Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD: For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist
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Actor: Tom KolbDirector: Hal Leonard
Brand: Hal Leonard
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-02-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 697318
Studio: Hal Leonard Corporation
DVD Reviews of Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD: For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist
DVD Review: Awful
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this DVD along with the Guitar Method book 1. They came in a pack with a price of 25 dollars. They said it was on sale too! WRONG.
This DVD is HORRIBLE. Basically, all you need to know is, do you know how to take care of your guitar? Hold your picks? Basic stuff. You know what? You can find these tips EASILY on internet. What else does the DVD offer? What the book, Guitar Method 1, has. You do not need to watch this DVD at all. It has repeating information that you'd see in books. Why would you spend money on this piece of... nothing?
Now you may be thinking, "maybe the DVD shows us how musics are played." No. The book gives you everything. You do not need this DVD at start.
For the Guitar Method books, buy the complete set. It is 15 dollars for the complete set while each book of this series is about 10 dollars each. Once you finish the book 1, you'll want the book 2 and 3 to finish the series of learning sequence.
DVD Review: Quality and Quantity both inadequate
Summary: 1 Stars
There isn't much on this DVD - perhaps its only 40 minutes at most. It's only 11 very short songs, and a few riffs and licks, less than most guitar books. Also, the poor editing of the DVD makes practicing along with the DVD much, much harder than it needs to be. Do not buy this DVD without the book, or you'll never be able to practice enough to really learn the songs before you thow your guitar thru your TV. The idea of a DVD to go with a book is genius, and the material and the featured teacher are great, but they need more material, and a better idea of how a student might actually use it.DVD Review: Useful, but only along with the book
Summary: 3 Stars
I recently purchased the Hal Leonard Guitar Method book, packaged with a CD and this DVD. The DVD is good, because there is a brief explanation by Kolb before each song, but a beginner needs to work on the book alone before jumping in to the DVD. The DVD should probably only be sold together with the book. One other catch: the written music that scrolls along the bottom of the screen is sometimes too slow and often doesn't appear until Kolb begins to play. The viewer needs to see the music to begin the song. I had to get a quick look at the beginning of the song, then rewind before I could play many of the songs. Stll worth while, but get the book also.DVD Review: No method, no teaching
Summary: 1 Stars
As a professional musician (not guitar) and teacher, it is possible that I approach this with a higher expectation of what should happen in an educational setting than most; but I am hard pressed to find a "method" to this DVD, or really to identify where any actual teaching occurs. All this DVD contains are mediocre demonstrations with no explanations as to how to do things or why they work. If actually taught, the material in this DVD would be great, but its really nothing more than a play-along DVD that leaves figuring out the why and how to the student. Further, there is no technique taught past elementary tips on holding the guitar ("most people hold it kind of like this ...") and holding the picking ("grab it like this and then make fine adjustments"). I've encoutered guitar lessons with better content and clearer instruction on youtube and am very sad to have spent money to purchase this DVD. Look elsewhere!DVD Review: No impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this dvd because of the list of songs in Product Description. It says: "You'll learn to play the songs:...." but in most of the cases they are not the songs but small riffs. Also this dvd is difficult to navigate and you can not loop the exercises.
I learn some tricks from the dvd but the bottom line is that I was disappointed.
Description of Hal Leonard Guitar Method DVD: For the Beginning Electric or Acoustic Guitarist
The world-famous ?Hal Leonard Guitar Method? has taught millions of people to play. Now learning will be even easier, thanks to this great Digital Video Disc! Designed for anyone just learning to play electric or acoustic guitar, it covers: tuning, identifying the parts of the guitar, reading both standard notation and tablature, playing chords, strumming and picking, improvising basic rock solos and lots more. It features great camera angles, helpful on-screen music, guitar diagrams, hand-position close-ups, and the ?navigational freedom that only a DVD can provide?, so you can go straight to the topics you want! You'll learn to play the songs: Let It Be ? Wild Thing ? Twist and Shout, as well as the famous intro riffs to: Smoke on the Water ? Day Tripper ? Sunshine of Your Love. The DVD corresponds with all the books and supplements in the ?Hal Leonard Guitar Method?, and features exclusive DVD Bonus Lessons covering chord progressions, songs, licks and jam tracks!General DVDs
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