Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course, Complete Starter Pack

by Alfred Music Publishing

Product Features

• High-quality 3/4 size Firebrand classical acoustic nylon string guitar with spruce top, basswood back and sides, and rosewood fretboard for full, rich tone
• Deluxe accessories including a custom-fit, lightweight acoustic guitar gig bag with carrying straps, portable electronic tuner, and a set of 3 guitar picks
• Award-winning, bestselling Kid's Guitar Course includes colorful 48-page book; CD with audio tracks, software (PC/Mac) with interactive guitar tuner & chord dictionary, play-along song player; and DVD featuring lessons from a professional guitar teacher
• Every product arrives in a highly attractive, gift-ready, durable, full-color premium box
• Alfred Music Publishing is the worldwide leader in educational music publishing

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 36 x 13.5 x 3.1 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004ZKY11A
• Item model number: 00-37377
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,162 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #51 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Acoustic Guitars > Beginner Kits
  • #69 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Musical Instruments > Guitars & Strings

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From Alfred Music Publishing, the worldwide leader in music education products since 1922, comes Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Starter Pack: Everything You Need to Play Today! This award-winning, bestselling, complete starter pack includes a high-quality ¾-size Firebrand™ acoustic guitar with nylon strings, deluxe accessories including a gig bag carrying case with straps, a Firebrand™ portable electronic tuner with batteries included, a set of Firebrand™ guitar picks, and Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course (Book, CD, DVD and Software), the world’s bestselling multimedia instruction series for kids.

Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Starter Pack includes:

High-quality Firebrand™ 3/4-size Acoustic Guitar that features:

• Spruce wood top, Mahogany neck, and Linden wood back and sides for a full, rich tone
• Rosewood fretboard with nylon strings make playing easy for kids’ hands
• Beautiful, gloss finish

Deluxe Firebrand™ Accessories include:

Custom-fit Firebrand™ gig bag carrying case with straps and zippered pocket for carrying sheet music and accessories

Firebrand™ portable electronic guitar tuner with batteries included for tuning up your new guitar right out of the box

A set of 3 Firebrand™ guitar picks

Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course (Book, enhanced-CD, DVD):

Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course is the #1 best-selling guitar method for kids! This award-winning (“Best Product of the Year” – Disney’s iParenting Media Award) method is the easiest guitar method ever for kids ages 5 and up. Using plain language that’s easy for kids to understand, three irresistible guitar experts guide students along – a clever classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues – they focus attention by pointing out what’s important on each page and make learning music fun! Kids will learn to play chords and melodies, read music, and perform lots of fun songs.

The book comes to life on your stereo and your computer with the enclosed enhanced-CD. The disc includes beautiful recordings of all the music in the book and can be played on your CD player or downloaded to your iPod® or other mp3 player. Play the same disc on your computer (Windows/Mac compatible) to instantly access an interactive guitar tuner, digital guitar chord dictionary, and play-along songs! Kids can see and hear the music, and even adjust the tempo of songs for practice or performance!

The enclosed companion DVD to this best-selling edition features a live instructor to make learning the guitar even easier! Hosted by renowned guitarist Janet Robin, this DVD demonstrates the fundamentals of guitar playing including how to hold and tune the guitar, strum chords, read music, and play lots of fun songs! Also included are live on-screen notes for an easy introduction to reading music, live performances demonstrate how the music should sound, and bonus mp3 audio tracks of all examples for listening and playing along!