Melodic Rhythms for Guitar | William Leavitt Guitar Method Book for Students and Teachers | Essential Rhythm Studies and Sight Reading Exercises | Contemporary Music Practice and Technique Guide

This is one of the best sight reading books I've come across in awhile. You can get a lot of mileage out of the exercises in this book and I think it's one that guitar teachers out there should have to work with their students on sight reading. First off you can use the same exercise multiple times to explore different positions on the guitar, helping you or your students become more familiar with the fretboard. The melodies are all single line and unfingered so you can focus on playing the notes rather than playing the fingerings (a trap some guitarists fall into.) What's really great about this book is that you can also work on your rhythm and counting at the same time as you're working on sight reading. The other Leavitt book on sight reading is mostly in eighth notes all the way through, this book has all kinds of great rhythms that are syncopated and spicy that will literally force you to keep on your toes and count if you want to play the exercise correctly. Also you can either get together with a friend or play with your teacher or student, because there is a lead sheet attached to each exercise. Playing in this duo format is another good way to practice sight reading because it forces you not to stop and make corrections and to move forward and keep reading. So to recap on why I think this book is an essential to anyone's sight reading library, you get to work on fretboard knowledge which gives you multiple uses of each exercise (lots of bang for the buck), you work on single line reading that is approachable even for poor readers, you get a good solid rhythmic workout with each exercise which reinforces solid musicianship, and you can play alone or with another person which besides being fun, is just another great way to practice ensemble playing and sight reading. Check this book out it's a solid buy.

Great book. Fun to play. Intermediate level in my opinion. You need to incorporate the chords for the full experience. Record or loop the chords and play with yourself. I think the chords are the most difficult aspect. The rhythms are not difficult but you should play with a metronome to make sure you play in rhythm. You'll have to figure out what positions to use for each study. The first two studies work well in second position. This is also a good book to practice reading. William Leavitt also has a method series that is very good.

Let’s face it, guitar players don’t read very well. Selecting positions for Notes is challenging since we have so many options. Additionally, if you’re not used to site reading, rhythmic structures can complicate things. This book does a great job of starting you where you’re at and methodically taking you through, many challenging but not overly challenging etudes.

This is the best book if you want to practice sight reading. A lot of people think it is all notes and what not but what sight reading really tests is rhythms. This book is prime for exercising rhythms. Good explanations and examples.

A great book to work on your sight reading with. Durable, and the print is very clear.

Good to practice reading in multiple positions across the fretboard. Includes accidentals to provide additional challenge.

Really will help the intermediate student with sight reading rhythms. Very musical exercises that get gradually more difficult as one gets deeper into the book. It has a " Jazz " feeling to it and quite a relief from the ever so dull Mel Bay Books. Anything coming out of The Berklee College Of Music is going to be good and this is no exception. William Leavitt is brilliant.

I like how you have to figure out the chords and work out which ones are the easiest to get to using the knowledge from the WL Vol Guitar method. Once you can play the chords you can start to see how 2 to 3 notes of the chords are used to voice the tones and you can play your own version of the tunes. Good Book for learning rhythms.

All the required rhythms are there ! A must have in your practice routine! Another great product ! Michel

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I bought the melodic rhythms for guitar after reading loads of reviews about methods for developping sight reading skills and rhythmic quaities. I have to say that I'm not dissapointed at all. The book contains series of rhythmic and melodic excercises, step by step, that you can adapt to many different difficulty levels. Ideal for practicing in all the positions, tempos and eight note feels. Ideal for guitar students who want to be familiar with sight reading, and for teaching sight reading as a proffessor. I have to say that even if I haven't finish the book yet, I already feel more comfortable in front of an unknon score :)

Well, I am classical guitarist. I had problems of sight reading I just bought this , I practiced the jazz chord, then solo, I tried sing the solo. It improved by far my ear ,, excellent book,

Un buen libro para prácticas ritmos con las guitarra.