Because rhythm and timing lie at the foundation of everything you play, its importance can't be underestimated. This series will give you that solid foundation you need. Starts with simple upbeat rhythms for the beginner and moves step by step into advanced syncopations - all demonstrated with seriously heavy metal examples that have practical applications to today's styles. Tablature. Music and examples demonstrated on CD.
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Troy Stetina rules!,
This review is from: Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol. 1 (Troy Stetina) (Paperback)
Of the 30 or so guitar method books I own, the Troy Stetina collection is by far the most useful. His method is somewhat similar to the musicians institute series of instruction, except that his series tends to focus on a particular style of music rather than just general learning. This particular book is great as it is progressive. Start at the beginning of the book and work your way through at your own pace. That's it -- easy schmeezy lemon squeezy. Also, buy a metronome and you'll get even more out of it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Pretty Good and Well Organize, but Relevant?,
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This review is from: Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol. 1 (Troy Stetina) (Paperback)
This is the 5th method book that I have gone through, the others being Mel Bay's Modern Method for Guitar, as well as the 3 books that comprise Hal Leanord's guitar method. Each book / method has it's unique strengths and weaknesses.
Troy does a great job at explaining the techniques he wants his readers to learn. The book is also fairly well organized. For the absolute beginner, this book may seem to jump in difficulty fairly quickly regarding what Troy requires of his students, but with patience it can be mastered. The backing tracks to the cd are great. Sure, they may not be the coolest tunes in the world, but they are well recorded and they serve their purpose of giving the student a chance to practice wha s/he's learned in a quasi jam session that includes a full backing band. This book also does well to explain and teach syncopations. I really have only thre gripes about this book: 1) It would have been nice if Troy had always depicted the suggested fingerings or at least alternate fingerings. 2) And there were a couple of techniques that were introduced in the jams but that had no educational introduction. 3) I'm not sure that the studies and jams are very relevant to today's metal. They cover the AC/DC sound and the 80's and early 90's metal sound. But I don't feel I learned some of the trademark sounds and techniques that typify bands such as Tool, System of a Down, or Mastadon. This is primarily due to when the book was published, 1992. So an updated version would be great. Even if the metal sound has changed since the book was published, this book will help you on your power chord changes and fingerings, as well as your rhythm work. In fact, I think the studies for accenting up beats and syncopations are great. They are pretty basic, but this is a level 1 book and it really helps one get a basic feel for rhythm. Oh, and remember to tap your foot.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Really works for beginners!!!,
By Miguel (Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol. 1 (Troy Stetina) (Paperback)
Excellent for beginners, even for absolute beginners, who want to play heavy metal or hard rock. Troy Stetina is one of the best teachers you can find.
It is a real method to learn guitar technique 'from the beginning', not only exercises compilation. Well structurated, topics are explained clearly and you learn easily and enjoy at the same time. You see your improvement every week so you want to learn more. It really works! It contains lots of examples, basic theory and technique topics, and six full songs to practice and enjoy playing rhythm guitar track with the backing band on CD. I liked this so much that I bought the complete Troy Stetina's Series. I've learned faster and easier with Troy's books than with other famous players' books. For beginners I recommend to take a lead guitar method like Metal Lead Guitar Primer when starting chapter 4.
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