Rock Discipline [Sheet music]

John Petrucci (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996

This powerful and all-encompassing book/audio package is an epic vision on the art of modern rock guitar. John Petrucci offers detailed lessons on speed and accuracy, chromatic exercises, playing with dynamics, connecting scale fragments to form long solo lines, and much, much more. One of the most complete courses on rock guitar.

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From the Publisher

This powerful and all-encompassing book/audio package is an epic vision on the art of modern rock guitar. John Petrucci offers detailed lessons on speed and accuracy, chromatic exercises, playing with dynamics, connecting scale fragments to form long solo lines and much, much more. One of the most complete courses on rock guitar.

Product Details

• Sheet music: 84 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576234746
• ISBN-13: 978-1576234747
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Advanced/Serious Players, May 13, 2003

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"nyingelay" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Discipline (Sheet music)

This instructional media is an awesome one. Starting with physical excercises that would make you comfortable while playing for hours, and it even touches on several church modes. Even if you're just looking for playing backing, vamps, rhythms, and etc, this media will teach you about chord formations and theories which will add your piece of art more colors. However, I wouldn't recommend it for NOT serious players, because one would need ample amount of time/effort to accomplish Petrucci's lessons. Otherwise, a fabulous book every guitarists must have.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goobunny review of petrucci's rock discipline book + cd, February 13, 2003

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"goobunny" (Waalwijk, The Netherlands, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Discipline (Sheet music)

If you are serious about investing your life time in developing discipline, efficiency and mastering the guitar (or any 6-string instrument for that matter), this is IT. It's nice to get the video as well, but not a must. What IS a must, however, is DISCIPLINE. You have to become this book, you can't be lazy about the material, if you want to get the most out of it. It's a do-or-don't situation. It pays of beyond words. That's really all i can say.. :) GET IT GET IT GET IT GET IT but do not expect it to do everything for you, it is all up to you. And it's FUN!!Provided you are able to think clearly, to concentrate, to practice in 15-minute segments, to practice with a metronome.. you really need to do all those things, like i said, do or don't. It covers everything you need to know as an aspiring advanced player. One important thing that's not covered in the book, yet covered in the video (for those of you wanting to get only the book) - stretching bodyparts other than the fingers but heavily involved in playing the guitar, and proper posture while practicing (and at any time, obviously). So my advice is, YOU NEED THIS BOOK!! But it will only work if you bite through the hard bit at the beginning, if you're WILLING to master discipline and clarity of thought for yourself. It's all about this willingness. The rest follows automatically. The cd it great too, it's basically the audio from the video that you need. Some parts from the video are removed (like when you can hear john burp and fart and snore away) so.. BUY IT!! NOW!! :)

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of great speed drills, January 3, 2005

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James Bender "benderj1" (Westerville, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Discipline (Sheet music)

The lessons are OK. Some of them are pretty elementary, some of them only scratch the surface. The organization of the lessons could use a little work: there is no clear indication as to what "area" each exercise should go into. However, if you just used the examples in the book as speed drills, it would be well worth the money for that! There are many examples and the are varied enough to provide a well rounded repository of technique exercises.