Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course Complete: The Easiest Guitar Method Ever!
by Ron Manus Author
Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course is the #1 best-selling guitar method for kids! This award-winning ("Best Product of the Year" ---Disney's iParenting Media Award) method is the easiest guitar method ever for kids ages 5 and up. This complete edition combines levels 1 and 2 with the activity pages of the Notespeller. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that's easy to understand; plus, you get to learn from three irresistible guitar experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what's important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. You can stream or download the accompanying video and audio to see demonstrations and hear how the music should sound. Also included is easy-to-use computer software that lets you watch the music on-screen as it plays, speed it up, slow it down---it's up to you!
Additional Details
- ISBN
- 978-1470632021
- Print Status
- In Print
- Lessons
- 53
- Suggested Grades
- Early Years - 6th
- Publisher
- Alfred's Music
- Edition
- Revised
- Copyright
- 2015
- URL
- https://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Kids-Guitar-Cour...
Lessons
- 1 Selecting Your Guitar p.5
- 2 Acoustic Guitars and Electric Guitars p.6
- 3 Tuning Your Guitar p.7
- 4 How to Hold Your Guitar p.8
- 5 Strumming the Strings p.9
- 6 Strumming Notation p.10
- 7 Using Your Left Hand p.15
- 8 The Three-String C Chord p.16
- 9 The Quarter Rest p.18
- 10 The Three-String G7 Chord p.20
- 11 The Three-String G Chord p.25
- 12 Three Chords in One Song p.27
- 13 The Repeat Sign p.28
- 14 The Three-String D7 Chord p.31
- 15 Using D7 with Other Chords p.33
- 16 Getting Acquainted with Music Notation p.37
- 17 Notes on the First String: Introducing E p.41
- 18 The Note E with Chords p.43
- 19 Notes on the First String: Introducing G p.47
- 20 The Notes E, F, and G with Chords p.49
- 21 Notes on the Second String: Introducing B p.52
- 22 Notes on the Second String: Introducing C p.55
- 23 The Half Rest p.57
- 24 Notes on the Second String: Introducing D p.59
- 25 The Half Note p.63
- 26 Notes on the Third String: Introducing G p.67
- 27 Notes on the Third String: Introducing A p.70
- 28 Review: Music Matching Games p.74
- 29 Notes on the Fourth String: Introducing D p.75
- 30 Introducing the Half-Note Slash p.77
- 31 Introducing Four-String Chords p.79
- 32 Notes on the Fourth String: Introducing E p.82
- 33 The Four-String C Chord p.84
- 34 Notes on the Fourth String: Introducing F p.87
- 35 Dotted Half Notes and 3/4 Time p.91
- 36 Playing Two Notes at Once p.93
- 37 Notes on the Fifth String: Introducing A p.94
- 38 Notes on the Fifth String: Introducing B p.97
- 39 Notes on the Fifth String: Introducing C p.100
- 40 The Dotted-Half-Note Slash p.103
- 41 Notes on the Sixth String: Introducing E p.106
- 42 Notes on the Sixth String: Introducing F p.109
- 43 Notes on the Sixth String: Introducing G p.113
- 44 Notes on the First String: Introducing High A p.118
- 45 Pickup Measures p.122
- 46 Tempo Signs p.125
- 47 Reading Three-String Chords as Notes p.127
- 48 Reading Four-String Chords as Notes p.129
- 49 Bass-Chord Accompaniment p.131
- 50 Dynamics p.133
- 51 Introducing the Whole Rest p.134
- 52 Ties p.136
- 53 Review: Music Matching Games p.139
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