Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2
by Ted Greene
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Author: Ted GreeneBrand: Alfred
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-01
ISBN: 0739053841
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
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- Book Pages: 136
- By Ted Greene
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Book Review: Worth waiting for !
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been trying to get a copy of this book for a few years now. I am delighted to say that I have recently received a copy in mint condition. In forty years of playing and twenty four years of teaching guitar and Music (you know ? - the language), I have only seen one other book which equals this one.
This book is as good as it gets. The guitar itself is just some wood with strings on it. Music comes from the player. If a person wants to express themselves in English, it REALLY helps to read, write and know the rules of grammar and syntax. The same applies to ANY other language. Music is no different. Too many guitar players are well versed on equipment (i.e. guitars, amplifiers et cetera) but do not know the fretboard ! If you don't know where and what the notes are, you can't use them. An analogy is a tradesman who has very good tools but is only aware of maybe 5% of their uses. Playing by ear alone is ok but limiting. Imagine if you learnt French by ear alone ? You wouldn't be able to read street signs, menus, books or anything else in France. How would you find your way around ? Why spend months trying to learn something by ear when you can just read it instantly ? Why spend ages learning someone else's licks when you can make up your own that are just as good or better ? This is a very satisfying and rewarding experience. In my experience of performing, the best compliments I have received were from people who liked the way I express myself in Music language, not from people who liked the way I copied someone else. Novelists, sculptors, artists and many other creative people work hard at developing their own style but guitar players (who haven't learnt the language) don't seem to care about this. This is just plain arrogance. Other instrument players learn this stuff.
If YOU don't really care about the way you phrase and express music, then NO ONE ELSE will care about the way you phrase and express music. It's just simple mathematics really. I don't care if there are famous players who can't read or improvise. To my ears, they reach a certain level and don't get any better. Famous or not. It's just a con ! It's like the movie 'Groundhog Day.
Ted Greene's book: 'Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2,' is the Holy Grail. You can use it to develop Rock, Blues, Country or just about any style of music played on the guitar as well as Jazz.
Believe in yourself. Take the bull by the horns and discover how 12 notes can create color !
Thanks again Ted !
Kevin Donnelly. BA(Mus)., DipEd., Melbourne, Australia.
Summary of Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2
Ted Greenes Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing method is one of the most respected approaches to playing jazz guitar ever written. Continuing where Volume 1 left off, this book ties all the tools together, with special emphasis on playing through chord changes and developing rich melody lines.Instruments & Performers Books
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