Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 1

Description

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!