Guitar Together: Guitar Book & CD

Accessible and collaborative. The duets transform practice sessions into genuine musical conversations between parent and child, replacing the typical hierarchy of teacher and student with shared discovery.

Parents and young children learning guitar together for the first time. The method assumes no prior musical experience from either adult or child and scaffolds every concept from holding the instrument onward.

• Work through the lessons in order at a comfortable pace; the progression is intentional, so skipping ahead will create gaps in your child's understanding of hand position and fretboard basics.
• Use the CD to hear how each example and song should sound before playing it yourself; your ear becomes the first teacher, and your child will match what they hear.
• Practice the parent part of each duet separately first so you can play it confidently; this frees you to listen and respond to your child's playing during rehearsal.
• Assign specific duets as performance pieces for family gatherings; knowing they'll play for an audience builds your child's commitment to accuracy and tempo control.

This works well as a home-study resource for families seeking entry into string playing, or as a bridge when a young student needs parental reinforcement between private lessons. It's also practical for music teachers who want to assign parent-child projects that keep families invested in learning.

• Holding the guitar with proper posture and hand position
• Reading standard music notation on the treble clef
• Playing single notes on the fretboard and identifying fret locations
• Basic open chords and chord changes
• Rhythm notation and beat awareness
• Ensemble listening and ensemble balance in duet playing