Reviews for Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume One

The average rating for Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume One based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-09-25 00:00:00 Robert Turner So my church choir director had to resign abruptly, and after flailing all around them for a substitute while a new director is found, they asked me. And as a professional ringer with a music degree and a (literal) lifelong membership in that church, I humbly thought I was a good fit. But I'm smart enough to know that I'm a total noob with only a vague idea of what I'm supposed to be doing. So I poked around and found some books. This one was the only one in my library system. It turns out that it's also one recommended by The Agape Ringers for anyone just starting out. It also turns out that, as a professional ringer with a music degree, a lot of the information in this book is way under my head. Some of it even seems silly or unnecessary. (This is more likely because of me than because of the quality of the advice.) BUT! Some bits did actually seems useful. I can't recall any examples of either case because I am a bad reader and never a note-taker. I will probably read it again to rediscover some of those useful ideas. I would absolutely recommend it to new bell directors. (NTS: Recommend to Richard....) I also recommend bells. Of course. At least as something to listen to, if not to play. But if you want to play, my choir is looking for ringers....

Review # 2 was written on 2014-09-19 00:00:00 James White This was an interesting read as a ringer who occasionally helps teach kids. Much of the information was not new in the slightest - it seems that anyone with any experience ringing is not the intended audience for this book. The chapters on distributing and assigning bells were made doubly long by explaining the author's unconventional distribution system, which seems overly complicated. She also thinks of the bells above C7 as "floater bells", distributed differently depending on the piece. This baffled me - surely your ringers can four-in-hand? But although there was mention of Shelly ringing in this book, it actually never even mentioned four-in-hand. This was my first foray into the handbell literature, as it were. It was certainly interesting to see how choirs can differ, and despite the weirdness, I did come away with some new information.