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Location: from Salt Lake City, UT
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
May 2, 2011
The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method
I'm a public school music teacher in Utah looking for a book I could use in my guitar classes. I'm a percussionist, not a guitar player. I love this book. It's exactly what I've been looking for. The illustrations and pictures show positions clearly. There are no cheesy American folk songs. Most of the pieces have Spanish or Italian influence, which is what I want from a guitar book. There are no duets or other multiple-part pieces, but I'm willing to suupliment the book with ensemble music from other sources. There are counting and fret reminders throughout the book. Many of the songs have both melody and bass line. Some of the songs towards the end seem a bit difficult, but upon closer inspection are playable if the student masters the previous material. I haven't listened to the CD yet, but I'm sure it's a great help for the student. I definetly will use this book next year.
16 of 29 people found this review helpful.
Ceasar
Location: from Boston Mass
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
January 3, 2010
Inspiring for students and gives a good foundation
As a teacher I am always looking for material to help me teach students in a practical, organized and inspiring manner. The instructions and format are clear and concise... well thought out. Also the musical selections are such that a beginner can actually play some pleasant music very quickly. Thank you Paul Henry and Hal Leonard
18 of 34 people found this review helpful.
HL GRENDE
Location: from CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
July 18, 2008
Best I have seen
I have nearly every method, trying to get inspired. This one got me going. The cd is a great help and the music that was selected to teach the the techniques was actually enjoyable to play unlike most Book I guitar methods
16 of 33 people found this review helpful.
JT
Location: from Cleveland
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
June 19, 2008
Great presentation and approach
I teach guitar and have found this method to be the very useful for my students. Music selections are inspiring and presented in an orderly manner. The accompanying Cd is a great help especially in the later stages.
15 of 33 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
May 1, 2008
Great music , easy to follow
Recommended by my teacher. The cd really helps. It is not the usual Micky Mouse tunes. On the contrary, seems to really have a clear approach to getting the right hand working as well as learning the note reading basics.
15 of 33 people found this review helpful.