and traveled through the Chilean
villages, collecting folk music, and then enrolled in drama school to become a professional actor. In 1961, Viktor visited the Soviet Union and European countries that were part of the communist bloc. In letters to his wife, he admired the steadfastness with which the Russians endure their difficult life. In the 1960s, Victor was the head of the Chilean State Theater . Gradually, he moved from interpreting folk songs to writing. His own songs were very politicized. When, in 1969, in the city of Puento Morte, the police, cracking down on the orders of the Minister of the Interior with a peaceful demonstration of homeless and unemployed farmers, shot dead seven and killed one child, Victor wrote the song "Preguntas horn Puento Mont" ("Questions about Puento Mont") in which he resolutely accused the minister. He performed this song in front of thousands of listeners during a protest demonstration. Victor was at the center of events; he wrote his new songs and performed them everywhere. In 1973, army reconnaissance detachments arrested everyone who belonged to the Popular Unity party or whom they suspected of their opponents - everyone they could find. Arrested \ brought to the stadiums. Victor Jara found himself in the largest stadium in Santiago. After several days of torture, he was executed. He left his wife a small note with the poem "At the stadium", which he managed to secretly take out. Officially, Victor Jara belonged to the “missing”, that is, to the thousands of actual and potential opponents of the melitarist regime, whose murder remained hidden from the public. Victor Haru was identified by those who
was to be buried in a common grave. This was reported to his wife; she
took his body and buried it properly.

6. The history of the development of guitar art

While working on the project, I got acquainted in great detail with the history, origin and development of guitar art.

♦The forerunners of the guitar in antiquity

The history of the guitar begins many millennia ago. Over the centuries, it has undergone significant changes, ranging from the number of strings to the external form. On ancient Egyptian monuments, there is often an image of a musical instrument - a nabla, partly reminiscent of a guitar. In Egypt, this instrument was revered as a symbol of goodness. According to archaeological excavations, instruments similar to the guitar were common in the states of the Middle East, especially in Assyria, Phoenicia and Babylonia. As we can see, in ancient times the guitar already had its immediate predecessors. Over the centuries, this instrument underwent an equally interesting evolution in the harsh era of the Middle Ages, when, in fact, its traditional form took shape.

♦String instruments in the Middle Ages

Medieval Spain and Italy are considered to be the birthplace of the European guitar. The word "guitar" is also of Arabic origin. Other types of stringed instruments were also known in Europe. So, XIXdating back to the century cithara - stringeda plucked instrument popular among the nobility. At the same time, the vihuela became widespread in Spain. Along with the lute and other plucked instruments, it becomes a favorite instrument, withcourts of aristocrats. In 1674, a collection of works forguitars with a detailed description of how to play this musical instrument. Its author was Gaspar Sanz. At the endXVIcentury vihuela gives wayfive string guitar. The famous Italian musician Francesco Cobetta madean important contribution to the development of the finger method of playing, which surpasses the chord method in terms of complexity. The unusual style of his playing was perhaps the most compelling reason that the guitar gained a truly elite status in the court circles of France and England.XVII century.

♦Guitar in X VIII - early XI X century /

Before The 18th century guitar was smaller in size, and its body was very elongated and narrow. At the end of the 17th century, the guitar acquired a recognizable look and sound. She acquired a sixth string and finally lost her double strings. The first three strings of the guitar were made of mutton intestines, the three bass strings were made of silk threads wrapped with silver-plated copper wire. By the middle of the 19th century, it finally took on its final form and became larger. Six strings appeared on the guitar with a standard system: mi, si, salt, re, la, mi.

♦history of guitar art in the XX century

At first In the 20th century, the guitar conquered large concert halls, which required a fundamentally different, much louder sound. Guitar manufacturers began to produce orders of magnitude larger instruments and experiment with the shape of the body. In the 1920s and 1930s, the guitar began to replace the banjo from jazz bands. It was then that the Gibson company introduced the world to huge instruments with an f-shaped cutout, ideal for playing “loud” jazz. In those years, virtuoso guitarists Eddie Lang and Django Reinhard worked on the stage, who managed to unlock the potential of new instruments.

♦Russian guitar art

No less interesting and original is the history of the development of Russian guitar art.
Until the 17th century, the guitar was not widely used in Russia. She could be found only in the houses of the nobility, where she got quite by accident from abroad. Talented Russian guitarists Mark Sokolovsky and Nikolai Makarov successfully give concerts in Russia and enjoy no less success abroad. Since the second half of the 19th century, the guitar has been leaving concert halls for a long time, giving way to virtuosos - pianists, violinists and orchestras. In 1932, guitar teaching was introduced in the Moscow, Kyiv and other conservatories of the country. At the same time, the first competitions were organized, in which guitarists participated along with other musicians. The Great Patriotic War interrupted guitar teaching for a long time. Only by 1952, lessons on the six-string guitar were resumed at evening music education courses at the music school. Stasov. After some time, similar classes were opened in other music schools.

Nowadays, composer performing skills are being developed by Dmitry Mamontov, Vladimir Dubovitsky, Pyotr Panin, Sergey Orekhov, Nikita Koshkin, Yuri Naumov. These talented composer-guitarists are a true bastion of the Tradition in the general chaos of consumer music composition. Their performing style and original technique often shock the modern audience, who has entered the new millennium. For example, Yuri Naumov's concerts can be compared to a magical action, when it seems that not just one musician, but a whole orchestra is performing on the stage.

Result of work:

As a result of working on the project, in my opinion, I managed to achieve my goal and confirmed my hypothesis, to learn how to play the guitar.
I also got acquainted with the biography of some famous guitarists, studied in detail the structure of the guitar, the history of development
guitar art of past centuries and the present, learned about modern
styles, learned to perform songs in various ways and techniques of playing,
got the skills to play.

Conclusion:

Despite the achieved goal, I decided that I would continue to improve
your musical skills, improve your playing skills by studying; other methods and techniques of playing the guitar. I advise everyone who wants to learn how to play this wonderful musical instrument to try their hand at joining a guitar club.

Oleg Izotov

Oleg Izotov- guitarist, born in Moscow in 1987. He started playing the guitar at the age of 13. For 4 years he studied at the rock lyceum "Red Khimik", since 2004 he has been a student of the State Musical College of Variety Jazz Art.

Three times winner of the All-Russian Competition-Festival "Many-Faced Guitar" (1st, 2nd, 3rd place in the "rock" nomination), the first participation in which was Oleg's first public performance. In 2004, he became the winner of the School of Rock guitar competition (organized by MTV East-west). Awarded with a diploma of the Third Moscow International Music Education Festival. In 2006 he was awarded the Prize of the President of the Russian Federation to support talented youth.

Since 2005 - guitarist of the Moscow group Anj, which includes: recorded 3 albums; starred in 4 videos, one of which was filmed at the Revolver film Company (on the set, the director of the video, Patric Ullaeus, gave Oleg a broken string of Bjorn from IN FLAMES, and when Oleg's string broke, he promised to give it to Mattias Eklundh from a Russian fan :) ); recorded a joint song with Udo Dirkschneider; performed at the festivals Metalmania 2005 (Poland, Katowice), Finnish Metal Expo 2006 (Finland, Helsinki) (a performance is planned at the Download 2007 festival (U.K, donington park)) concert at the Astoria club (London, U.K); as well as numerous performances at various Russian festivals.

In 2005 he became a member of Dmitry Chetvergov's master school, in which he participated in various filming on TV, performed at concerts and festivals. In 2005 he became the first Russian endorser of Schecter guitars.

In April 2005, he became the lead guitarist of the Bloodyvostok project, in which he was selected from 67 applicants. As part of the project, he recorded his debut album "Riding Through the Stars", played several concerts, including a performance with the group Negative (Finland).

In 2006, he became a member of the Trinity guitar project, together with guitarists Elena Sigalova and Sergey Bokarev.

At the moment, Oleg continues to study, be active as part of all the above projects, is engaged in various session work, and is also working on his solo album.

Detailed biography

Back in 2003, our site was the first to publish information about Oleg Izotov, a young, talented guitarist who was just starting his career. A lot of time has passed since then, and a lot has changed in Oleg's life.

At the moment, with the participation of Oleg, about 30 discs have been released, as well as about 300 (!) Songs have been recorded. At various times, Oleg Izotov worked as a guitarist and sound producer with such performers as: the Slot group, Igor Kupriyanov, Irina Allegrova, the Anj group, Free "Da, Sarkis Edwards, Valkyrie; participated in Margarita Pushkina's project "Dynasty of Initiates 2", participated in the staging of the chamber version of the oratorio "St. Matthew Passion" and much more.

Since childhood, Oleg's circle of hobbies was diverse (from drawing to astronomy), but already from school age, when Oleg became interested in rock music, especially the work of Metallica and Nirvana, he realized that music occupies the main place in his life. And he set a goal for himself - to become a famous musician, but then he still had no idea where to start. The first serious step in this direction was taken a little later, when Oleg entered the Krasny Khimik rock lyceum, and the guitar finally became his life choice. Now Oleg devoted all his time to playing, composing music and recording it at home.

Oleg was 16 years old when he began to gain fame in musical circles. The starting point on the road to success was his first competition "Many-Faced Guitar 2003", where he easily took first place, making a powerful impression on the jury, who drew attention not only to his skill, but also to the original, bright image. After the performance, Oleg was noticed by many musicians and the press.

After such a successful start, everything went by itself for the beginning star: In February 2004, Oleg took part in the School of Rock guitar competition from MTV and East-West, timed to coincide with the Moscow screening of the film of the same name. The main requirement: participants are not older than 17 years. Oleg, who turned 17 on the day of the final selection, became the undisputed winner and got the opportunity to play at the premiere screening of the film. A video about it was shown on MTV. This event was followed in April 2004 by another equally significant one: Being a lover of experiments, Oleg made a tribute to the well-known hits of the Aria group in a comic style. The disc with the recording in a simple way ended up in the hands of Sergei Mavrin, who, after listening to it, put a tribute on the radio on the air of the Iron Curtain program.

“I probably met a guitarist for the first time who, for his young years, has not only outstanding technical abilities, but also a good sense of humor” - Sergey Mavrin about Oleg on Yunost radio.

In the same year, Oleg easily enters the State Musical College of Variety and Jazz Arts and continues to study his favorite business.

In 2005, an offer appeared to take part in a guitar master school together with the famous Russian guitarist Dmitry Chetvergov, where Oleg not only got the opportunity to perform on the same stage with a famous musician, but also to show himself to a wide range of spectators. Chetvergov's Master School helped Oleg advance in professional circles in many ways and gain favor with established musicians. During the same period, O.K. & Co invited Oleg to become a representative of the guitars of the American company Schecter (The Cure, Papa Roach, Tommy Lee, Blood Hound Gang, Dead Kennedys, The Misfits, Three Days Grace), thus Oleg Izotov became the first Schecter endorser in Russia.

Oleg opened a new chapter in his life when he joined the famous band ANJ in the spring of 2005. From that moment, the life of a real rock star began: daily rehearsals, constant work in the studio, frequent performances, filming of clips, which took place, including outside of Russia, in particular in the USA and Sweden. With the participation of Oleg, 4 albums of the group were released, one of which (“100 Miles in a Straight Line”) was recorded in the UK at Hatch Farm Studios with producer Kevin Maloney (Stella Artists, USA).

As part of a joint tour with virtuoso guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, ANJ gave 23 concerts in the United States, and ANJ could also be seen and heard at such festivals as: Metalmania 2005 (Poland), Finnish Metal Expo 2006 (Finland), Emmaus 2007 ”, Download 2007 (Great Britain), Asia Youth Arts Festival 2007 (China), Metal Show 2008 (Latvia), etc. For several years of work at ANJ, Oleg has traveled almost the whole world, performing on the same stage with world-famous stars, such as: Udo Dirkschneider, Yngwie Malmsteen, KORN, NAPALM DEATH, APOCALYPTICA, PAIN, CRADLE OF FILTH, DREAM THEATER, MOTLEY CRUE.

In general, 2005 was more than successful for Oleg: he entered a music school, participated in several large-scale projects, and received endorsement for Schecter guitars. The next few years were no less successful and eventful.

In 2006, together with guitarist Elena Sigalova and ex-guitarist of the Legion group Sergey Bokarev, Oleg created a project called "Trinity". The band is a trio of professional guitarists similar to the world famous G3 Big Trio (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson). At concerts, each of the participants played their own solo program, and then, by joining forces, the musicians demonstrated the highest aerobatics in the ability to work with each other as a whole. "Russian G3" in 2006-2007 became participants and organizers of many successful guitar festivals.

In the same year, Oleg was awarded the prize "On Measures of State Support for Talented Youth", established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Meanwhile, Oleg continued to engage in solo work. Over time, a huge amount of interesting material that needs to be published has accumulated, so in 2008 Oleg released his solo album “Vector”, which includes 8 instrumental compositions, as well as 6 songs recorded with the participation of guest musicians (Daria “Nookie” Stavrovich - SLOT, Nikolai "Keenonbass" Karpenko, Konstantin Kosarev - Human Device). The disc was released by Molot/Irond (Russia) and Fa Records (USA). With the material of the album, Oleg repeatedly performed in Moscow, and also gave several concerts in Cyprus.

After the release of the album, Oleg's work began to be compared with the work of the Western guitarist John 5 (Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth), which became another clear indicator of success.

At the achieved level, Oleg Izotov was not going to stop, although his musical experience, despite his youth, already made a powerful impression. As a guitarist, Oleg has become the most sought-after young musician.

At the end of 2009, Oleg Izotov joined the popular Moscow group Pilgrim, in which he plays to this day. Oleg, in contact with any creativity, brings something unique into it, a piece of his powerful energy. Being the youngest member of Pilgrim, Oleg added many new shades to the band's music from the very first day. He also stood at the origins of new unusual duets of the group, uniting two diverse musical directions - rap and rock. Oleg is not afraid of experiments and interesting steps, so he boldly opens a new chapter in his creative life: since the summer of 2010, Oleg Izotov has been playing in the live line-up of the Loc Dog band.

The main principles in creativity are to work only with interesting people, only with real, high-quality, worthy ideas; fidelity to one's work, as well as complete dedication and maximum truthfulness in everything. Thanks to such attitudes and his determination, Oleg has already achieved a lot, and continues to go further towards his dream, gaining height.