Guitar PeacCUM (TCU eA DECOR aadnn nee FORWARD Have you ever wondered about those young students of, say, the Violin or piano, who acquire a very high level of technical skills in 4 very short time? Have you noticed that guitar players, by com parison, generally do not reach that level in the same time span? Have you ever wondered why this difference exists? One notable reason is often taken for granted. Violinists, for ex- ample, inherit @ tradition of disciplined training regimens. Begin- ring Violin studies are made up of seemingly endless exercises of steady uninterrupted eighth-notes, sixteenth-notes, or triplets, etc., which the student practices faithfully every day. Great care is, taken to make each note sound perfect. It is through these disci lined and uninterrupted practice regimens that great technique is acquired. In general, those who do it, get it, and those who don't, Son't. This book is a series of programmed project lessons designed to give the improvising guitarist such a regimented program. Why the impro- vising guitarist? In most cases, the violin or piano student is working From music which was written by someone else: ‘The seoenolca wees his studies puts him in'a relatively safe place. “If you don't ike it, don't blame me. Paganini wrote it; | didn't", The improvisor, how- ever, faces the risk of criticism not only of his technique, but of his choice of notes as well. This working condition can create @ double bind effect, causing a sort of mental paralysis which quickly translates into an inability to carry out the motor skill. It is toward the resol tion of this problem that this book is directed. In addition, those guitarists who already have an established technique find this book useful in maintaining it. Doing the project lessons a5 outlined in the book, 50 minutes per day, 6 days per week, will keep your chops in shape during the periods when you are not actively play Ing. This program has been tested in numerous group and individual situa~ tions, and without exception has worked for those who actually followed through and did the work as it Is laid out here, Read the instructions carefully. Follow the directions. Do the work and it will work for you too.cen SAREE TABLE OF CONTENTS Forward 0 ee ee Equpment. 2 ee ee Picking/Fingerings ©. ss ee tt 8 KeyCenters 2 ee ee The Fingerboard 2 ee TD Line Shaping. 2 ee TheProgrm. 2 0 ee ee Pointers. 2 ee HB How to do project lessons for weeks one through six. . + +19 Week One Project Lesson I-A 2 2 5 2 rt tt 220 Week Two Project Lesson -B ol 55s 5 ee ts 228 Week Three Project Lesson 2A 2 > +e + te Week Four Project Lesson 2B. 5s > + : Week Five Project Lesson FA DD ll se S36 Week Six” Project Lesson 3B. 1 lS te tao Week Seven Project Lesson Review 2 10: + + + + +85 How to do weeks eight through thirteen 5-87 Week Eight Project Lesson A. 2 2 7 7 sot Week Nine’ Project Lesson BS > ll 7 se +R Week Ten Project Lesson As 5 5s 7s + 760 Week Eleven Project Lesson 5B.) s+ v8 Week Twelve Project Lesson Al 1 5 2s 5 + + 68 Week Thirteen Project Lesson @B ll 020s + + + + :72 ~ Week Fourteen Project Lesson Review | 50 2+ + + 077 How to do weeks fifteen, sixteen and seventeen... - +78 Week Fifteen Project Lesson Reviews. > = + = Week Sixteen Project Lesson Revies | 20s - + + + Week SeventeenProject Lesson Review. 5. = 5 += Hammer-On's. 5 ee BP puoffs. 2 eee Slidesse 2 ee BS Week Eighteen Project Lesson Review = = = + + Week Nineteen Project Lesson Review « Week Twenty Project Lesson Review «