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I'm going to start teaching lessons locally and i'm not sure where to start with younger kids like 12 and under. High School kids i think i'll be ok with but what is a good beginner book that will keep them interested while teaching them chords and theory. I want to be a fun teacher that teaches what they are interested in but i have to start somewhere i suppose. Thanks for the help guys!

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I tend to use "Mastering the Guitar Volume 1A" by William Bay, published by Mel Bay. It's not the old one that Mel Bay himself wrote, but a more expansive revision that his son did. I think the series goes up to Volume 3C.

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I tend to use "Mastering the Guitar Volume 1A" by William Bay, published by Mel Bay. It's not the old one that Mel Bay himself wrote, but a more expansive revision that his son did. I think the series goes up to Volume 3C.

 

 

This is the same exact one i was going to suggest..Then along with that i print out self tabbed songs ..It is a list of about 40 of today's popular songs along with some older standbys ..

The book works great for structure and theory but songs allow them to start there creative process and to show off a bit to there friends and family..I use to transcribe requested song by the student and after awhile i realized i was just becoming a transcriber more than a teacher..

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^^That looks pretty good.^^ You say "seems to work" ... have you used it with kids?

 

 

I use the Hal Leonard Complete Guitar Method for kids 7-11 y.o. Does a great job imo.

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Yeah, I use it with my students, all of whom are elementary age. I actually teach Art, but do private guitar lessons (for free, of course) for as many kids as I can each year.

Based on my limited experience, I've come to believe it important to "hook" students when they're young

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Yeah, I use it with my students, all of whom are elementary age. I actually teach Art, but do private guitar lessons (for free, of course) for as many kids as I can each year.

 

Based on my limited experience, I've come to believe it important to "hook" students when they're young

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We occasionally use the book Geezer listed. We also use use "Guitar For The Small Fry" with the younger kids, which works pretty well. For Jr. High and up we use "You're In The Band", the method, by Dave Clo.

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i started playing the progressive guitar books. i find that they work really well for beginers.go look over one buit at the same time teach the a song or two that they can impress thier friends with.

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Learn and Master Guitar has recently launched a student's edition of their course. It is very professionally written and i think the course content is really comprehensive.

 

Perhaps you might want to consider that.

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If you are just starting out to teach guitar you can get loads of free downloadable student handouts from guitar and bass teacher's resources site

 

http://teachwombat.com

 

There are also pages on teachwombat with teaching tips and help with marketing your guitar teaching business

 

Another useful site is

 

http://teachguitar.com

 

which also has some useful stuff up there.

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