Essential Elements for Guitar: Book 1 - Guitar Instruction

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 CD, 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!
Inventory # HL 00862639
SKU | HL-00862639 |
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MPN | 00862639 |
Manufacturer | Hal Leonard |
Condition | New |
Included from Manufacturer |
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