Beginning Classroom Guitar: A Musician's Approach (with CD-ROM)
Ideal for any teaching setting, this text includes all the information and instruction a novice student needs to successfully learn to play the guitar. Drawing on his own experiences as a musician and instructor, the author capably guides student and teacher from the very first encounter with a time signature, through learning finger placement, playing chords and reading compound meter.
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Classical guitarist Philip Hemmo offers a beginning guitar textbook, for classroom or self-study, that emphasizes becoming a good musician as much as becoming a good guitarist. The text introduces music theory, reading, and guitar technique, and encourages students to gradually increase their reading and playing skills through song exercises which are demonstrated on the included music CD. Topics include how to read music, how to practice, scales and arpeggios, left-hand independence exercises, bar chords and open chords, and compound meter. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Part I: GETTING STARTED. 1. How to Read Music. 2. How to Practice. 3. Parts of the Guitar. 4. Sitting Position. 5. The Hands. 6. Nail Shape and Care. 7. Right/Left Hand Positions. 8. Rest and Free Strokes. 9. Tuning Your Guitar. Part II: READING MUSIC. 10. Open String Notes. 11. Notes on the First String. 12. Chord Break #1. 13. Notes on the Second String. 14. First and Second String Exercises. 15. Chord Break #2. 16. Notes on the Third String. 17. Exercises on the First Three Strings. 18. Chord Break #3. 19. Notes on the Fourth String. 20. Exercises on the First Four Strings. 21. Chord Break #4. 22. Notes on the Fifth String. 23. Exercises on the First Five Strings. 24. Guitar Ensemble. 25. Chord Break #5. 26. Notes on the Sixth String. 27. Exercises on all Six Strings. 28. More Guitar Ensemble. 29. Chord Break #6. 30. Compound Meter. 31. Chord Break #7. 32. Guitar Tablature. 33. Dynamics. 34. Notes Everywhere on the Guitar. 35. Sharps and Flats in Music. 36. Chord Break #8 (Basic Blues). 37. Bar Chords. 38. Bar Chords in Classical Music. 39. Chord Break #9 (Rock Pattern). 40. Harmonics. 41. Chord Break #10 (Muting). 42. Major Scale (Using 3 Strings). Part III: TECHNIQUE. 43. Major Scale. 44. P-i-m-a Independence. 45. The Arpeggio. 46. Left Hand Independence Exercises. 47. More Advanced Scales. 48. Slurs. 49. Grace Notes. Part IV: MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY. Part V: APPENDIX. 50. Musical Symbols and Terms. 51. Open Position Chords. 52. Chord Charts.
\ From the Publisher"The use of rounds and musical ensembles throughout the book is most useful in teaching ensemble performance! Most texts use the old reliable tunes â€" it is time to include tunes 'in tune' with our times and the interests of the students."\ \
