Sight Reading Mastery for Bass Guitar: Learn to read music the right way. (Sight Reading for Modern Instruments Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KD3WN4K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 473 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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The exercises in Sight Reading Mastery are limitless and continually challenge, develop and improve your sight reading skills - however far you advance.The problem with many other sight reading texts is that the student quickly memorises the study pieces that are included, however, Sight Reading Mastery for Bass Guitar cleverly avoids this problem. Every important major and minor key is covered, as are all the rhythms that you will come across in most normal playing situations. Professional musicians communicate with written music, and because very few other instruments use tablature, musicians simply learn to read music as a natural part of learning to play. If you want to have a better chance of working professionally as a guitarist you must learn to sight read on your instrument.There are three essential elements to being able t
"A pedagogue, not a theoretician" according to Christopher Dee. You can tell this is the work of a really experienced, compassionate teacher who has taught musicians at all levels of experience. The book consists of around A pedagogue, not a theoretician You can tell this is the work of a really experienced, compassionate teacher who has taught musicians at all levels of experience. The book consists of around 30% instruction and 70% exercises, organized by key signature. I really like these two sentences, though the idea is certainly not new: "For now, don't use a metronome. Even if it takes you 10 minutes to do just one or two lines then this is success." That's a very positive, encouraging way of phrasing an idea which is vital for any beginner: practice playing correctly, don't practi. 0% instruction and 70% exercises, organized by key signature. I really like these two sentences, though the idea is certainly not new: "For now, don't use a metronome. Even if it takes you 10 minutes to do just one or two lines then this is success." That's a very positive, encouraging way of phrasing an idea which is vital for any beginner: practice playing correctly, don't practi. Sk8skot said again) of judging the book by the cover-- the inside and out of this one was pretty, and I was fooled. Attention Bassists!If you are looking to learn to sightread and gain knowledge of the correct fingering whilst reading, this is NOT the book that will fulfill that goal.I made the mistake (yet, again) of judging the book by the cover-- the inside and out of this one was pretty, and I was fooled. I should have been tipped off by the "Guitar" in the title. It's presented by a guitar player (all of the titles by Fundamental Changes are from non-bass players and they only have "again) of judging the book by the cover-- the inside and out of this one was pretty, and I was fooled" according to Sk8skot. Attention Bassists!If you are looking to learn to sightread and gain knowledge of the correct fingering whilst reading, this is NOT the book that will fulfill that goal.I made the mistake (yet, again) of judging the book by the cover-- the inside and out of this one was pretty, and I was fooled. I should have been tipped off by the "Guitar" in the title. It's presented by a guitar player (all of the titles by Fundamental Changes are from non-bass players and they only have 2 bass books, including this one) and this book doesn't even give . bass books, including this one) and this book doesn't even give . "Good info, clearly written" according to jp. Bought this to use as a base course for students. Good info, clearly written. My only reservation was the exclusion of the examples in the Kindle version. I eventually found them at the author's site, and printed them from a pdf. These need to be included. Therefore, in accordance with the author's own advice in the book, it makes more sense to buy the hard copy, or be prepared to print all the exercises, as he (rightly and helpfully suggests) to turn the exercises upside down for gettng more bang for the buck. Other than that, good stuff