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Synopsis
This is a collection of "recipes" for satisfying musical appetites with a variety of tastes and textures. It covers all the ingredients for cooking up great music on the guitar: notation, tuning and intonation, rhythm, melody, scales, harmony, motifs, technique, and improvisation. Players will develop a personal musical vocabulary, learn how to apply it to different music, master basic guitar technique, and let the musical ideas sizzle.
Synopsis
Spice up your playing with The Guitar Cookbook Written by Guitar Player magazine music editor Jesse Gress this collection of recipes for satisfying a wide variety of musical appetites is for beginning to advanced guitarists. It covers all the ingredients for cooking up great music on the guitar: music notation tuning intonation rhythm melody scales motifs harmony ear-training technique improvisation and much more. Players will develop a personalized musical vocabulary; learn how to apply it to many different styles; master basic guitar techniques; and let the musical ideas sizzle
Synopsis
Created for anyone who hungers to increase their command of the instrument, The Guitar Cookbook is a comprehensive reference guide that will help beginning, intermediate, and advanced players understand the mechanisms of music on the guitar. This collection of "recipes" unlocks the logic of the fingerboard with hundreds of musical examples and concepts that can be applied to any style of music. You'll increase rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic awareness, develop a personalized musical vocabulary, and discover new flavors and fresh techniques that will make your playing sizzle. Beginners will gain solid grounding in the basics, while experienced players can break out of familiar patterns and cliches.