Description

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This book is an outstanding resource for veteran or novice rhythm guitar players as well as an excellent supplement for individual and class instruction. It provides the basics needed to give the guitarist instant success. The American folk songs included in this anthology are sequential in chord difficulty. Inside are: -Playing guitar basics-Reading music helps-Scales, keys, chords, Circle of Fifths-Finger-position pictures in color -Tablatures for 27 guitar chords -Eight 1-chord folk songs, 51 2-chord folk songs, 59 3-chord folk songs-Alphabetical indexes of folk songs, their keys, and their chords.

About the Author

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Betty M Reeves has written two music books, Melody Street: Story and Illustrations and Guitars & Folk Songs: An Anthology. With daughter Elayne M Hoover-Sims, Betty co-authored The Story of Glops, a Christian book for children/youth. Since then, Betty has continued telling about Glops in a series. She is an arranger/composer, and self-publisher. She taught music for 23 years and volunteers in two choirs and in the music ministry of her church. Her Master of Arts in music with Kodaly certification is from WTA&M University, Canyon, Texas; her Bachelor of Music Education is from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Betty and her husband Glenn live in Borger and Amarillo, Texas. They are blessed with five grown children, nine grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.