Uke Rhythms: Picking and Strumming Patterns

This popular method starts young children on their musical journey by teaching basic principles of guitar playing. It begins with the parts of the guitar, how to comfortably hold the instrument, right and left hand positioning and tuning. Easy step-by-step playing examples are used to teach chords, picking, strumming patterns and single note melodies. This course book uses plain language that makes it easy to understand key concepts such as major and minor chords as well as rhythm and timing. Have fun playing complete song rhythms with full band backing tracks that give children the feel and excitement of playing with other musicians.INCLUDES DVDThis popular method starts young children on their musical journey by teaching basic principles of guitar playing. It begins with the parts of the guitar, how to comfortably hold the instrument, right and left hand positioning and tuning. Easy step-by-step playing examples are used to teach chords, picking, strumming patterns and single note melodies. This course book uses plain language that makes it easy to understand key concepts such as major and minor chords as well as rhythm and timing. Have fun playing complete song rhythms with full band backing tracks that give children the feel and excitement of playing with other musicians.BONUS: BEATS, RHYTHMS and TIMINGIn this program you will learn the important elements to understand and apply rhythm and timing. Learn to use your body clock to count whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth note timing. Play common chords with strum patterns along with full band bracking tracks in song form. Learn about syncopation, accents, rests, legato and staccato. The key rhythm elements of the most popular music styles are explained and outlined. Triplets, the shuffle feel and much more are covered in this comprehensive rhythm program. A must for all aspiring young guitar players! / Guitare

Improve your Guitar-playing rhythm feel and timing.If you want to improve your timing sharpen your technique or get inspired by new ideas Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies breaks down the basicsof reading counting strumming and picking rhythms on Guitar to make you an ace on the axe in no time. With the help of this friendly guide you'll learn to play examples of eighth and sixteenth note rhythms???including commonstrum patterns heard in popular music???to improve your guitar rhythm feel and timing. Plus access to audio downloads and online video lessons complement the coverage presented in the book giving you the option of supplementingyour reading with additional visual and audio learning.There's no denying that Guitar is one of the coolest musical instruments on the planet. Okay perhaps undeniably the coolest. Whether you bow at the feet of ChuckBerry Keith Richards the Edge or Eddie Van Halen they all have one thing in common: they make it look incredibly naturally easy! However anyone who's actually picked up a guitar knows that mastering rhythm and technique issomething that takes a lot of practice???not to mention good coaching. Luckily Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies makes your aspirations to play Guitar like the pros attainable with loads of helpful step-by-stepinstruction on everything from mastering hammer-ons pull-offs and slides to perfecting your picking???and beyond.Covers strum patterns articulations picking techniques and more.Showcases musical stylessuch as pop rock blues folk and funk.Includes techniques for playing with both your right and left hand.Provides access to online audio tracks and video instruction so you can master the concepts andtechniques presented in the book.Whether you're new to Guitar or an advanced player looking to improve your musical timing and skills Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies quickly gets you in the

Suitable for beginners with no prior knowledge of music or the Guitar Progressive: Guitar contains 40 easy-to-follow step-by-step lessons covering how to play chords rhythms and songs.KeyFeatures:No prior knowledge of music or the Guitar is needed.Easy Read Tab you do not need to read music to learn from this book.Covers notes on all six strings lead Guitar picking technique rhythm Guitar chords strumming patterns and fingerpicking.Covers basic music theory.Includes many well-known pop rock folk and blues songs.All DVD lessons can be downloaded to aniPod.Contains all beginner guitarists need to know to be able to play in a band play their favourite songs or even write their own.Watch a preview of Progressive: Guitar:

Leads Runs & Rhythms 2-DVD Set-The Rock House Artist series features multiple DVDs with hours of jam-packed lessons from killer guitar players. The DVDs come with tab booklets that make it easy to follow along as well as complete full-band backing tracks thatput you at the center of the sound and also include lifetime membership to the Rock House Method® lesson support system on the web at www.RockHouseMethod.com .Atreyu's '80s-inspired guitarist Dan Jacobs one of Metalcore's most popular guitarists is featured in this jam-packed set of guitar lessons.DVD 1: If you have basicknowledge of guitar playing this DVD will take you to the next level. Dan teaches you the key components of lead playing single note runs strumming progressions syncopated rhythms blues scales double stops and palm muting.Learn how he uses octaves as a rhythm and lead technique picks out a chord progression to create dynamics within a song and the Metal chords and voicings he uses to create rhythms and complete song progressions. You'll learnDan's personal workout routines and all about his live and studio gear.DVD 2: Dan builds on the techniques learned in Level 1. Dan guides you step-by step through more advanced lead techniques like tapping hammer-ons pull-offs palm muting scales arpeggios and speed picking. He uses examples from Atreyu's hit songs to shows you complete leads guitar harmony sections melodic metal rhythm and lead patterns and much more.'

In this ultimate DVD guide, Dale Turner goes over fingerpicking patterns, bossa nova rhythms, Travis picking, smooth chord changes, strumming and flatpicking, and more! Learn the composing and playing techniques of John Lennon, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Elliot Smith, and Ani DiFranco. / Guitare