Series: Justinguitar Beginner's
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Music Sales America (July 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1495060179
ISBN-13: 978-1495060175
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Positives:I bought this book to help me teach my son guitar. It is ideal for the beginner. It gives the new student basic songs combined with some underlying music understanding so they experience success right away, which encourages them to practice. By the end of the book, they will be playing some complicated songs and have good command of the musical knowledge underlying it. Bear in mind, this is not a "music theory" book - this is "practical guitar" with a little bit of theory. For the experienced player - or self taught hack like me, there are plenty of songs in here to increase your play list and you'll have a great time doing it. Everything from Elvis, to Bob Marley, to Britney Spears. Justin did a great job putting together a portfolio of songs that any musician is going to enjoy playing. I highly recommend this book.Negatives:The only negative I give this book is the binding. It should be coil bound so it will lay flat for easy use while playing!
This book is a companion to the Beginner's Course Book 1 - really the two should be sold together, and I highly recommend both for new guitar players. It's good as a stand alone product, although I expect the more advanced guitar player will find the way the songs are transcribed to be a little too simple. Overall, it includes a nice mix of older and newer songs that most people will be familiar with...much better selection (and more content) than comparably priced books from other publishers. The Beginner's Course Book 1 is (IMO) the best place for new guitarists to start, and I have tried a lot of beginner's books before finding Justin's beginner's series.
Justin Sandercoe is a great teacher. I hope he gets a fair portion from this sale. Videos of the songs are available at justinguitar.com where he goes into detail about playing each song and giving additional tips. But it's helpful to have this book to complement the videos. The difficulty of the songs corresponds with Justin's beginners course - also available for free at justinguitar.com
Great book for beginner. There's a coherent progression to learning here - you move along easily. Book is broken down into easily readable sections. Songs are recognizable. Fun way to start out. I would definitely recommend to any beginner level player.
As a beginner, it is super helpful to have an accessible songbook at hand, and it helps that Justin is an amazing teacher. Using this book along with the free online lessons, I have made substantial progress. It has a solid variety of songs from different genres, with excellent explanations, including approaches for initially playing songs before using more complicated strumming patterns.If you are new to guitar, or just want to learn some easy and fun songs, I highly recommend this book.
This book is great - provided you're a fan of chord notation. No tabs here... The song selection is great with something for just about everyone.
Excellent songbook for a guitar beginner like me. The strumming pattern is also included, which is a huge bonus. It's best to use this book along with the justinguitar youtube videos.
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