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The signature sound of Cuban music is popular throughout the world. At the heart of it is the clavethe underlying groove that defines the music of Cuba. The clave is not always easy to learn, but author Jeff Peretz breaks down this fundamental rhythm in Guitar Atlas: Cuba, proving that the clave can be played by any guitarist. For those who do not even play Cuban music, the concepts in this book improve sense of rhythm and syncopation in any style.
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Guitar Atlas Cuba: Your passport to a new world of music, Book & CD
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Great book. Although the other reviews talk about the theory, (I am theory savvy and I agree that it’s important to learn it) you don’t have to know it to enjoy this book. You can just jump right in and play by ear. I like all the different time signatures. The pieces are great. My favorite is the Moroccan 6 in 12/16! Most of them are in 4/4. The music is challenging and very inspiring. I’ve definitely advanced as a player with this book. It is intended for intermediate to advanced players. If you play guitar and have an interest in Middle Eastern music you have to get this book!
Rating: 5 / 5
Given that I am a verteran guitarist and a recent student of the oud I was thrilled to see someone put out a book that looked at middle eastern music from a traditional context while applying it to the guitar! This certainly has made it easier to understand some of the techniquest around the music and how they are applied to both instruments. This gendre of music is quite technical and has its challenges when played on the oud, but for the guitar it becomes even more of a task to transcribe! It was a task that was accomplished here! The CD is excellent and the book’s notation and coverage of the material is superb! I Highly recommend it!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
“At first I was skeptical but after reading the book and playing the examples I must say this is a must have for guitar players looking to get exposure to arabic music.”
I couldn’t agree more. This book has just the right amount of theory and musical examples to present the flavour of middle eastern music. In fact, it is much more comprehensive than you’d expect from it’s slim size (48 pages). I was particularly delighted to find several full musical pieces – I had feared that the book would just be a catalogue of scales, modes and “licks”. There’s very little to complain about here – though I would have liked to see more examples of the use of microtones (not emphasized because of the difficulties of adapting these to the modern guitar).
Rating: 5 / 5
Being an oud player as well as a guitar player I was exited to see a book on playing maqam on the guitar. At first I was skeptical but after reading the book and playing the examples I must say this is a must have for guitar players looking to get exposure to arabic music. The cd that comes with it is made up of all the examples in the book but it also is great to listen to for pleasure. I dug Jeff Peretz’ other book “Zen and the Art of Guitar”. I look forward to his next.
Rating: 5 / 5