Take your guitar teaching to a new level! Hal Leonard's top-selling comprehensive method for band and strings is now also available for guitar. With the time-tested classroom teaching methods of Will Schmid and Bob Morris and popular songs in a variety of styles, Essential Elements for Guitar is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers' instruction – and get beginning guitar students off to a great start.

This method has been designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more. Concepts covered in Book 1 include: getting started; basic music theory; guitar chords; notes on each string; ensemble playing; and much more!

Songs used in Book 1 include such hits as:
•  Dust in the Wind
•  Eleanor Rigby
•  Every Breath You Take
•  Hey Jude
•  Hound Dog
•  Let It Be
•  Ode to Joy
• Rock Around the Clock
• Stand By Me
•  Surfin' USA
•  Sweet Home Chicago
• This Land Is Your Land
• You Really Got Me
•  and more!