Colour-Coded Guitar Method for Young Children
At last, a method that offers a fresh approach to the first year of guitar instruction! François Castet has clearly given considerable thought to the best way to teach guitar to children, and his method is a model of clarity and sound pedagogical reasoning, specially designed for children aged 5 to 8.
Among the distinctive features of this book is the use of colours to identify each string. These colour cues are gradually phased out as the student progresses. Another noteworthy teaching approach is the use of the second finger on the second fret in the very first exercises involving fretted notes.
The clearly laid-out, four-language presentation (French, Spanish, English and German) is enlivened by a few children’s drawings, which lend the book a warm and welcoming character.
(François Nicola, Guitare Classique, No. 12)
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