Fundamentals of Guitar: A Workbook for Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced Students [1 ed.] 0786686030, 9780786686032

This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the fou

293 40 34MB

English Pages [167] Year 2015

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD PDF FILE

Table of contents :
Front Matter:

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



Back Matter:
Glossary
Short subjects
Sources
Acknowledgments
About the author

Fundamentals of Guitar: A Workbook for Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced Students [1 ed.]
 0786686030, 9780786686032

  • 0 0 0
  • Like this paper and download? You can publish your own PDF file online for free in a few minutes! Sign Up
File loading please wait...
Recommend Papers