Modern Guitar Method Grade 1, Expanded Left-Hand Edition (eBook + Online Audio)

For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as the best course of action, here at last is a proven method for the left-handed guitarist, in an expanded edition!

Mel Bay’s Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier instruction series for learning modern plectrum or ...more

Product Number:
93200ELEB
Format:
eBook + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Beginning
Pages:
88
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-6106-5010-7
ISBN13:
978-16106-5010-6
Series:
Modern Guitar Method
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
1/14/2016

For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as the best course of action, here at last is a proven method for the left-handed guitarist, in an expanded edition!

Mel Bay’s Modern Guitar Method is the world's premier instruction series for learning modern plectrum or pick-style guitar technique. Time-tested and proven successful in building the theoretic and technical foundation needed to play in any style, all seven grades of this comprehensive method are written in standard notation only to promote sight reading skills and enhance musicianship in general. Unmatched in its thoroughness in teaching every important concept, if you really want to become an accomplished guitarist, this is the method for you!

In Grade 1 Expanded Edition, you’ll learn correct posture, hand positions and pick-hold technique, plus the basics of reading standard notation. You’ll play scales, chords, duets, and solos in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Even in Grade 1, you’ll be introduced to the chord/melody concept of guitar performance so prominent in Mel Bay’s own playing style, fostering an early, almost intuitive understanding of how melodies fit with chords.

Every concept presented in this method is reinforced by numerous pages of playing material and just the right amount of music theory, providing a solid foundation for the student guitarist. Includes access to online audio.

Special features of the Grade 1 Expanded Edition include:

Tips on tuning, correct posture, hand positions and holding the pick.

Picking studies, principal chords and accompaniment patterns in the keys of C, A minor, G and E minor. Carefully graded tunes, studies and music theory lessons that move at a user-friendly pace.

Solos in diverse styles, with access to online audio for every example.

A Little Bit Of Hanon       Mel Bay
A Serenade       Mel Bay
A Visit To Relatives      
Amazing Grace      
Aura Lee      
Austrian Hymn       Franz Haydn Arr: Mel Bay
Billy's Duet      
Bluegrass Waltz       Mel Bay
Buffalo Gals      
Careless Love      
Carry Me Back To Old Virginny       Bland. Arr. Mel Bay
Chester      
Cindy      
Cockles And Mussels      
Cradle Song       Johann Brahms
Follow The Leader       Arr. Mel Bay
Gliding Along       Mel Bay
Home On The Range       Arr. Mel Bay
Home, Home, Can I Forget Thee       Arr. Mel Bay
In The Evening By The Moonlight      
Kum-Ba-Ya      
Lament       Mel Bay
Long, Long Ago       Arr. Mel Bay
Maytime       Wanhall-Bay
Melancholy       William Bay
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore      
Morning Song      
Night Song       Fernando Sor, Arr: Mel Bay
Our First Duet       Arr. Mel Bay
Playtime       Pleyel. Arr. Mel Bay
Psalm 100       Louis Bourgeois
Red River Valley      
Rondo       Mazas. Arr. Mel Bay
Running Around       Mel Bay
Shenandoah       Arr. Mel Bay
Song Without Words       Arr. Mel Bay
Sor's Waltz       Arr. Mel Bay
Southern Fried       Mel Bay
Tenting Tonight      
Terry's Tune       Mel Bay
The Blue Bells Of Scotland       Arr. Mel Bay
The Builder      
The Chord Waltz       Mel Bay
The Little Prince       Mazas. Arr. Mel Bay
The Old Mill       Arr. Mel Bay
Wayfarin' Stranger       Arr. Mel Bay
When The Saints Go Marchin' In       Arr. Mel Bay
 
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Series: Modern Guitar Method
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