Scales on one String

By Peter Inglis

Playing scales on one string is the quickest way to develop your melody playing and expression on the guitar. You will also learn to change positions on the guitar confidently and musically.

Who are you learning from?
Peter Inglis has a 40 career spanning the dance hall, to the recording studio and ultimately the concert stage.
He has performed all styles from rock to pop, jazz to classical and now shares his experience via publications and coaching with guitarists who wants the fast track to competence.

What will you learn?
The methods used by professional musicians to refine their craft and perform.

Every concept and technique in the book has been tested in live performance over a 40 year career of professional guitar playing, in styles of music ranging from rock to classical and everything in between

Who is it for?
All styles of player from country to classical, from baroque to rock.
All skill levels:
- Amateur guitarists who want to play better and perform.
- Teachers who want a focussed and thorough resources for their students.
- Professional guitarists who want to reassess their own development.
- This book is suitable for electric and acoustic guitar.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Inglis
• Release date: Jan 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311231635

Peter Inglis

Peter is the Principal of the Inglis Academy in Sydney, Australia, where people come to develop their literacy in art and music.*-* ART *-* Peter's art workshops use accelerated learning techniques to enable beginners to paint masterworks by Van Gogh and Monet in their first lesson!*-* MUSIC *-* Peter's guitar performances, workshops and publications cover 400 years of Western music.

Book preview

Scales on One String by Peter Inglis. (Inglis Academy: Keys to Guitar #3)

Edition 1.17 | Author & Publisher: Peter Inglis.

Smashwords ISBN: 9781311231635 | For information about Educational Licenses please contact the author. | Copyright Notice: All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced or transmitted, or utilised in any form without written permission from the publisher, except as covered by fair use provisions for the purpose of review.

For over four decades Peter Inglis has performed professionally in styles of music ranging from country & western to rock and pop, jazz and classical, and in venues ranging from the Sydney Opera House and the Art Gallery of N.S.W. to open air concerts in the Australian outback.

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Read more about Inglis Academy publications, methods and resources at the end of this book.

Table of Contents

About this Project | Who is this book for? | What we will learn in this project? | Learn the open string scales first | A Hierarchy of Musical Skills | Field tested Fingerings | Fingering Systems and Peak Experiences

Let's begin! | Your Studio | Write it out! | Only two fingering patterns | Example: On the G string: Twinkle Twinkle | Fingering one string | Change of position ascending | Change of position descending | Portamento | Home Base and Important Positions | Slow Practice and Fast Position Changes

How to Practice the Scales on One String | Articulation of One Note | First 5