by Serge Pierro | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Book Review: “My Life WIth The Chord Chemist”. When it comes to Guitar Teachers, there is one name that shines above the rest, and that would be Ted Greene. Although a legend for his mastery of the instrument, little is known of his personal life. This...
by Serge Pierro | Jan 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Book Review: The Advancing Guitarist – Goodrick Mick Goodrick was perhaps the most important conceptual/mathematical guitar teacher. Although his “Almanac of Voice-Leading” is legendary, it is “The Advancing Guitarist”, by which he is...
by Serge Pierro | Nov 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: “Approaching the Guitar” Gene Bertoncini Gene Bertoncini is one of the most underrated guitarists around today. His mastery of the instrument in both jazz and classical idioms is well noted. So, it is of no surprise that his...
by Serge Pierro | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Review: “Almanac of Guitar Voice-Leading” “Almanac of Guitar Voice-Leading” is perhaps one of the most important book ever written about guitar chords and voice leading. The information presented is priceless. Let’s take a look. Almanac of Guitar...
by Serge Pierro | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: Guitar Man: The Story of George Van Eps by Harrison Stephens As a long time fan of George Van Eps, I was delighted to see that someone had taken the time to write a book about the man and his music. The “Father of the 7 String Guitar” has...
by Serge Pierro | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: “Right Hand Studies for Five Fingers” by Charles Postlewate Many classic tomes on developing right hand fingerstyle technique will focus on using your thumb and three fingers (P-I-M-A), while often ignoring or mentioning only in passing...
by Serge Pierro | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: “One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau” by Ron Forbes-Roberts It is surprising that someone who was often cited as “the world’s greatest guitarist”, has so little information available about him. Fortunately, Ron Forbes-Roberts...
by Serge Pierro | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: Ralph Towner – Improvisation and Performing Techniques for Classical and Acoustic Guitar Ralph Towner’s combination of Classical and Jazz has separated him from most of his contemporaries. He is a master of composition and improvisation...
by Serge Pierro | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: “Fingerstyle Jazz” – Lenny Breau In the world of Fingerstyle Jazz, few practitioners are as revered as Lenny Breau. Considered my many to be one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, Breau revolutionized the genre. ...
by Serge Pierro | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book Review: Howard Morgen’s “Concepts” While the west coast had Ted Greene, for those of us on the east coast, we had Howard Morgen. Both were brilliant musicians/authors and have each have left books that are essential to the serious...
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