Essential Elements for Guitar: Comprehensive Guitar Method, Guitar Book 1

by Morris, Bob; Schmid, Will

• ISBN13: 9781423453628
• ISBN10: 142345362X
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780634054341
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
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Summary

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 and popular songs in a variety of styles, 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; ensemble playing; 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!