Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1: For Acoustic & Electric Guitar (Book & DVD) [Paperback]

Quincy Carroll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

Beginner Guitar Lessons Level 1 includes a 79-page book and DVD containing over 2 hours of hi resolution, multi-angle easy-to-follow videos to get you playing songs right away. Our DVD provides you with interactive controls, allowing you to play along with the songs, jam with just the backing band, isolate the guitar part, focus on chords and strumming, and loop, or repeat, individual sections of video over and over until you get it just right. The song videos have scrolling lyrics and chords, so you can play and sing along.

With this product you'll learn the basics of chords, how to hold, tune, and strum the guitar; how to play your favorite styles including rock, blues, country, folk, metal and punk; and how to play 5 popular songs made famous by artists like Eric Clapton, The Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Creedence Clearwater Revival and more...

Featured Songs:

"Sloop, John B." - made famous by the Beach Boys "Corrina, Corrina" - made famous by Eric Clapton (better known as "Alberta") "The Midnight Special" - made famous by Creedance Clearwater Revival "Salty Dog" - made famous by Johnny Cash "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - made famous by the Carter Family and Wille Nelson

• Full video lessons teach you guitar basics, chords and strumming
• Song lessons have scrolling chords and lyrics for easy play-along
• Background music provided – so it sounds like you are playing with a full band

Editorial Reviews

Review

I’ve tried a variety of other methods and software packages...this is the best...teaching tool for beginning guitar players. -- Digital Media News and Technology, December 6, 2005

From the Inside Flap

The vision of iPlayMusic, Inc. is to teach people how to play their favorite songs on their favorite musical instruments. In Beginner Guitar Lessons Level 1 we present the essentials you need to know in order to start playing songs right away.

iPlayMusic, Inc. was formed by a group of friends who share a passion for music and instruction. We have 20 years combined playing experience and have studied music formally at Musician’s Institute (GIT) and the university level.

In developing our teaching method, we conducted extensive research – we spoke to friends, other instructors, advanced players, beginners, and people who always wanted to play a musical instrument but hadn’t even taken the first step. In this process we quickly learned that most people quit playing guitar because they get frustrated with traditional teaching methods and don’t find the process enjoyable.

The key reasons we found were that books, videos and even personal instructors typically focus the first few lessons on guitar theory, scales, notation and other topics that can be confusing and frustrating for beginners. Based on this research, we decided to focus on teaching people the skills they need to play songs as soon as possible.

Playing guitar is a skill you will enjoy the rest of your life. It can be a way to escape the mundane, give joy to others, or simply have fun and relax. We hope you will pick up skills from this book that will help you learn guitar and the songs you love.

Sincerely, The iPlayMusic Team

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Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: iPlayMusic (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976048744
• ISBN-13: 978-0976048749
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Guitar Lessons Out There!, December 2, 2005

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JC "Book Lover" (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1: For Acoustic & Electric Guitar (Book & DVD) (Paperback)

I bought the first book and dvd from these guys and this one is even BETTER! The instructor is great, the lessons are very easy to understand and are very thorough, you can go at your own pace and I loved the songs they teach. I have tried out a bunch of guitar lesson books and DVD's that are out there today and this one is by far the best. This is a FANTASTIC beginner product. I would recommend it to anyone! I am actually playing the guitar now, thanks to these lessons. I am also going to buy their Level 2 DVD because I liked this one so much!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can relate to this product!, November 30, 2005

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Robert Jeppo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1: For Acoustic & Electric Guitar (Book & DVD) (Paperback)

The thing I like most about this product is that there's no hype about making you a rock-star in 10 minutes. The guy on the video is just a regular guy who really knows how to teach (show) people how to play. I tried to learn guitar a few years ago, but the books and scales and theory were all too complicated. This DVD, along with the book, skips all that stuff and just shows you how to play -- I never knew I could be jamming along to cool songs so quickly! I'm finally having fun with my guitar instead of letting it collect dust in the closet!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best way to learn guitar, November 29, 2005

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Stewart B. Putney (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginner Guitar Lessons, Level 1: For Acoustic & Electric Guitar (Book & DVD) (Paperback)

This is an amazing product. I have seen other how-to-play guitar videos, but this is by far the best. The play-along viddeos make it much easier to play songs. The method is by far the easiest way to get started and have fun. I had their first books- they were great, but this is better. My kids just love playing along with me- so the videos have become a family activity. Would highly reccomend to anyone- and a great value as well.