Focusing on the blues genre, this guide is tailored for beginner guitarists eager to learn essential techniques. It covers open chords, strumming patterns, power chords, blues scales, and reading standard notation and tablature. The book includes methods for crafting original blues lyrics and emphasizes proper posture, guitar care, and tuning. Accompanied by a CD and DVD, it offers professional recordings of melodies and exercises, serving as valuable practice tools for students.
Offering an innovative approach to group guitar instruction, this method emphasizes a well-structured curriculum that incorporates both standard notation and tablature. It features a diverse range of guitar ensemble pieces and integrates music with other subjects like history and math. The curriculum showcases various musical styles and includes solo pieces from different periods and cultures. Additionally, it provides graded lessons on improvisation and suggests accompaniment styles, aligning with current national standards for music education.
Focusing on guitarists, this book simplifies music theory concepts through a sequential format that utilizes the guitar fingerboard as a visual aid. It covers essential topics such as scales, key signatures, chord construction, harmonizing melodies, and more advanced concepts like modes and quartal harmony. By demystifying these theories, it empowers guitarists to understand and apply music theory in their playing, making complex ideas accessible and practical.
The Mastering the Guitar Class Method Short Course has been written for use in guitar classes which last for nine weeks or less. Students will receive, in a condensed form, the same high quality, sequential material contained in the Mastering the Guitar Class Method. Although designed for a shorter course, great care has been taken to provide the students with a solid foundation in technique and the fundamentals of playing guitar. Contents include: holding position, chords, strum patterns, tuning, reading single note solos in tablature and standard notation, and ensembles all in a variety of music styles. The book also contains a section on playing the blues and writing original blues lyrics. Fifty five lesson plans are available on line at melbay.com and quizzes will also be made available. This text is ideal for the exploratory course and will provide the perfect springboard for further study. Checkout the Short Course Lesson Plans on the GuitarPeople Teachers Site.> View the Teacher Supplement and Lesson Plans Free PDF
This comprehensive guide is designed for those new to jazz or looking to enhance their skills. It covers essential techniques such as comping, chord voicings, and single-note soloing. Each concept is presented step by step, providing the necessary tools to effectively play jazz guitar.
Focusing on the essentials of rock guitar, this book covers key topics such as power chords, rock scales, soloing techniques, and both tablature and standard notation. It aims to make learning enjoyable through classic rock melodies and chord progressions, making it an essential resource for aspiring rock guitarists. An accompanying CD allows students to listen and play along with professional musicians, enhancing their learning experience. This method is designed to engage students with the fundamental skills every rock guitarist should master.
Focused on enhancing rhythm guitar skills, the book covers essential techniques such as strum patterns, bass notes, power chords, barre chords, and blues-rock comping. It also includes lessons on arpeggio accompaniment and single-string rhythms, providing a comprehensive approach to rhythm guitar playing. Accompanying the text is an online audio recording, allowing for practical application and deeper learning.
This innovative teaching method for guitar focuses on class settings, expanding upon foundational skills from Volume 1. It introduces advanced concepts such as minor and major 7 chords, various strumming patterns, and harmonics, while also covering essential techniques like improvisation and fingerpicking styles. The book includes ensemble pieces for performance, ensuring it aligns with current music education standards. Ideal as a continuation from the first level, it enhances both individual and group learning experiences.
Focusing on ear training, this guide helps guitarists learn to change chords quickly and smoothly. Instead of merely providing chord voicings, it emphasizes recognizing common chord progressions by keys, equipping musicians with essential skills for creating original music.
This book and video will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. Chapters include: Notation and Tablature, Time Values, Strumming, Blues Techniques, The Blues Progression,Open String Power Chords, Barre Chords, Blues Turnarounds, Blues Fill-Ins, The Blues Scale/Improvising, Double Stops and Fingerpicking Blues Solos. This text is supplemented by an online audio and video.
