Merlin's Guitar Lessons - Based on the Classical Guitar Method: Guitar Book for Kids of 5 and Upwards: Learn How to Play the Guitar Step by Step and H (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798713082055)

Are you looking for a guitar book that provides a solid foundation both for playing the guitar, and for reading and understanding music?

Do you want a book written specially for children, a book that will help them to enjoy music making?

Then what you need is the magic of Merlin's world of guitar playing. Children learn step by step in the cheerful company of the Sorcerer's Apprentice Merlin and his friend, Wise Owl.These two offer all sorts of valuable advice, and teach the young learners the essentials of the technique of classical guitar playing, based on centuries of tradition. Children will learn to play the melody and the bass line, two-part playing, and playing in different positions.

But playing the classical guitar doesn't just mean playing classical music. It means following a tradition that has been developed and refined over the course of centuries by the best guitarists in the world. The 95 pieces of music have been deliberately chosen and composed to reflect various musical styles, ranging from folk songs and classical music to pop and rock.

This guitar book contains many well-known nursery rhymes and songs that will encourage young musicians to practise. There are also some written exercises to help them understand musical notation.

You can download recordings of the songs in the book from the website free of charge, so children can join in. Songs include Old MacDonald, Home on the Range, Happy Birthday, Freight Train, first pieces for classical guitar like Andantino by Dionisio Aguado, Menuett by Robert de Vis e and many more.

When they have finished the book, the young guitarists are presented with a certificate.

This guitar book will enable young people to benefit from the rich tradition of the classical guitar. It will provide them with a foundation for playing all kinds of guitar music when they are older.

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