Berklee Basic Guitar

Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 1 - Guitar Technique (Guitar Method)
Berklee Press Publications | November 1, 1986 | English | PDF | 64 pages | 24.4 MB

A modern method ideal for all beginning guitarists, studying individually or in a class. Technique and reading skills are developed through two-, three- and four-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and newly composed music. Also includes an introduction to chord playing.

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Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 2 - Guitar Technique (Guitar Method)
Berklee Press Publications | November 1, 1986 | English | PDF | 64 pages | 11.3 MB

A continuation of Phase I, this volume is ideal for beginning to intermediate guitar students or classes ready to progress beyond the basics. It includes solo, two-part, and three-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and contemporary music to help players create a unique and personal sound.

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Ted Pease - Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice

Ted Pease - Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice
PDF/MP3 - 256 Pages - 105 MB

When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that often evidences great emotional depth and breadth of sophistication. Berklee College of Music legend Ted Pease demystifies the processes involved in writing jazz tunes and in composing episodic and extended jazz works. Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice is a by-product of Pease's 25 years of teaching jazz composition. The accompanying CD helps demonstrate melody, harmony and rhythmic elements of jazz and also includes a variety of music-writing exercises focused on learning these same elements to help you begin producing your own effective jazz compositions.

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A modern method for guitar (Berklee) Vol.1,2 & 3

A modern method for guitar (Berklee) Vol.1,2 & 3
PDF - 432 Pages - 18 MB

Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm. Perfect for the serious guitar student and instructor alike.

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Paul Schmeling - Berklee Music Theory Book 2

Paul Schmeling - Berklee Music Theory Book 2
PDF - 50 Pages - 46 MP3s 192kbps - 73.6 MB

The second in a two-volume series based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective harmonic accompaniments from a lead sheet.

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Paul Schmeling - Berklee Music Theory Book 1 (PDF + Audio)

Paul Schmeling - Berklee Music Theory Book 1 (PDF + Audio)
PDF - 90 Pages - 57 MP3s 192kbps - 78.5 MB

Pitch. Rhythm. Scales. Intervals. Chords. Harmony. If you're serious about music, these are fundamental concepts you need to understand and master. Music Theory 101 will set you on your way. After more than 40 years at Berklee, Professor Emeritus Paul Schmeling has helped countless students build a solid base of musical knowledge, learning skills such as how to read and write musical notation, play notes on a piano keyboard, use scales, intervals, and chords and write a melody. Paul is also a master pianist, interpreter, improviser, arranger and co-author of the Berklee Practice Method: Keyboard and Instant Keyboard.

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