Mastering The Guitar Class Method

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 andtab 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

CONTENTS

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