Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist Volume 3 by Ian Robbins

Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist Volume 3 by Ian Robbins

Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist, Volume 3 is intended for guitarists who are preparing for a professional career in music. Assuming you are already familiar with the materials in Volumes 1 and 2, this book will arm you with the tools you need to work as a modern guitar player. Authored by Ian Robbins, this text provides a new approach to guitar reading by focusing on multiple reading positions in the upper midrange section of the neck, syncopated quarter and 8^thnote triplet figures and picking strategies, four note chord voicings, and multiple articulations including harmonics, tapping and vibrato. Each chapter concludes with a composition designed for two guitar players which focuses on the material learned in the unit.

This book will help aspiring professionals read the type of charts and information they will be expected to perform in a gig, studio, or ensemble setting. Designed with current trends in mind, the examples presented here span numerous contemporary musical styles commonly performed in today's music scene.

Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist, Volume 3 includes:

- Review of Positions I through VI

- Study of Positions VI, IX and X in all ergonomic keys

- Study of Positions X 8va reading

- Reading four pitches simultaneously

- Tips for coordinating picking with rhythmic groups

- Syncopation exercises at the quarter and 8^th note triplet level

- Melodic and slash notation reading

- Chord symbol recognition exercises

- Guitar Specific Articulations: Natural, Artificial and Tap Harmonics

- Guitar Specific Articulations: Two Hand Tapping and Vibrato

- Numerous practice examples to reinforce all concepts presented in the book

Robbins, Ian: - Ian Robbins graduated from USC with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Studio/Jazz performance. He has had airplay on KJAZ 88.1FM and other national jazz stations as a member of the Bruce Escovitz Jazz Orchestra (BEJO). He recorded on BEJO's 2008 Album Invitation. Invitation spent several weeks in the top half of the Billboard Jazz charts. Ian recently recorded Guitar, Ukulele and Mandolin tracks for a song used for a promotional video for the NBC TV Show This Is Us. Lately Ian has performed with Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.- The winner of NBC's America's Got Talent Season 6. Ian has previously performed/recorded with Barry Manilow, Bonnie Raitt, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Erskine, Toni Tennille, Louis Bellson, Ndugu Chancellor, Stu Hamm, Kurt Elling, Ernie Watts, Marilyn McCoo, Alan Chang, Scott Henderson, and many others. Ian has also done session work for Grammy winning producer Bobby Watson and for Nickelodeon Studios. Recently Ian recorded for the JGAH project in Korea (arranged by Dr. Rachel Yoon), a Korean traditional music group that has performed live over 200 times along to Ian's prerecorded fusion guitar tracks. Ian is currently on the faculty at Musician's Institute. As part of the Bachelor Degree Program he teaches Guitar Technique, Guitar Reading, Songwriting, Performance Classes in Punk, Blues Rock and Fusion (the latter with former co/teacher Russell Ferrante), Ear Training, Private Lessons and Open Counseling. He also teaches the KPOP, Zawinul and Coffee House International LPWs. Ian Robbins is also the lead guitarist/singer/songwriter of original punk rock band Get Out(TM). Get Out(TM) has released 6 albums, which have sold on 6 continents and performed hundreds of shows. Get Out(TM)'s YouTube channel currently has over 40,000 views (none of which were purchased). They have been endorsed by energy drink company Nitro 2 Go and have gotten airplay on various local stations. The band has performed on LA18 television and has shared the stage with such national acts as Voodoo Glow Skulls, Streetlight Manifesto, MXPX, and Suburban Legends. In January 2015, Get Out(TM) released Epilogue with the help of drummer Jeff Bowders (Paul Gilbert, Shakira). Epilogue is a 19 minute progressive punk rock epic currently being sold on iTunes and other online distributors. Get Out(TM) will release their 7th album We Were Here First this year. Ian is a member of Hip Hop/Electronica group Dancing Mischief, which has received airplay on KCRW FM. Ian also plays guitar for Korean Grammy winning artist Ann One. Ann One has performed at KCON 2018, the Korean Society of Maryland's annual festival, on LA18's Halo Halo, and was featured on the pilot episode of the Asian American web series Sessions at Studio 5A.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781732996861
ISBN 10	1732996865
Title	Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist Volume 3
Author	Ian Robbins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ian Robbins
Year published	2020-09-01
Number of pages	146
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.