A Modern Method for Guitar – Volume 1 (Book/Online Video)

Book with More Than 14 Hours of Berklee Video Instruction

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  • Format: Book with Online Video
  • Pages: 128
  • Dimensions: 9 x 12
  • ISBN: 1-4950-0233-0
  • SKU: 00137387
  • Publication Date: November 01, 2014

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A Modern Method for Guitar, by William Leavitt, is one of the world’s most popular guitar methods and is the basic text for Berklee College of Music’s guitar program. It has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors for over 40 years. Now this renowned method is available with online video access to fourteen hours of instruction from Larry Baione, chair or Berklee’s guitar department! Instruction includes on-screen demonstrations, with camera close-ups of both hands, as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can “sit in” with your instructor. It’s like a year’s worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music!

Authors

William Leavitt

William Leavitt was a long-time chair of Berklee’s Guitar Department, serving from 1965 to 1990. He had a profound influence…

Larry Baione

Larry Baione is chair of the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department. Baione has been a faculty member since 1974…