Larry Deack
2005-04-13 14:42:53 UTC
In a recent thread about reading some folks suggested single line reading
like jazz players do. It seems to me that the big problem reading on
classical guitar is polyphony and not single line.
I was in an ensemble playing 1st guitar with another guy who had played
trumpet all through school. He could read single line stuff better than me
but he fell apart when it came to reading simple polyphony that I could
easily read.
Polyphony seems to be the one thing that makes classical guitar so hard to
play compared to other styles of guitar playing. As classical players we
must be able to read many different kinds of polyphonic textures including
12 tone pieces. There is a huge range of polyphonic styles to learn and the
patterns differ for each style.
Is there any books that specifically teach polyphonic reading on guitar and
what are the unique problems of polyphonic reading that such a book would
cover?
like jazz players do. It seems to me that the big problem reading on
classical guitar is polyphony and not single line.
I was in an ensemble playing 1st guitar with another guy who had played
trumpet all through school. He could read single line stuff better than me
but he fell apart when it came to reading simple polyphony that I could
easily read.
Polyphony seems to be the one thing that makes classical guitar so hard to
play compared to other styles of guitar playing. As classical players we
must be able to read many different kinds of polyphonic textures including
12 tone pieces. There is a huge range of polyphonic styles to learn and the
patterns differ for each style.
Is there any books that specifically teach polyphonic reading on guitar and
what are the unique problems of polyphonic reading that such a book would
cover?