Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist, Volume 3 is intended for guitarists who are preparing for a professional career in music. Assuming you are already familiar with the materials in Volumes 1 and 2, this book will arm you with the tools you need to work as a modern guitar player. Authored by Ian Robbins, this text provides a new approach to guitar reading by focusing on multiple reading positions in the upper midrange section of the neck, syncopated quarter and 8thnote triplet figures and picking strategies, four note chord voicings, and multiple articulations including harmonics, tapping and vibrato. Each chapter concludes with a composition designed for two guitar players which focuses on the material learned in the unit.
This book will help aspiring professionals read the type of charts and information they will be expected to perform in a gig, studio, or ensemble setting. Designed with current trends in mind, the examples presented here span numerous contemporary musical styles commonly performed in today's music scene.
Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist, Volume 3 includes:
- Review of Positions I through VII
- Study of Positions VIII, IX and X in all ergonomic keys
- Study of Positions X 8va reading
- Reading four pitches simultaneously
- Tips for coordinating picking with rhythmic groups
- Syncopation exercises at the quarter and 8th note triplet level
- Melodic and slash notation reading
- Chord symbol recognition exercises
- Guitar Specific Articulations: Natural, Artificial and Tap Harmonics
- Guitar Specific Articulations: Two Hand Tapping and Vibrato
- Numerous practice examples to reinforce all concepts presented in the book