Materials

Students can be beginners to advanced; choosing either the acoustic, electric or bass guitar. Reading music, music theory, technique, improvisation, and composition as applied to jazz, blues or rock etc., is part of the curriculum.
All students are required to keep a notebook. Coursework must be kept neatly in a folder or notebook - not loose leaf papers stuffed into the guitar case or crumpled up papers stuffed into a pocket.
Mel bay's Complete Book of Guitar Improvisation
Vincent Bredice

Mel bay's Complete Book of Guitar Improvisation

Guitar students are required to purchase Mel Bay's "The Complete Book Of Guitar Improvisation by Vincent Bredice.

This is an incredibly comprehensive book dealing with every harmonic and technical aspect of guitar improvising. Included are analyses of scales, arpeggios, picking technique, chord progressions, cadences and modulations. In addition, numerous studies and exercises are contained to help you play through the concepts of being taught. The goal is technical and mental mastery of the guitar fingerboard.

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Two Part Inventions
Vincent Bredice

Mel Bay's Deluxe Jazz Rock Bass Method

Bass students are required to purchace Mel Bay’s “Deluxe Jazz Rock Bass Method” by Vincent Bredice.

An excellent and thorough bass method designed to provide a musical foundation and expertise technique and theory in the jazz and rock idioms, ear training, transposition, modulation, syncopation, duets, progressions, substitutions, and much more are covered in this extensive volume. Notation only.

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Two Part Inventions
J.S. Bach

Two Part Inventions

"Two Part Inventions" by J.S. Bach
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Books, Disks, DVD’s. CD’s, strings, picks and other materials are not covered by your lesson tuition. Students/Parents will be required to buy additional books and learning materials from time to time as the student progresses.
Guitar students are required to purchase Mel Bay's "The Complete Book Of Guitar Improvisation by Vincent Bredice.
Bass students are required to purchace Mel Bay’s “Deluxe Jazz Rock Bass Method” by Vincent Bredice.

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Complete List

  • "Mel bay's Complete Book of Guitar Improvisation" by Vincent Bredice
  • "Two Part Inventions" by J.S. Bach
  • "Fusion" by Joe Diorio
  • "Modern Reading Text in 4/4" by Louis Bellson and Gil Breines
  • "Deluxe Jazz & Rock Bass" By Vincent Bredice
  • "120 Daily Studies For The Right Hand" by Mauro Giuliani
  • "Linear Expressions" by Pat Martino
  • "Funkifying the Clave" by Lincoln Goines and Robby Ameen
  • "Scales & Modes" by Vincent Bredice
  • "Elementary Training for Musicians" by Paul Hindemith

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