BERKLEE PRESS

A MODERN METHOD FOR GUITAR - VOLUME 1. Berklee Press. DVD-ROM

Series: Berklee DVD
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: DVD-ROM
Guitar
Artist: Larry Baione
Author: William Leavitt

This DVD-ROM version of A Modern Method for Guitar, Volume 1 is the most comprehensive guitar method DVD-ROM on the market. You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee's guitar department. It's like a year's worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! It features 14 hours of instruction including on-screen demonstrations (with camera close-ups of both hands), as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can sit in with your instructor. You will learn essential skills for playing lead and rhythm guitar, including: scales, chord forms, accompaniment skills, guitar technique, voice-leading approaches, reading music notation.

"...THE BEST METHOD EVER WRITTEN FOR GUITAR." - Mike Stern
For Use in Both Windows and MacIntosh Computers! For use in computers ONLY, this is not for use in a DVD player.
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A Modern Method for Guitar by William Leavitt, is one of the world's most popular guitar methods. It is the basic text for Berklee College of Music's guitar program. It has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors for over 40 years.

This DVD-ROM version of this proven method is the most comprehensive guitar method DVD-ROM on the market. The instruction on this DVD-ROM is equivalent to a year's worth of guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, Chair of Berklee's Guitar Department.

14 Hours of instruction include on-screen demonstrations, with camera close-ups of both hands, as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can "sit in" with your instructor.

You will learn essential skills for playing lead and rhythm guitar, including:

scales
chord forms
accompaniment skills
guitar technique
voice-leading approaches
reading music notation

PLAYING THE CHANGES: GUITAR. A Linear Approach to Improvising. Paul Del Nero. CD TABLATURE

Series: Berklee Labs
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: Softcover with CD
Author: Mitch Seidman
Author: Paul Del Nero

Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar performances. This book presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note/chord relationships. You'll learn how to: develop an expectation of sound - master the relationships between notes, modes and harmonies - improvise over jazz standards - identify pitch tendencies within chord progressions, and more. 128 pages.

Create more expressive solos

Effective improvisation can add fun and individuality to guitar solos. In Playing the Changes—Guitar, Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero present a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note relationships.

In this technique, improvised lines are derived from the harmonic construction of chord progressions. Learn how to choose appropriate notes by listening for the tendencies of pitches within modes and tetrachords—groupings of four notes in a scale. InPlaying the Changes—Guitar, you'll explore the possibilities of focused and linear improvisation, and develop your ability to create musically effective melodies with greater freedom and depth of expression.

Comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will guide you as you:

• Develop an expectation of sound—an intuitive sense for which notes to choose and where your chosen notes will lead the melody.
• Master the movement of notes over modes and harmonies.
• Use and learn from the examples on the included CD.
• Become comfortable improvising over jazz standards such as "Blue Bossa," "Tune Up," and "Long Ago and Far Away."
• Create your own chord pads to use as you practice recognizing the tendencies of pitches within chord progressions.
• Tablature included.

If you can read traditional notation and chord symbols, have a basic understanding of functional harmony and have a basic technical capability, you can use this book to learn how to improvise and become more expressive and creative in your music making.

BUZZ

"Very thoughtful and insightful book by Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero. This is geared to an intermediate to advanced level of student, but a beginner can certainly find good practice material. The tetrachord ideas are a unique way of addressing the problems of improvisation. If students apply themselves to the exercises, much progress can be made. Highly recommended!"

—Jack Wilkins, Guitarist and Educator

"Mitch Seidman and Paul Del Nero have assembled an impressive and comprehensive book of patterns, exercises, and etudes that really get inside the secrets to jazz improvisation and open up new possibilities to the guitarist at any level of their development. Complemented with a great sounding CD of many different examples, I know I. myself', will find it helpful for a long time to come. Great job, Mitch and Paul!"

—Duke Robillard, Award-Winning Blues Guitarist

"Playing the Changes is a nuts-and-bolts, hands-on method for soloing. Real concepts that will yield real results. A great piece of work!"

—Joe Beck, Jazz Guitarist

"Playing the Changes—Guitar: A Linear Approach to Improvising presents a great way to develop ear training, melodic and harmonic awareness, and the corresponding technique on the guitar. The clearly laid out and demystified program builds a sensitivity and understanding that will enrich any player's improvisational skills, transcending stylistic boundaries. A great contribution to a complete musician's education!"

—Howard Alden, Jazz Guitarist, Concord Recording Artist

THE CHORD FACTORY, Build Your Own Guitar Chord Dictionary. Berklee guide 238 pagine. TABLATURE

Series: Berklee Guide
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: Softcover
Author: Jon Damian

The Chord Factory is for all levels and styles of chord explorers, from professional-level guitarists in need of harmonic stimulation and to fill in some "gray areas," to the early-level guitarist just embarking on that fascinating and fun aspect of exploring chords and harmony. This added chord vocabulary and understanding will strengthen all areas of your musical world as a performer and composer. 238 pages

The Chord Factory is for all levels and styles of chord explorers, from professional-level guitarists in need of harmonic stimulation and to fill in some "gray areas," to the early guitarist just embarking on that fascinating and fun aspect of exploring chords and harmony. This added chord vocabulary and understanding will strengthen all areas of your musical world as a performer and composer.

• Learn thousands of chords
• Build your own creative harmonic toolbox
• Use harmony more effectively
• Expand your fingerboard facility
• Play more creative comping parts

Author Jon Damian is an active international performer, composer, arranger, lecturer, clinician, and author. His varied career has included performances with performers ranging from Howard McGhee to Bill Frisell, Linda Ronstadt to Johnny Cash, Luciano Pavarotti to Leonard Bernstein and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and many others. He is considered among the world's foremost thinkers about guitar theory and pedagogy, and is author of The Guitarist's Guide to Composing and Improvising (Berklee Press: 2000). Many of his students have become guitar luminaries, such as Bill Frisell, Wayne Krantz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Leni Stern, James Valentine, and Mark Whitfield.

"What an amazing book! Incredibly detailed and thorough. presenting everything in a clear, sometimes humorous way. Jon Damian has done all of us guitar players a huge favor: He's taken us by the hand to some brand new, exotic places musically. Thanks Jon! I'm happy to work at The Chord Factory."

—Jim Hall, Legendary Guitarist and NEA Jazz Masters Fellow

"Jon Damian blows my mind! In The Chord Factory, he goes deeper and deeper, daring to go where few, if any, have traveled, He looks around every corner, leaving no stone unturned, and continues to unlock the mystery, wonder, magic, and FUN in music. Jon gives us the keys. I look forward to this next adventure."

—Bill Frisell, Grammy-Winning Guitarist

"This fresh look at chords and their construction inspired new ideas for me right away. Jon's unique perspective reveals the rich language inherent in great chord progressions. He never loses sight of the fact that it's not how many chords you know, but how well you use them. Try taking a look at the unique ways that Jon and his imaginary friend Chester see chords. It will open up an expansive new world of expression for you."

—James Valentine, Grammy-Winning Guitarist (Maroon 5)

"Jon Damian always manages to relate in an emotional, visceral way to the study of music, making even the most theoretical aspects of that study easier to connect with, artistically, for anybody who's lucky enough to be studying with him. Plus, as this new book clearly illustrates, he knows some really good grips."

—Wayne Krantz, Guitarist (Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham)

"The Chord Factory shows why Jon Damian is such a popular and influential teacher. The book is systematic and thorough, yet at the same time it is creative and open-ended, giving the reader tools and concepts for a lifetime of exploration and learning. Everything is explained clearly—from single-note "harmony" to altered 13th chords and beyond. The focus is always on sound, music, and creativity, and it's fun to read. I plan to recommend this book to all our guitarists and also to non-guitarists, who can apply its principles to improvisation and arranging."

—Allan Chase, Chair of Contemporary Improvisation at New England Conservatory

"Author Jon Damian has created a masterful work in his latest book, The Chord Factory. ... Damian has created a book that not only shows various chord shapes, but also teaches the guitarist the theory behind each voicing. Guitarists of all levels can benefit from reading through this book.... The book is very easy to read and has a lot of humor throughout.... a book that would benefit every guitarist. Highly recommended!"

—Brandon Bernstein, for Just Jazz Guitar magazine