Guitar for Kids Book 1 

This is an absolutely fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as “Yellow Submarine”, “Hokey Pokey,” “I'm a Believer,” “Surfin' U.S.A.,” “This Land Is Your Land” and “Hound Dog” keep students motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for students using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parents, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. The accompanying audio contains more than 30 tracks for demonstration and play-along. No tablature included.

Guitar for Kids Book 2 

Continuing the fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Continuing where Book 1 left off, popular songs in this volume, such as “Eight Days a Week,” “Let It Go,” “Rock Around the Clock,” “Fields of Gold,” “Oye Como Va,” and “Dust in the Wind” keep kids motivated, while the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for children using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parent, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. The price of this book includes access to over 30 audio demonstration tracks online, for download or streaming.

Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids-A Fun, Easy Approach to Playing Today's Rock Guitar Styles

This fun, easy rock guitar method was designed specifically for kids, featuring cool riffs and licks in the style of some of today's hottest rock stars. It covers the fundamentals needed to get started – how to hold the guitar, basic left- and right-hand technique, tuning the guitar, and music notation – and gets you jamming on simple rhythm and lead patterns. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Now introducing PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, or pan left or right – available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Blues Guitar for Kids Hal Leonard Guitar Method A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Guitar

Blues Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. It can also function as a great supplement for kids who already play guitar. Cool blues riffs, chords, and solos keep students motivated, while the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for children using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parent. Lessons include: selecting your guitar • parts of the guitar • holding the guitar • hand position • easy tablature • strumming & picking • blues riffs & chords • basic blues soloing • and more. Demonstration and play-along audio tracks as well as a metronome and tuner are provided online.

Bass for Kids A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Bass Guitar                                                                                                                        

Bass for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play bass guitar faster than ever before. Excerpts from popular songs such as “Crazy Train,” “Every Breath You Take,” “A Hard Day's Night” and “Wild Thing” keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a bass teacher or parent, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. Lesson topics include selecting a bass, holding the bass, hand position, reading music notation and counting, and more. Audio examples are accessed online for download or streaming.

 

Guitar Method Book 1 

The second edition of this world-famous method by Will Schmid and Greg Koch is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1 provides beginning instruction including tuning, 1st position melody playing, C, G, G7, D7, and Em chords, rhythms through eighth notes, solos, and ensembles, and strumming. Features a chord chart, and traditional songs like Amazing Grace • Greensleeves •, and When the Saints Go Marching In. Audio examples of the exercises are included on the CD and are also accessible online with the unique code 

  

 

Easy Pop Melodies

Hal Leonard Pop Melody Supplements are unique books that supplement any guitar method books 1, 2, or 3. The play-along CD features guitar on the left channel and the full rhythm section on the right. Each book is filled with great pop songs that students are eager to play!

Cross-referenced with Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1  for easy student and teacher use. Includes 20 top songs: All My Loving • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Dust in the Wind • Every Breath You Take • I Get Around • I Shot the Sheriff • I Walk the Line • Imagine • Let It Be • Love Me Tender • Maggie May • My Cherie Amour • My Girl • My Heart Will Go On • Nowhere Man • Smells like Teen Spirit • Stand by Me • Walk Don't Run • We Will Rock You • Your Cheatin' Heart.

 

Easy Pop Rhythms

Strum along with your favorite hits from The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Eric Clapton, and more! The songs are presented in order of difficulty – beginning with simple three- and four-note tunes and ending with songs that contain many chords, including seventh chords and barre chords. The accompanying CD features each song recorded by a full band, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready. 20 songs in all: All Apologies • Closer to Free • Gloria • Hurts So Good • Iris • Learning to Fly • Let Her Cry • No Woman No Cry • Push • Wonderful Tonight • and more. This book is intended as a supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, but can also be used with any beginning guitar method.  

 

 

Guitar Method Book 2 

Book 2 continues the instruction started in Book 1 and covers: Am, Dm, A, E, F, and B7 chords; power chords; fingerstyle guitar; syncopations, dotted rhythms, and triplets; Carter style solos; bass runs; pentatonic scales; improvising; tablature; 92 great songs, riffs, and examples; notes in the first and second position; and more! The CD includes 57 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.

 

More Easy Pop Melodies

Hal Leonard Pop Melody Supplements are unique books that supplement any guitar method books 1, 2, or 3. The play-along CD features guitar on the left channel and the full rhythm section on the right. Each book is filled with great pop songs that students are eager to play! Cross-referenced with Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1 for easy student and teacher use. Includes 20 top songs: All I Have To Do Is Dream, Best Of My Love, California Girls, Come As You Are, Day Tripper, Fields Of Gold, Hey Jude, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I Want You To Want Me, In My Life, Kokomo, Norwegian Wood, Oh, Pretty Woman, Oye Como Va, Pride And Joy, Summer Of '69, Uptown Girl, We Are The Champions and You Really Got Me.

 

More Easy Pop Rhythms

Strum along with your favorite hits from the Beatles, Sara McLachlan, Nirvana, and many others. The songs in this book are presented in order of difficulty, so you can work along with the Level 2 book of the Hal Leonard Guitar Method or any other guitar method. The accompanying CD includes every song recorded by a full band so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready! 20 songs including About a Girl • Building a Mystery • Fire and Rain • Get Back • Hey Joe • La Bamba • Louie, Louie • Time for Me to Fly • What I Like About You • Wild Thing, and more.

  

Guitar Method Book 3

Book 3 covers: the major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic scales, sixteenth notes; barre chords; drop D tuning; movable scales; notes in fifth position; slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and string bends; chord construction; gear; great songs, riffs & examples; and more! The online audio includes 60 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.

Even More Easy Pop Melodies

An excellent pop supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, or any guitar method book 3. Includes 20 songs: Another One Bites the Dust • Change the World • Crazy • Crazy Train • Good Vibrations • Heart Shaped Box • Heartache Tonight • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds • Sea of Love • Tequila • Yesterday • Y.M.C.A • You May Be Right • and more!

 

Even More Easy Pop Rhythms

Strum along with your favorite hits from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and many others. The songs in this book are presented in order of difficulty, so you can work along with the Level 3 book of the Hal Leonard Guitar Method or any other guitar method. The accompanying CD includes every song recorded by a full band so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready! 20 songs including Angie • Crazy Little Thing Called Love • Dreams • (Everything I Do) I Do It for You • Give a Little Bit • Give Me One Reason • I Won't Back Down • The Man Who Sold the World • One Love • Respect • Revolution • Smooth • and more. 

 

Classical Guitar Method Book 1

The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play classical guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by renowned classical guitarist and teacher Paul Henry uses the music of the master composers to teach you the basics of classical style and technique. The accompanying audio features all the pieces in the book for demonstration and play-along. Includes pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Giuliani, Carcassi, Bathioli, Aguado, Tarrega, Purcell, and more. Includes all the basics plus info on the PIMA technique, two- and three-part music, time signatures, key signatures, articulation, free stroke, rest stroke, composers, and much more. Does NOT include tablature. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be downloaded or streamed. The audio also includes PLAYBACK+ features such as tempo adjustment, looping, and other features to assist with practice. 

Classical Guitar Method Book 2 

Designed for anyone continuing to learn to play classical guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide by renowned classical guitarist and teacher Paul Henry uses the music of the master composers to further develop your understanding of the classical style and technique. Book 2 includes tone-coloring techniques; dynamics; dampening; sixth string tuned to D; notes above open position; left-hand shifting; grace notes, slides, and articulations; natural and artificial harmonics; natural and artificial harmonics; full and partial barres; trills and mordents; two-octave scales; vibrato; counterpoint; left- and right-hand technique review; slur exercises; and more! This book also includes access to more than 50 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Classical Guitar Pieces-24 Pieces Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation

A great supplement to the Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method Books 1 and 2, this songbook with online audio features 24 pieces ideal for students to play, including Allegretto (Fernando Carulli) • Allegro (Wolfgang Mozart) • Andante (Matteo Carcassi) • Andante in C (Fernando Sor) • Estudio (Fernando Sor) • Orlando Sleepeth (John Dowland) • Pastorale (Matteo Carcassi) • Simple Gifts (American Traditional) • and more. Please note this book does not include tablature. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Acoustic Guitar Method-Cultivate Your Acoustic Skills with Practical Lessons and 45 Great Riffs and Songs

The Hal Leonard Acoustic Guitar Method uses real songs to teach you all the basics of acoustic guitar in the style of the Beatles, Eric Clapton, John Mellencamp, the Indigo Girls, Robert Johnson, James Taylor, and many others. Lessons include strumming; fingerpicking; using a capo; open tunings; folk, country & bluegrass styles; acoustic blues; acoustic rock; and more. Seven full songs include Angie • Barely Breathing • Crossroad Blues • Dust in the Wind • Here Comes the Sun • Name • Wildwood Flower. In standard notation and tablature.

Fingerstyle Guitar Method-A Complete Guide with Step-by-Step Lessons and 36 Great Fingerstyle Songs

The Hal Leonard Fingerstyle Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning fingerstyle guitar. This book uses real songs and song excerpts to teach you the basics of fingerstyle guitar in the styles of the Beatles, Leo Kottke, Paul Simon, Robert Johnson, James Taylor, Adrian Legg, David Wilcox, and many others. 13 full songs include: Anji • Blowin' in the Wind • Imagine • What a Wonderful World • Yesterday • and more. Song excerpts include Dust in the Wind • Fire and Rain • Landslide • Strong Enough • Take Me Home, Country Roads • When I Was a Boy • You Were Meant for Me • You've Got a Friend •, and more. Includes online access to 99 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along. Use the unique code inside each book to access the audio for streaming or downloading.

Folk Guitar Method-Learn to Play Rhythm and Lead Folk Guitar with Step-by-Step Lessons and 20 Great Songs

The Hal Leonard Folk Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning folk guitar. This book uses popular folk songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in the styles of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carter Family, Peter Paul & Mary, John Denver, and many others. You'll learn basic strumming; strumming variations; Carter-style Flatpicking; bass runs; basic fingerstyle patterns; alternating thumb patterns; Flatpicking solos; hammer-ons and pull-offs; fingerpicking solos; using a capo; I-IV-V chord families; and much more. Songs include Blowin' in the Wind • Freight Train • The House of the Rising Sun • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • Leaving on a Jet Plane • Little Boxes • Puff the Magic Dragon • Scarborough Fair • This Land Is Your Land • Tom Dooley • Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) • and more. The price of this book includes access to 31 audio tracks online for download or streaming using the unique code inside the cover. The tracks provide audio demonstrations of each example in the book performed by the author. The files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. 

Bluegrass Guitar Method - Learn to Play Rhythm and Lead Bluegrass Guitar with Step-by-Step Lessons and 18 Great Songs

The Hal Leonard Bluegrass Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning bluegrass guitar. This book uses excerpts from popular bluegrass songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in the styles of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Maybelle Carter, Lester Flatt, and many others. Lessons include Carter strumming, alternating bass, waltz strums, using the capo, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, cross-picking, and much more. The accompanying audio tracks include 43 tracks for demonstration and play-along. Excerpts from the following songs are included: Amazing Grace • Blue Moon of Kentucky • Cripple Creek • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • I'll Fly Away • We'll Meet Again Sweetheart • The Wreck of the Old '97 • and more. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Blues Guitar Method

Your complete guide to learning blues guitar. This book uses excerpts from real blues songs – no corny arrangments of nursery rhymes here! (well, except for “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” but this is NOT the version you learned in kindergarten!) – to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead blues guitar in the style of B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and many others. Lessons include 12-bar blues; chords, scales, and licks; vibrato and string bending; riffs, turnarounds, and boogie patterns; hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides; standard notation and tablature; and much more! Song excerpts include Boom Boom • Born Under a Bad Sign • Double Trouble • Killing Floor • Sweet Home Chicago • You Shook Me • and more. The online audio includes over 70 tracks for demo and play-along and is available using the unique code printed inside each book.

Rock Guitar Method

Learn to play rhythm and lead rock guitar with step-by-step lessons and 70 great rock songs and excerpts in this book with online audio! The Hal Leonard Rock Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning rock guitar. This book uses real rock songs – no corny rock arrangements of nursery rhymes here! – to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead rock guitar in the style of Eric Clapton, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many others. Lessons include power chords, riffs, scales, licks, string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and slides, to name a few. Each chapter concludes with a jam session, which enables you to jam along to full arrangements of nine rock classics as Day Tripper • Oye Como Va • Pride and Joy • Takin' Care of Business • Time Is on My Side • Wild Thing •, and more. Online audio is accessed using the unique code in each book and includes PLAYBACK+ features such as tempo adjustment and looping capabilities.

R&B Guitar Method-Learn to Play Classic Rhythm and Blues Guitar with Step-by-Step Lessons and 31 Great Songs

The Hal Leonard R&B Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning rhythm and blues guitar. This book uses excerpts from real R&B, funk, and soul songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead R&B guitar in the styles of Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Nolen, Billy Butler, and many others. Included audio features full-demo and play-along versions for each track. Songs include: But It's Alright • Honky Tonk • I Can't Turn You Loose • In the Midnight Hour • Knock on Wood • Mustang Sally • Papa Was a Rollin' Stone • Papa's Got a Brand New Bag • Soul Man • Stand by Me • What'd I Say • and more. The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. The tracks include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, and pan left or right – available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Jazz Guitar Method

Featuring in-depth lessons and 40 great jazz classics, the Hal Leonard Jazz Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning jazz guitar. This book uses real jazz songs to teach you the basics of accompanying and improvising jazz guitar in the style of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Charlie Christian, Jim Hall, and many others. Lesson topics include chords and progressions; scales and licks; comping and soloing styles; chord melody; intros and endings; technique; equipment and sound; and more! Songs include Satin Doll • Take the “A” Train • Billie's Bounce • Impressions • Bluesette • My One and Only Love • Desafinado • Autumn Leaves • Watch What Happens • Misty • Song for My Father • and more. The audio contains 99 tracks for demonstration and play-along. It's accessed online via a unique code in each book and includes Playback+ tools such as looping, tempo adjustment, and more. “Highly Recommended.” – Just Jazz Guitar“ Filled with well-written examples ... bask in the glory of having a lot of great material at your fingertips.” –Downbeat

Country Guitar Method

This book uses classic excerpts from country songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead country guitar in the style of Chet Atkins, James Burton, Albert Lee, Merle Travis, and many others. Lessons include Chords, Scales and Licks • Common Progressions and Riffs • Carter Style and Travis Picking • Steel Licks, String Bending and Vibrato • Standard Notation and Tablature • and much more! Full songs include “Country Gentleman” and “Rebel Rouser.” Song excerpts include: Could I Have This Dance • Green Green Grass of Home • I Fall to Pieces • Satin Sheets • Yakety Sax • and more. This edition also includes 99 full-band tracks for demonstration and play-along. The audio files are accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be downloaded or streamed. They also include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

MUSICIAN'S INSTITUTE-Guitar Basics LEVEL 1 (Private Lessons Series)

This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inversions, 'color' chords, practice tips, chord charts, songs, and progressions, along with access to online audio tracks.

MUSICIAN'S INSTITUTE-Rock Lead Basics (Master Class Series)

A great method for exploring the techniques, scales, and fundamentals used by the greatest legends of rock guitar. The book includes access to over 75 full demonstration tracks. Covers the minor and major pentatonic, minor and major diatonic scales including all five positions that cover the entire fretboard, bending, vibrato, lead licks, and more. Includes standard notation and tab. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

MUSICIAN'S INSTITUTE-Rock Lead Techniques: Techniques, Scales, and Fundamentals for Guitar (Master Class Series)

Jam along with Danny Gill and Nick Nolan as they present material from this MI elective course. Covers: licks, scales, soloing concepts, picking technique, three-note-per-string scales, sweep picking, string skipping, harmonics, and more. Included audio tracks offer 97 full-demo recordings. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Bass Method Book 1

The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages, and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world! The second edition has been totally revised and features all new engravings and photos. The books have been updated to meet the needs of today's bass students by renowned bassist and author Ed Friedland. Book 1 teaches tuning, playing position; musical symbols; notes within the first five frets; common bass lines, patterns, and rhythms; rhythms through eighth notes; playing tips and techniques; more than 100 great songs, riffs, and examples; and more!

Bass Method Book 2

Designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Book 2 teaches the box shape, moveable boxes, notes in the fifth position, major and minor scales, the classic blues line, the shuffle rhythm, tablature, and more! The book also includes access to online recordings of 51 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.

A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instruction for Ukulele

The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the ukulele. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by acclaimed performer and uke master Lil' Rev includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. The online audio contains 46 tracks of songs for demonstration and play along available for download or streaming using the unique access code printed inside the book. Includes types of ukuleles, tuning, music reading, melody playing, chords, strumming, scales, tremolo, music notation, tablature, a variety of music styles, ukulele history, and much more.

Ukulele Method Book 2

The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone just learning to play. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by uke master Lil' Rev features many fun songs in different styles to learn and play. Book 2 picks up where Book 1 leaves off, covering: chord families, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, 6/8 time, ukulele history, and much more. The book includes online audio access to 51 tracks of songs for demonstration and play-along.

Easy Songs for Ukulele

Play along with your favorite tunes from the Beatles, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Simon & Garfunkel, and more! The songs are presented in the order of difficulty, beginning with simple rhythms and melodies and ending with chords and notes up the neck. You can also strum and sing along using the provided lyrics and ukulele chord diagrams. The online audio files feature every song played with guitar accompaniment, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready. PLAYBACK+ features also let you adjust the tempo without changing pitch and loop challenging passages to aid in practice! Songs include: I Walk the Line • Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da • Tom Dooley • We Shall Overcome • Your Cheatin' Heart • and more.