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Daily Guitar Techniques Made Easy (eBook)
by Jay Weik
This book is designed to be a guide to reading music in the open position of the guitar from beginning through advanced levels. In each study we work with a new note, adding it to the ones previously learned. In presenting the new notes, first it is written in the treble clef with its letter name above it. Then, its location on the guitar is given first in Tab, and then in traditional guitar nomenclature. The first two examples in each study present the notes in a non-metered way. The rest of the examples a...
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PRODUCT ID: 22146EB
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Jazz Scales for Guitar (eBook)
by Corey Christiansen
This book will teach guitarists how to construct and play the scales and modes used in jazz improvisation. Through the study of these scales, students will expand their musical vocabulary for jazz improvisation. Scales are presented in standard notation, tab, linear diagrams showing the scales intervallic makeup, and fingering patterns. Recordings of the chord progressions and etudes are provided so the student can hear how these scales may be used in real life situations.
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PRODUCT ID: 98921BCDEB
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MBGU Jazz Curriculum: Diminished Workbook (eBook)
by Bruce Saunders
The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. The book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and is accompanied by a CD featuring a rhythm section of world-class New York musicians. Author Bruce Saunders is a Professor in the guitar department at world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, is a respecte...
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PRODUCT ID: 21294BCDEB
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Guitar Journals - Jazz (eBook)
edited by Corey Christiansen
Mel Bay's latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This incredible volume for jazz includes a wonderful collection of arrangements by jazz greats Joe Diorio, Johnny Smith, Gene Bertoncini, Bucky Pizzarelli and many more. Covering a wide range of areas including Latin, comping, rhythm changes, blues, etc. This is a must-have and is perfect for everyday use for the student to the professional musician. Hard cover, covered spiral bindi...
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PRODUCT ID: 20897BCDEB
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The Double-Stop Guide (eBook)
by Gil Parris
The Double-Stop Guide gives a thorough overview of double-stops on the guitar. Players of all levels will be introduced to many techniques and rut-busting sounds of double-stops on guitar. The accompanying audio will open your ears to not only different applications of double-stops in varied musical styles, but also the accents and inflections needed to use double-stops in a convincing manner.
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PRODUCT ID: 20463BCDEB
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Daily Guitar Sight Reading & Technique Studies Made Easy (Book+Online Audio)
by Jay Weik
This book is designed to be a guide to reading music in the open position of the guitar from beginning through advanced levels. In each study we work with a new note, adding it to the ones previously learned. In presenting the new notes, first it is written in the treble clef with its letter name above it. Then, its location on the guitar is given first in Tab, and then in traditional guitar nomenclature. The first two examples in each study present the notes in a non-metered way. The rest of the examples a...
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PRODUCT ID: 22146
FORMAT : Book+Online Audio
UPC: 796279111614
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Chords/Scales/Arpeggios/Etudes Workout (eBook)
by William Bay
A technique building regimen built around jazz chords and scale shapes. The basic chord is shown, followed by the appropriate arpeggio and scale. In addition, an 'ear stretching' etude is presented for each chord and scale shape.
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PRODUCT ID: 20441EB
FORMAT : eBook
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Complete Book of Guitar Technique (eBook)
by Sal Salvador
This book represents an all-out assault on jazz guitar technique written by legendary jazz guitarist Sal Salvador. Virtually every aspect of plectrum-style technique is addressed in detail through explanatory text and clearly focused exercises. This book also features a comprehensive presentation of short and long form scales and arpeggios, string skipping, and tremolo exercises, slur studies, cross-picking technique, and scale and interval reading exercises in all keys. Bach transcriptions for plectrum-st...
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PRODUCT ID: 94845EB
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Complete Book of Jazz Single-String Studies (eBook)
by Sal Salvador, edited by Mike Giordano
"This is an excellent technique study text. It is divided into two sections. The first, ""The Art of Single String Soloing,"" presents concepts and ideas for improvisation. Chord relationships are explored in each key, phrasing and progressions are discussed and a wealth of single string studies are given. Part two, ""Jazz Single String Studies,"" presents a thorough grounding in jazz scales and related technique studies. Written in notation with appropriate chord symbols. The aspiring jazz guitarist w...
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PRODUCT ID: 95306EB
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Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes and Melodic Patterns (eBook)
by Arnie Berle
Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years, but this is the first time it has been published in book form. The author offers a comprehensive guide to improvisation on any instrument through chord cha...
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PRODUCT ID: 95736EB
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Guitar Journals - Mastering the Fingerboard: The Reading Book (eBook)
by William Bay
Mel Bay’s latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This fantastic journal dedicated to reading covers studies on each string, studies on each key (each of the 12 major and minor keys is presented in four different positions on the fingerboard and a study is presented for each), and four major and minor studies are presented in each position. This is a must-have for the student to professional musician’s library and is ideal for every...
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PRODUCT ID: 20903EB
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Guitar Journals - Scales (eBook)
by William Bay, Mike Christiansen and Corey Christiansen
Mel Bay's latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This huge collection of scales is perfect for guitarist's everyday use. They are all covered here: major; natural, melodic and harmonic minor; diminished; whole-tone; bebop; blues; altered; pentatonic; Hungarian; Neapolitan; Japanese; Arabian; Balinese; Byzantine; and many, many more. This is a must-have for any guitarist's collection! Hard cover, covered spiral binding and...
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PRODUCT ID: 20902EB
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Guitar Journals - Technique (eBook)
by William Bay and Corey Christiansen
Mel Bay’s latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. This superb volume on technique covers warm-ups, picking studies, string skipping, tremolo, triplets, cross-picking, intervals, linear studies, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and pick control. All exercises have tunes matched to their particular study and are perfect for the student to professional musician’s everyday use. A must-have for any guitarist’s library! Hard cover, covered spi...
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PRODUCT ID: 20904EB
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Jazz Guitar Chord Workout (eBook)
by Corey Christiansen
This book has been designed to give beginning jazz guitar students a jazz chord “workout.” Most of the exercises in this book have been developed around chord progressions found in most jazz standards. Some of the exercises will be short and others long, but each exercise should be played fluidly and by doing so, proper technique will be acquired.
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PRODUCT ID: 99002EB
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Jazz Scale Workout (eBook)
by Ken Karsh
In the pursuit of improvisation (jazz or other styles), scales are the 'palettes' utilized for creating melodies. Often, scales are only practiced ascending or descending step-wise. 'Jazz Scale Workout' by Ken Karsh contains eight measure through-composed continuous eighth note exercises (or 'workouts') utilizing 'jazz style' melodies based around the Major, Dorian (minor seventh), Mixolydian (Dominant), and Super-Locrian (Altered Dominant) scales - the most common scales in the jazz idiom. Four basic guita...
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PRODUCT ID: 20525EB
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