The legendary Steve Vai has 2 new releases today. The first, “Vaideology: Basic Music Theory For Guitar Players” was created to help beginners and veteran guitarists. Vai says of the book:
I’ve written a comprehensive music theory book for guitar players. It’s called “Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players” and it contains all the basic, and some very advanced, music theory that can stand as a powerful foundation for a lifetime of understanding the language of music. You can purchase it at SteveVaiStore.com. Enjoy
The book is described via Steve Vai’s website as:
Experience must-know music knowledge and wisdom through the highly focused lens of legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. This full-color instructional book written by Vai himself features in-depth discussions of the music theory fundamentals that every aspiring (and veteran) guitar player should know, packed with practical exercises, diagrams, tips, inspiring ideas and concepts, practice methods, and ways of looking at music that you may have never considered. Topics covered include: academic vs. experiential learning • reading and writing music • key signatures • chord scales • rhythm basics • guitar harmonics • modes • and much more.
You can purchase “Vaideology: Basic Music Theory For Guitar Players” for $24.99 at local music stores, halleonard.com, or vai.com.
The second release, “Piano Reductions: Vol. 2”, Steve describes as:
Piano Reductions Vol II continues the tradition of inspired solo piano performances of songs from my catalog. This Volume is performed by the truly amazing virtuoso Miho Arai. She has delicately, and at times tremendously aggressively delivered these performances with focus and passion. Enjoy.
