University of Arkansas Guitar Program Suggested Reading
MUSIC
·Contemporary Harmony – Ludmila Uhleah
·The Jazz Theory Book – Mark Levine
·A Chromatic Approach to Harmony and Melody – Dave Liebman
·Mr. Goodchord’s Voiceleading Almanac, I & II – Mick Goodrick
·Chord Chemistry – Ted Greene
·Guitarists Guide to Composing and Arranging – Jon Damien
·The Advancing Guitarist – Mick Goodrick
·Factorial Rhythm – Mick Goodrick
·Generic Modal Compression – Mick Goodrick
·Thesaurus of Scales and Arpeggios – Nichols Slonimsky
·Improviser’s OS – Wayne Krantz
·The Structure of Atonal Music – Allen Forte
·How To Improvise – Hal Crook
·How To Comp – Hal Crook
·Bela Bartok – Emo Lendvai
·Serial Composition – Reginald Smith
·Basic Atonal Counterpoint – S.Funiccelli
·Inside the Score – Rayburn Wright
·Form in Tonal Music – Douglass Green
TECHNIQUE
·Pumping Nylon – Scott Tenant
·Guitar Lore – Dennis Sandole
·Modern Guitar Method (Series) – William Leavitt
·Hybrid Picking – Gustavo Assis-Brasil
·Guitar Aerobics – Troy Nelson
ELECTRONICS AND RECORDING
·Microsounds – Curtis Roads
·Musical Instrument Design – Bart Hopkin
·Nice Noise – Preperations and Modifications for Guitar – Bart Hopkin
·Recording Unhinged – Sylvia Massey
·Recording Techniques of The Guitar Masters – Brian Tarquin
·The Recording Guitarist: A Guide to Studio Gear, Techniques and Tone – Jon Chappell
SYNTH AND MIDI GUITARS
·Guitar Synth and MIDI – Compilation from Guitar Player Magazine
·Digital Electronics for Musicians – Alexandros Drymonitis
·How MIDI Works – Peter Lawrence Alexander
SOUNDSCAPES AND BUILDING INSTRUMENTS
·The Soundscape by R. Murray Schafer
·In The Field: The Art of Field Recording by Angus Carlyle, Cathy Lane
·Electronic Projects for Musicians by Craig Anderton
·Sound Designs: A Handbook of Musical Instrument Building by John Scoville, Reinhold Banek
·Making Musical Instruments by Hand by Jay Havighurst
·Vibrations: Making Unorthodox Musical Instruments, by David Sawyer
Pumping Nylon – Scott Tennant
Guitar Lore – Dennis Sandole
Chord Chemistry – Ted Green
The Advancing Guitarist – Mick Goodrick
Mr. Goodchord’s Voiceleading Almanac , I & II – Mick Goodrick
Generic Modal Compression – Mick Goodrick
Modern Guitar Method – William Leavitt (Entire series)
Guitarists Guide to Composing and Arranging – Jon Damien
The Jazz Theory Book – Mark Levine
Contemporary Harmony – Ludmila Uhleah