Format : Sheet music
SKU: AP.45055
ISBN 9781470632342. UPC: 038081515106. English.
Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most-thorough guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to playing guitar. Now, Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method provides a new approach to learning guitar for beginners who want to play rock. Book 2 features new techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and teaches you barre chords, new scales, and how to improvise with pentatonic scales. There are many more licks and melodies in the styles of many of the greatest rock artists, and an authentic arrangement of the opening from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. Companion audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed online are included with the book, so you'll have everything you need in one place. The included DVD is newly updated and features video lessons, MP3 audio tracks, and you can also download the TNT 2 software which lets you slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos and keys for customized practice. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with the Alfred's Basic Guitar series---the best choice for beginning guitarists.
About Alfred's Basic Guitar Library
Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over five million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. The updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier than ever to read and learn. The method features blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, and now includes pop songs! Companion enhanced CDs and DVDs are available, along with correlating theory, chord, and pop books, to ensure you're getting everything you need from one single, complete method. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method -- the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students.
SKU: AP.44446
ISBN 9781470623814. UPC: 038081501901. English.
Belwin's 21st Century Guitar Method is a complete course that puts lessons in the context of popular styles and classic tunes. It introduces new topics at a progressive speed and uses both music notation and tablature (TAB). Correlating supplemental books integrate more advanced concepts and techniques, while keeping the learning process fun. Audio recordings include full instruction---a great resource for students and teachers alike---with demonstration and play-along tracks that will help students optimize their practice time. Detailed video lessons and fun play-along software are also available. Book 1 Features * Online access to play-along and lesson audio included * Covers rock, pop, folk, blues, and classical styles * Features unique Rock Workshop units that teach improvisation and rock rhythm and lead guitar * Uses standard music notation and tablature to aid with learning new material * Optional teacher accompaniment parts * Duets to play with a teacher or with the included audio recording * Complete lesson videos and fun play-along software available.
About 21st Century Guitar Course
This hugely popular basic guitar method series includes numerous supplements (theory workbook, ensembles, song books and a supplemental rock method). The available CD includes full instruction plus full demonstration and play-along tracks. Level 1 lays a foundation with note reading and chords and includes teacher duet parts to encourage the student and teacher to perform together. TAB is used to make learning chords, accompaniments, riffs and other stylistic guitar parts easy and fun, standard music notation is used for melodic playing. Level two goes deeper into common guitar genres such and rock and blues and also introduces applied music theory, chord and scale construction and fretboard understanding. Recommended for 8 years old and up.
SKU: MB.20307M
ISBN 9780786693863. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Without a hint of condescension, this book/audio offers the young classic guitarist a thorough grounding in reading standard notation in first position. This book was written in the Mel Bay tradition of providing only enough music theory to understand what is required of the student at any given point in the book. Numerous studies and folksong melodies are presented with suggested chord changes for accompaniment by a teacher or a second student guitarist. Includes guides to purchasing a classic guitar, proper posture and hand positions, tuning the guitar, and much more. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.
