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, popular songs in a variety of styles, and quality demonstration and backing tracks on the accompanying audio that is available for download or streaming online, 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; music history; ensemble playing; performance spotlights; and much more!
All My Loving (from A HARD DAY'S NIGHT)
Amazing Grace
American Pie
Au Clair De La Lune
Aura Lee
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (from Walt Disney Pictures' THE LION KING)
C.C. Rider
Corrina
Danny Boy (featured in the Television Series THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW)
De Colores
The Drunken Sailor
Duke Of Earl
Dust In The Wind
Eleanor Rigby
Every Breath You Take
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow
Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
Give My Regards To Broadway (from LITTLE JOHNNY JONES)
Good Mornin' Blues
Greensleeves
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (Tune Name: WHOLE WORLD)
Hey Jude
Hound Dog (featured in the Motion Picture A FEW GOOD MEN)
I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song)
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
Jingle Bells
Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)
Let It Be (featured in the Broadway Musical LET IT BE)
Low Rider (featured in the Motion Picture BADGE OF HONOR)
Marianne
Midnight Special
Minuet In G (from the ANNA MAGDALENA NOTEBOOK (originally for keyboard))
Move It On Over
Ode To Joy (from SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, FOURTH MOVEMENT CHORAL THEME)
Pay Me My Money Down
The Rainbow Connection (from THE MUPPET MOVIE)
Ramblin' 'Round
The Red River Valley
Rock Around The Clock (featured in the Motion Picture AMERICAN GRAFFITI)
Rockin' Robin (from the movie YOU'VE GOT MAIL)
Rondeau
Scarborough Fair
Shenandoah
Simple Gifts
Sinner Man
Snake Charmer
Stand By Me (featured in the Motion Picture STAND BY ME)
The Star Spangled Banner (Tune Name: NATIONAL ANTHEM)
Surfin' U.S.A.
Sweet Home Chicago
Teach Your Children
Tell Ol' Bill
This Land Is Your Land
This Train
Time Is On My Side
Water Come A Me Eye
Wayfaring Stranger
When The Saints Go Marching In
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Worried Man Blues
Yankee Doodle
Yellow Submarine (from YELLOW SUBMARINE)
You Really Got Me
Your Cheatin' Heart
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