30-Day Guitar Workout

Author: Jody Fisher
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739036334
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Jody Fisher provides instruction on warm-ups, exercises, and technical tips for students learning how to play the guitar.

Guitar World Presents Steve Vai's Guitar Workout

Author: Steve Vai
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1480359467
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
(Guitar Educational). Steve Vai reveals his path to virtuoso enlightenment with two challenging guitar workouts, which include scale and chord exercises, ear training, sight-reading, music theory and much more. These comprehensive workouts are reprinted by permission from Guitar World magazine.

A Dozen a Day Book 1

Author: Edna Mae Burnam
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495023699
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 53

Book Description
(Willis). The Dozen a Day books are universally recognized as one of the most remarkable technique series on the market for all ages! Each book in this series contains short warm-up exercises to be played at the beginning of each practice session, providing excellent day-to-day training for the student.

Guitar Aerobics

Author: Troy Nelson
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781423414353
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
(Guitar Educational). From the former editor of Guitar One magazine, here is a daily dose of vitamins to keep your chops fine tuned! Musical styles include rock, blues, jazz, metal, country, and funk. Techniques taught include alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar. These exercises will increase speed, and improve dexterity and pick- and fret-hand accuracy. The accompanying CD includes all 365 workout licks plus play-along grooves in every style at eight different metronome settings.

Fretboard Freedom

Author: Troy Nelson
Publisher: Hal Leonard
ISBN: 148034866X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 518

Book Description
(Guitar Educational). This revolutionary approach to chord-tone soloing features a 52-week, one-lick-per-day method for visualizing and navigating the neck of the guitar. Rock, metal, blues, jazz, country, R&B and funk are covered. Topics include: all 12 major, minor and dominant key centers; 12 popular chord progressions; half-diminished and diminished scales; harmonic minor and whole-tone scales; and much more. The accompanying audio tracks feature demonstrations of all 365 licks! Written by Troy Nelson, author of the #1 bestseller Guitar Aerobics and former editor-in-chief of Guitar One .

10 Minute Guitar Workout

Author: David Mead
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781849380775
Category : Electric guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
David Mead got the idea for this book from the Canadian Air Force, who published a ten-minute-a-day physical fitness schedule for modern times. The book recognised that many people needed to exercise but had little time to spare, so it offered a regime that would bring about a good level of fitness from a time investment of only ten minutes a day. The same obstacle stands before countless guitar students. Work, kids, commuting, washing up - all come before guitar practice. 10 Minute Guitar Workout is the solution for anyone wanting to develop their guitar skills without sacrificing their precious time. In a Series of graduated exercises designed specifically to enhance technique rapidly and painlessly, and with the support of a full-length audio CD, it's now possible for guitar students to practise their new-found skills in the shortest possible time and still achieve satisfying results. Book jacket.

Guitar Fitness

Author: Josquin Des Pres
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780793516971
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(Guitar School). By the same author of the critically acclaimed Bass Fitness, comes Guitar Fitness. The purpose of this book is to provide the guitar player with a wide variety of finger exercises to develop the technique necessary to succeed in today's music scene. These exercises are designed to help increase speed, improve dexterity, develop accuracy and promote finger independence. These exercises cover a wide range of technical requirements to help beginners through experienced pros. Guitar Fitness app now available! Click here for details

Rock Discipline

Author: John Petrucci
Publisher: Warner Bros. Publications
ISBN: 9781576234747
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
As the cornerstone for the innovative band Dream Theater, John Petrucci has rapidly become one of the most respected and talked about guitarists of the '90's. He has been featured in virtually every major guitar publication worldwide and was voted "Best Guitarist for 1994" in "Guitar" magazine and "Break Through Guitarist of the Year (1993)" in "Guitar For the Practicing Musician" magazine. This powerful and all encompassing book starts with a valuable segment on warm-ups followed by up-to-date practice concepts that address dealing with today's information explosion. John has provided detailed lessons concerning speed and accuracy using rhythmic subdivisions, chromatic exercises, dynamics and scale fragments. Other topics include picking through arpeggios, string skipping, sweep picking, legato technique and how to expand the color and texture of basic "power chords." Also included are detailed transcriptions and demonstrations of dozens of exercises, examples and special etudes ranging from easy-to-master to very challenging. All music examples are contained on the included recording and written in both standard notation and tablature. Book jacket.

Justin Guitar - Note Reading for Guitarists

Author: Justin Sandercoe
Publisher: Music Sales
ISBN: 9781785583698
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(Music Sales America). This book has been specially created for any guitarist who wants to learn note reading, be they beginners or more advanced players who have neglected this part of their musicianship. It starts with the very basics of written music and progressively introduces notes on each string one at a time until all notes in the "open position" (first five frets) of the guitar have been mastered, and up to 8th note rhythm subdivisions have been learned and applied. Also covered are sharps, flats, key signatures, accidentals, repeats and more. Each step includes practical exercises, handy tips and tricks and a simple repertoire for students to put their reading skills into practice. Spiral open so it lays flat no matter what page you're on.

Solo Guitar Playing

Author: Frederick M. Noad
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780028716800
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
This second volume of the popular classical guitar method features instruction, graded exercises, practice studies, and a survey of the guitar repertoire. Volume Two develops technique, sightreading, and includes an advanced repertoire of thirty works.