missclarktree
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Post by missclarktree on Sept 15, 2015 17:20:02 GMT
The Principles of Correct Practice for Guitar, by Jamie Andreas. Has anyone tried it? Is it really the Holy Grail, as she says it is on her website? www.guitarprinciples.com/Price on Amazon is around £40 to just over £285!
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 9, 2015 22:07:26 GMT
Probably not. At that expense if you gave to tell people yourself !
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Post by jonnymosco on Oct 9, 2015 22:38:02 GMT
Here's a review you may have read on Amazon: Okay, my original review was written in October of 2005 and it is now August of 2006. As I indicated that I would do, I read the book again. I still don't see a lot of value in it. Let me save you some money. You can read the whole book if you wish but basically all it tells you is to pay attention to tension in your muscles as you play/practice (duh...), use a mirror to check your posture (good suggestion), practice new material or techniques slowly before attempting them at full tempo (start with no tempo and just get the motions into muscle memory without concern for the rhythm.), and pay attention to any tension (Wait, I already said that!)...
Sorry, even two stars is a stretch. The exercises are similar to ones you can find most anywhere. They are just stretches and dexterity exercises. If you are a rank beginner, you should fire your guitar instructor if he/she does not give you these amazing secrets of guitar proficiency within the first month. Your instructor should also be able to provide you with progressive exercises to work on technique for whatever you wish to learn how to play. If not, again you should fire them. For that matter, there are other books that address the same information in far less painful detail.
The one kudo that I have to give the author is that he does not (to my memory) ever profess to have "SECRETS TO INSTANT GUITAR SUCCESS," or similar, as do so many of the books and Internet courses. He does deliver what he promises. I found nothing that was actually INCORRECT or bad practice in the whole book. It is just one painful, boring, long, and poorly written book that covers a very small amount of information that is very deeply buried in a lot of words. He DOES tell you that it is a lot of work and requires a lot of time. He is quite right about that. Another point would be that if you are the type of person that likes every little detail to be explained to you and you have a lot of patience when reading instructional material, this book may be what you are looking for.I would say that the Martha Masters 'Reaching the next level' is fantastic for serious classical players: www.amazon.co.uk/Reaching-Next-Level-Masters-Presents/dp/0786679816 and cheaper!
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Post by missclarktree on Oct 10, 2015 15:45:26 GMT
Thanks for that jonnymosco. I hadn't seen it.
When I first came across it I registered to receive emails, so-called "essays" about different aspects of technique. The first two or three weren't so bad, but the last one was so misleading that I've unsubscribed from the site. Really the emails are just extended adverts for the book, so that in itself undermined the credibility of the book.
I'll have a look at the Masters. I'm a bit obsessed with flamenco at the moment, but still very much interested in classical.
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Post by creamburmese on Oct 12, 2015 13:13:19 GMT
Thanks for reminding me about the Martha Masters book Jonny - I meant to order this when I got back but got distracted - for instance went to see Roland Dyens at a house concert this weekend However now I'm reminded I ordered it - I'm busy trying to fix my practice technique so I practice JUST the bits I can't do mostly. Have to say it's much less fun but I finally nailed a couple of things I've made no progress on for weeks! which is good because orchestra performance coming up in less than 2 weeks
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