Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Pumping Nylon
Book Review: Money well spent
Summary: 5 Stars
It was a fantastic book.
This is a technique book and it establishes the basics quite well. My playing has only improved from this. I believe that a guitarist willl never be able to move past an intermediate level without applying the techniques and exercises outlined in this book.
I recommend the DVD version. It doesn't cost much more and helped elaborate. But you can still get benefit without the DVD.
Scott Tennant has some technique books and some repertoire books. Don't confuse them. It's amazing that there are bad reviews for books because the buyer wanted one and bought the other, having not read the titles properly. Now whose fault is that?
Book Review: My most helpful of all my guitar books, but make sure you are ready for it.
Summary: 4 Stars
Have you ever watched a guitarist play, and wandered 'how in the world can that person make a wooden box sound so good?'
Well, folks Pumping Nylon will help you decipher the secrets on how to get that sound you never thought you could get out of a guitar. Pumping Nylon has become my favorite guitar instruction book. It goes into the specifics on how to technically develop good tone in your guitar playing. Scott Tenant spends considerable time on explaining the correct right hand action. Also the stretching drills for the left hand are very useful for making your hand glide between notes rather than drag themselves.
For total beginners, I would recommend that they either take a couple of private lessons so that their posture and handling of the guitar is correct. An alternative would be to get both Frederick Noad's Solo Guitar Playing, and Jamie Andreas Guitar Principles book. This is because Pumping Nylon is directed more towards folks who already have these basics down. The 'Guitar Principles' book teaches you to be alert, aware, and relaxed while you play. The 'Solo Guitar Playing' book will start you off slowly, and goes into details on posture. Once you have these two things down: posture, and alertness of what your fingers are doing, it's guaranteed that you are ready to move up to the next level. That's where Pumping Nylon comes in handy. It will get you off the the beginner rut, and will get you to start sounding like a real guitarist due to the emphasis on technique.
Book Review: NO CD INCLUDED
Summary: 1 Stars
I am only an beginning classical guitar player and I don't have the best music reading skills. I didn't notice the book did not come with a cd and was very disappointed one was not included. The other reviews are correct--this is not for beginners.Book Review: Ouch. Keep the pain comin'...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an intermediate classical guitarist, and recently picked this book up to improve my technique and to strengthen my hands. On the first count, I can't really say it's been too successful yet, but then, I've only gone through the first few pages. HOWEVER, on the second count, I can definitely say that the exercises included in this book are *awesome* for developing strength in the left hand, and for gaining independence of the fingers on the left hand. I can really see and feel a difference in the solidity of my fingering after just a few weeks of doing the exercises. But man, oh man, do *not* open this book thinking that it's going to be a cake walk, because it isn't. The exercises are difficult, and they hurt and are frustrating at first. However, if you can stick to them, and are humble enough to accept the fact that your technique might just be weaker than you thought - then you will reap rewards from this book.The book also contains Giuliani's entire 120 exercises for the right hand - having done these independently myself, I can attest that they are invaluable, and make a fine addition to this book.
Book Review: Pumping Nylon
Summary: 5 Stars
Good exercises. A bit confusing to follow, but can be figured out by most beginners. Recommend for beginner through advance, but the earlier you get the book the better off you'll be (avoid ingraining mistakes).