Berklee Practice Method: Guitar - Softcover

Baione, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0634006495 ISBN 13: 9780634006494

Publisher: Berklee Press Publications, 2001

Synopsis

(Berklee Methods). Make your rock band better, or prepare yourself to join one! This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty band on the accompanying CD, then play with your own band!

About this title

From the Publisher

The first-ever method that teaches you how to play in a rock band. Improve your improvisation, timing, technique, and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Become the great guitar player that everyone wants to have in their band.

Lessons throughout this book guide you through chord voicings and changes, scales, improvisation techniques, rhythm accompaniments, tablature, and traditional notation. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing, and bossa nova.

Topics include:

- learning by ear
- theory and technique
- rhythmic interpretation
- improvisation
- comping
- reading
- song form
- interpreting lead sheets

This series coordinates methods for many different instruments, and all are based on the same tunes, in the same keys. If you know a bassist, drummer, keyboardist, vocalist, horn player, etc., have them pick up the Berklee Practice Method for their own instrument, and jam together!

Review

"All the basics are covered, from a clear presentation of music structure and theory to the dissection and analysis." -- Russell Ferrante, Founding member of Yellowjackets

"It's a great way to learn riffs, latch onto some basic song structures, and see how tunes are put together." -- Joe Stump, Shred Guitar Master

Edition details

• Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634006495
• ISBN 13: 9780634006494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176