Troy Nelson
Troy Nelson | |
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 Troy Nelson in Nashville, TN | |
| Born | 1973 Viroqua, Wisconsin |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Guitar Instruction |
| Subject | Music |
| Notable works | Guitar Aerobics, Play Guitar in 14 Days Series, Rhythm Guitar 365 |
| Website | |
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Troy Nelson is an American guitar player and author of instructional guitar books Play Guitar in 14 Days (series) Amazon Publishing, Guitar Aerobics (2007), Fretboard Freedom (2013), Rhythm Guitar 365 (2014), One-Man Guitar Jam (2014) – published by Hal Leonard Corporation and self-published titles Modern Lead Guitar (2017), and Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days (2018).
Nelson currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography[edit]
Nelson was born and raised in Viroqua, Wisconsin, and is a graduate of Viroqua High School. He has also lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New York, New York; Hoboken, New Jersey; Athens, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Nelson graduated with honors from the University of Georgia (summa cum laude), where he earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. He also holds an associate degree in Occupational Music from Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Nelson spent several years working in Milwaukee as a freelance editor for Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest music print publisher. While at Hal Leonard, he transcribed and edited many of the top guitar songs of the day and, in 1995, began work on a new magazine Hal Leonard was launching, Guitar One.
In 1999, Nelson moved with the magazine to New York City. For a decade, Nelson worked at the magazine, holding the titles of music editor, senior editor, and, finally, editor-in-chief, a position he occupied for over five years. Just a few years after its launch, Guitar One had become one of the top guitar magazines in the world. "I'm quite proud of what we accomplished at Guitar One. What began as a start-up, evolved into the No. 2 guitar title in the world when I left in 2005," remembers Nelson.
Nelson also spent time as the senior editor of Guitar Edge magazine.
In addition to his guitar skills, Nelson has an eye for football talent. Since 2005, Nelson has spent time with the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, All American Football League, and BLESTO, a football scouting cooperative owned and operated by seven NFL teams.
Master Pentatonic Scales For Guitar in 14 Days[edit]
Master Pentatonic Scales for Guitar in 14 Days will teach you the five box patterns and two extended patterns of the major and minor pentatonic scales, as well as their relative blues scales. Learn exercises that will enable you to play the scales more “musically,” how to connect the patterns across the entire fretboard, and how the patterns can be used to create licks for soloing.
Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days[edit]
Learn the tools to be a blues guitarist in just two weeks. Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days is focused on teaching you everything you need to begin playing the blues with another guitarist or singer, in a group setting, or even just for fun. Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days includes chords, riffs, scales, techniques, lead licks, and turnarounds.
Modern Lead Guitar[edit]
Modern Lead Guitar will teach you everything you need to know to solo over chord changes. This paperback book features 23 common chord progressions and plenty of sample licks and solos to get you improvising in an instant. You'll learn how to apply the major and minor scales, as well as their modal and pentatonic counterparts. Styles covered include rock, metal, country, jazz, and blues. This paperback version contains access to an instant download of all accompanying audio tracks- including full band audio examples and play-along tracks recorded by Troy Nelson.
Learn 14 Chord Progressions for Guitar in 14 Days[edit]
Learn 14 Chord Progressions for Guitar in 14 Days seems pretty self-explanatory, but there’s so much more to it than just progressions. You’ll also learn basic chord theory, dozens of major and minor triads and seventh chords, and how to play each progression in six different keys—and in six different music styles! Other concepts covered include barre chords, fingerpicking, 6/8 meter, and arpeggios. All of the “real world” music examples are presented in rhythm guitar tab so you can quickly get them off the page and onto your fretboard. Includes 80+ downloadable audio demonstration tracks of music examples recorded by Troy Nelson.
Guitar Aerobics[edit]
Guitar Aerobics is a daily guitar tutorial first published in 2007. Since its release, Guitar Aerobics has become one of the world's best-selling instructional guitar books.
"As a guitarist, I wanted to write a technique book that would appeal to me; that is, a book that had a practical structure and music examples that didn't sound like warm-up exercises. I wanted to compose music examples that guitarists could incorporate into their own music while, at the same time, improving their chops," says Nelson.
Modern Lead Guitar[edit]
Released in 2017, Modern Lead Guitar will teach how to solo over chord changes. Learn how to apply the major and minor scales, as well as their modal and pentatonic counterparts. Styles covered include rock, metal, country, jazz, and blues.
Fretboard Freedom[edit]
Fretboard Freedom is a novel approach to visualizing and navigating the neck of the guitar—a concept that initially struck Nelson while he wrote Guitar Aerobics back in 2007.
Rhythm Guitar 365[edit]
"Like my other books, Rhythm Guitar 365 contains daily music exercises—one for every day of the year—with this book focusing on rhythm-guitar playing, which doesn't get nearly the attention that lead playing does," says Nelson of his third guitar instructional title.
One-Man Guitar Jam[edit]
This book covers the art of self-accompaniment while soloing. Incorporating the styles of blues, rock, jazz, country, and funk, the jams will enhance your ability to play chords and bass lines simultaneously. You'll increase your scale and chord-voicing vocabulary, and you'll improve your rhythm, groove, and phrasing. Audio demos of all 150 guitar jams are available for download or streaming.
Bibliography[edit]
Nelson's books are available in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
- Learn 14 Chord Progressions for Guitar in 14 Days:Extensive Resource for Songwriters and Guitarists of All Levels (2019) – ISBN 1797588605 Search this book on
. - Master Pentatonic Scales For Guitar in 14 Days: Bust out of the Box! Learn to Play Major and Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns and Licks All Over the Neck (2018) – ISBN 1790983282 Search this book on .
- Modern Lead Guitar: Soloing Over Chords: Learn What to Play – and Why! (2018) – ISBN 1980655332 Search this book on .
- PLAY BLUES GUITAR IN 14 DAYS: Daily Lessons for Learning Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar in Just Two Weeks! (2018) – ISBN 1720038295 Search this book on .
- Guitar Aerobics: A 52-Week, One-lick-per-day Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Guitar Technique (2007) – ISBN 1423414357 Search this book on .
- Fretboard Freedom: A 52-Week, One-Lick-Per-Day Method for Visualizing and Navigating the Neck of the Guitar (2013) – ISBN 1458420140 Search this book on .
- 100 Country Lessons – Guitar Lesson Goldmine Series (2013) – ISBN 142349881X Search this book on .
- Rhythm Guitar 365: Daily Exercises for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Rhythm Guitar Technique (2014) – ISBN 1476821178 Search this book on .
- One-Man Guitar Jam: How to Use Riffs, Bass Lines, and Rhythm Patterns for Self-Accompaniment While Soloing (2014) – ISBN 1480354090 Search this book on .
References[edit]
Currently available Troy Nelson titles from Hal Leonard Corporation Rhythm Guitar 365 Review One-Man Guitar Jam Review
External links[edit]
- Troy Nelson Website
- Amazon Author Page
- Hal Leonard Corporation – Publisher of Troy Nelson Guitar Instructional Books
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