Single String Studies for Guitar Volume One
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1890944017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 91 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Follow Arnold's tips, and you'll be reading like a pro in no time." -- Guitar Player Magazine December 2000
If you are reading a part written for guitar it has been transposed. There are some definite right and wrong ways to approach this goal. Students find this concept to be quite confusing. To further complicate things the guitar is a transposing instrument sounding one octave below the written note. This book is a required text at New York Universities and Princeton University Music department. Example One shows a middle C on the treble clef. The book culminates in a final section which integrates playing on all six strings. But if you are serious about your instrument, learning how to read on it, and learning where the notes are without looking at it, you've come to the right place. Just to recap a little, you have 5 actual middle Cs pitches on the guitar (see example one) but because the guitar is transposed down one octave you only have one middle C that you play when you read a part written for guitar. The guitar is unique in that there are so many places to play the same note. This is the first book to present them formally, and is a milestone of its kind. Therefore here is one more example. Example two shows the five places this note can b
Mark Eee said Great for raw studies.. I enjoyed this book because it forced me to sight read all the way up beyond "Great for raw studies." according to Mark Eee. I enjoyed this book because it forced me to sight read all the way up beyond 20th fret. Brute force. There is no familiar, melodic basis for the exercises but they do help you learn the notes on every string. As the other reviewer stated, it would be nice to have a map . 0th fret. Brute force. There is no familiar, melodic basis for the exercises but they do help you learn the notes on every string. As the other reviewer stated, it would be nice to have a map . Great book for sight reading ! H. Kessler I have been searching for a book like this for quite some time. This book is good because it forces you to think about where the notes are on each string in relation to the musical staff. I wish there were better diagrams to show where all the notes actually are on each