From Hal Leonard

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, 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!

Songs used in Book 1 include such hits as:

• Dust In The Wind
• Eleanor Rigby
• Every Breath You Take
• Hey Jude
• Hound Dog
• Let It Be
• Ode To Joy
• Rock Around The Clock
• Stand By Me
• Surfin' U.S.A.
• Sweet Home Chicago
• This Land Is Your Land
• You Really Got Me
• and more

Handbook will contain the online access code.