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by Steven Allen Gordon (Author)
The fingerings in this book set the ground work for many of the scales that are used when playing classical, rock, jazz, folk and blues guitar. Electric guitarists who have guitars with 21, 22 and 24 frets will find that all the notes on their guitars are written out. Also included are versions of scales specifically for classical guitarists and other acoustic guitarists who have guitars with 19 or 20 frets. These scales are labeled "Classical and Acoustic Guitar Version." After going through this book one or two times the user will quickly realize that he or she only needs to learn a few sets of fingerings to play thirty-six scales: all twelve major, twelve melodic minor and twelve harmonic minor scales in three octaves.
Author Biography
Steven Allen Gordon, guitarist and violist, received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Master of Fine Arts in Music from The California Institute of the Arts, and a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from UCLA. Steven played viola professionally for over thirty years. He performed with a variety of orchestras, chamber ensembles and music festivals, and he worked in the recording industry for many years and played on hundreds of film scores, numerous TV shows and a variety of pop, rock, and several jazz albums. Steven is also a voting member of The Recording Academy. Several years ago he earned a Professional Certificate in Music Production using Pro Tools, and and a Specialist Certificate in Guitar Skills from Berklee College Online. Recently, Steven released "All Over the Map: Music for Solo Guitar and Solo Viola." The record features solo guitar and solo viola performances of Bach, Walton, Villa-Lobos and Joe Pass, among others.
