Essential Elements for Guitar Book 1

#1 Essential Elements for Guitar Take your guitar teaching to a new level! Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris and popular songs in a variety of styles, Essential Elements for Guitar is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers' instruction – and get beginning guitar students off to a great start. This method has been designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Concepts covered in Book 1 include: getting started; basic music theory; guitar chords; notes on each string; ensemble playing; and much more! Songs used in Book 1 include such hits as:  All My Loving Amazing Grace American Pie Au Clair De La Lune Aura Lee Can You Feel The Love Tonight C.C. Rider Corrina Danny Boy De Colores The Drunken Sailor Duke Of Earl Dust In The Wind Eleanor Rigby Every Breath You Take Fanfare Rondeau For He's A Jolly Good Fellow Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) Give My Regards To Broadway Good Mornin' Blues Greensleeves He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Hey Jude Hound Dog I Gave My Love A Cherry (The Riddle Song) Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Jingle Bells Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho) Let It Be Low Rider Marianne Midnight Special Minuet In G Move It On Over Ode To Joy Pay Me My Money Down The Rainbow Connection Ramblin' 'Round The Red River Valley Rock Around The Clock Rockin' Robin Scarborough Fair Shenandoah Simple Gifts Sinner Man Snake Charmer Stand By Me The Star-Spangled Banner Surfin' U.S.A. Sweet Home Chicago Teach Your Children Tell Ol' Bill This Land Is Your Land This Train Time Is On My Side Water Come A Me Eye Wayfaring Stranger When The Saints Go Marching In Will The Circle Be Unbroken Worried Man Blues Yankee Doodle Yellow Submarine You Really Got Me Your Cheatin' Heart