[Book Review: Long Arpeggio Studies by Bill Farrish]

“Moving on, the true potential of the fingerings are explored with added tensions and approach notes which embellish the fingerings. Some of this reminded me of the DVD/video set Creative Phrasing of Guitar by Berklee professor Joe Rogers which I previously reviewed. The difference however is in how fluid the fingerings are especially when I started to get a hang of the position shifts.

This is the kind of challenges I remember facing when I worked on the Diatonic Major And Minor Scales book from Andres Segovia. In terms of technical benefits, I saw similar results working on Bill’s material.

This is all very challenging material that is extremely rewarding when you practice it more and more. I got so much out of this book, and it’s only been a few days. I am definitely including this in my current practice routine.

I recommend this eBook for jazz guitarists who are interested in developing a more fluid fingering technique for improvisation. What a valuable resource this is! Thank you Bill for sharing this with the world.”