Schott Music Gitarrenschule

Schott Music guitar school at a glance

The Schott Music Guitar School offers a modern and versatile guitar method for young and adult beginners. Step by step, it teaches the basics of guitar playing - from melody playing to fingerpickingFingerpicking:
plucking technique and song accompaniment. The focus is not only on technique, but also on the joy of making music.

The wide selection of pieces is particularly noteworthy: or rousing rhythms from world music, timeless works of classical music or catchy melodies from pop music - this edition appeals to a wide range of musical interests and thus ensures variety and motivation when learning.

The textbookTextbook:
textbook is supplemented by high-quality audio and video files that can be conveniently downloaded online. They support independent practice and make the learning process clear and effective. The result is a comprehensive overall package for a successful introduction to the world of the guitar.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The parts of the guitar
• Accessories
• Tuning the guitar
• Holding the guitar
• Melody playing I
• The thumb stop (Video 1)
• Tips for practicing
• First rhythms
• The fingers of the strumming hand
• On empty strings
• The first fingering notes (Video 2)
• Eighth notes
• Song accompaniment I
• 2-finger chords (basic chords simplified, strumming)
• The strum (Video 3)
• The percussion stroke (video 4)
• The upstroke (Video 5)
• Ternary rhythm
• Melody playing II
• Alternate beat with i and m (video 6)
• Dotted quarter notes
• Displacement sign
• Workshop "Plectrum" (Video 7)
• Melody and Bass I
• Two-part playing (offset)
• Accidentals
• Two-part playing (simultaneously) (Video 8)
• Sixteenth notes
• Song accompaniment II
• The basic chords (strumming)
• Carter style (bass note and downbeat with i ) (Video 9)
• The upbeat with i (Video 10)
• Over the rainbow (Video 11)
• Melody and Bass II
• II Layer
• Mixed position
• III. position
• Melody playing III
• The bass notes of the 4th to 6th strings
• Song accompaniment III
• Chord extensions (strumming)
• The dynamic attack (Video 12)
• Fingerpicking /Tirando (Video 13)
• Fingerpicking two voices p-i and p-m
• Fingerpicking three-part p-i/m
• Fingerstyle (alternating bass/folk picking)
• Song accompaniment IV
• Three-part picking
• Mixed forms - melody and chord mixed
• Appendix
• Fingerboard overview
• Chord overview
• 8 important strumming patterns
• Tracklist