The Art of Practice: A Method for the Study of the Guitar
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073G8PSKL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 459 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Today I have a busy schedule, performing, teaching and recording. I am a performer and teacher with a recording studio and extensive experience in all phases of my professional musical career. . I have extensively studied musical theory and the history of music. In my teens I began to study the guitar and piano, which led to performing and touring. About the Author I have been a musician for most of my life. I began playing in the orchestra at the age of eight, playing the clarinet. I have played guitar for more than 40 years and have taught the guitar for the last 30 years. I also play the saxophone, flute, harmonica, and voice. I have toured and recorded throughout my career. World music has been a major influence in my studies, but I have studied most popular styles and
It is my intention to help players who want to teach their friends and family. Learning to play and understand the instrument is difficult and when not given the necessary diagrams and the information to use them, the student is left to merely learn songs and other basic pieces of music in order to improve, which leaves most people with nothing more than playing their favorite music very poorly. There are many books on the subject of guitar playing, but none like this book. My book gives the student all the necessary information to improve for a life time of playing. What players need is a "manual" to simply show others what to know in order to improve and understand the instrument. Practicing is generally just approached by saying, "practice makes perfect", suggesting the more you practice the better you get, which is not true if you practice the wrong way. Time alone will not make a good player and most people will simply give up when they do not make significant improvement. This happens more frequently than taking lessons at a store or school. By studying my book the teacher and student have a tried and
World music has been a major influence in my studies, but I have studied most popular styles and performed in classical, jazz, and rock ensembles. I have toured and recorded throughout my career. Today I have a busy schedule, performing, teaching and recording. I have played guitar for more than 40 years and have taught the guitar for the last 30 years. . I began playing in the orchestra at the age of eight, playing the cl