Alfred’s Kid’s Guitar Course is the #1 best-selling guitar method for kids! This award-winning ("Best Product of the Year" — Disney’s iParenting Media Award) method is the easiest guitar method ever for kids ages 5 and up. Using plain language thatís easy for kids to understand, three irresistible guitar experts guide students along—a clever classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues—they focus attention by pointing out whatís important on each page and make learning music fun! Kids will learn to play chords and melodies, read music, and perform lots of fun songs. Book 1 starts by teaching you how to hold the guitar and tune the strings, and by the time you finish, youíll be strumming chords, reading music notation, and playing lots of familiar songs.