Publisher's Synopsis
It's not especially difficult to find your way around a piece of printed music.
It was designed to be simple ... and it IS. It appears to be complicated and confusing but that's mostly because you're not familiar with the symbols that guide a player around the page. Most of the songs you hear and learn to play have similar pieces and parts and those parts go together in predictable patterns. When you understand what's in this chapter, the world's music library will be available to you. You'll learn to read and make simplified 'charts' of the songs you're playing for your bandmates. The included diagrams and explanations make it easy to understand - and the quiz at the end will ensure you've learned the info. (answer key included) This book is an excerpt taken from Garage Band Theory and you might find that to be a better value - it's available on Amazon. GBT covers everything you need to understand, play and make your own music! Here is a very brief recap of what you get when you order GBT:-Multi-genre approach - dozens of musical examples provide lots of variety, which makes you more well rounded musically.
-Chapter quizzes and an answer key allows students to measure progress.
-Learn to read music - with GBT examples + free software you develop reading skills without having to actually play an instrument.
-Tablature for guitar, mandolin, banjo as well as a standard notation for keyboards, brass and woodwinds. The YouTube channel has over 250 videos so you can listen to every song used as an example. After all, playing by ear is about listening and GBT is the ONLY book that provides that. There's plenty of exercises using familiar songs and with a free download of MuseScore you can listen to them play. Playing by ear involves listening and with Garage Band Theory you can! The stuff in GBT is about understanding The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead and Vampire Weekend. It's NOT about analyzing Bach Fugues.... but you'll be able to if you want to. There are loads of exercises and examples using familiar songs and with the free downloads on the book's website you can watch and hear the notes play at any speed you choose. "A full course of study under one cover, Garage Band Theory is impressively informed and informative. It's practical and insightful and should be considered an essential resource for any aspiring musician."James A Cox - Midwest Book Review - Publisher's Weekly "Garage Band Theory is a must for any musician." Rodney Crowell - 2 time Grammy winner "Don't be put off by this giant book - Duke's got the secrets of the universe in here. This is the most comprehensive book on music theory I've ever seen." - Bill Payne (Little Feat) "This book is written in the people's key." Kostas - Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame For the musician in you ... and a perfect gift for the musician in your life ... get yours today!
