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Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids: A Fun, Easy Approach to Playing Today's Rock Guitar Styles (Book & CD)

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I teach guitar to young beginners, and swear by this book. It's easy to follow, teaches in small, digestible pieces, with each new lesson building upon the last. Students who work through the book can choose to read standard notation or tablature; students could begin learning sight reading with this book. By the time the student has finished the book, he is able to play simple rock tunes using the minor pentatonic scale and power chords. I recommend getting the Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids Song Book for students who finish this book first.

Not just for kids, I found the rock licks in this book not only fun, but very easy to learn and pick up on. Just good to know they are there to fall back on and just noodle around with on the guitar. You don't learn any songs but get a real basic idea of some of the riffs that rockers do. And don't we all want to be cool like them!

This product is wonderful. It is everything it says it is and more. I could actually follow and help my son through it. He is 10 years old and wants to be Slash. Great product!!!

I have a friend in New Jersey whose daughter took lessons from Jimmy Brown for years and he is a great teacher and a great player, but that's not why I bought the book. I bought it because I have a daughter who is 5 and wants to rock out and there are not a lot of rock books that a 5 year old can enjoy learning from. I'm a skeptic and approached this book without bias, but have been pleasantly surprised at just how good this book/cd is. I suggest getting the edition with CD included. When my daughter started Suzuki Method classical guitar I also started guitar with her. Whether 5, 15 or 50, this book/cd is an excellent starter for learning the basics of rock guitar. I would love to see an edition with DVD as well. Hopefully there will be a part 2 which could include popular rock songs that utilize the techniques that are presented in the first book. That being said, it's a great introduction to rock playing. It includes basics of how to hold a pick, how to read TAB, how to tune, power chords, simple riffs, palm muting, accents, power chord extensions, 12 bar blues, lead playing and jamming. He introduces the student to all these techniques in simple easy to understand language with excellent exercises that are demonstrated on the accompanying cd. It's 36 pages of stuff you have to know. He takes you straight into playing rock guitar. Most kid methods have you playing "Yankie Doodle" or "Home On The Range" with either strumming or single note leads. Ain't no "Yankie Doodle" here. Just Rockin' in the style your kids hear on the radio.I'd love to see a part 2 but even without it, this is all necessary stuff and kids (big and small) can start rocking immediately.

He considers himself a rock star so having this book and cd was amazing. He is playing confindently now...