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#1 New Release in Children's Musical Instruments on Amazon
The authors of the popular Play It! series are back with a fun and easy guitar guide, with helpful instruction on beloved children's songs, perfect for the budding musician in your life.
Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experienced musician, the Play It! books teach how to play the guitar in a simple, effective way. Using color-coded notes and character icons, the books include guitar tabs of popular and favorite songs as well as a primer on how to read tabs and some basic techniques. For beginners ages 7 and up, Play It! Children's Songs for Guitar (Level 1) is the perfect companion on your musical journey.
Features these classic songs and includes color labels inside the book:
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Hot Cross Buns
- Skip to My Lou
- This Old Man
- Kum Ba Yah
- Home on the Range
- B-I-N-G-O
- London Bridge
- Three Blind Mice
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Happy Birthday
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Ode to Joy
- Are You Sleeping?
- The Muffin Man
- Alphabet Song
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Old MacDonald
- Clementine
- Pop! Goes the Weasel
- Oh! Susanna
- Drunken Sailor
- Scarborough Fair
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- Clock Chimes
- Ring Around the Rosie
- The Grand Old Duke of York
Jennifer Kemmeter is a designer and publisher, as well as the author and creator of the best-selling Build It! series, easy and fun LEGO® books with creative building projects for young kids. Her Play It! series focuses on teaching beginners how to read sheet music and play the piano or keyboard. Through books, she seeks to develop image-based tools to aid children in developing logical and creative approaches to independent problem solving. Jennifer lives in London, England, with twin sons who fill her home with their own piano education.
Introduction to the Guitar
Color-Coding the Guitar
Preparing to Play
Playing Notes
Strumming Chords
Songs with notes on the 3 lower strings
1. Mary Had a Little Lamb
2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
3. Hot Cross Buns
4. Skip to My Lou
5. This Old Man
6. Kum Ba Yah
Top Tips for Playing Notes
Top Tips for Fretting
7. Home on the Range
8. B-I-N-G-O
9. London Bridge
10. Three Blind Mice
11. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
12. When the Saints Go Marching In
13. Baa Baa Black Sheep
14. Happy Birthday
15. The Wheels on the Bus
16. Ode to Joy
Songs with notes on the 4 lower strings
17. Are You Sleeping?
18. The Muffin Man
19. Alphabet Song
20. Hickory Dickory Dock
Top Tips for Strumming Chords
Top Tips for Controlling Note Length
21. Old MacDonald
22. Clementine
23. Pop! Goes the Weasel
24. Oh! Susanna
25. Drunken Sailor
26. Scarborough Fair
27. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Songs with notes on the 5 lower strings
28. Clock Chimes
29. Ring Around the Rosie
30. The Grand Old Duke of York Fretboard Labels
Putting it all together (Reference)
Completion Certificate