--- product_id: 49707917 title: "The Advancing Guitarist Gtr" price: "A$70" currency: AUD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/49707917-the-advancing-guitarist-gtr store_origin: AU region: Australia --- # The Advancing Guitarist Gtr **Price:** A$70 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Advancing Guitarist Gtr - **How much does it cost?** A$70 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/49707917-the-advancing-guitarist-gtr) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Improve your musical command with Mick Goodrick's The Advancing Guitarist, a thoughtful collection of essays and applied concepts for serious instrumentalists. Veteran musician and educator Mick Goodrick presents practical, experience-driven guidance rather than a step-by-step method. Topics include basic fingerboard mechanics, modes, scales and chords, contemporary harmony, harmonica and overtone influences, strategies for being self-critical, improvising short pieces and adapting to different playing situations. Each chapter explores how concepts can be applied to develop musicality, phrasing and tonal control. The book emphasises fretboard understanding and creative application through discussion, examples and suggested studies. This edition is ideal as a study tool for advanced students and a music teacher resource for lesson planning and ensemble coaching. It also serves as a reference for professionals seeking fresh approaches to improvisation and composition. ISBN 0881885894 and ISBN 9780881885897 are included for ordering and catalogue purposes. Add The Advancing Guitarist to your library to deepen technical insight and artistic expression. Review: Refreshingly Different - no play by numbers here... - I can certainly understand why this book divides opinion, but after spending some time going through it I find it has made me think about the instrument in a more critical way. I am a mathematician by trade and really should hate this book due to the esoteric and fuzzy definitions used, however I have got a lot out of answering some of the questions for myself rather than having it spoon fed. If you approach it with the expectation that you will have to do some extra research (there are plenty of forums threads dealing with help on some of the more obscure matters) you will get a lot out of it and will develop your own voice. It does remind me a little of Pat Martino's approach in that the nature of the guitar as a distinct instrument is central to the teaching, so if you like Linear Expressions etc. then you will certainly like this. Be warned - its addictive and only open if you have a good hour or more to spend as its not a book I find i can dip in and out quickly. As its not called Beginning Guitarist, Mick Goodrick excuses himself from any introductory comments on theory, so can't be used easily if you know a few chords and pentatonics. Review: A great book for beginners to experts - As a beginner on the guitar, I found so much interest, and common sense in this book that it encouraged me to persevere. I am not much further (in my learning) than the first few pages, but the often controversial and stimulating text is well worth while. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 217,293 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 311 in Guitar & Fretted Instrument Songbooks 387 in Guitars 628 in String Instruments (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 563 Reviews | ## Images ![The Advancing Guitarist Gtr - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61X6B4XyNwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Refreshingly Different - no play by numbers here... *by J***E on 13 March 2017* I can certainly understand why this book divides opinion, but after spending some time going through it I find it has made me think about the instrument in a more critical way. I am a mathematician by trade and really should hate this book due to the esoteric and fuzzy definitions used, however I have got a lot out of answering some of the questions for myself rather than having it spoon fed. If you approach it with the expectation that you will have to do some extra research (there are plenty of forums threads dealing with help on some of the more obscure matters) you will get a lot out of it and will develop your own voice. It does remind me a little of Pat Martino's approach in that the nature of the guitar as a distinct instrument is central to the teaching, so if you like Linear Expressions etc. then you will certainly like this. Be warned - its addictive and only open if you have a good hour or more to spend as its not a book I find i can dip in and out quickly. As its not called Beginning Guitarist, Mick Goodrick excuses himself from any introductory comments on theory, so can't be used easily if you know a few chords and pentatonics. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book for beginners to experts *by P***N on 27 October 2013* As a beginner on the guitar, I found so much interest, and common sense in this book that it encouraged me to persevere. I am not much further (in my learning) than the first few pages, but the often controversial and stimulating text is well worth while. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an excellent book. It is a book for the student ... *by D***E on 11 March 2018* This is an excellent book. It is a book for the student of the guitar, who already has a reasonable playing level and wants to reach the next stage. 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