Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist

The Complete Contemporary Guitarist is a comprehensive 396-page guide for blues, rock, and jazz players. Combining theory, ear training, fretboard knowledge, and sight-reading all under one cover, the book features easy-to-read chord and scale diagrams, plus detailed musical examples. It teaches intervals, scales, chords, and progressions using standard music notation and TAB. Drills and worksheets for self study and an ear training CD for further development are included. / Guitare

A plain-English easy-to-follow course-Play Guitar! is a friendly step-by-step Guitar method which makes learning fun. No previous musical experience is required and as you progress through each chapter you will develop a broad range of skillsessential to the contemporary guitarist including: tuning up music reading single note technique chord vocabulary rhythm Guitar techniques scales improvisation and music theory. These skills are consolidated through classicGuitar repertoire and specially written traditional and new pieces.A free CD featuring superb backing tracks enables you to sound like a guitarist in a professional band. The tracks are recorded in stereo with the melodypanned to the left and rhythm Guitar to the right. This enables you to hear the complete track before playing either the lead or rhythm part.

Essential Guitar Series-Expand and develop your six string theory with George Marios. In this DVD George Marios goes from fundamental elements of music such as phrasing and timing to showcasing many intervallic lines involving hybrid picking sweepingand hammer ons and pull offs. In addition the DVD features George Marios performing a selection of the tunes from his album. Every example is explained step by step so that players of all abilities can get the most out of thevideo. A guitar jam track which is also included for you to play along with. George Marios started playing the guitar at the age of 15 in his native Greece and has now become part of an exciting new breed of guitarists of hisgeneration with his refreshing style tone and technique.

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Taking a unique approach to GCSE Music through the medium of great rock and pop!A brand new series Rock Your GCSE Music provides eight complete half-term projects which support theory performance composition and listening. The series addresses all of the required GCSE skills is suitable for all exam boards and features a range of contemporary and classic tracks that will really engage your students.Ensemble Pieces Arranged specially to be of an appropriate level for GCSE Ensemble Performance for the rock instrument parts. The main band scores are provided in the book for yourreference with individual parts on the two accompanying CD-ROMs for you to print as required including optional TAB for guitarists and additional parts for extra instrumentation. High quality ‘sound-alike’ backing tracks with minus-one options are also provided to support your group’s performance. Examiner advice helps you and your students prepare their performances for the GCSE requirements.