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Fred Sanders
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Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance.
Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song - a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music.
Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western mind. Through 58 lessons that provide focus and a guide, the listener is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, Zen Guitar shows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life - a winning idea and an instant classic.
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Practice Like This!: 35 Effective Ways to Get Better Faster
- By: Jonathan Harnum PhD
- Narrated by: Jonathan Harnum
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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If you're alive, you're trying to get better at something. It could be your golf swing or guitar, parenting or painting, gaming, cooking, or any other skill. The strategies in this book are top-shelf, pulled from neuroscience, research on excellence, and world-class masters in many fields, presented in an easy-to-understand style that is sometimes funny and always friendly. Hundreds of helpful images and graphics. Six sections, 42 hacks.
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meat and potatoes
- By Alphanso on 01-24-17
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The Music Lesson
- A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
- By: Victor L. Wooten
- Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten, Michael Kott, Chuck Rainey, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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"'Boy, do I have a lot to learn!'" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind - from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop - has thought that. I know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew that there was something wrong. Then the teacher showed up...."
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Surprise like no other!
- By Tomas on 11-23-10
By: Victor L. Wooten
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How to Write One Song
- Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
- By: Jeff Tweedy
- Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
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There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? That's something that anyone will be inspired to do after listening to Jeff Tweedy's How to Write One Song. Why one song? The idea of becoming a capital-S songwriter can seem daunting, but approached as a focused, self-contained event, the mystery and fear subsides, and songwriting becomes an exciting pursuit.
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Practical and actionable recipes for songwriting
- By Dry Toast Fan on 11-20-20
By: Jeff Tweedy
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Basic Music Theory for Guitarists
- The Plain English Guide for Beginner to Intermediate Guitar Players
- By: Nick Morrison
- Narrated by: Nick Morrison
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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Do you need to be able to read music to play guitar? These are some of the first questions I’m usually asked as a guitar teacher. Over my 25+ year career as a musician and guitar teacher, I have come across many guitarists who cannot read a single note of music or tell you a major triad from a min7flat5 chord. In fact, I think it’s one of the most hotly debated topics in guitar playing circles anywhere around the world, certainly in the online space. I say relax! Which person is a better player? That’s a 100 percent subjective judgement, and it’s not for me to decide.
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Great to Beginners!
- By Lou on 12-07-22
By: Nick Morrison
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Practice Less, Play More
- The Simple, Three-Step System to Play Songs You Love on Your Guitar from Day 1
- By: Steve Mastroianni
- Narrated by: Steve Mastroianni
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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If you're a self-taught guitarist wanting to play songs without spending all your time practicing, this may be the most important audiobook to which you ever listen....
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Great book in reading..not on audible
- By HCM-CUC on 01-10-20
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Basic Music Theory, 4th Edition
- How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music
- By: Jonathan Harnum
- Narrated by: Jonathan Harnum
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced music teacher using methods refined over more than 30 years in schools and in his private teaching studio. Lessons are fun, well-paced, and enjoyable.
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A very good portable and study anywhere book
- By Amazon Customer on 06-03-17
By: Jonathan Harnum
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The Practice of Practice: Get Better Faster
- By: Jonathan Harnum
- Narrated by: Jonathan Harnum
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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The focus of this book is music practice, but these techniques and mindsets can be applied to any skill you want to improve. The Practice of Practice covers essential practice strategies and mindsets you won't find in any other book. You'll learn what research tells us about practice, but more importantly, you'll learn how great musicians in many genres of music think about practice, and you'll learn the strategies and techniques they use to improve.
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Read the Book Instead
- By Jazz Doc on 11-24-16
By: Jonathan Harnum
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Guitar Music Theory
- Fast Track Your Guitar Skills with This Essential Guide to Music Theory & Songwriting for the Guitar. Includes, Songs, Scales, Chords and Much More
- By: Tommy Swindali
- Narrated by: Brian Cohen
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Local guitar teachers seem like a great option at first, but you could risk getting stuck with a wannabe rock star who can't really teach you. Or you could try books, but most books are far too bulky and will leave you no better than where you started. Strumming a chord or two is not enough, nor is shredding a mindless solo piece. If you do not understand the essentials of music theory, you will never learn to truly play the guitar.
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- By Delicia Atkinson on 04-16-23
By: Tommy Swindali
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Be a Better Guitar Player with Hypnosis & Meditation: Unlock Your Inner Rock Star
- By: Erick Brown
- Narrated by: Erick Brown
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Unleash your musical talent and inner rock starand be the best guitar player you can be with this hypnosis program, Be a Better Guitar Player with Hypnosis and Meditation: Musical Talent and UnlockYour Inner Rock Star from hypnotherapist Erick Brown.
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Surprisingly effective
- By Nelmarticus on 09-21-18
By: Erick Brown
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Delta Blues
- The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
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The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia - the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed The History of Jazz - brings to life the stirring music of the Delta, evoking the legendary figures who shaped its sound and ethos: Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and others.
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A well-researched history of the blues
- By Joselo on 08-19-21
By: Ted Gioia
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- Patrick
- 12-14-17
Excellently Simple and Refreshing
I've been playing advanced level guitar now for 20 years and I highly recommend this book to anyone who plays, or even is thinking about learning to play the guitar.
Zen Guitar is one of the most important and enjoyable books out there covering playing an instrument. The concept of zen is familiar to many, and this book is certainly laden with familiar concepts, but it manages to relate those concepts incredibly well to the art of learning, practicing, and playing an instrument (not necessarily guitar; this book applies to any instrument... it is not an exercise book), all the while reminding you that those very same concepts seamlessly overlap into everyday life, and stretch far beyond the scope of playing an instrument.
Overall: This is a broad range of mental techniques that can change a person's perspective when applied to an instrument. That's what makes it different than the other books out there. There's really no technical knowledge, just spiritual and overall well being as the goal. I really can't say enough good things about this book. If you play any instrument at all... or hell, even if you don't... give it a shot.
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- Mark Orth
- 01-25-21
Zen Guitar way of life
I just finished this @Audible and I loved it. Speaks to me on so many levels. I’ve been playing guitar for 50 years and I still have beginners mind every time I pick up one of my 13 guitars. ❤️
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- Luesi
- 10-24-19
what I needed to take the next step
this book has
inspired me to take my guitar journey down the road further to where it may lead...
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- Rokitansky
- 07-04-19
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Found out about this book through ..Dean Delray Let There Be Talk Pod Cast with Sebastian ..ended up getting an audible subscription.. this turned me on to a new adventure... thanks Dean Bach Audible
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- Mary-Curtis Smart Powell
- 01-12-21
Great listen
This book helped me think about guitar playing and music in a bigger way. It could apply to any instrument, type of music or hobby for that matter. It relates music and the practice of it to zen and mindfulness. Highly recommended
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-13-21
learned a lot
I recommend focusing on the words/taking notes.it might even change the way you see playing guitar, very informative and deep!
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- DAVID RAMIREZ
- 08-26-19
Great advice on how to relate to music and life
I kept thinking to myself how one could insert any type of action and these attitudes would be relevant and useful. As a zen practitioner I found the book helpful and akin to Dogen's Instructions to the Cook.
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- Gunnar
- 01-12-24
Beautiful and profound!
Any serious student of music should read and internalize the concepts in this book. It is well put together and presented in a manner that is easy to listen to. Just by listening even once, these concepts and philosophies will deepen and expand your ability to appreciate music in ways you may not expect! Wonderful book!
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- The Dude
- 12-02-20
Thought provoking and exceptional.
My guitar instructor recommend this book around 10 years ago. Every few years I've been brought back to it. You have to be ready to really take it in, but it's not only invaluable for any beginning guitar players, it's a must for any professional guitarist that's struggling to still find their way.
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- Rich
- 03-07-25
put on the white belt and stay thete
i will always miss you, .one note and nothing .the beauty lies its ugliness, thank you
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