technique / improvisation / musicianship / theory
The Fingerboard Map: Arpeggios - Troubleshooting 3 - Essential Theory.
The Guide to 20th-Century Guitar:
Praxis takes a strikingly new and refreshing approach to learning guitar, and it is carefully designed to guarantee efficient practice with rewarding results.
Establish your own musical direction:
Whethe your playing falls under one of the more traditional conventional styles, or whether you're a composer and arranger or exploring new musical regions and establishing your own musical direction or personal fusion of musical ideas and influences, Praxis has what you need.
Efficient Learning:
Guitar instruction books are traditionally written in a progressive fashion; Book 1 first, then Book 2, etc. However, the selection and sequencing of material is usually determined by the book rather than the reader, and the familiar result is that, while the book progresses, the student doesn't. Again, Praxis reverses this. You don't have to start with Book 1, there is no Book 1! Just begin work on any one subject in any volume that attracts you.
Integrated Study Programs - 239 Compact and Powerful Units:
Because Praxis is a modular system, it can be reassembled into many different combinations. These different combinations of units can answer both varying curricular needs as well as individual interests. Directly stated, there are countless guitar books housed within Praxi, either three, or ten, or...
"Having worked with H. R. For many decades in and out of the studios I can tell you that he is one of the most respected and sought-after guitarist in this century. And beyond this he has for years been one of the best thinkers in music education in the world. Now Roberts and Hagberg have produced the most intelligent real instruction books I've seen - an incredible body of work. An absolute must for every guitarist." (Quincy Jones)
"Howard Roberts and Garry Hagberg have completed a lifetime achievement with the Guitar Compendium. I was amazed when I began to go through the books and realized what an incredible wealth of information these volumes consists of. Thanks for all the inspiration!" (Lee Ritenour)
