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    Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days
    Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days
    Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days
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    Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days

    By Alexander Westenberg

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    The Creative Guitar Guide to reading standard music notation without wasting hours or energy!

     

    Reading music often looks hard, right?

     

    Right.

     

    That's why in this ebook I give you a simple, easy-to-follow, and fun programme to follow that will take you from beginner to budding composer in one week!

     

    Being able to read a piece and get a sense for how it works or sounds before even playing has great value, and deepens and enriches your understanding of music.

     

    It also means you can take music from the greats of the past and translate it onto the guitar.

     

    (Something The Beatles did ALL the time)

     

    This is both fun and rewarding: it's a fun challenge to try to play a piano piece(for example) on guitar, choosing what notes to include, what notes to cut out.

     

    The good news is, it's a skill that can be learnt pretty easily if you find the right way.

     

    In this ebook, I show you that right way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexander Westenberg
    Release dateApr 26, 2021
    ISBN9798201259242
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      Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days - Alexander Westenberg

      Read Music on the Guitar in 7 Days

      The Creative Guitar Guide to reading standard music notation without wasting hours or energy!

      Read M,usic on the Guitar in 7 Days by Alexander Westenberg. Published by Alexander Westenberg, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

      © 2021 Alexander Westenberg

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except as permitted by Australian copyright law.

      Cover photo by Alaine Johnson on Unsplash

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      Contents

      WAIT!

      Who is this Alexander guy?

      Why Read Music?

      What does reading music mean

      Day 1: Reading Rhythm

      Beat vs Time

      Pulse

      Let’s read rhythm!

      Day 2: Reading Open Strings

      The Stave

      Fingering

      Pieces to Play

      Day 3: Reading Chords

      Pieces to play

      Day 4: Note Intervals & Frets

      Practice time

      Day 5: Reading Notes

      Practice Time

      Day 6: Reading Melodies

      Day 7: Writing Melodies

      Inspiration

      Writing the piece

      Congratulations!

      Who is this Alexander guy?

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