Guitar Lessons - Getting the Most Out of Your Practice Time.
Blues4kids
is dedicated to helping anyone interested to learn more about music. Some of the lessons
presented here follow what we consider to be the most logical progression, with
each lesson building on the last. For the most part; however, each guitar lesson stands on its own. If you find
yourself stuck, take a look at the previous lesson to fill in the missing details. Feel free to email us with questions
or, better, post your question to our
message board.
Additionally, no one source can help you learn all there is to know about the guitar. Below is a list of recomended
books and videos apporpriate for the various subjects covered here. We've chosen these after many years of using them
as teaching materials for both private lessons and classes. Most of these should be available at your local music store.
Also, they may be purchased online from
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Beginning Guitar
Ernie Ball - How to Play Guitar Phase I: For kids or adults, individual, group or self-teaching.
Yellow pages cover chord strumming. White pages instruct note sight reading and tablature. All staffs are numbered
for group coordination. Speed developers give hand dexterity.
We've been using Ernie Ball - How to Play Guitar Phase I as our standby beginning guitar method for years. We like
it's straight forward approach, fun illustrations and arrangement of chords and single note reading study. It's a
quick study so consider buying Phase II at the same time.
Ernie Ball - Phase I
buy it now for $6
Ernie Ball - How to Play Guitar Phase II: Yellow pages progress to movable bar chords and white pages pursue
mid level sight reading with intermediate timing situations. New speed developers continue to build confidence.
Adults and kids, group or private lessons.
Phase I and Phase II could easily be one book. Phase I covers reading on the first three strings, phase II covers the
rest. Also, includes accidentals and subdivisions to an eighth note.
Ernie Ball - Phase II
buy it now for $6
Berklee Modern Method for Guitar: Ideal for those who wish to learn all aspects of the guitar. Emphasis is on
advanced sight reading. We use this book for all serious students. It's perfect for those who play guitar but, have
limited sight reading ability. This book starts out very basic but moves fast. Great Book!
Berklee Modern Method for Guitar
buy it now for $14.99
Chord Study
Musician's Institute - Guitar Basics: Chord studies and rhythm playing explored from basic through studio level
chord charts. Perfect for the aspiring session player. Includes real-world examples of charts.
Musician's Institute - Guitar Basics:
buy it now for $14.99
Scale Theory and Improvisation
Scales and Modes In the Beginning: The most comprehensive and complete scale book written especially for
the guitar. Divided into four main sections: 1) Fretboard Visualization, the breaking down of the whole into parts;
2) Scale Terminology - a thorough understanding of whole and half steps, scale degrees, intervals, etc.; 3) Scales
And Modes - the rear of the book covers every scale you will ever need with exercises and applications; 4) Scale To
Chord Guide - ties it all together, showing what scale to use over various chords.
Scales and Modes In the Beginning:
buy it now for $11.99
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you. Our on-line instructors are some of the world's top players so please ask
questions. The answers will likely become the lessons of the future! Good Luck
with your studies and have fun!