Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids

Rating:
Summary: Pretty cool
Review: Easy intro to rock power chords and simple boogie-woogie baselines. The beginner should have a lot of fun with this.

Superb rock intro. Go for it.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty cool
Review: Easy intro to rock power chords and simple boogie-woogie baselines. The beginner should have a lot of fun with this.

Superb rock intro. Got for it.

Rating:
Summary: Start here.
Review: I spent about $80 on instructional videos and books to learn how to play guitar, this book is the only one that would recommend to others. Every other "beginners" book had me trying three finger cords and progressions from the start.
Frustration! This book has you playing riffs from modern rock songs string by string, one or two finger chords - you will actually playing music that sound cool, not Kindergarten sing-a-long crap. EVERY instructional for beginners should start this way. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Start here.
Review: I spent about $80 on instructional videos and books to learn how to play guitar, this book is the only one that would recommend to others. Every other "beginners" book had me trying three finger cords and progressions from the start.
Frustration! This book has you playing riffs from modern rock songs string by string, one or two finger chords - you will actually playing music that sound cool, not Kindergarten sing-a-long crap. EVERY instructional for beginners should start this way. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Just so-so...
Review: The kids found the book to be interesting, and as far as it goes, useful as well. The exercises and commentary are all written to the children's abilities. My problem with this bookis that it is just too short and too simple.

Just as the kids are starting to feel like they aren't wasting their time; just as they are seeing some progress; and just as they are eager to turn the page and learn the next bit, the book ends, with the final page telling them that they are now on their own, and that the best way to learn guitar is to listen to their favorite music and try to follow along.

Well, if the authors had said that on the first page we could have saved a little money and simply bypassed this book altogether. I think it is a great disservice to kids eager to learn, to tell them [after they have spent their money and time buying and following a guitar book] that they shouldn't really be using books to learn guitar.

Rating:
Summary: Just so-so...
Review: The kids found the book to be interesting, and as far as it goes, useful as well. The exercises and commentary are all written to the children's abilities. My problem with this bookis that it is just too short and too simple.

Just as the kids are starting to feel like they aren't wasting their time; just as they are seeing some progress; and just as they are eager to turn the page and learn the next bit, the book ends, with the final page telling them that they are now on their own, and that the best way to learn guitar is to listen to their favorite music and try to follow along.

Well, if the authors had said that on the first page we could have saved a little money and simply bypassed this book altogether. I think it is a great disservice to kids eager to learn, to tell them [after they have spent their money and time buying and following a guitar book] that they shouldn't really be using books to learn guitar.