The Axesense Series
The Axesense Guitar Method is designed for the guitarist who wants to develop his/her own identity. Focusing on the study of diatonic theory, these books teach the fundamentals of harmony and its building blocks: chords, scales and arpeggios. Supported by video and creative exercises, the information is presented in an interesting and enjoyable fashion.
The Axesense Guitar Method will teach you how to realize the music that is in your head, and make it easier to play the music you want to learn!
Volume 1: Fundamentals
Volume 1: Fundamentals is intended for everyone from beginners to experienced guitarists who want to learn theory and the application of scales, chords and arpeggios. Every exercise in the book is supported by video, ensuring that the student is offered the correct approach to these vital skills.
This volume covers:
- Fundamentals of guitar technique: fingering, picking, articulation, phrasing
- Essential chords
- Modal theory and scales
- Pentatonic scales and The Blues
- Introduction to triad arpeggios
- Introduction to harmony
- Etudes (instructional songs) and exercises for all ideas presented
Volume Two: Proficiency
Volume 2: Proficiency is for the student who has mastered the basic concepts of diatonic harmony and is now ready for more advanced scale, arpeggio and chord forms.
This volume covers:
- Multiple fingerings for each scale, with extensive exercises
- Introduction of the Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales
- Seventh chord arpeggios
- Phrasing exercises
- Blues Pentatonic scale and exercises
- Triad inversions
- Hybrid picking ... and more!
Volume Three: Virtuosity
Volume 3: Virtuosity is for the guitarist who has mastered diatonic theory and its applications, who is now ready to explore other scale systems (Harmonic and Melodic Minor), have access to numerous scale fingerings, chord inversions, arpeggio exercises, and explore advanced techniques, such as sweep picking, right hand tapping, legato hammer-ons, etc.
This volume covers:
- Complete 7th chord diagrams, with inversions and arpeggios
- Combining triads to form complex arpeggios
- Finger-stretching exercises
- "The Modal Circle"
- Advanced scale exercises
- Advanced phrasing techniques: two-handed tapping, sweeps, string-skipping, legato hammer-ons, ... and much more!
Product Specifics:
All Axesense books feature a 9 x 12 inch layout, ensuring that they are easy to read while on a music stand. They are spiral-bound, which means that the books stay open on the page that you want to study, without having to crease the spine of the book, etc.
All volumes feature high-gloss card-stock fronts and backs, and are individually shrink-wrapped with a cardboard support, ensuring that your book will arrive flat, in new condition, and that it has not been “used” by anyone else.
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