Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course Christmas Songbook 1 & 2: Guitar Book & Online Audio

This songbook capitalizes on the season's built-in motivation—kids want to play Christmas music, and here they have the opportunity at just the right technical level. The direct correlation to Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course (with page references baked in) means you're not hunting for supplementary material that fits; it's designed to sit alongside your core curriculum without friction.

Festive, accessible, and genuinely playable. These arrangements capture the warmth and familiarity of Christmas standards without requiring technique beyond what students at these early levels have mastered, creating the satisfaction of sounding polished while still learning.

Young guitarists following Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course who are ready to apply their developing skills to recognizable, celebratory repertoire. This works equally well for private studio lessons and homeschool instruction, offering immediate musical satisfaction alongside technical reinforcement.

• Listen to the professional guitarist recording before your student attempts a piece; hearing the full arrangement sets expectations for tempo, phrasing, and tone quality.
• Use the online audio as a practice partner when the student is ready to play along; isolate one playback or two and have them focus on steady rhythm rather than perfect accuracy on the first run-through.
• Identify the chord shapes and finger patterns that appear across multiple songs in the book and mark those connections; recognizing repeated shapes accelerates learning and builds confidence.

Layer these pieces into your lessons starting in late fall so students can perform them at holiday recitals, family gatherings, or school winter concerts. The correlations to your existing curriculum mean they serve double duty: reinforcing current technique while delivering music your students are excited to share with others.

• Reading chord charts and fingering diagrams for familiar melodies
• Coordinating right-hand strumming patterns with left-hand chord changes
• Building tempo control and rhythmic consistency by playing along with recorded accompaniment
• Applying previously learned finger positions and techniques to new repertoire