Finger Builders - Book 1

In this comprehensive book jazz guitarist Michael Anthony addresses the need to build flexibility and technical proficiency in a way consistent with the melodic motifs of contemporary music. Though the warm-ups arenumbered there is no order that must be followed. The guitarist may approach them according to his or her interest and inspiration. They include: arpeggios scale patterns melodic minor forms chord-melody groups stretching andcontrary motion double-stops octave displacement walking bass with comping two line phrases 'out of the box' geometric shapes overlapping rhythms long arpeggios and diminished scale patterns. The finish line exemplifiesarpeggios outlining I-VI-II-V7 progressions in major and minor. In the words of Michael Anthony 'I find that isolation of the right and left hand is useful but ultimately it is the timing and coordinationof the two that is necessary.' The benefits of these warm-ups are threefold: 1. Technical improvement. 2. Fingerboard knowledge. 3. Ear training.Extreme Warm-Ups And Chops Builders For Guitar iswritten in notation and tablature.

Train your fingers to become a lean mean Guitar-playing machine!Want to sharpen your Guitar-playing skills? This practice orientated playbook is packed with hands-on technique builders from warm-up exercises and scales toarpeggios chords and much more. You'll see how to apply your technique with performance pieces at the end of each chapter.