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Classical Guitar Technique from Foundation to Virtuosity (Part 1): Foundation
Intended for intermediate and advanced players alike, Classical Guitar Technique from Foundation to Virtuosity , offers a step by step guide to optimizing the basic foundation of playing technique and to developing it to the highest levels of advanced playing in a day to day sequence of short, clearly explained practice sessions. In 81 progressive lessons, CGT provides a comprehensive and precisely-structured approach to the full development of playing technique in a time-efficient way.
In two parts, Part 1 is devoted to optimization of the fundamental movement forms required for playing the guitar.
In two parts, Part 1 is devoted to optimization of the fundamental movement forms required for playing the guitar.
197 pages, Paperback
Published November 2, 2016
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September 13, 2022
It's going to take a while for me to work my way through this entire book but I'm going to do some thing that I've never done before, which is rate and review a book before finishing it.
First, it's important to understand that this guide is for intermediate to advanced players. It's possible that it might be helpful for the advanced beginner as well, especially for a student who has a good teacher that is willing to work with material. But I think this book will be most effective for those who have some experience under their belt and who can reflect on the content of this book from a certain perspective
The information provided in the introduction alone is worth it's weight in gold. I think intermediate players will find important information that they have learned but forgotten, ideas that they had intuition about but didn't follow through on, as well as completely new and very valuable advice. I've already read through it twice marking it up with a highlighter and will probably go back to it.
Interestingly, I decided to skip the first part of the book dealing with the right hand and go directly to the second part which treats the left hand because of pain I've been experiencing in my left hand thumb. And what do I find right at the beginning but this passage:
"Tucked away behind the fingerboard it out of sight, the left hand thumb is probably the least discussed and least understood aspect of left hand technique."
The book then goes on to describe in great detail this element of left hand technique. I've already learned some things that have been extremely valuable and it looks like I may have solved what has been a chronic problem for many years.
Over some years of studying and playing the guitar I have used several books by different authors on this topic including Frederick Noad, Charles Duncan, Luis Zea, and Scott Tennant, I have learned something from all of them. This one to me seems the most well researched, sober, open minded, practical, and exhaustive that I have found. I wish it had been published 30 years ago! Well, better late than never...
First, it's important to understand that this guide is for intermediate to advanced players. It's possible that it might be helpful for the advanced beginner as well, especially for a student who has a good teacher that is willing to work with material. But I think this book will be most effective for those who have some experience under their belt and who can reflect on the content of this book from a certain perspective
The information provided in the introduction alone is worth it's weight in gold. I think intermediate players will find important information that they have learned but forgotten, ideas that they had intuition about but didn't follow through on, as well as completely new and very valuable advice. I've already read through it twice marking it up with a highlighter and will probably go back to it.
Interestingly, I decided to skip the first part of the book dealing with the right hand and go directly to the second part which treats the left hand because of pain I've been experiencing in my left hand thumb. And what do I find right at the beginning but this passage:
"Tucked away behind the fingerboard it out of sight, the left hand thumb is probably the least discussed and least understood aspect of left hand technique."
The book then goes on to describe in great detail this element of left hand technique. I've already learned some things that have been extremely valuable and it looks like I may have solved what has been a chronic problem for many years.
Over some years of studying and playing the guitar I have used several books by different authors on this topic including Frederick Noad, Charles Duncan, Luis Zea, and Scott Tennant, I have learned something from all of them. This one to me seems the most well researched, sober, open minded, practical, and exhaustive that I have found. I wish it had been published 30 years ago! Well, better late than never...
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