Download or read book Sight Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist written by Tom Bruner and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up until a few years ago, finding guitar players who could sight read melodic lines was about as rare as sighting a whooping crane. Today, because of widespread study and the use and popularity of the guitar, melodic sight reading has become an essential part of guitar playing. It is now important for a working guitarist to be as proficient at sight reading as any brass or woodwind player. Rhythms in this book are extremely complex, compelling the player to focus on learning the guitar fretboard.