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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 781 EAN: 9780876390115 ISBN: 0876390114 Label: Berklee Press Publications Manufacturer: Berklee Press Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: 1999-12-01 Publisher: Berklee Press Publications Studio: Berklee Press Publications
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Editorial Reviews: Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm. Perfect for the serious guitar student and instructor alike.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: For The Dedicated Student Comment: If instruction is what you need in a tutorial book then this is not the book for you. While the content is extensive and will take you from novice to expert, the beginning guitarist will struggle with the sparse instruction. Much is left to the imagination to figure out the point of the lesson. When there is explaination it is almost of no use as the author has tried to strip down any prose instruction to the bare minimum at the expense of usability. Although, once past the first several exercises progress will no doubt increase. Each exercise is designed to illistrate a specific element being taught, That said, the exercises struggle to inspire as they are often repiticious and mind numbing sequences of notes that have little 'song writting' quality. My suggestion is that this book is placed as a complimentary book to a more in-depth instructive book rather than a stand alone book. Try other publications first. Customer Rating: Summary: Great guitar book Comment: I find that this book holds a lot of info and covers a great range of learning. It works well for any guitar player and spans a good deal of difficulty levels and can guide a guitar student for the first several years of study depending on learning speed. Customer Rating: Summary: Great For Learning How To Sightread! Comment: This book is just about the end-all of sight-reading books. Commit yourself and you will learn how to read. Caution: may get stuck into fingering positions. Note: Learn the notenames on the fingerboard! P.S.Perfect for college sightreading classes or giving guitar lessons. Customer Rating: Summary: Buy it if you must Comment: I would never have bought this book if my guitar teacher hadn't insisted. It is way to complex for someone trying to learn how to read music on their own. However, it works VERY well with my teacher. He prescribes the many exercises for me to practice as I simultaneously learn to play and read music. I understand that this method is supposed to be the best. Customer Rating: Summary: The most comprehensive guitar method ever! Comment: This 3 in 1 volume of the Berklee series by William Leavitt is the most comprehenisive and definitive method for guitar ever written. Primarily a jazz oriented method, this Berklee series by Leavitt is used as the basic text for guitar at the Berklee School of Music. Its all here -- theory, rhythm, chords, scales/modes, melody, harmony, chord/scale relationship, chord voicings, appreggios,speed and reading exercises,etc. All the music written in this book is original and you will be playing interesting pieces of music right from the get-go (very cool). This method is for serious study and demands discipline and hard work;if you are looking for "fun", forget it. But immense enjoyment and satisfaction await!2 This method might not be the immediate choice for learning rock/metal styles. I would recommend the Troy Stetina method books for rock/metal stylistic specifics. (Although if neoclassical/shred/prog. metal styles are your thing, you definitely should have this method book!) However, this method is for serious study of the guitar regardless of style and should be in the library of any serious guitarist. This comprehensive guitar method is an investment for a lifetime of learning and playing the guitar. A Modern Method for Guitar is a method book you will go back to again and again even after you work through all three volumes. You don't master it. It IS the master. Unless you're Al Dimeola (who, by the way,went to Berklee). Highly recommended. More Reviews