Advanced Guitar Diatonic Exercises contains over 200 diatonic exercises that are categorically engineered to provide the guitarist with a practical and reliable path towards both; technical mastery of the instrument and a greater understanding of music theory. All exercises are constructed from notes that are diatonic to a scale and are designed to increase the speed, fluidity, accuracy and proficiency of a given technique. Exercises that focus upon improving legato, alternate picking, economy picking, sweep picking and string skipping are all to be found in abundance. Always consisting of the notes, shapes and patterns that are consistent with modal theory, each exercise identifies isolates and targets individual difficult aspects of advanced techniques, providing the player with the tools necessary to improve their technical skill level. Diatonic exercises are easily transferable into usable licks and are reliable sources of new ideas and musical discoveries that can be individualized and absorbed into personal playing.
Advanced Guitar Diatonic Exercises contains over 200 diatonic exercises that are categorically engineered to provide the guitarist with a practical and reliable path towards both; technical mastery of the instrument and a greater understanding of music theory. All exercises are constructed from notes that are diatonic to a scale and are designed to increase the speed, fluidity, accuracy and proficiency of a given technique. Exercises that focus upon improving legato, alternate picking, economy picking, sweep picking and string skipping are all to be found in abundance. Always consisting of the notes, shapes and patterns that are consistent with modal theory, each exercise identifies isolates and targets individual difficult aspects of advanced techniques, providing the player with the tools necessary to improve their technical skill level. Diatonic exercises are easily transferable into usable licks and are reliable sources of new ideas and musical discoveries that can be individualized and absorbed into personal playing.
