Les Productions d'Oz Fretboard Harmony: Common Practice Harmony on the Guitar - McFadden - Guitar Book

Author: Jeffrey McFadden
Format: Coil Bound Book
Instrumentation: Guitar

Fretboard Harmony is now in use in many renowned institutions worldwide, including Eastman School of Music and Yale University.

Features of this Text:
Materials are presented in a logical order which follows the consensus evident in materials from the neighbouring disciplines of music theory and keyboard harmony.
It is a truly practical method with a vast number of exercises - 265 in all. Several exercises are given for each new theoretical concept introduced.
There is a step by step, progressive arrangement of exercises.
Emphasis is placed on creativity, experimentation and improvisation in the playing of the exercises.
The book has a very complete section on rudiments.
There is a clear layout and effective directions for the student.
Scale cells, one-octave moveable scale forms, are used to give a basis for interval study which in turn is used to inform the formation of chords.
Numerous chord charts are given to illuminate fretboard shapes and give a clearer picture of chord derivation and logic.
The books offers a complete system of chord derivation using "cardinal" and "dilated" triads combined with doubling and/or omission.
There is a section on the derivation of common, familiar chords and cadence formulas using the system.
Figured bass realization and melody harmonization are used consistently as tools to introduce new chords, new progressions, etc.
Numerous realized solutions are given and explained in detail for exercises in advanced application.
Examples from the actual guitar repertoire, are richly deployed throughout the text to introduce chords, demonstrate progressions, show modulation, etc.
There are numerous melody harmonizations and figured basses created from the common guitar repertoire.