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(Rock House). Bring out the musician hiding inside your child with this fun program that starts your little rocker on their way to learning rhythm, timing and melody. They'll have fun using clapping and tapping techniques to build coordination between hands and feet, moving to improvisational songs teach children to use their bodies as a rhythm keeper and popular rhymes introduce rhythm and phrasing principals. No special instruments are needed to have fun with this exciting program; you and your child will learn to make instruments like shakers, wood blocks and drums right in your home. Developing a sense of how music works early helps children grow intellectually and creatively. It's proven that kids who have a solid foundation for musical principals learn better at school.

This popular method starts young children on their musical journey by teaching basic principals of guitar playing. It begins with the parts of the guitar, how to comfortably hold the instrument, right- and left-hand positioning and tuning. Easy step-by-step playing examples are used to teach chords, picking, strumming patterns and single note melodies. It uses plain language that makes it easy to understand major and minor chords, rhythm and timing. Have fun playing complete song rhythms with full band backing tracks that give children the feel and excitement of playing with other musicians. This program developed by renowned guitar instructor John McCarthy includes a follow along DVD. The DVD illustrates playing examples through close-up views of each hand, player's perspective views and a video chord chart that shows how to play the most popular chords and what they should sound like. There is even a section that will teach kids to change strings and care for their guitar!