Using Mel Bay Guitar Method with The Principles of Correct Practice For Guitar

Checkpoints:1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16

ULTIMATE FOLK CHECKPOINTS 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

USING THE Mel Bay Method For Guitar According To
"The Principles"

GuitarPrinciples "Mel Bay Study Group Project"

Mel Bay Study Group

Purpose: to provide the expert guidance of GuitarPrinciples to the oldest and most comprehensive guitar method available, The Mel Bay Guitar Method. Guidance is offered to those using The Principles to achieve real results in their practice as they work through the Mel Bay Material. This is a tremendous opportunity to gain a firm musical foundation!

Along the way, we will be adding other instructional materials that will provide the means for acquiring the vital skill and knowledge every guitarist and musician NEEDS!

What you need to do:

Be already using "The Principles", and doing the Foundation Exercises to build the necessary foundation of your guitar playing ability......

Get on "The Path Level One: Chords & Rhythm", to achieve the "first goals" of every guitar player: the ability to change chords smoothly, sing along, and understand the complex subject of Rhythm (taught in a unique, complete, and effective way not found anywhere else)....

Get "The Mel Bay Method Volume One", and begin to study it with the aid of all the Checkpoints on GuitarPrinciples.....

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Start practicing, read everything in this section, and have fun!

The Mel Bay Guitar Method is a venerable approach to our beloved instrument, and I have reviewed it for your consideration. As great as it is, without the proper guidance through it, I firmly believe it will cause more harm than good with most people.

This is no fault of the author. He wanted to put together a comprehensive and progressive order of material that really teaches someone the guitar in a complete musical way. He couldn't do that AND teach you everything you need to know about how to really be SUCCESSFUL in learning the material!

I will teach you that. Everything on this site, and most especially, everything in The Principles, is what it takes to be successful with this book, or any other guitar book.

If you are using the Mel Bay method, there are a number of basic things you should already be familiar with and developing, without which, you WILL NOT LEARN PROPERLY! That means this:

You will struggle with and never really be able to play or feel comfortable with the music

You will manage to get the notes, but you will be building in many limitations to your abilities and potential for future development as a guitarist.

Here are the basic concepts and skills you must know to be successful with this book:

the need for attention while practicing
the concept of muscle memory
the concepts and experience of The Heavy Arm, The Floating Arm, The Light Finger, and The Firm Finger
ability to use a metronome and The Basic Practice Approach in daily practice

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These concepts and skills are exhaustively treated in The Principles. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to make great use of the instructions I will give you here concerning how to deal with many of the difficulties you will have as you work with this book.

The first "Checkpoint" I want you to test yourself with is Aura Lee, found on page 12.

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