For beginner improvising guitarists. Everything you wanted to know about scales and modes. Covers all essential scales, modes and chord types and shows how to use them in a variety of musical contexts. Also covers modal tonalities, harmony, ear training and chord and scale substitution. All scale types are demonstrated with great licks and full length solos.
For beginner keyboard players. Takes you from beginner to professional level in a variety of styles as well as teaching music theory and improvisation in an interesting and practical way. This method features a complete system of chords, scales and arpeggios.
For beginner jazz guitarists. Covers all the chords, scales, rhythms and techniques used by great jazz musicians along with an in-depth analysis of improvisation. Also covers comping, chord substitution, harmony and ear training. Contains lots of great licks and solos in a variety of Jazz styles.
For beginner rock guitarists. Contains everything you wanted to know about Rock guitar, contained within one course. Features slurs, bends, slides, strumming, picking & tapping, along with a complete system of chords, scales & arpeggios - all introduced individually and then consolidated with complete solos.
For beginner lead guitarists. Everything you need to know about lead guitar playing. Takes the student from beginner to professional level as well as teaching music theory and improvisation in an interesting and practical way. This excellent method represents an essential guide for gutarists of any level.
For beginner improvising lead guitarists. Teaches all the scales, arpeggios and techniques used in lead guitar and how to create licks and solos in a variety of styles, including Rock, Blues, Country, etc.
For beginner saxophone players. Takes you from beginner to professional level in all styles & techniques as well as teaching music theory and improvisation in an interesting and practical way. Each new technique is introduced individually and then consolidated with complete solos or pieces.
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.
