Video Question: Practice Materials

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Date: March 21st, 2008 | Length: 1.44 | Instructor: Mark Lincoln

Bmachiran asks, "Are there any beginning materials (books) that offer good drills that might help me structure my practice time and improve my hand strength, chord progressions and scale familiarization? Thanks, Brian" Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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