The Essential Elements band and strings methods are well known amongst teachers, and have been for over a decade. With Guitar programs being added in many schools, this Essential Elements for Guitar lives up to the name, and is sure to become a staple of guitar teachers everywhere setting beginning guitar students off to a great start.

This method has been designed to meet the National Standards for Music Education, with features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, multicultural songs, basic improvisation and more.
 
Essential Elements for Guitar Book 1 covers getting started, basic music theory, guitar chords, notes on each string, ensemble playing and has a great selection of well known songs. It's written by Will Schmid and Bob Morris.
 
Essential Elements for Guitar Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1  and goes beyond to include playing movable chord shapes, and melodically in positions up the neck, playing scales and extended chords in different keys, more right-hand studies, fingerpicking and pick style, improvisation in positions up the neck, and studying different styles through well known songs. It's written by Bob Morris.