Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist Volume 3
By Ian Robbins
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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
Ian Robbins
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. In 2019 Ian's original music was placed in a film trailer for Berlin, I Love You a movie featuring Keira Knightly, Helen Mirran and Mickey Rourke.Ian is currently on the faculty at Musicians 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. In 2019 Ian published his first instructional textbook Beginning Guitar for the Songwriter which will be used in MI's BM of Songwriting and Production classes. In 2020 Ian published Reading for the Contemporary Guitarists Vol. 1-4 which are used as curriculum for MI's BM of Guitar Performance courses.Ian Robbins is also the lead guitarist/singer/songwriter of original punk rock band Get Out™. Get Out™ has released 6 albums and numerous singles, which have sold on 6 continents and performed hundreds of shows. Get Out™'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™ 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™ will release their 8th album The Violation of Terms and Conditions in 2022.
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Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist Volume 3 - Ian Robbins
Chapter 1: Combining Positions I-VII, Two String Horizontal Reading, and Cut Time
Wide Range Reading
The following exercises will contain ranges too large for just one position. Using the keys as your guide, try these examples using any combination of positions I-VII:
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Two String Horizontal Reading
Read the following examples horizontally using ONLY the indicated strings:
1st and 2nd Strings
1.22
2nd and 3rd Strings
1.23
3rd and 4th Strings
1.24
4th and 5th Strings
1.25
5th and 6th Strings
1.26
6th and 4th Strings
1.27