Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course 1

Features:

Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course is a fun method that teaches you to play songs on the guitar right away. Each lesson on every colorful page is explained in plain language that's easy to understand, and accompanying audio that you can stream or download online is included so you can hear what each example should sound like. Plus, you get to learn from three irresistible guitar experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what's important on each page and help you learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course, even if they've never had any musical training themselves.

Get ready to take your first and best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment!

Table of Contents:

• My First Chord
• The Quarter Rest
• Three Blind Mice
• The Three-String C Chord
• How to Read Chord Diagrams
• Placing a Finger on a String
• Hand Position
• Using Your Left Hand
• More Time to Strum
• Bar Lines, Measures, and Time Signatures
• The Staff and Treble Clef
• The Quarter-Note Slash
• Beats
• Strumming Notation
• Time to Strum!
• Strumming with Your Fingers
• Strumming with a Pick
• Strumming the Strings
• How to Hold Your Guitar
• Tuning without the Audio Recording
• Tuning with the Audio Recording
• Tuning Your Guitar
• Caring for Your Guitar
• Acoustic Guitars and Electric Guitars
• Steel Strings and Nylon Strings
• Selecting Your Guitar
• Contents
• The Three-String G7 Chord
• Elizabeth, the Elephant
• The Note E with Chords
• Note and Strum
• Notes on the First String: Introducing F
• Up-Down-Up
• The Notes E and F with Chords
• Notes on the First String: Introducing G
• The Mountain Climber
• The Notes E, F, and G with Chords
• Brave in the Cave
• Single Notes, Then Chord! Chord! Chord!
• Pumpkin Song
• Notes on the Second String: Introducing B
• Two Open Strings
• Two-String Melody
• Jumping Around
• Notes on the Second String: Introducing C
• Ping Pong Song
• Soccer Game
• The Half Rest
• When I Feel Best
• Notes on the Second String: Introducing D
• A-Choo!
• The Half Note
• Ode to Joy
• Jingle Bells
• Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Notes on the Third String: Introducing G
• Three Open String
• Little Steps and Big Leaps
• Alouette
• Notes on the Third String: Introducing A
• My Second Chord
• Troubadour Song
• Skip to My Lou
• London Bridge
• The Three-String G Chord
• My Third Chord
• Three Chords in One Song
• Rain Comes Down
• The Repeat Sign
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Love Somebody
• The Three-String D7 Chord
• My Fourth Chord
• Using D7 with Other Chords
• When the Saints Go Marching In
• Yankee Doodle
• Getting Acquainted with Music Notation
• Notes
• The Staff
• The Musical Alphabet
• Clefs
• The Quarter Note
• Clap and Count Out Loud
• Notes on the First String: Introducing E
• The Whole Note
• A Is Easy!
• Taking a Walk
• Aura Lee
• She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain
• Music Matching Games
• Diploma

Catalog:	AL45240
Publisher:	Alfred
Composer:	Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger
Artist:	{{ATTR_ARTIST}}
Arranger:
Voicing:
Level:
Pages:	{{ATTR_PAGES}}