Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 1 (Book/Online Audio) [With CD] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780634054341)

(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, popular songs in a variety of styles, and quality demonstration and backing tracks on the accompanying audio that is available for download or streaming online, 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; music history; ensemble playing; performance spotlights; 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: 0634054341
ISBN-13: 9780634054341
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 11.88h x 8.97w x 0.25d