Essential Elements for Guitar - Book 2

Building Blocks of Music

Are you interested in learning the guitar? Did you recently purchase that acoustic guitar you've been eyeing? Or maybe you're a music teacher looking for a comprehensive course to help students get started? You're in the right place! Essential Elements for Guitar – Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1. This guide gradually introduces new concepts in a clear format, followed by effective reinforcement exercises. This educational method book is a creative approach that enhances students' understanding while making learning fun.

Enable Learning & Spark Creativity

The Essential Elements books are reliable resources utilized by music educators for classroom instruction and private lessons. Beginner guitarists will find the tools they need to develop essential skills and a solid foundation for the basics. The EE series includes traditional workbook pages and features such as quizzes, music history, music theory, great songs in a variety of styles, and more. Concepts covered in Book 2 include: playing melodically in positions up the neck; playing movable chord shapes up the neck; playing scales and extended chords in different keys; fingerpicking and pick style; improvisations in positions up the neck, studying different styles through great song selections; and more.

Popular Music Provides Instant Motivation

The Essential Elements method uses popular songs to reinforce concepts and motivate students to keep learning. Book 2 includes such hits as: All Apologies • Crazy Train • Folsom Prison Blues • Goodnight, Irene • Iron Man • Landslide • Layla • Patience • Rock You like a Hurricane • (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay • Sweet Home Alabama • We Are the Champions • Wonderful Tonight • Your Song • and more.

Start your musical journey with a method you can trust!