New York Guitar Method Ensemble Book 1 Author:Bruce Arnold The companion book to Volume One, "New York Guitar Method Ensemble Book One" contains multiple exercises to apply scales to guitar. Other exercises include reading on one string to develop fretboard knowledge and recognition of notes on a staff. Arrangements for four guitars using the jazz standard "Rhythm Changes" are provided for ensemble prac... more »tice. Chord progressions and written solos are also included. These exercises allow students to play and accompany each other. Solos and Chord Vamps for the following scales are covered: Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Locrian Jazz Minor Dorianb2 Lydian#5 Lydianb7 Mixolydianb6 Locrian Natural 2 Altered Diminished Symmetrical Diminished Whole Tone Harmonic Minor Mixolydianb2b6 Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale application to many common chord progressions are included: Major 2 5 1 Minor 2 5 1 Turnaround I VI II V Along with Jazz Solos the following Classical Etudes are covered: Excerpts from Corelli's Trio Sonatas Excerpts from Bach's Two Part Invention and Trio Sonatas Plus excerpts from Beethoven and Haydn The New York Guitar Method is used at New York University and is a prerequisite for entering New York University's Summer Guitar Intensive Program.« less