Advanced Rock Guitar
Below is my Advanced Rock book. It should be noted that while you are welcome to, it is not necessary to go through this book systematically from beginning to end. Early on in my program, when rock music was more popular than it is today, I did utilize all or most of the material. However, due to my student's decreasing interest in rock music, and their increasing interest in performing ensemble music (and the very time-consuming task of preparing them for performances), only one or two of the classic rock fingerstyle songs are introduced. Feel free to pick and choose whatever material works for your program.
Advanced Guitar For the Classroom – Rock Guitar
Below, you can download a single pdf of the complete Advanced Rock Guitar Book or download individual material.
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The Complete advanced ROCK Guitar Book
The Advanced Rock book is divided into three sections – Scales, Solos and Songs. Scales and Solos have a combined objective of teaching and applying the fundamentals of soloing. The scale section introduces relevant scales in rock soloing, including major, minor, minor pentatonic and blues scales. Within the context of these scales, picking exercises, soloing practice and well-known guitar licks are also introduced. The Solo section is comprised of established solos and melodies, all performed in the context of duets or trios, so that there is a relevant and meaningful application.
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Individual Songs and Material from the Advanced Rock Book
Note: Some of the songs and exercises may not include tabs. If you prefer a tab version, contact me and I'll upload one.
Scales & Licksmajor scale & exercises
Minor scale & Exercises
minor pentatonic scale & Licks
Classic Rock Licks
BLUES SCALE AND INTROS
Developing Soloing TechniqueMelodies & Solos to Develop Picking Technique
Tango to evora
Gerudo Valley (TRIO)
stairway to heaven solo (2 Versions)
Below are two versions of Jimmy Page's guitar solo. The electric version is a literal transcription. The acoustic version is an adaptation of the electric and is only an excerpt. Since my students use classical guitar, it is not possible to make the string bends that you can with the electric version. Instead, I incorporate slides. Also, it is not possible (or practical) to play notes on the 20th fret, since most classical guitars don't have that fret! Thus, that part of the solo is left out. Still, it's a good solo to tackle, even on an acoustic, especially when learning minor pentatonic scales.
After learning the solos, it is highly recommended that students play it in the context of a duet, where one student plays the Am – Am7/G – F chord progression while the other plays the solo. For ease in the learning curve of this solo, I made three versions: Slow, Medium and Normal.
Hammer-On's & Pull-Off's
Harmonics
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Beginning Piano for the Classroom
Creating this beginning piano curriculum for my students was with the awareness that most of them do not have a piano or keyboard at home, which means that their only practice time is during class. Considering that, as well as the fact that classes meet only two or three times per week, the pace of the class is slower than a class where student had an opportunity to practice at home, or at least every day at school. For classroom piano teachers with a similar situation, the beginning piano book below should last a full school year. For students who are able to learn at a faster pace (either because they are able to practice at home, or perhaps they have prior music experience), if they complete the beginning book before the end of the school year, you may introduce them to the second-year, intermediate-level repertoire, also below.
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Beginning Piano book
Restrictions of Use
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30. Etude (Czerny)
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30. Etude (Duvernoy)
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