Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book
Series: Guitar Method
Format: Softcover Audio Online
Authors: Will Schmid Greg Koch
Book 1: 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. Audio examples of the exercises are accessible online with the unique code included with the book.
Book 2: Book 2 continues the instruction started in Book 1 and covers: Am Dm A E F and B7 chords; power chords; fingerstyle guitar; syncopations dotted rhythms and triplets; Carter style solos; bass runs; pentatonic scales; improvising; tablature; 92 great songs riffs and examples; notes in first and second position; and more! The included audio features 57 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.
Book 3: Book 3 covers the major minor pentatonic and chromatic scales sixteenth notes; barre chords; drop D tuning; movable scales; notes in fifth position; slides hammer-ons pull-offs and string bends; chord construction; gear; great songs riffs & examples; and more! The online audio includes 60 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.
