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November 4, 2019 A good guitar book can provide years of insight as long as you’re willing to turn those morsels of carefully crafted information into knowledge by putting the work in… And as most guitar-book connoisseurs know, these tomes of information fall into two basic categories: those books that show you a bunch of patterns and/or licks with backing tracks, and those that actually teach you something by means of a tried and tested method. Enter Jeari Czapla whose book, Opus One for the Apprenticing Guitarist, definitely falls into the latter category. Jeari was kind enough to talk to us about Opus One, its origins and the method itself.” – Graham Tippett, |
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This is how my jazz guitar curriculum initially appeared: twelve duo tang folders filled with notes and scales, all written by me in my own handwriting. I created these folders to help me remember how to use the music information accurately. During my guitar studies with Chet Breau at the Lenny Breau School of Music in my hometown of Winnipeg, Chet would make photocopies of notes he received from his father, Lenny Breau, who taught at the Guitar Institute Technology (G.I.T.) in LA. However, these hand-written notes were often incomplete and difficult to decipher. Regrettably, I did not keep any of these notes from Lenny. Nevertheless, I did my best to copy them onto my own pages, which helped me to develop my own useful reference book. I gathered my handwritten notes and started compiling, writing, and developing Opus One, my debut work. It was essentially an “All-In-One” guitar reference book that I created for myself to refer back to whenever necessary.
Before attending Grant MacEwan College for the first time, in 1991, I combined my private study music knowledge with my jazz training from Chet, classical guitar studies with Paul Hammer (University of Manitoba Guitar Professor), classical composition studies with Bruce Carlson (University of Manitoba Composition Professor), and theory studies with Ruth Douglas (University of Music Theory) on my Aptiva IBM computer. I was beginning to write a music book without even knowing it. I understood what I needed and wanted to learn to reach certain levels in the music industry and therefore knew what any young musician would need to know. I wrote my guitar curriculum with you in mind. My valued customer and fellow apprenticing guitarist. I am just like you. I am passionate about learning more and applying new knowledge and skills to my playing. I Imagine you learning how to read lead charts, guitar music and play your favourite guitar songs all within your first three weekly guitar lesson plans. In 1998, I printed my first fifty page reference book. I was diversifying my music career and began to teach guitar students. So I would print out a few pages for different students. To my surprise, my students loved them and I was successful with my students. This provided me with the inspiration, motivation, ambition and drive to turn my fifty page book into a hundred pages and now over 134 pages, offering more detailed information. Over 3,000 units Sold,
Today, Opus One is on the verge of being accepted as a reference manual by the Alberta Government Education and Curriculum board. I have worked hard over the years to present my guitar curriculum to students who want a higher level of guitar edification. Opus One is also Sold in Long & McQuade retail outlets across Canada. I encourage you to buy it from Long & McQuade. This Jazz Guitar Method Book prepares You for any Univeristy or College Music Program. It also Empowers Your Guitar Teachers to a Higher Level of Musical Education which is passed on to your students. |
During the ‘Duo Tang Folders’ era, I accumulated a vast amount of information that I organized into a fifty-page workbook with self-administered exams. I believed that I needed to learn music theory, including ear training exercises and performance techniques. As a result, I carried a three-hole binder with me everywhere I went.
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