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 enlarge | Authors: Will Schmid, Greg Koch
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
Buy New: $13.70
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Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 1189
Media: Plastic Comb
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0634047019
Dewey Decimal Number: 787
UPC: 073999498486
EAN: 9780634047015
ASIN: 0634047019
Publication Date: May 1, 2002
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Condition: Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: H20081117060240D
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 works very well September 30, 2008
I bought 25 copies of this book for use in a high school guitar class, and it's going very well. Basically, I needed something to engage the students so I can go from person to person and give individual lessons during class time, and I've found appropriately challenging material for every student. Some of the more advanced kids are doing two lessons at once (stuff later in the book for a technical challenge, and earlier in the book to work on reading), and that's working well too. The CD's are a nice addition, and kids have brought in their own personal CD players to practice with headphones. It would be cool if those files were available as mp3s or mp4s for ipods...
I'm not sure how well this book would work without an experienced musician to guide the reader. There are just too many things that need to be correctly interpreted, but that's not the book, it's the nature of the "music method book" in general. I plan to buy more of these next fall for sure!
 Maybe the best method book... September 18, 2008
Been wrestling with the guitar (acoustic & electric) for longer than I want to admit (like the saying goes, it's an easy instrument to play---badly!) but I have fun so what the hey. Anyway, along the way I've amassed a variety of guitar books/dvd's; IMHO this is probably one of the best method books and a good place to start. I like the structure of the lessons, how they progress and how they build on each other. It encourages basic sight reading (there's no tab). For the most part, I liked the varied selection of songs used. The availability of the DVD makes for an OK supplement. Maybe add in Alfred's Basic Guitar Method - Complete, then supplement them with something like Teach Yourself Visually Guitar, a Dummies book, or the Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Guitar cd-rom. Or, if you like the Beatles, throw in Hal Leonard's From Liverpool to Abbey Road-A Beginning Guitar Method, and there's plenty to work with and maintain interest, but best of all, to have fun with!
very pleased September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have no musical background at all and decided to teach myself to play the guitar. This book is excellent and very easy to use. I am on string 4 after only a few weeks of play! I like how it teaches you each string and I love the CDs to play to. I am very pleased with this product!
Better than expected September 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was reluctant to try learning guitar from a book, as opposed to from an instructor. Music does not come easily to me, but this book has been perfect so far. It's clearly written and I'm having a lot of fun with it.
Great book August 24, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
After about 5 days of practicing chords with the DVD that came with my acoustic guitar, I've been able to start playing actual songs after just one day with this book. It helps that I already know how to read music, but I do think that this book is really helpful. Combined with other learning by demonstration DVDs, I feel like I'm already able to accomplish more than just learning a few chords.
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