Jody has published over twenty instructional books about
jazz guitar with Alfred Publishing, Workshop Arts Publications, and Mel Bay Publications. Four of his books have appeared in the Smithsonian Institute's Folkways Exhibition in Washington, DC. In addition Jody has written for most of the major
guitar magazines, including
Guitar Player, Just
Jazz Guitar and Finger Style
Guitar.
As an educator, Jody has held the positions of Professor of
Jazz and Studio
Guitar at the University of Redlands, in Redlands, CA, the University of La Verne, in La Verne, CA, and the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (ISOMATA), in Idyllwild, CA. In addition, he has also served as Associate Director of the National
Guitar Workshop as well as Director of the Workshop's
Jazz Summit in the early years of that program. Jody continues to conduct seminars and clinics all over the country.
Vol 1:Complete Jazz Guitar Method: Beginning Jazz Guitar| PDF + AudioAnyone with a knowledge of basic chords and
guitar scale fingerings can dig right in and start learning to play
jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way up [code]to extended chords and the modes, this book features a full-length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. Beginning
Jazz Guitar breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing
jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style.
Clearly organized into easily mastered segments, each chapter is divided into separate
lessons on harmony or improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book.
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