In this class guitar method, traditional fundamentals of playing guitar are presented using an innovative approach. Students are shown chords and accompaniment techniques as well as how to read music and play solo guitar. The carefully graded repertoire in this book is stylistically diverse and includes music from many cultures. A section is devoted to teaching students how to improvise over blues chord progressions and write original blues lyrics. A special feature of this class method is the inclusion of music written for guitar ensemble (2-5 guitars). Musical examples are provided with blend of standard notation and tab. Musical examples do not employ standard notation and tab at the same time. An accompanying audio and Teachers' Supplement are available. Includes access to online audio.

After completing this volume, students should proceed to Mastering the Guitar Class Method Level 2. View the Teacher Supplement and Lesson Plans Free PDF

Mastering the Guitar Class Method 9th Grade & Higher

16 G's      
A Separate Peace      
A Wrinkle In Time      
Acres Of Bluegrass      
Across Five Aprils      
Ain't Gonna Rain No More      
Amazing Grace      
America       Henry Carey
America The Beautiful       Katherine Lee Bates
And Then There Were None      
Anitra's Dance Theme       Edvard Grieg
Baby Don't Love Me       Mike Christiansen
Barbara Allen      
Benny's Flat       William Bay
Blow Away The Morning Dew      
Blow, Ye Winds      
Bridge To Terabithia      
Brother John      
Call Of The Wild      
Call The Ewes      
Chanson      
Charlotte's Web      
Classic Rock Boogie      
Come With Me My Giselle       Adam De La Halle
Comin' Through The Rye      
Cripple Creek      
Cumberland Ridge      
Down Shift      
Drivin' D      
Duet       Johann Andre
Early American Hymn      
Far From Home      
Four-Strings Blues      
Freight Train      
French Carol      
Good Mornin' Blues      
Greensleeves      
Harvest Round      
House Of The Rising Sun      
Hungarian Dance #4      
I Ride An Old Paint      
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring      
Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier      
La Cucaracha      
Land Of The Silver Birch      
Las Mananitas/ Morning Greetings      
Malaga      
Maniac Magee      
Marianne      
Member Of The Wedding      
Midnight Special      
Molly Malone      
Morning Song      
Morpheus       William Billings
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean      
My Home Across The Smoky Mountains      
My Side Of The Mountain      
Na Pali Coast      
Nine Pound Hammer      
Number The Stars      
O Come, O Come Emmanuel      
Oh, Sinner Man      
Oh, Sinner Man      
Old Man And The Sea      
Outsiders' Blues      
Pachelbel's Canon       Mike Christiansen
Parson's Farewell       John Playford
Pay Me My Money Down      
Peace Like A River      
Railroad Bill      
Renaissance Dance      
Rock-A-My Soul      
Row, Row, Row Your Boat      
Running The Strings      
Russian Folk Song      
Sakura      
Scarborough Fair      
Scotland's Burning      
Shabat Shalom (Song For The Sabbath)      
Shadow Of The Bull      
Si Cantemo      
Silent Night       Franz Gruber
Simple Gifts      
Smithfield Boogie       Mike Christiansen
Sourwood Mountain      
Spanish Nights      
Star Of The County Down      
Swamp Buggy      
Sweet Sunny South      
Terk In America       Klezmer
The Cay      
The Cruel War      
The Cuckoo      
The Hobbit      
The Picking School      
The Railroad Corral       Joseph Mills Hansen
The Sally Gardens       William Bay
This Little Light Of Mine      
This Train      
Walking The Guitar       William Bay
Watership Down       William Bay
Where The Red Fern Grows       William Bay
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?       William Bay