The Guitarist's Guide to Composing and Improvising

Free your mind and your fingers will follow. Rediscover the childlike excitement you felt when you held your first guitar, as you explore a new world of possibilities for your music. No matter what your level or musical persuasion, rock, funk, jazz, classical, this book will change the way you play guitar.Beloved guitarist and educator Jon Damian shares his innovative techniques to significantly improve your composing and improvising (comprovisational) skills: Expand your palette of musical colors Explore conceptual tools for composing and improvising Develop your sense of dynamics, articulation, rhythm, melodic direction, and musical E.S.P. Stimulate your imagination with unconventional creativity development exercises like a musical Rorschach Test, crossword puzzle, and scratch-and-sniff Increase your confidence for improvising with other musicians Improve your command of the guitar with fingerboard, scale, interval, arpeggio, and ear studies Bring the concepts to life with the acco