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With this book, Mick has changed the face of harmony: for the guitar and other instruments. I studied an advance copy of Mick’s book. After saying ‘wow’ and ‘oh my god’ a million times, I am convinced that this is our new harmonic bible. With unbelievable voicings never heard before, new sounding arpeggios, and superb voice leading, Mick has brought us flying into the 21st Century! RUN to get your copy now!
It is very rare that a supremely gifted artist can produce a work of such scholarly significance — with an air of ease, a sense of humor and a lightness of spirit — this is practically unheard of. Mick has opened doors for all of us, players and writers, with a clarity and confidence that is immensely engaging and informative. A major work.
If extraterrestrials should happen to find this book a thousand years from now on our desolate planet, they'll assume we were a very clever species with an advanced knowledge of art and mathematics.
Pure, objective information —- the real thing — presented in a way that invites the reader's interpretation, with potentially vast artistic implications. [Mick Goodrick] continues to instruct, enlighten and inspire, with or without his guitar in hand. Wow! This book is thorough! With a capital "T", capital "H", capital "O", capital "R", capital "O", capital "U", capital "G", and capital "H". I haven't seen anything anywhere near this comprehensive since Slonimsky's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. I love [the] intro, about doing the discovery yourself, too. I always have felt that spoon feeding people information actually inhibits their potential, and [Mick's] right, there is some fascinating and beautiful music hidden here in the math. Thank you for sharing it... I've known Mick, worked with him and learned from him for quite a number of years, and I've come to deeply respect his constant efforts to explore ALL of the possibilities expressed by whatever idea he may be fascinated by. Nowhere is this quest more evident than in his Almanacs of Guitar Voice-Leading. There is so much amazing material here that it would be impossible for any musician to master it and bring it all into their creative vocabulary. But that's the beauty of it, in that no two players can come away from this work with the same results. You and I will be attracted to different sets of possibilities here, because our tastes and directions are different. And the ultimate result of our basking in Mick's wonderful method of exploration might be that we build our own Almanacs from our own ideas. hmmm..........interesting............ |
Mick is one of the acknowledged masters of all time on his instrument and is known for his command of voicings. His first book, The Advancing Guitarist, is considered a classic among musicians. Here (and in future volumes) he has laid out the whole deal; systematically, organized and for all instruments. This book is for serious musicians! If you're weary of the stock voicings you've sunk into over the years, relief is at hand. Mr. Goodchord offers the means to think yourself into richly fertile musical terrain, from which reflexive solutions to harmonic motion have been banished. I've just begun myself, but I'm sure that assiduous application to the materials in this remarkable book will provide me the means to escape the little harmony box I've made for myself. Thanks, Goodchord; I needed that. Let me see if I've got this right, you're telling me I get to make use of this treasure chest of musical ideas, write my tunes, and not pay any royalties? What a wonderful (and helpful) piece of work! I have truly enjoyed going through the books and discovering fresh insights. I found myself experimenting with these concepts on my latest Solo Piano tour and it was nice to feel the pieces of the harmonic puzzle coming together. In my master classes I tell my students that it is always important to keep a "curious child" attitude and this will let you keep on growing as an artist. These two voice-leading books have exposed me to some exciting and musical ideas which I plan to explore even more in the near future. Congratulations! Mick Goodrick is a master of the guitar and a master-teacher. This new book will help any musician who takes the time to work through its pages. Mr. Goodrick has created a potent combination of prayer book and launch codes that is guaranteed to refresh the innermost parts of even the most experienced ears and artistic signatures. (Mick’s book)…has an unusual and great concept. The harmonies flow beautifully and the voice leading is almost Zen-like. This book will bring out good things in those who work with it. Mr.
Goodchord is the Leading Voice of Voice Leading.
What
many of us have suspected all along has been proven to be true— Johann
Sebastian Bach has been re-incarnated, wears a cap and suspenders, plays
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"Goodchord
Single-Handedly Raises Scale for Jazz Authors!" —Hal Crook (before seeing the Book) Imagine J. S. Bach, Andre Segovia, Carl Sagan, Lenny Tristano and Mother Teresa getting drunk as skunks and writing a futuristic book on harmonic voice leading…Now say "Ab-ra-ca-da-bra!" while clicking your heels 3 times and POOF! Through the mystical musical magic of Mr. Goodchord -- HERE IT IS! —Hal Crook (after seeing the Book) |
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