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Hal Leonard Guitar Method, - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3

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(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This super-convenient Complete Edition features the new and improved method books 1, 2 and 3. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hal Leonard; 2nd edition (September 1, 1980)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 1980


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 12495 KB


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Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages


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  • The Gold Standard for Learning How to Play Bass
This book is absolutely fantastic. The method is clear and logical. The examples are excellent and they build perfectly from one to the next. Also, this book will teach you how to read music, which is a skill that will open up the world of music to you. * Make sure you get the version with the online audio. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024 by Christopher Zephro

  • Not perfect but the best I've used
I will update this review as I progress through the book. While this book has downfalls, it is the best I have used to learn. Background: I have no musical background and have tried teaching myself guitar numerous times over the past 15 years. This is the most committed I've been. Part of my commitment is purely from my own determination and the other part is due to my liking of this book. Pros: 1) You learn to read musical notation right off the bat. While this isn't my preference, it hasn't been a problem for me. 2) You play melodies (a few verses of a song) rather than chords. I have often tried teaching myself chords only to find I quickly plateau and fail to progress. I find that playing melodies (however stupid they may be) give me a greater sense of accomplishment and progress my finger independence and transitions as well as furthering my understanding of notes, how they relate to each other and where they are on the fret board. Cons: 1) It would be awesome if the music files were midi files so the tempo could be altered. I'm sure part of the reason they don't do this is because CD players are abundant, whereas midi players are not. At the very least they should split the slow/fast versions into separate tracks. I shouldn't have to listen to (or fast forward through) 30 seconds of the slow to get to the 15 seconds of fast. I also find the slow to be painfully slow while the fast is fairly challenging (I personally tend to do better playing on the fast then the slow). 2) I'm sure the musical notation makes it difficult, if not scary for many people. I think tab should be used in the beginning stages and musical notation should be introduced later. It's hard for me to mark this as a con considering I'm progressing in my abilities and understanding the musical notation better than ever. 3) The melodies are only a couple versus of songs and many people may feel unaccomplished because of this. Personally for me, I'm able to be patient and wait for my abilities to grow before diving into complete, more complicated songs, which much like the musical notation, really surprises me, because I've always been focused on trying to play songs and use tab. All in all this book has surprised me at how committed I stay, the level of accomplishment I feel, and the progress I make. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016 by Jeff H

  • Use with a teacher or a group.
Our guitar club started by playing from fake books and lead sheets; we were all at different playing levels. When we decided to learn to read and play from notation, we chose the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Complete Edition, primarily because it came with Audio Access, and we did not have a teacher. We meet for two hours a week for study and two hours a week for "jamming". Using the course without a teacher means that after "learning" each lesson we discuss it and answer each others' questions fortified by the Audio Access. This allows us to learn music and improve our ensemble playing together. The course, comprising three volumes, will take you through standard notation music reading, basic chords, basic strumming, fingerstyle, scales, improvising, power chords, barre chords, all relating to folk, rock, blues, and jazz all the while bringing in enough theory to help you understand what you are doing. and why. And yes, practice, practice practice...and listen to the Audio Access. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022 by Richard E. Beebee

  • Pretty Good, but Not My Favorite
Hal Leanord Guitar Method: Complete Edition Pros: -Great backing tracks that are complete with drums, guitar, and bass. They sound great and it is fun to play along with the tracks. But if you're not careful you can lose your own playing in the mix, so pay close attention to the sounds that you are making. -Many of the studies are more interesting and sound better. That's not to say that the MB method studies are all boring, but many do not seem relevant to most of the music we are listening to today. -The book is well constructed and I cannot think of any typos that I came across. Cons: -After book 1, the method seems to lose its organization and begins to jump around a lot. Many concepts are covered for only one study. For instance, some of the less common meters are dealt with in only one study. 5th position playing is also introduced, but only dealt with in one study. -There was too much tab for me. After the Tab is introduce in Book 2, nearly every study after that has the tab. If your goal is to learn to read music and to read it well, this may be a hindrance because if you're like me your eyes will just be drawn there like a magnet because it's just easier to read tab. -The book touches on advanced concepts, such as improvisation in Book 3. There are a few studies for this, but this is something that one really needs an instructor for and there are books out there that are totally suited for this and which are to be used with a guitar instructor. Mel Bay Guitar Method Grade 1 Pros: -The studies are well paced and well organized, each lesson building off of the previous and preparing you for the next. -No tablature, so one becomes very proficient at reading notes, but in the 1st position only. -Techniques and skills are covered in depth and in many different studies, so one's technique and finger dexterity becomes very good by the end of the book. Cons: -The cd with backing track is pretty cheaply recorded. One simply plays along with a solo acoustic guitar and a click track. But this does leave the beginners playing pretty naked, which does help expose any flaws or weaknesses. -Many of the song selections are just dreadful to play...very very boring and it is tough to see the relevance of playing them to playing something that is more in the vein of what most players really want to play: rock or some variation of. -My other gripe is that there are some typos in the book where wrong notes are written, or the wrong note value. This is not common, but there are a few mistakes printed throughout the book. For my goals, which involve the ability to read music in all positions, the Mel Bay series was better. Granted, Mel Bays 1st book only deals with 1st position playing, so I'll just continue with the series until I've completed them all. My playing was also better by the end of the Mel Bay book because the studies were more challenging overall and I was forced to read staff rather than Tab. Both books have their strengths and weaknesses, but the Mel Bay series will better serve me in my quest to be a competent and serious guitarist. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2009 by S. Schroetke

  • Great Guitar method book
I ordered this book years ago and ordered another for one of my young guitar students. The only negative is that they no longer include the cd’s that they used to. Now you have to go on line to access the audio files.
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024 by John Kunkel

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