Guild Musicianship Review

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(More customer reviews)Great reference for a beginner.I have been playing for years and I occasionally use mine (1975 version) as a reference.It covers basic scales, chords/inversions, cadences (and, most importantly, sets out the correct fingering for each).The sections on sight reading and ear training are terse, but covered.For ear training you would need to work with someone to create the drills.This book was actually meant to be used in tandem with some formal instruction and was used to prepare students for advancement in a program (the piano guild auditions) - but still a good reference for the price and will not overwhelm a beginner as the book is organized by levels.Does not cover jazz voicings.

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All the requirements for the Irreducible Minimum Musicianship Tests and Musicianship Phases of the National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions, from elementary through preparatory (advanced) levels, are presented here. But this book isn't just to prepare students for National Guild auditions. It offers a solid regimen of theory and technical practice for the benefit of any student. The first part of the book contains sections on scales, chords and cadences, and arpeggios from elementary through intermediate levels. The second part expands these subjects through advanced levels to include diminished and augmented chords and seventh-chord arpeggios. The book ends with examples suggesting how to practice transposition, sight-reading, and ear training.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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