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    Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How: GMI - Short Read Series, #1
    Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How: GMI - Short Read Series, #1
    Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How: GMI - Short Read Series, #1
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    Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How: GMI - Short Read Series, #1

    By Ged Brockie

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    Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this short read is for you.

    This publication is part of the GMI short read series. 
    This book in the series contains a discussion on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life.

    This book is a transcription, both edited and at times expanded upon, of a GMI podcast given by Ged Brockie in February 2017.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGMI - Guitar & Music Institute
    Release dateJun 19, 2018
    ISBN9781386506027
    Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How: GMI - Short Read Series, #1

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      Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How - Ged Brockie

      About Ged Brockie

      Ged Brockie has performed in almost every conceivable musical scenario for over thirty years. His band recordings comprise his own compositions, arrangements and performance with some of Scotland’s finest musicians (The Mirror’s Image - Circular Records 2009, The Last View From Mary’s Place - Circular Records 2004). He was one of the main writers in the Scottish Guitar Quartet (SGQ) recording three albums (Near The Circle 2001, Fait Accompli 2003, Landmarks 2005) touring across Europe to critical acclaim. The DVD Five Innovations For Guitar & Orchestra - Circular Records 2011 featured Ged with a twenty one piece orchestra.

      Ged has also worked with the RSNO, OSO, Carl Davis, Hummie Mann, West End shows on tour, TV & radio, music industry events, all levels of music education from high school to university and has a wide range of compositions used in film, TV and media.

      Ged is the lead instructor and driving force behind the online Guitar & Music Institute and guides the programs of learning within it.

      www.gedbrockie.com

      Introduction

      Sight reading is something that lots of guitarists can't do and one of the reasons that they can't do it is that they think it's really hard. So the first thing I just want to say about sight reading is, it is not difficult to sight read. I’m going to say that again. It is not difficult to sight read but you do have to to know how to go about it. The reason I can say that it’s not difficult to sight read is if you know just one note on the guitar and you know how that note is

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