Background
Harry Arthur Taussig (alternately appearing as Harry Taussig, Arthur Taussig, or H. Arthur Taussig) was born on March 31, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ervin and Elsie (Elsner) Taussig.
(An instruction guide based on American folk guitar styles...)
An instruction guide based on American folk guitar styles, including Carter Picking, Two-Finger Picking, and various Open Tunings.
https://www.amazon.com/Instrumental-Techniques-American-Folk-Guitar/dp/0825601150/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Taussig&qid=1606206956&sr=8-4
1968
(This book features over 30 tunes in standard notation & t...)
This book features over 30 tunes in standard notation & tablature. There are also sections on ragtime fingerpicking, open tunings, right-hand bass styles & the proper use of chords.
https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Guitar-Harry-Taussig/dp/0825601630/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Taussig&qid=1606206956&sr=8-6
1981
(Beginners can learn to play chords, accompany melodies, a...)
Beginners can learn to play chords, accompany melodies, and develop rhythmic patterns with this method based on American folk tunes and traditional guitar-playing styles. Songs and examples provide a steady progression in difficulty as you play in the styles of Mississippi John Hurt, Mance Lipscombe, Rev. Gary Davis, the Carter Family, and others. Includes tablature, music notation, and chord diagrams.
https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Guitar-Harry-Taussig/dp/0825600103/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Harry+Taussig&qid=1606206956&sr=8-3
1992
biochemist Photographer physicist collage artist fingerstyle guitarist
Harry Arthur Taussig (alternately appearing as Harry Taussig, Arthur Taussig, or H. Arthur Taussig) was born on March 31, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ervin and Elsie (Elsner) Taussig.
Harry Taussig attended school in Eagle Rock, California. In 1963 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also studied anthropology and music history.
Inspired by blues instrumentalist Elizabeth Cotten and Mozart's requiem, he took up banjo and 12-string guitar and performed on radio station KPFK’s Midnight Special folk music program.
In 1964 Harry Taussig took a job as a physicist for Ford-Aeronutronics Corporation in Orange County and began studying art and photography with John Upton at Orange Coast College.
In 1965 Harry Taussig recorded his first solo album, Fate is Only Once, under the name Harry Taussig. Issued on a private label, few copies of the original record existed, making it a collector's item for fans of American primitive guitar and fingerstyle guitar. The following year he recorded two songs for the compilation Contemporary Guitar: Spring '67 for John Fahey's Takoma label. Taussig's only live performances during this period were informal sessions for friends. He taught guitar for some years and wrote several books on guitar and autoharp instruction for Oak Publications before retiring from music altogether.
Harry Taussig spent some time working in the defense industry but soon left due to discontent with the military-industrial complex. He entered UCLA to continue his studies both at the Brain Research Institute and also in photography with Robert Heinecken and Robert Fichter. In summers, he worked with photographers John Upton, Minor White, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Oliver Gagliani, and others.
In 1969 received his master's degree in biochemistry and then a doctorate in biophysics in 1971. Harry Taussig wrote his dissertation on the circular dichroism of electrical signals through various nucleic acids. That same year, Oak Publications began to release more of Taussig's books on guitar instruction.
While finishing his scientific studies, Harry Taussig was also beginning to exhibit his photography internationally, as well as work in other visual mediums, including collage and film studies, which he taught at Orange Coast College under the name H. Arthur Taussig. He gradually became well known as a film analyst, curating film for the Orange County Museum and publishing the 1997 book Film Values/Family Values: A Parents' Guide.
As a visual artist, Harry Taussig has produced a series of illuminated books of classic works including Dante’s The Divine Comedy, James Joyce’s Ulysses, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, among others. He also creates collages based on Jungian archetypes and has published a series of his collages as a deck of tarot cards.
(Beginners can learn to play chords, accompany melodies, a...)
1992(An instruction guide based on American folk guitar styles...)
1968(This book features over 30 tunes in standard notation & t...)
1981