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Guitar
Seeds by Jack Grassel $15.00 Contains Jack's unique scale system which leads to viewing the entire neck as one unit. Through practice, the guitarist is freed from the cliches caused by position playing. Also shows Jack's rhythm chord and melody chord systems. There is a lot of material which includes, pentatonic scales, chord substitution, theory, octave technique, and more. |
Big
Axby Jack Grassel $12.00 The art of accompaniment in which the guitarist plays a bass line and independent chords simultaneously. This easy to learn technique makes duo gigs without a bassist more fun. and enables you to make a fuller sounding music when playing solo. (Includes walking, latin, and waltz styles) |
Super
Ax by Jack Grassel $10.00 The follow up to the groundbreaking Big Ax book! Learn to improvise single note jazz solo lines while sustaining a walking or latin bass line at the same time. Make great music without accompaniment. |
Monster
Chopsby Jack Grassel $12.00 Achieve a technical level not previously attainable by guitarists. These are jagged, sometimes atonal single note exercises based on the style of Eric Dolphy in each of the 12 positions. Half of the book is devoted to exercises in fourth intervals. No tab. For ambitious guitarists only. |
Power
Practicingby Jack Grassel $8.00 Jack Grassel's book is to musicians what Zen in the Art of Archery is to archers: a practical text that increases accuracy, but more importantly, informs the life process itself. Topics include: Efficient Use of Practice Time, The Four Types of Practicing, Motivation, and more from the material covered in Jack's seminars. |
Jazz
Compositionsby JackGrassel $20.00 A spiral bound collection of 56 tunes. Many have been recorded on Jack's CDs and are performed regularly by his band. Easy to read lead sheets. |
Guitar
Studies - ChordsThe School of Chuck Wayne $12.95 A comprehensive presentation of chords from basic triads to open voiced harmony using a unique system from one of the guitar's greatest masters. Presented in three forms: music notation, tablature, and fret board diagrams. It covers generic and specific voicing's and pick and finger techniques. |
Jazz
Etudes Over Classic Jazz Changes by George Benson $14.95 Over 100 original single note choruses over the changes to Giant Steps. (This is what George practiced!) |
Solo
Jazz Guitarby Bill hart $9.95 The complete chord melody method, including 20 songs and step-by-step lessons! This comprehensive volume covers diatonic and minor third substitutions, contrary motion, back cycles, walking bass lines, modal chord scales, chord scales with tension, and stared notation and tablature. Songs include: All the Things You Are, Cherokee, Giant Stops, In a Sentimental Mood, Stella by Starlight and more. |
Woodshedding Source Book by Emile De Cosmo $19.95 These book/CD packs present a proven approach to practicing and is, in essence, woodshedding in book form. Rehearsing with this method daily will improve your technique, reading ability, rhythmic and harmonic vocabulary, eye/finger coordination, endurance, range, theoretical knowledge, and listening skills - all of which lead to superior improvisational skills. The CD provides full rhythm section and harmonic background for all 66 exercises. |
Harmonicsby Jamie Findlay $9.95 Guitar in the style of Lenny Breau, Ted Green, and Ralph Towner: Harp and natural harmonics. Combining harmonics with hammers and pulls. Using harmonics over chord progressions. Standard notation and TAB. CD includes 30 full-demo tracks. |
Jazz
Guitarby James Birkett $9.95 Sorry, this was a great book. but it went out of print. |
Advanced
Blues Etudes in All Twelve Keysby Jordon Ruwe $12.95 Twelve advanced blues etudes. Four-measure excerpts in all keys, Jazz lines and exercises in all keys. |
Ear
Training for Instrumentalists - 6 CDs
Includes written material Taught by Matt Glaser $59.95 This unique program is an invaluable tool for any musician who wants to sing or play anything he or she hears. Through a progressive series of interactive exercises, matt Glaser teaches how to recognize pitches and intervals, repeat complex rhythms and play back musical phrases and complete solos - after only one hearing! Beginners and professionals alike, regardless of instrument or style of music, will develop invaluable skills and expand their musical consciousness. |
The
Jazz Guitar Sampler $17.95 Sorry, this was a great book, but it went out of print. |
Guitar
Fitness - An Exercising Handbook by Joaquin des Pres $9.95 By the same author of the critically acclaimed Bass Fitness comes Guitar Fitness. The purpose of this book is to provide the guitar player with a wide variety of finger exercises to develop the technique necessary to succeed in today's music scene. These exercises are designed to help increase speed, improve dexterity, develop accuracy and promote finger independence. These exercises cover a wide range of technical requirements to help beginners as well as experience pros. |
Jazz
Standards for Solo Guitarby Robert Yelin $17.95 This book contains 35 professional chord melody arrangements for solo guitar. For guitarists who want to learn chord melody arrangements, new chords, when and how to use them, and when and how to put bass lines within chords. Standard notation and TAB. |
Charlie
Parker for Guitarby Mark Voelpel $16.95 Note for note transcriptions and detailed performance notes for 18 of Charlie's compositions. Includes both the "head" and the solo. Standard notation and TAB. |
Chord-Melody
Phrases for Guitarby Ron Eschete $14.95 Expand your chord-melody chops. CD includes 39 demo tracks, chord substitutions, chromatic movements, contrary motion, pedal tones, inner voice movements, reharmonization techniques. Standard notation and TAB. |
Thelonius
Monk Fake Book$22.50 Wow! Lead sheets with chord changes to all 70 of Monk's compositions in one easy to read book. Also contains biography, discography, and theoretical information on individual compositions. |
Awards | Recording | Books | Resume | Reviews | Bio | Hear Jack | The Do-Wop Horses | Seminars | Favorite Gigs | Press Kit | Games | Books for Sale | CD's
The Chi Machine | Warm Up | Hand Care | Discipline | Guitar Picks | Archtop Feedback | Music Lessons For Children | Technique vs. Musicality
| Posture | Major Scales | Octave Technique | Altered Chords | Chord Substitution | The II,V Progression
Learning A Difficult Passage | Right Now | Perfect Pitch | Giant Steps | Quotes
© Copyright Jack Grassel

Guitar
Seeds
Big
Ax
Super
Ax
Monster
Chops
Power
Practicing
Jazz
Compositions
Guitar
Studies - Chords
Jazz
Etudes Over Classic Jazz Changes
Solo
Jazz Guitar
Woodshedding Source Book
Harmonics
Jazz
Guitar
Advanced
Blues Etudes in All Twelve Keys
Ear
Training for Instrumentalists - 6 CDs
Includes written material
The
Jazz Guitar Sampler
Guitar
Fitness - An Exercising Handbook
Jazz
Standards for Solo Guitar
Charlie
Parker for Guitar
Chord-Melody
Phrases for Guitar
Thelonius
Monk Fake Book
