Alfred's Kid's Guitar Course 1: The Easiest Guitar Method Ever!, Book & Online Audio

I have been teaching guitar lessons for almost 2 years and I highly recommend this book for helping kids learn the basics of guitar. I would say ages 7 to 12 would be good ages for this book. I also paired this book with learning chords and scales and that seemed to work well. You really just have to gauge the child's ability to comprehend and their drive to want to practice. If you're a parent with a child interested in learning guitar, I highly recommend this book. Even if you don't know much about guitar, you'll be able to take your kid through it. It goes at a slow enough pace that the kids can follow along. And it's detailed enough that a parent with little to know musical background could possibly take the child through it. When you pair the Guitar Course with the Notespeller book, it really adds to helping the kids understand it all. Again, this course really covers the basics well and attempts to engrain it in the student's mind. This review was written by CJ, the husband. I rank each product with 1-5 star rating, below you will find what I personally feel each star represents when I am reviewing a product. 1 star = I hate the product - would return if I could, threw it away 2 star = I don't like the product - will never purchase again, but will use until I get something different 3 star = It's okay - I'm indifferent about it 4 star = I like the product - recommend it 5 star = I LOVE the product - strongly recommend this product and this product alone (would purchase again if need be) Thank you for taking the time to read my review. If you found it helpful, please let me know by selecting "yes" below. Thank you!

As a beginner guitar player, this book has been easy for my child to follow and learn the notes. Her music instructor recommended this book and it’s working well for her!

My grqandson just started taking guitar lessons. The instructor recommended this book as a starter. We couldn't be more pleased. In fact, my grandson is enjoying this book as weell being that it gives him all the information he needs as he learns the chords. He's loving it! I just hope he stays with his guitar lessons! A gift that lasts a lifetime! PROS: Easy-to-use, great starter book CONS: None noted.

This is a nice book for those younger students who can't wait to start until their hands grow and their brains mature. Teaches notes on the first 3 strings, and teaches 3- string chords. (so then later you have to relearn those chords with more strings). Companion books (pops and christmas) are available. It takes almost no time to take a kid through this book (less than a semester) so go ahead and buy the combo.

Nice book

Exactly what we were looking for! Purchased for my five year old to start learning to play guitar. My only concern was other reviews saying they could not figure out how to get the audio portion online, but the inside cover of the book had the website and a code to enter that quickly and easily took us to the audio. I downloaded the app (Purple Player) and we had no problem playing the audio tracks. We're enjoying learning the basics at home; lessons start soon.

Bought as a Christmas gift

As a music instructor, I purchased this book to assist in my guitar lessons for my younger students. I briefly looked through the entire book and the lessons and theory development is explained very well and should be easy for young budding guitar players! I am looking forward to utilizing this book with my students!