Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 1: Comprehensive Guitar Method (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781423453628)

(Essential Elements Guitar). Take your guitar teaching to a new level Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris and popular songs in a variety of styles, Essential Elements for Guitar is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers' instruction and get beginning guitar students off to a great start. This method has been designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Concepts covered in Book 1 include: getting started; basic music theory; guitar chords; notes on each string; ensemble playing; and much more Songs used in Book 1 include such hits as: Dust in the Wind * Eleanor Rigby * Every Breath You Take * Hey Jude * Hound Dog * Let It Be * Ode to Joy * Rock Around the Clock * Stand By Me * Surfin' USA * Sweet Home Chicago * This Land Is Your Land * You Really Got Me * and more

Author: Will Schmid, Bob Morris
ISBN-10: 142345362X
ISBN-13: 9781423453628
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2007
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 11.91h x 8.91w x 0.24d