Publisher Description

Increasingly, guitar study is offered alongside band, orchestra, and chorus in school music programs. This development has drawn a new population of students into those programs but has left music educators scrambling to developing meaningful, sequential courses of study that both meet the needs of these new students and align with state, county, and national curricula. Few available guitar methods are designed with the classroom in mind, and fewer still take aholistic approach to teaching and learning the instrument. In short, teachers are left to navigate a vast array of method books that cover a variety of styles and approaches, often without the confidenceand experience necessary to know 'what to teach when.' The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach to Exploration and Mastery addresses the needs of these educators. Throughout the book's 20 lessons, students are encouraged to explore the ways various guitar styles and notation systems differ, as well as the ways they support and complement each other. Lessons cover myriad topics including pick-style playing, basic open position chords, finger-style technique, and powerchords. Suggested 'Mastery Activities' at the end of each lesson support higher-order thinking, contextualize the skills and concepts studied, and provide a jumping off point for further exploration.Additionally, suggestions for further study point teachers and students to resources for extra practice.

Author Biography

Scott Seifried teaches classroom guitar at James W. Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia. He has served on the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Guitar-In-The-Schools Committee; the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Guitar Council, and was a contributor to the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) National Standards for Harmonizing Instruments, in addition to being a clinician for the Guitar & AccessoriesMarketing Association (GAMA).

Table of Contents

IntroductionLesson 1: Holding the Guitar, Making a Sound and Reading TablatureLesson 2: Reading Fretboard Diagrams and Playing ChordsLesson 3: Reading Staff NotationLesson 4: Open Position Chords; Foundational Shape (FS) 3Lesson 5: Playing Two Notes TogetherCreativity Project ILesson 6: Eight Note Rhythms, Alternate Picking, and Chord StrummingLesson 7: The Half Barre; Foundational Shapes 4 and 5Lesson 8: Open Power Chords, the A Pentatonic Minor Scale, and twelve-Bar BluesLesson 9: Building Triads, Harmonizing melodies, and Recognizing Chords Written on the StaffLesson 10: Slash Chords, Suspensions, and RestsCreativity Project IILesson 11: Finger-style Playing, Rest Stroke and Open Bass StringsLesson 12: Embellished Chords and Advanced Strumming PatternsLesson 13: Completing Open PositionLesson 14: Major Scales, Key Signatures, and AccidentalsLesson 15: Creating Bass Lines and Power ChordsCreativity Project IIILesson 16: Right Hand ArpeggiosLesson 17: The Full BarreLesson 18:Two Octave Scales - A and E MajorLesson 19: Music in Two PartsLesson 20: Roman Numerals, Transposition and Chromatic PitchesCreativity Project IVAppendix A: Assessment Rubrics and GradingAppendix B: Suggested Resources for Further Study

Review

"The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach to Exploration and Mastery is a unique and useful resource. The text is approachable and applicable to a wide range of guitar players and students. A great addition to the field of guitar education."-Julie Goldberg, Assistant Professor, Vandercook College of Music"The Guitar Workbook by Scott Seifried successfully provides a set of techniques that will allow students to pursue the style of guitar playing that most interests them. An understanding of the fundamentals of music theory as applied to the guitar is also presented. The writing style and choice of language is engaging and audience appropriate."-Jim Ferla, Classical Guitar Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

Long Description

Increasingly, guitar study is offered alongside band, orchestra, and chorus in school music programs. This development has drawn a new population of students into those programs but has left music educators scrambling to developing meaningful, sequential courses of study that both meet the needs of these new students and align with state, county, and national curricula. Few available guitar methods are designed with the classroom in mind, and fewer still take aholistic approach to teaching and learning the instrument. In short, teachers are left to navigate a vast array of method books that cover a variety of styles and approaches, often without the confidence and experience necessary to know 'what to teach when.' The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach toExploration and Mastery addresses the needs of these educators. Throughout the book's 20 lessons, students are encouraged to explore the ways various guitar styles and notation systems differ, as well as the ways they support and complement each other. Lessons cover myriad topics including pick-style playing, basic open position chords, finger-style technique, and power chords. Suggested 'Mastery Activities' at the end of each lesson support higher-order thinking, contextualize the skills and concepts studied, and provide a jumping off point for furtherexploration. Additionally, suggestions for further study point teachers and students to resources for extra practice.

Review Text

"The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach to Exploration and Mastery is a unique and useful resource. The text is approachable and applicable to a wide range of guitar players and students. A great addition to the field of guitar education."-Julie Goldberg, Assistant Professor, Vandercook College of Music"The Guitar Workbook by Scott Seifried successfully provides a set of techniques that will allow students to pursue the style of guitar playing that most interests them. An understanding of the fundamentals of music theory as applied to the guitar is also presented. The writing style and choice of language is engaging and audience appropriate."-Jim Ferla, Classical Guitar Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

Review Quote

"The Guitar Workbook: A Fresh Approach to Exploration and Mastery is a unique and useful resource. The text is approachable and applicable to a wide range of guitar players and students. A great addition to the field of guitar education."-Julie Goldberg, Assistant Professor, Vandercook College of Music "The Guitar Workbook by Scott Seifried successfully provides a set of techniques that will allow students to pursue the style of guitar playing that most interests them. An understanding of the fundamentals of music theory as applied to the guitar is also presented. The writing style and choice of language is engaging and audience appropriate."-Jim Ferla, Classical Guitar Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

Feature

Selling point: Presents a new and contemporary approach to guitar study in a classroom settingSelling point: Includes creative projects for class use throughout the yearSelling point: Offers popular music examples to connect with students

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