learning to read music

[Drumbler]

thnx extrapolation for the idea

anyways i got a book called A modern method for guitar. Method Berklee press by william leavitt
for those who have tried it; can it be a good substitute for the mel bay book?
any opinion?

I am not familiar with the Mel Bay books but highly recommend the Levitt Modern Method books. Excellent.

[ten left thumbs]

Some reading practice books try to cram pitch and complicated rhythm in at the same time from the beginning, which can be intimidating and decouraging. .

Oh I hate that. 'Here are all the most most complex and least musical rhythms I could think of, and I've stuck them on the one page, without any coherence, for you bang your head against.'

I'm a Leavitt fan myself, but would agree it's heavy going. The Oakes book is good for just reading.