Bosworth Edition Vaideology Grundlagen der Musiktheorie für Gitarristen / Vai, Steve

He is one of the most influential and innovative musicians of our time: Steve Vai has inspired entire generations of guitarists and, as a composer, has always focused on the holistic nature of his music. Acquiring playing technique and music theory knowledge is a way for him to implement his musical ideas.

With his second textbook he pursues exactly this creed. He wants to give the aspiring guitarist new perspectives and a deeper understanding of music. He attaches just as much importance to the basics of the instrument as to modern concepts. Among the numerous topics, there are fundamentals such as the handling of notes, intervals and chords on the guitar, and for more advanced guitarists he introduces scales and polyrhythmic concepts. Based on his vast experience, all topics from Vaiexplained in detail and placed in a larger musical context. His method is full of practical exercises, diagrams, tips, motivating ideas and considerations as well as practice methods and suggestions on how to approach music in a way that you might never have come up with. The textbook could hardly be more personal, so Vai also gave the book its very individual style with many color illustrations.

" Vaideology " is a book for every ambitious guitarist - packed with the knowledge and wisdom of an experienced virtuoso.

Steve Vai , born in 1960, first drew attention to Frank Zappa with his outstanding transcriptions. As a member of the Frank Zappa Band in the 80s, he became more famous. He is now a three-time Grammy winner, has been nominated for the Grammy seven times, has received numerous awards from well-known trade magazines and founded his own record label in 2000. His success as an outstanding musician and producer is based not only on musical innovation, but also on his entrepreneurial independence.

Tracklist:

• The position of the notes on the fingerboard
• The staff
• Tablature
• Listening
• Reading and writing down notes
• Scales
• Intervals
• Keys
• The circle of fifths
• Chords and inversions
• Chord scales
• Rhythm basics
• Polyrhythmics
• Time signatures
• Stresses
• Flageolett notes the guitar
• The modal system