GIA Publications Habits of a Successful Beginner Guitarist (Student Book) - Sweet/Hudson/Rush - Guitar - Book

Author: Joe Sweet/Matt Hudson/Scott Rush
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Guitar

Habits of a Successful Beginner Guitarist is a field-tested, vital, and - most important - musical collection of nearly 400 sequenced exercises for the beginning guitar student. Available on both MusicFirst and MakeMusic Cloud, this method features:

• Introductory warm-up exercises
• Sequenced rhythm vocabulary (strumming patterns on chords)
• Appropriately paced melodic studies for each string
• Opportunities for students to compose their own melodies
• An introduction to chords, including nine common pop song chord progressions, and barre chords
• Eleven song arrangements for concert performance
• A basic introduction to 12-bar blues

The teacher's edition also includes dozens of teacher tips for sequencing instruction, and the companion website (www.habitsguitar.com) includes accompaniment tracks and videos for each exercise in the book, 180 days of detailed lesson plans, as well as downloadable chord sheets and assessments.

Joe Sweet is the director of the guitar program at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois. Matt Hudson is an adjunct professor at VanderCook College of Music and a freelance guitarist. Scott Rush is the team lead for the Habits series.