Forgive me if I've already posted this before as I find myself repeating the same things over and over these days. Here are my three favorite music books:
- Learn Faster, Perform Better by Molly Gebrian
- Anyone Can Play Music by Josh Turknett
- Improvise for Real by David Reed
If you have thirty minutes to practice today but don't know how to fill that time, or how to get the most out of that time, Molly Gebrian's Learn Faster, Perform Better will definitely help you with this. Her book is about the neuroscience behind practicing - how to do it in the most effective and efficient way.
If you've ever wondered how a fiddler can remember hundreds of tunes, or if you've ever wanted to play folk music the same way it's been done by traditional musicians for centuries - by ear - then Josh Turknett's book Anyone Can Play Music will be right up your alley. As both a neurologist and a traditional musician (clawhammer banjo), Turknett's methods apply modern day science and research to old-fashioned methods of learning music that has the potential to free you from being tab dependent.
Lastly, if you are curious about chords, scales, or music theory and would like it explained in a fun, interactive, and non-academic way, then Improvise for Real may be what you need. This book by David Reed changed the way I look at the major scale and modes and freed up my musical creativity in ways that I didn't anticipate.
Those are my three favorite music books!
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