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Unlike \u003ci\u003eSound Innovations for Guitar 1\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2\u003c\/i\u003e, which were aimed at teenage students, the bulk of instruction for this installment resides within this Teacher Edition---the content in the matching student book is streamlined and relies on instruction from the teacher. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with rote learning, imitation, and echoing, students will play and perform familiar melodies, strum chords, perform duets and trios, sing, and accompany singers. The curriculum takes them through reading music notation, guitar tablature, and guitar chord diagrams---while traditional chords will be taught, they'll also explore the neck of the guitar with simple and exciting non-traditional \"moveable\" chord shapes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe method is organized into four levels, each with nine parts for a total of 36 lesson plans. 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With SI Online, students can access recordings that demonstrate every example and song in the book, and specialized instructional tracks feature concise explanations and demonstrations of all new concepts and techniques. The included video lessons, also accessible online, explain and demonstrate all the concepts and techniques. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIt's about freakin' time! Finally, somebody came out with a beginner instructional guitar method book series for adults and teenagers alike that's not an outdated, depressing turn-off that makes you want to throw your guitar off a cliff after having struggled to learn embarrassingly unsatisfying versions of the audience favorites 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' and 'Three Blind Mice.'\u003c\/i\u003e Sound Innovations for Guitar \u003ci\u003eis a thoughtfully conceived and well executed series of guitar method books (with accompanying [media]) that is made for people who love guitar music and live in the real, modern world. It is a tool that engages your interest and harnesses your intuition, various senses and different modes of learning, as well as the latest digital technology, to get you playing things that you will be eager to practice and proud to show off.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e---Jimmy Brown, Senior Music Editor, \u003ci\u003eGuitar World\u003c\/i\u003e This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098981884269,"sku":"00-37177","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/7418\/0461\/files\/00-37177_large_1da885b5-9f5c-4f54-af87-1d4fadb7b507.jpg?v=1779978928"},{"product_id":"sound-innovations-for-guitar-book-2-00-40868","title":"Sound Innovations for Guitar, Book 2: Guitar Student Book \u0026 DVD","description":"The second installment of \u003ci\u003eSound Innovations for Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e is now here! 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