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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1. (Book/CD Pack). For Guitar. Guitar Method. Softcover with CD. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.699027).

ISBN 0793533929. 9x12 inches.

Newly revised! The second edition of this world-famous method by Will Schmid and Greg Koch is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1 provides beginning instruction including tuning, 1st position melody playing, C, G, G7, D7, and Em chords, rhythms through eighth notes, solos and ensembles and strumming. Features a chord chart, and traditional songs like: Amazing Grace • Greensleeves • and When the Saints Go Marching In.

About Hal Leonard Guitar Method

The world-famous Hal Leonard Guitar Method is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. The Hal Leonard Guitar Method provides a complete system to playing success which includes three levels of instruction and a myriad of play-along supplemental songbooks that let students play great songs while they're still learning to play.

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5 star rating

Location: from Geneva, Illinois

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

July 13, 2012

Hal Leonard GM

I use this book for teaching beginning students of all ages and find it very easy to adapt to their individual needs. I have tried other method books and keep coming back to this one. I do wish it had a companion theory book and/or a "fun" book with more...

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5 star rating

Location: from New York, NY

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

June 2, 2012

Guitar Music

This book teaches students about the guitar. It teaches what string and what fret to use in order to play a certain melody note or a chord.

11 of 21 people found this review helpful.

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5 star rating

Location: from Scotts Valley, CA

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

September 11, 2011

Easy to follow

I like this book for teaching beginning guitar.

15 of 34 people found this review helpful.

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4 star rating

Location: from Statesboro, GA

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

September 14, 2010

Emphasis on Note-Reading

I've used this book to teach guitar classes for some 8 "semesters" at a large United Methodist church--teens and adults. Thorough music- and note-reading. Fun to pick the melodies along with the CD. Teens don't seem to mind the corny "rock" songs. Chords are interspersed, but most students want more...

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19 of 44 people found this review helpful.

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