Level 5 – Popular Repertoire Book Piano Adventures
$7.00
| Publisher : | Faber Piano Adventures; Illustrated edition (January 1, 2003) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 1616773235 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1616773236 |
| Item Weight : | 6.4 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.15 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #14,383 in Humor & Entertainment (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 104 ratings |
12 reviews for Level 5 – Popular Repertoire Book Piano Adventures
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Great material, but product not shipped well.
These are great beginner books. 2 stars because they were shipped “brand new” but arrived with broken spines. They need to be shipped in something more sturdy so they are not folded in transit.
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Ok
Ok
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Music in me.
Nice and easy for me to learn.
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Five Stars
My husband loved it
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Good buy!
I got the book for my 85 year old mother who just started guitar lessons. She loves the book because the notes are large enough for her to see!
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Love it
This is a great guide for beginners.
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Five Stars
Easy to follow
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Great choice.
Easy to follow and understand, starts easy and builds on skills as you move forward without throwing you in right away.
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Five Stars
great
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Great!
Great beginner guitar book! no confusing terminology, and always to-the-point!
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Good starter book for guitar
Could introduce strumming and chord structure more instead of concentrating on picking notes
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would have been 4 stars but no sound files
At a private teacher I do like this book…. but obtaining sound files is proving to be next to impossible. Of course you can shell out 13.46 for the cd but that seems a little unfair. Anyway, I did find it in iTunes store and purchased it and … viola….the sound files are included and actually will play….. but they are too fast for beginners. My plan was to find these files on my laptop (I know they are not coming from the cloud as they work even when I turn off my wifi) and use the Anytune app to slow them down…. but I can’t find them on my hard drive! They are there somewhere … but I can’t locate them. Anyway, if you are reading this and have found these files please let me know in a review. I would say in the questions section but for some reason I can’t find the “ask question ” link…. ugh.
5 people found this helpful
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Perfect start into playing guitar manual.
Exactly what I was looking for. Shipped quick. Highly recommend this seller.
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Been around for a generation
The original edition(s) of this classic beginner’s book date back to the 1960s. When I was 8 or 9 years old (1965-ish), my dad bought a beginner’s guitar for me, along with this book. I was glad to see that the book is still around [in an updated edition], and I bought it as a future gift for my grandson… or someone else if he decides he doesn’t want to learn the guitar.
One person found this helpful
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very good
My friend wanted me to teach her 8 year old son how to play the guitar, so she asked a retired music teacher what a good book to use is, and he recommended this one. So we each got it and so far I am very pleased with it. I have never known how to read music (I learned to play chords years ago, but never to read music)but this book teaches to read music as you learn which string of the guitar plays which note and where it is on the music staff. I am learning things as I teach my little friend also. I really like this book. It is simple to understand and it is laid out in a way that I (and my student) don’t feel overwhelmed. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about playing than just chords.
7 people found this helpful
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Great book for a beginner
I bought this book for a friend. As I am giving her lessons. It is well written and easy for a beginner to understand.
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Good for beginner
Easy to follow. Good for beginner.
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Great Book for Beginners
Fantastic book to start learning how to play and read music. Very simple to use where you don’t need a teacher to help you thru the book. I started with this same book over 40 years ago and I just bought it again for a friend who is wanting to learn to play.
2 people found this helpful
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Easy to understand and very helpful
I’m three years in to re-teaching myself piano with Alfred’s books and I’ve always wanted to play guitar as well so I bought this one. All of Alfred’s books are easy to understand but, as with anything, practice makes perfect. I’ve been doing the lessons for just over a month now and am pleased with my progress. Playing any instrument takes time and practice and I find myself wishing I could play more than three simple lines of ‘Ode To Joy’ but ,as with the piano, I know I’m learning things at this necessary stage and this book is very helpful.
One person found this helpful
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Not the most inspiring elementary music book.
This is an elementary level book, which has pictures, fretboard diagrams and standard notation. Many of the songs are traditional ones but others would be unfamiliar to the twelve year old target reader. It was designed to use song files which were not included and not linked so I suppose this means the learner must learn the song before they can hear it played. So I doubt that any child I know would be motivated to practice without strong mentoring from a teacher or family member. At this point I’d say it would not be as effective otherwise.
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As good as ever
Every bit as good as when it was part of my training in 1965 forming a strong foundation for learning music theory as it applies to Guitar. This purchase is in an effort to show my Son how to fret with all Four fingers.
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Great
This is a great beginner’s guide to learning to play the guitar.
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Good method, but not so good theory
It seems to progress in a very methodical way from one string, two fingers, onto the next string and eventually all fingers. So the student can work up those callouses and build the finger strength gradually. I’m not sure I like how the theory is presented, and so I use a separate book for the music theory. That’s why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.
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Kids need to learn slower.
It is great accept it goes to fast unless you have a teacher helping you. I have a teacher to help me but some people don’t!
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Miss the chord chart
It is still a good tutorial for learning to read music on a guitar. However, I REALLY miss the chord chart that they used to have inside the back cover. It is now best for only note by note playing.I used this many, many years ago when I was learning guitar, so this has probably been through several new editions since then. But, one of the most useful references was the the index with finger charts for nearly any chord. If I had known that it no longer contained this, I probably wouldn’t have purchased it. Will have to use on-line chord references instead.
8 people found this helpful
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Not very basic for a beginner, more like a lesson on music reading
The book is good but not what I expected for a non player beginner.
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Guitar method for us oldies works!!
Maybe it’s because I’m ‘older’, I am struggling a little. Mainly with the first string cords, but each time I practice them I see an improvement and better understanding. This book is great for explains thing in a clear and precise way. Love it. Highly recommend it.
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It is OK I guess but it did not help …
It is OK I guess but it did not help my kids to want to learn the basics of the guitar.
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Easy to learn
Very easy and detailed information for beginner learners
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Good basic book
Bought this for our 11 year old daughter, who wants to learn the guitar. I went through the book and brushed up on my cords and note reading so that I could help her. The book makes it very easy to learn the basics and our girl is having fun trying to learn the instrument.
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Cool
Cool
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Good, needs to be updated.
Good instruction, old songs.
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Very instructional
Very instructional
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The foundation to learn the guitar and play it.
This guitar study is an expanded version of the Alfred guitar book 1. A basic study for the beginning student or a guitar player who would like to learn guitar basics and theory.
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She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her …
My daughter has started guitar lessons and this is the book her instructor asked her to purchase. She is very happy with the book and it is easy for her to follow.
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guitar hero
was excited to open the package and start playing. although i have a long way to go to be the hero that enamours mariah carey i’ll practice, practice, practice until she recognizes my style.
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Nice book
Nice book
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Five Stars
Needed for guitar lessons and was recommended by the teacher.
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Good Buy
jumps right in. best for teenagers and adults.
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great book, very useful for beginners
Came fast, great book, very useful for beginners.
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Good for the basics
Good book for learning or reviewing the basics.
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Five Stars
Great book for beginners, children or adults.
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Don’t buy this if you are looking for the chord progression chart.
It is missing the last page of Chord progression chart. I bought this for beginner to have the legacy chord progression chart.
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Five Stars
Great book, great condition
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Five Stars
Great deal!…
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Basic Guitar Method ???
Only 3 pages of measly instruction; the rest of the book is some music reading but mainly sheet music you can get in many other places.I would return it but I was only suckered for $7.00.
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DVD missing
My husband likes the book but it does not have the DVD that was suppose to be included.
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Easy to Understand
This book is great, however we can’t access the digital files to listen to the samples that you follow.
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Great guitar lesson book for beginners
Great guitar lesson book for beginners! I bought it for my son who just started lessons, but I’ve been using myself to practice and learn so I can keep him interested. Very easy to follow.
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Great book
I sell learned allot from YouTube. But with this book I learned to play melodies and read music. It has some great songs.
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Easy to follow
Easy to follow
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Easy to follow
Very easy to follow. This was highly recommended by a friend who teaches basic guitar and I’m glad I got it.
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Fundamentals of music
This is a great book for beginners. It will have you playing music withpractice in no time.
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This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the …
This was a great deal because I got the basics 1&2 and the theory book for the price the music store was selling each.
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Four Stars
really good
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it helps
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Love it
I had same book 30 yrs ago very goid
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good
Good helpful for the beginner. Teacher recommend me to buy. Good good good. Hope to play guitar well. Fighting fighting
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Good Second Book in the series
Good Second Book in the series. My son seems to be learning from these so no problems. We will continue to send him to class and utilize this book.
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Five Stars
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I use all 3 books in this method for my students….and it works well.
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Great
This book & CD was very helpful. I haven’t played guitar in several years and was able to get right back into it. The lessons go from simple to complex and the CD is great to play along with.
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Loves it!
My son loves this book!
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Very good method
I am learning music by myself and the Guitar Method books are very good, even if you don’ t have a teacher.
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Perfect for beginner that is ready to move up!
Really walks through the chords and strings. A lot of familiar songs to work with and learn. Diagrams make it easy to follow!
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Five Stars
good methods book
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Four Stars
good
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Guitar Method Book 2
I will be working in this book shortly. I fills my needs of continuing the Hal Leonard Guitar lesson process.
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a good continuation of Book 1
This book continues from Book 1. Has notes and chords and discusses some of the music theory such as root notes for chords etc. This is for learning music notes and not for Tab. But learning the primary chords by name, such as C, E or G7, is very valuable. Even if you don’t want to learn all the indiv notes. Learning the chords by name is easier to play than by tab even.
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A mixture of strumming and notation exercises
The learning purpose of the book could be more clearly defined. Book 1 was designed to help students read music. Book 2 alternates strumming exercises with reading, which could either be desirable or undesirable based on your goals. If your goal is to read music, you are going to have a drastic jump in symbol decoding for music notation fromThe first book and you will need more reading supplements. Students struggle a lot with this book
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Bought for someone
I can’t really say.
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Good
As expected
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great instructional book
I’m already a bit beyond this book with my playing but it’s a great learning tool anyway. I like all of Hal Leonard books. This is no exception. I like that these books go step by step in progression, each book leading to the next.
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Just starting but seems to move on nicely from book 1.
I had completed and enjoyed all the lessons in book 1 so I decided to continue with this same line of teaching. So far I have enjoyed the content and think it will be very useful in helping me progress in learning to play guitar.
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I like it
Helps with my guitar practice
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Easy to interpret
I have almost completed Book 1 and curiosity got the better of me so I took a quick look through Book 2. It looks to be well written and straightforward. Simple enough to teach yourself and nice to discuss and play along with an instructor.
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Great book. As described.
Great book.
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Great product
Great product
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the only way to learn guitar
Hal Leonard books are very well organized and give you step by step instruction to learn your instrument while getting the fundamentals down along with avoiding bad habits. Make sure to get the manual with the audio CD- it is indispensable!
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Great
Great book👍
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Great book
Great book.
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… lessons and our class asked if this was a good book to have and he said yes so I …
I am taking guitar lessons and our class asked if this was a good book to have and he said yes so I bought it and am enjoying leaning new things that are in it.
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They do not include the pattern exercises so that a beginner could hear what something sounds like and repeat it
My biggest problem with the books is that the CD only includes certain tracks. They do not include the pattern exercises so that a beginner could hear what something sounds like and repeat it. Obviously there are hundreds of those in the book, but it would still be helpful to have access to it so I know if I’m doing it right or not.
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Geezer can play guitar now…
I finished book 1 and now am almost finishedwith this book… book 2.Buy it and play guitar…. from sheet music too !Nice !Next will be book 3… then the BLUES BOOK too !!!I can make fine noise on a guitar.
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Great book.
Great series of teaching books. Love the cd that you can play with. Helps with the learning process. Songs are classics that have been around for ages.
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Great fun for me
Getting a lot of practice and learning out of this book. Great fun for me.
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Good beginner book
I have all 3 books of the series. I have tried other books to learn on my own and this one explains the basics better then any other series I have tried.
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Five Stars
More difficult than Book I and still pushing through it but well done.
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Perfect books for learning Guitar!!!!!!!!
These Hal Leonard guitar books are perfect series of books to learn to play the guitar. From beginner to more advanced, each book has a more advanced level of learning. Highly recommend.
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nice item
I’m using it with a student, and we really like the sound tracks that come with it.
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Better than book 1
I have used book one of this series for years in my teaching and finally decided to give book two a shot. It’s so good! There are a bunch of passages that are riffs from legendary tunes. Very straightforward explanation of tab and fingerpicking.Definitely worth it if you/your student is ready.
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No bends or ripped pages. Good buy
Came in perfect. No bends. Only thing is that I thought it was supposed to come with a cd too, and it didn’t.
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Great for the Beginner to move on.
This book is a follow-on to book 1. I like the Hal Leonard series better than the Mel Bay series. Mel Bay’s books go too far too fast.
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Good, but considerably harder than book 1
Good book, except Hal Leonard makes a big jump from book 1 to book 2 intellectually. Kind of like going from Elementary School right to High School. Maybe this is because book 1 is typically easier than other Guitar 1 methods from other book companies. it’s definitely the right choice after Hal Leonard 1 (Hal Leonard is an easier system than Mel Bay and some others). Really surprised Hal Leonard hasn’t covered power chords and a warm-up exercise up to this point?
3 people found this helpful
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fun to jam!
I really like using this book alongside of Mel Bay Book 2. The combination of the two books gives students a great foundation for playing the guitar. This book offers some outstanding practice with strumming patterns. The CD is a must if the student is to really get a feel for playing the style and playing with others. So often students who play guitar don’t getting a chance to play with a group. This CD gives the student this opportunity in addition to making playing the guitar a blast! I have taught many students over the years and have found this book to be extremely popular and well worth the money.
9 people found this helpful
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Not for me.
I felt like this really didn’t expand my knowledge from the last book especially considering I wanted to learn music notation.
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El libro es el modelo diferente a la foto de venta
El libro llego, pero es el modelo viejo. Diferente al publicado en la foto de amazon.
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Great book for beginners
This was a great book for learning how to play the guitar. My daughter loved it.
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Five Stars
perfect beginner book!
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Simply Excellent!
I tried a few different guitar method books in teaching my son to play – everyone get you through the notes on the six strings and then dumps you in the middle of no-where.After a few false starts with other methods I found the Hal Leonard Guitar Method books and I absolutely love them. They are the best by far and we’ve been very please with them. I play a bit of guitar but never had formal instruction. These books served as my “lesson plans” for teaching my son and it works!We’ve gone through all three (Book 1, 2 & 3) and then started working with a few specialized/focused books (Blues guitar, Rock guitar, Guitar Theory, etc.). They all move at a good comfortable pace and leverage exercises that build and reinforce the concepts being taught.If you’re thinking about learning to play or teaching your children to play, this book is a great investment.
17 people found this helpful
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awesome in depth training
just like my title says…if you are just starting out on guitar…go through books 1-3 its good help! sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Needs complete update
There’s no question that you can learn to play guitar with this method, but you’re not likely to enjoy the songs. Polly Wolly Doodle, Sinner Man, Frere Jacques, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, Kumbayah? I am 60 years old and these songs are too outdated and religious for me. I can’t imagine youngsters enjoying them.
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Big jump from kids book 2.
I got this book because I thought the kids book 2 and book 1 over lapped too much. But once I got the book 2 I realized it was a huge jump and that book 1 was just right for the next book.
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Hal Leonard is king
Stick with a teacher, and make that teacher Hal Leonard
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Great book
Great book for those learning how to play…
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I also like the layout which somehow seems user friendly
A bigger step up from Book 1 than I expected so it helped to have done Book 1 well without rushing it. Lots more new things to learn and still very varied and interesting. I also like the layout which somehow seems user friendly. These are very good tutor books, full of fun and not too easy.
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Three Stars
GOOD
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Five Stars
good book…
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Four Stars
using the CD with Amazing Slowdowner makes the process very comfortable.
One person found this helpful
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Five Stars
It’s good!
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Exactly!
Just what we needed to continue with our guitar lessons and tutorial at school. We recommend it for guitar students.
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Five Stars
Son learned to play using this
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good book
helpful & easy
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Five Stars
Good book
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good
good
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If you just learned how to read guitar notes,this book is perfect
After i learned how to read notes,i was given the Complete Book (1-3) It takes you from notes to chords and everything in the middle. This is a treaure. I will Always refer back to it. The Big Red Book!!
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Hal Leonard Guitar Book 2
Took 18 days for company to send in-stock 47-page booklet. Company never responded to my email concern/request. Booklet was in excellent condition. . . just took too long to receive.
One person found this helpful
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Five Stars
Great book used Ha Leonard to teach guitar and love his step by step books.
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What my wife used to learn the uke….
From “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” to “Michelle,” I can hear amazing progress in the other room. She has used the book learning to play beautifully. Easy to follow because of tableture and music, so she is learning how to read music. Unlike many “how to” books, the layout is user friendly and contains the variety she was looking for. As a guitar player myself, some of the advanced arrangements are easily transferred, so we can pick and strum together. A good buy, even without the CD.
11 people found this helpful
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Not as advanced as I expected
Ukulele lessons
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Not as Good as Book One
I thought this wasn’t has good as Book 1. I couldn’t use several of the songs included for practice. The book included the lyrics and chords for these, without the score, so I had no idea how the melody went. There were other songs with their scores and the instruction was just as good as Book 1. If you like the Hal Leonard Method, you will find the book useful, but be prepared for a little frustration.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall I am enjoying this book.
I really like the audio access. Some of the music staffs have missing lines so hard to determine correct notes. I like being able to zoom the chord pics.
3 people found this helpful
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Kindle version doesn’t have audio
I bought book one and the audio was embedded. I liked it so I went ahead and bought book two even though I am not ready for it yet.The audio is not embedded in this book and there is no code to access the audio. The content is probably as good as book one but you really need the audio as a beginner. I regret this purchase.According to the Hal Leonard website the audio content should be embedded by the vendor so it looks like Amazon screwed this up. I will update if I find out how to get the audio.
3 people found this helpful
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Just as expected
Just as expected , we needed this one after we finished the first one.
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Easy to follow
I haven’t worked all the way through this book but the parts I have, have been easy and very fluid to learn through. Would highly reccomend!
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Hal Leonard Method book 2
I have had a Uke for some time but finally decided it was time to learn it and Hal Leonard help me accomplish some of that because his way of learning was easy to understand and the lessons helped me to achieve some very good knowledge about my Uke. If you are a beginner this is the set of books to begin with. Good luck you all future Uke players!
3 people found this helpful
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Another great book
A very helpful book in bettering ukulele skills!
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Helpful book.
I finished book one.. but will continue to refer to it often still. This is a good continuation of the first book and I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Ukulele and music.
4 people found this helpful
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Five Stars
Easiest way I’ve found to learn more than chords. I can now play melody as well.
4 people found this helpful
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Could be helpful but certainly not a “method” at all!
I didn’t see any method in the “Method..” – it’s a bunch of scores loosely attached to various subjects like hammer-ons, pull-off and like, but 90% it’s picking notes and nothing else, no strumming, no picking patterns, let alone chord-notes melody or different musical genresThe bottom line, it could give you some additional ideas when you’re already good with the instrument, but don’t try to use it as a self-teach book, go straight for “Ukulele for Dummies” if you really want to understand the instrument
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I am happy I purchased.
Very good book!
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Five Stars
Have several of these books and they are all great..
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HAL LEONARD UKULELE METHOD BOOK 2
This is tougher than book 1. I am taking my time to get thru book 1. This is well done. If you are an intermediate uke player maybe this is for you.
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Quality beginning uke playe8
Great advice
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Five Stars
Book was as expected. Book arrived on time.
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Four Stars
Good tuition books
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Five Stars
Perfect, but it was not said that the disc would no come with the book.
One person found this helpful
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Good beginner series.
This is a good beginner series (book 1 + 2). One of the best.
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Poor to no instructions
Lots of holes in the instructions full pages of things that have close to no explanation and just don’t make sense. Went through the first book just fine this one is hateful. Not even worth $7.00 Skip it!!!
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great book, thanks
Fast shipping, great book, thanks!
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Three Stars
Teaches method for people who read music.
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Go Lil’ Rev
Continues Bk. 1. Should be part of a ukulele library. Good for making the instrument accessible. Goes well with Bk 1.
One person found this helpful
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Uke Book,good one
These Uke Books are great for beginners and are a logical progression in their use.I find them to be quite easy to learn from and the DVD’s included are a much wanted feature.
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Great sequel to book 1. I got a new respect for ukulele from this book. Thanks
Worthy of his great ukulele book 1.
One person found this helpful
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great instruction book
Shipped fast, great instructional book. Was able to start playing uke right away.
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Five Stars
Love Little Rev, he is a good teacher with clear instructions and guides.
One person found this helpful
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Five Stars
Will be using it soon.
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Five Stars
Good service, good price
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Five Stars
well-graded good uke book.
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uke
This is the book that I have been waiting for it has alot of good stuff inside. Get it now.
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Five Stars
Good book. Now I have to practice and use the information.
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Wonderful learning tool.
Wonderful learning tool.
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NOT FOR DGBE BARITONE UKE!
It is not mentioned in the description anywhere but this book is NOT for DGBE Baritone tuning!
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The book is ok, the songs are boring and outdated
New cover on some very old and outdated songs – not too inspiring but you can get some good bits of info from this book
4 people found this helpful
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Five Stars
The book is fine.
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Ok
This book is ok. Not too bad for the price, however I was hoping for more “Hawaiian” instructions on how to play the uke.
3 people found this helpful
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Good for adults, not suitable for children
Good for adults but not suitable for children due to the subject matter of some of the songs. “I plunged a knife into her breast” (Banks of the Ohio), fighting and drinking (Sloop John B), drinking (Rye Whiskey), going to jail (Pay Me My Money Down). imprisonment (Worried Man Blues), etc. This is the classic material of folk music and nothing wrong with it, but it is not for kids. For my younger uke students, I like Everybody’s Ukulele Method by Ukulele Mike Lynch.
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Five Stars
Good book.
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A perfect follow-up to book one.
I had wanted to learn chord families and picking to play leads and solos and this book covers that in an easy to follow manner.
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Finishing Second Book
I’m not much of a judge of musical method books but I’ve finished book one and almost this second book and I am learning to play the ukulele. I’ve moved on to sheet music for songs that I’m interested in and that is fun. Most of these “method” books use old public domain music that is not very interesting. There are some online sources for specific songs with uke notation for very reasonable prices. Just look for sheet music.I think that both books of this series have been very useful. There is also a “chord finder” book in the series that is probably worth your consideration.Uke on!
3 people found this helpful
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Very happy with my purchase
All the Hal Leonard books I have purchased over the years have been exactly what was described. They are written in a way that makes them easy to understand. They progress from easy to more challenging songs in a logical manner. I will keep buying from this author for years to come.
3 people found this helpful
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A lot to learn here, but some missed opportunities.
After playing through book one of this method in the morning, I took the opportunity to play through book two in the afternoon. The format is the same as book one, and continues where it left off.The Pros, Weakness and Cons for this Ukulele Method:*Continues to have you pluck traditional melodies, learning new keys, notes and bits of theory as you go.*Continues to include traditional notation & tablature for most of the pieces.*Teaches you three major moveable chords, very useful information. The author does not, however, back this up with much practicle application (though there are dozens possible).*Covers hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides, but only provides one piece to reinforce these important techniques.*Covers a few new strumming patterns and techniques: Ragtime & Calypso Patterns and the Five-Finger Roll & Triplet Stroke.*Introduces the chord families of D, Bb and A as well as further exploration of minor keys. At this point, if you’re using this method, you should be used to the fast pace of learning new, sometimes difficult chords.As with the first volume, I think this is an excellent introduction to melodic picking, but does not fully capitolize on the opportunity to add harmonic counterpoint and other techniques of melodic soloing on the instrument. Chording continues to move along at a fast pace, but that is just the author’s approach – though I’d prefer a more gradual approach, with more reinforcement of the principles introduced (a lot of lost opportunity here). However, if you choose this method and follow through with it, you will learn a lot that you can apply to whatever music you choose to learn later on.M Ryan TaylorUkulelePlay.com
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Most Effective & Cost Effective Training
Hal ZLeonard are the best source of instruction. I am a VA patient who uses these quality books for Music Therapy!! I would not use any other brand.
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Great Way to Start
I like the size of the printed music and the fact that it has tablature along with the melody line and also the ukulele chords (and words). It is easy to follow, well written, and a quality book to get started. I play guitar so the chords and strumming came easily. This book starts with melody playing and helps me learn the location of the notes on the strings. It is a quality product. I also bought book 1. Together they cover most of the commonly used keys.
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Love Lil Rev!!
Lil Rev is an excellent teacher, so you can’t go wrong with any of his books. They are fun and user friendly.
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Good follow up from Book 1
Good follow up from book 1, however, you really have to have a good grasp of ALL the material in Book 1 before diving into this. Lots of theory is covered and it’s pacing is good. I teach a lot of youngsters and prefer not to teach them in method books with TAB. I get around this by not telling them how to read it HAHA! If there was a TAB free versions of this book I would give it 5 stars.
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Needs a better song selection
I use this book to teach my students.I wish it didn’t have so many religious based songs, but beyond the need for a better song selection it’s a good lesson book.
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Like Method Book 1
Like Method Book 1, I was skeptical about this method book, but this was just a reminder to me to not judge a book by its size. Every page of this 50 page book is chock full of lessons and songs that progress as you learn. This is a MUST for a new ukulele player.
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A Really Good Start
I bought both books in this series and they really offer a good start. Simple and basic instructions in an easy to follow format. The books are a little over-sized but that makes them easy to read. The songs are presented in both notation and tab so even a novice can play songs right away.
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Four Stars
Fine
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Reference book
If you have some background already with music and or the ukulele this will be of some help. Always good to have to refer back to when the old memory fades.
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Only book. No CD.
Some of the reviews stated this book had a CD that came with it but it doesn’t. Other than that it is a great book.
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simple way to learn uke
bought the method books 1 and 2 and the easy songs book. super easy to follow and learn. reasonably priced.
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Four Stars
Good book for beginners
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Just what I needed
The book is a continuation of book one (e.g., more cords, great new strumming and finger picking styles, additional songs, etc.). Along with the CD, it’s just fantastic for teaching what you need to know. It’s an essential tool for a beginner like me.
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Great learning tool!
We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!
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Hal Leonard is the best
I started with the Hal Leonard Uke Method book 1. so the book 2 continues. Movable chords and continuation of learning new chords with songs.
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Great for learning the Uke
I bought all the books in the series. Great for learning the Uke. This is just such a fun instrument. Much easier then playing the guitar.
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Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Product as described, shipping was timely
Mafalda Hopfkirch –
Hervorragende Bearbeitungen, mittelschwer
Dieser Notenband enthält 10 Bearbeitungen mehr oder weniger bekannter Stücke. (Inhalt s.u.)Eigentlich hatte ich sie nur aus Neugier wegen des günstigen Preises bestellt, war allerdings sofort begeistert:Hier hat sich endlich mal jemand richtig Mühe gegeben, eine klaviergerechte Version bekannter Stücke zu schreiben!Leider findet man bei Klavierbearbeitungen populärer Stücke ja häufig Arrangements, die, damit sie auch für Schüler spielbar bleiben, so ungünstig umgesetzt sind, dass das jeweilige Stück kaum zu erkennen ist, oder die Bearbeitung ist derart überfrachtet, dass für viele der Übeaufwand in keinem Verhältnis zum Ergebnis steht.Anders bei diesem Band: Die Stücke sind in der Mittelstufe gut spielbar, und: sie klingen! Und zwar so, wie man sich das jeweilige Lied als Pop-Klavierstück wünscht. Die Bearbeitungen sind gut wiederzuerkennen, bequem greifbar, aber nicht zu vereinfacht und wirklich auf die Möglichkeiten des Klaviers zugeschnitten! Besonders schön finde ich die Arrangements von “Over the Rainbow”, “Candle in the Wind” und “Tears in Heaven”, aber auch die anderen sind richtig gut!Passend zu jedem Stück gibt’s als Ergänzung noch eine Übung, je nachdem mal Pedalübung, mal Akkorde oder Theorie etc. Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert, sowohl für den Unterricht in der Mittelstufe als auch für fortgeschrittene Spieler zum “Einfach-mal-durchspielen” !Inhalt:Hedwig’s Theme (aus Harry Potter), Candle in the Wind, Over the Rainbow, Summertime, Butterfly Kisses, There you’ll be, Tears in Heaven, Take Five, Wind beneath my wings, Viewer Mail Theme.
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PJ –
Nice pieces!!
Enjoyable arrangements. A real joy to play.
Leslie –
Wonderful music!
I love Faber and Faber! The music selections and arrangements are always terrific!!
PhillyGuy75 –
This is a very good collection! The only piece I like less is …
This is a very good collection! The only piece I like less is “Butterfly Kisses.” The arrangements are very well done; they are simple but sound really good, and playable by early intermediate students.
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1derwoman –
As expected – a winner!
I’m listening to the student play as I write this – Over the Rainbow is an extremely beautiful arrangement; the best I’ve heard for piano solo at this level. It’s an appropriate challenge and so worth the book. I’m not a fan of the song Butterfly Kisses, but when it’s played around here I find myself wanting to hear it again. Great book.
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walking teach –
Loving this Music!
Great piano book for someone who is a little more advanced. It’s definitely challenging to me because I’m currently in Book 4. I love the version of “Over the Rainbow!” My daughter-in-law likes this book so much that she wants to order one. The songs are very nice.
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Cathal Conaghan –
Easy to play excellent arrangements
Excellent arrangements
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Arlene Ronis –
Four Stars
Some good studies here
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evshannon –
great to brush back up on technique
just what I am needing; I am starting over after 40 years.
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Daniella Park –
Five Stars
I like this book.
jaymor –
only a couple of song arrangements are favorites
The book only has a couple of songs that I enjoy playing and they are not challenging enough for me.