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Belwin's 21st Century Guitar Ensemble 1 (Student Book): Guitar Book -
Pentatonic Soloing Strategies for Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Basix®: Guitar Method 2: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Basix®: Guitar Method 2: Easy Guitar -
Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Video/Audio -
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Harmony: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Blues Guitar for Beginners: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Harmony: The Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz -
The Articulate Jazz Musician: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Chord/Melody: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Jerry Snyder's Guitar School, Method Book 2: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Chord/Melody: The Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz 
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Chord/Melody: The Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Chord/Melody: The Classical Guitarist's Guide to Jazz
By Andrew York
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Sitting In: Blues Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Audio/Software -
Easy Soloing for Jazz Guitar: Fun Lessons for Beginning Improvisers -
Beginners' Fingerpicking Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
DiY (Do it Yourself) Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Video/Audio -
Beginning Classical Guitar: Guitar Book -
Robben Ford: Playin' the Blues: Guitar TAB Book & Online Audio -
Jazz Licks Encyclopedia: Over 280 Useful Jazz Guitar Licks -
Beyond Basics: Acoustic Slide Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Basix®: TAB Guitar Method 2: Guitar Book & Enhanced CD -
Acoustic Masters Series: Bob Brozman's Bottleneck Blues Guitar: Guitar Book & Online Audio -
Beyond Basics: Acoustic Slide Guitar -
Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats: Improvisation: Guitar Book & Online Audio
About This Collection
Description
This collection of 315 guitar methods and instruction books spans beginner fundamentals through advanced classical and jazz techniques. The core of what teachers rely on here are the Alfred's series and Jerry Snyder's Guitar School, Method Book 1 by Jerry Snyder, which dominate classroom and studio use across grade levels. You'll also find specialized methods for jazz, fingerstyle, blues, and Latin guitar, plus resources like the Mini Music Guides: Guitar Chord Dictionary for quick reference. Whether you're teaching absolute beginners or advanced students, the collection emphasizes method books with online audio and video support.
Highlights
Teachers keep coming back to Morty Manus's Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (Third Edition) and Ron Manus's Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course 1, both foundational texts for their respective age groups. Jerry Snyder's Guitar School, Method Book 1 remains a popular choice for structured group instruction. Scott Tennant's Pumping Nylon (Second Edition) and Aaron Shearer's Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 (Third Edition) continue to be standard references for classical technique.
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Dietrich Kessler has contributed two German-language guitar methods to the collection: Kesslers Gitarrenkurs Band 1 and Leichter Weg zum Gitarrenspiel.
Composer & Author Spotlight
Morty Manus shaped Alfred Music's direction as president from 1952–2016, and his pedagogical influence remains visible throughout the collection. His Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (Third Edition) is the single most widely adopted title here, used by teachers across skill levels and age groups.
Ron Manus, the third generation of the Manus family at Alfred Music, has authored 37 titles in this collection and serves as Chief Business Development Officer. His work extends Alfred's reach into digital formats and new media while maintaining the methodical, stage-by-stage approach that defines the Alfred's curriculum. Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course 1, co-authored with L. C. Harnsberger, has been especially popular for young learners.
Scott Tennant and Aaron Shearer represent the classical guitar lineage in this collection. Tennant's Pumping Nylon (Second Edition) and Shearer's Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 (Third Edition) remain essential references for teachers focused on proper technique and hand development, drawing from decades of conservatory-level teaching.
Jody Fisher brings jazz expertise to the collection with The Complete Jazz Guitar Method: Complete Edition, offering a comprehensive resource for teachers introducing jazz idiom and improvisation to guitarists.