A Modern Method For Guitar Rock Songbook?

[funkifized]

I just found out about and purchased this. It's supposed to be a rock supplement to Leavitt's book. I don't see it. The rock songs don't seem to use any of Leavitt's methodology, chords, scale fingerings, etc. It just seems to be a transcription book of random classic rock tunes.

Anyone have any experience with this? I thought maybe it would be a way of making Leavitt's book a little easier to digest for my students, but I'm not seeing it.

[funkifized]

On Sunday, June 16, 2013 2:42:16 AM UTC-4, funkifized wrote:
> I just found out about and purchased this. It's supposed to be a rock supplement to Leavitt's book. I don't see it. The rock songs don't seem to use any of Leavitt's methodology, chords, scale fingerings, etc. It just seems to be a transcription book of random classic rock tunes.
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> Anyone have any experience with this? I thought maybe it would be a way of making Leavitt's book a little easier to digest for my students, but I'm not seeing it.

Additionally, there seems to be a Jazz Songbook supplement, as well. I suspect it's going to be jazz tunes that have no connection to the original Modern Method book. Anyone have experience with this set, or any good defense of the product?

[lukejazz]

I got the Jazz Songbook supplement a few years ago, thinking along the same lines as you. It's supposed to be an introduction to some standards. They are all fingered in open position if I remember correctly. I have never found a way to use it. I think it was put together by Larry Baione, the current chairman of the guitar department. I like Larry a lot and studied with him some when I was there (class of '80).

Luke