Books by Ged Brockie

ABOUT GUITAR PRACTICE NOTEBOOKGuitar Practice Notebook is all about helping you keep track of your guitar lesson work as well as understanding the progress you are making.Fifty two lessons are accommodated for over two pages per lesson. Your guitar teacher remarks are offered for pieces, scales/arpeggios/chords as well as a space for your own notes and/or lyrics. Each lesson plan comes with a two musical staffs/TAB and eight five fret chord boxes per lesson for teacher scales/arpeggios/chords or for your own ideas.Finally, there is an appendix at the back which offers the following:GRAPH OUT YOUR WEEKLY TEACHER UPDATEOn the next page you will see a simple table with fifty two columns split over two tables and five columns per table. You can colour code or write a number from 1 - 5 (one being highest to five lowest) in each week according to your teachers mark. This will help you keep a track of your attainment throughout the year.OPEN STRING MAJOR SCALES A black and white version from the GMI - Guitar & Music Institute publication "SCALES YOU CAN USE!". Available to buy direct from Amazon and all good book retailers. OPEN STRING ARPEGGIOS A black and white version of part of a free colour poster available to download at the GMI shop www.gmiguitarshop.comOPEN STRING CHORDSA black and white version of part of a free colour poster available to download at the GMI shop www.gmiguitarshop.comCYCLE OF 4ths/5thsTaken from the GMI - Guitar & Music Institute's publication "SCALES YOU CAN USE!". Available to buy direct from Amazon and all good book retailers.

The Fastlines Jazz Guitar Method Advanced in the third book in a set of nine created by the Guitar & Music Institute. This book, written by guitarist Ged Brockie continues from the Jazz Primer and Jazz Intermediate volumes.This Advanced book includes twenty two jazz lines which includes examples of flat five substitution, lines in fourths, triadic substitution, contemporary and modern rhythm changes, scales built from the lydian mode, diminished lines and wide interval playing.There is a complete solo included as well as five backing tracks in various styles including rhythm changes in G, altered chord progressions and lydian backing tracks. There is also a project section to help you get more from the material presented in this book which includes quartal harmony, movement of a half step, exploiting the flattened fifth and combining major arpeggios.

Drop Two Voicings Uncovered is a full colour instructional guide for guitar. This book focuses on chordal knowledge in all keys, all string sets & across the entire fretboard using a systematic concept to learn the power of drop two chords. Guitarists of all ages who are beyond the beginner stage will benefit from this work.The book is supplemented by almost two hours of Youtube video tuition where guitarist Ged Brockie discusses in detail the theoretical and technical issues covered in each lesson within the book. Book owners can also download twenty one backing tracks which accompany the lessons and additional chordal ideas in PDF format for extended study.In section one you are introduced to minor seventh, dominant seventh and major seventh chords across the fretboard and on all string sets. Section two then takes these chords and you will learn to play them in popular progressions all over the neck and in all keys. In section two you will also be introduced to chord synonyms as well as diatonic chord patterns and extended chord voicings. The third section of the book is devoted to minor chord progressions and how to play through them.Finally, the appendices centre around the three songs specially written for Drop Two Voicings Uncovered as well as detailing all video, backing track and further resources available for the book owner.

ABOUT SCALES YOU CAN USEScales You Can Use! is the latest GMI publication from guitarist and GMI lead tutor Ged Brockie. This 152 full colour book distils his thirty five year guitar playing experience which has covered every conceivable musical scenario. Learn the scale patterns that are both powerful and meaningful and really make the difference. This thought through method includes a template system of learning that acts as a force multiplier for your learning and understanding.WHAT'S IN THE BOOKA full colour publication offered in physical print, ePub and PDF Download form, 154 pages long.An easy to understand template system that enables you to learn and play major, natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales over the entire neck in seven positions.OTHER BOOK HIGHLIGHTS Scales You Can Use! includes tutorials and shows you how to play pentatonics in 10 different keys in one position. Learn how you can play in fourteen keys in one position using modal scales giving you complete musical control over key changes! Included are fret maps which detail a simple to understand root based system in two key positions giving you complete understanding. Theoretical explanations of pentatonic, major, melodic and harmonic minor, blues, chromatic, whole tone and diminished scales. A suite of "exotic" scales are also included for those that are looking to learn patterns that are on the fringe. Original music examples in music and TAB provided throughout Scales You Can Use! to ensure that you really learn the patterns shown. Open string patterns cover major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales. If you think you know what the cycle of fifths is about, then think again! Scales You Can Use! shows again and again how you can use this to the max! BOOK COMPOSITION Divided into three chapters - Open Scale Patterns - Fretted Scale Patterns - Symmetrical Scale Patterns, each section within these chapters includes blank chord boxes and staff/TAB sheets for your own workings and examples. Traversing the entire neck in one key, playing round the cycle of fifths in one position, major, harmonic and minor scale comparison sheets are in there to give you the best chance of getting your scalar knowledge together once and for all! Modes are also covered and demystified showing you how to both create and apply these often misunderstood patterns. All three chapters are backed up by our Youtube videos viewable via QR codes so you can view the scales being demonstrated by GMI's Ged Brockie.