This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. The book is divided into two parts: Pitch (Part I) and Rhythm (Part II). Part I is concerned primarily with the positions and movements of the fretting hand, and Part II with the possibilities of sound production with the picking hand. Part I begins the study of pitch locations and formations the fretboard, from natural harmonics to sets of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pitches. Part II addresses the often neglected topic of rhythm, beginning with a complete course in my approach to symmetrical picking and continuing with studies of multiple notes per stroke on one string (slurs, slides, and ornaments) and playing on multiple strings (rhythmic counterpoint).
Preface
Introduction
PART I Pitch
The String
Harmonics
Stopped Pitches
Just Intonation and Equal Temperament
Tuning
Monads
All locations of any single pitch
The Pentatonic
The Diatonic
Diatonic Patterns
Modulation
Other Scales
Symmetry
Dyads
All locations of any two pitches
Intervals
Triads
Constructing three-note structures
All locations of any three pitches
Voice leading
Triadic space
Tetrads and beyond
Constructing four-note structures
All tetrads of the four Heptatonic scales
Dominant progressions
All-Interval Tetrads
All remaining pitch structures
PART II Rhythm
One String, One Pitch
Time
Symmetrical Picking
Diatonic scales with Symmetrical Picking
Pick Control
Dynamics
Endurance
Rhythmic Pentatonics and Diatonics
Reduction
One String, Multiple Pitches
Diatonic scales with Legato phrasing
Diatonic ornaments
Chromatic ornaments
Slides
Multiple Strings
Polypulse
Creating rhythms
Rhythmic Dyads, Triads, and Tetrads
Polyrhythm
Rhythmic tiling
Infinite growth
Conclusion
Glossary
Short subjects
Sources
Acknowledgments
About the author
Introduction
PART I Pitch
The String
Harmonics
Stopped Pitches
Just Intonation and Equal Temperament
Tuning
Monads
All locations of any single pitch
The Pentatonic
The Diatonic
Diatonic Patterns
Modulation
Other Scales
Symmetry
Dyads
All locations of any two pitches
Intervals
Triads
Constructing three-note structures
All locations of any three pitches
Voice leading
Triadic space
Tetrads and beyond
Constructing four-note structures
All tetrads of the four Heptatonic scales
Dominant progressions
All-Interval Tetrads
All remaining pitch structures
PART II Rhythm
One String, One Pitch
Time
Symmetrical Picking
Diatonic scales with Symmetrical Picking
Pick Control
Dynamics
Endurance
Rhythmic Pentatonics and Diatonics
Reduction
One String, Multiple Pitches
Diatonic scales with Legato phrasing
Diatonic ornaments
Chromatic ornaments
Slides
Multiple Strings
Polypulse
Creating rhythms
Rhythmic Dyads, Triads, and Tetrads
Polyrhythm
Rhythmic tiling
Infinite growth
Conclusion
Glossary
Short subjects
Sources
Acknowledgments
About the author
| Arrangement | Guitar |
| Genres | Contemporary, Education, Post-1900 |
| Year of publishing | 2015-03-12 15:25:00 |
| Format | Instrumental Tutor |
| Level | 1 |
| NumberOfPages | 166 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Inc., Mel Bay Music US Agency, Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Okazaki, Miles (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786686032 |