Guitar for Kids: First Steps in Learning to Play Guitar with Audio & Video - Softcover

Evans, Gareth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992834392 ISBN 13: 9780992834395

Publisher: Intuition Publications, 2016

Synopsis

For Video & Song Samples please view Author page

This is the Black and White interior version. The Colour version is ISBN 978-0956954725

Guitar For Kids is a fun guide on the first steps of learning to play Guitar with over 70 photographic examples, purpose-made diagrams and cartoons. Starting with advice on buying your first guitar, how to hold the guitar and how to tune it, the music then begins with easy-to-play melodies using only open strings (open strings means only the plucking hand is used), before moving to simple pieces in which the fretting hand is also used. The book goes into detail for some basic techniques because you're better off getting it right from the start rather than develop bad habits.

- Tablature Based

Guitar for Kids uses mostly guitar tablature making this popular instrument more easily accessible for beginners (as do most adult guitar method books). The rhythmical aspect of Sight-reading is covered within the Chords section which eases-in the later Sight-reading section because the only new thing to learn will be reading different notes from the musical staff.

- Audio & Video

Guitar for Kids comes with 47 downloadable audio tracks with musical pieces in styles such as Rock, Blues, Pop, Flamenco, Jazz and Reggae. Each piece has a full band demo track and accompanying backing track with guitar part removed for you to play over. The songs also have video examples.

- What Else?

EZ chords are covered (easy chords with less notes) and are accompanied with diagrams of the full versions for later on, or if you feel like a challenge. There’s an introduction to Power chords with Rock pieces to play named after healthy greens “Broccolli Rockilly” and “Rocket Salad”. There's a Blues and Rock duet with backing band tracks to play with a friend, and at the end there is a Quiz, no cheating!

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About this title

About the Author

For some video examples of Gareth's guitar playing (from the "Guitar Licks" books) please view Gareth's author page.

Review

"The children really love playing along to the backing tracks and they have been more enthusiastic about practicing because they have something to play along to. The content of the book is well thought out and each musical aspect is introduced gradually as to not swamp the child with too much too soon. I especially appreciate the use of both British and American names for crotchets/quavers etc. This is seldom found in most publications. I recommend this book to both teachers and learners." -- Ben Parker, Bachelor of Musical Arts - Jazz (CPIT Jazz School New Zealand)

"I looked throughGuitar for Kids thoroughly when I received it and I think it is reallycool! I will be recommending that my students buy one. I would be happyto recommend." -- Chris Nastri, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Phoenix Arizona US

"Gareth has written a really well thought out first book for teaching young children how to play. The fact that he teachestablature and takes the time to find a logical way to add rhythm makesthis method a step above other similar books. I've taught guitar for 30+ years and it has always been a challenge to find a book that doesn'ttalk down to the students. This one is definitely the one I'll beusing." -- Bob Lucas - Bob Lucas Guitar Studios (Missouri US)

"Really detailed and thought out well. It's goodthat this book presents the easy to difficult chords. I like theintroduction of notation as well. When you present it in stages, it'snot too hard for people to pick up." -- Michael Hanna, Grade 8 RS.Guitar - Larne Guitar School (Ireland)

"It looks like Gareth spent a lot of time writingGuitar for Kids. I think the illustrations are very helpful in keepingpeople's minds interested and engaged. The fact that it also includesaudio will help them understand how it should sound as well." -- Tim Woosley - Music Director, Lincoln School of Music (Nebraska)

Edition details

• Publisher: Intuition Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0992834392
• ISBN 13: 9780992834395
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 36