| Esteban's Complete Guitar Course For Beginners | 
 enlarge | Author: Esteban
Brand: Sterling Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29072
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Special Features: Esteban studied under celebrated guitar master Andres Segovia, performed thousands of concerts, and topped the Billboard charts. More than just a top-seller on the Home Shopping Network, Esteban has become a cultural phenomenon-appearing in the pages of People, The Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as on The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and even in his own Geico commercial. In this informative and entertaining course that has already been a hit with students everywhere,
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.9 x 2.7
ISBN: 1402732171
Dewey Decimal Number: 787
EAN: 9781402732171
ASIN: 1402732171
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Esteban studied under celebrated guitar master Andres Segovia, performed thousands of concerts, and topped the Billboard charts. More than just a top-seller on the Home Shopping Network, Esteban has become a cultural phenomenon-appearing in the pages of People, The Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as on The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and even in his own Geico commercial. In this informative and entertaining course that has already been a hit with students everywhere, Esteban teaches beginners everything they need to know: hand positioning, tuning, chord fingerings, reading music and tablature, using a pick, improvising, and much more. With two DVDs, an easy-to-follow course book, and a chord chart, Esteban will have you playing "Greensleeves" to "Malaguena" to "House of the Rising Sun" in no time-and having fun while you're doing it!
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 The JOKE, is a Master Guitarist September 29, 2008
When America was first introduced to Esteban, many played off his infomercials as nothing more than a "fly by night" trying to make a fast buck. He was a joke to many people, and he even made a comical insurance commercial. But Esteban is no joke, not by a long shot!!!
Simply put, he is a Master guitarist, and if you want to learn guitar, he is one of the best.
I learned to play guitar many years ago. And like many, I set it down after awhile and gave up on it. One day, I stumbled across a guitar at a very reasonable price and thought, I'm going to try it again. Some of the things I had forgot, until I purchased and played the vhs version of this extraordinary guide. What I Like about Esteban is that he literally takes you step by step into the world of guitar playing, and he does it so in such a way that someone with absolutely no musical background can learn to play.
But while he patiently teaches guys and girls of all ages how to play guitar on this fun video, I could since from the way he acted, that he would much rather tear that guitar apart(JAM, and after seeing the mini concert at the end of the vhs instructional video I have, I can tell you he can do it thoroughly!!! It's inspiring to watch him play. He's like a 21st century Mozart, only on guitar.
And many guitarists, whether they be into country music, rock, soul (do they call it that now?), or gospel, will tell you that it is best to learn to play classical guitar first, mainly because if you can play claissical music, you can play anything. With Esteban, you'll have the perfect teacher, to show you how to play.
But note, no matter if you learn from Esteban or Joe Blow down the street, the expression, NO PAIN NO GAIN, is a fact of life. You will have to learn to stretch your fingers, and you will have to have the drive to want to learn. But if you have that desire, the possibilities are endless, and Esteban is just the right person to get you started.
If you want to learn guitar and learn it at your own pace, and if you want to learn it by the easiest method possible, and learn from someone who has the credentials to back up his own words, you'll want to own this very exciting and fun course.
 You won't learn how to play music September 6, 2008
This is kind of a bizarre product. You don't learn to read music, you follow Esteban. The book shows tablature, steps for stumming and each note but really the course is designed to follow Esteban on DVD.
Example, after you've followed Esteban and learn part of a song, you'll know the song only by rote - not by reading the notes.
Yes, he teaches technique well, but as a beginner, learning how to play the songs and read music is more important than the technique. My biggest annoyance is that the songs are short, abbrieviated to 1/2 page. For instance, you learn the chorus (only) of Greensleeves.
On a positive note, the first 7 chapters of the DVD go through basics of the guitar, correct positioning, strumming and finger picking styles. This could be very helpful to beginners.
Overall, interesting, but this won't teach me how to play the music.
Easy to understand and learn August 24, 2008
I'm just coming back to the guitar and this is the absolute easiest and best product I've seen. Makes me want to learn and gives me the ability to follow at my own speed. Really enjoying the course.
Estabans Complete Guitar course for beginners August 18, 2008
I am just beginning to learn and this course has given me confidence to press forward and learn. I am improving every day. Thanks
Guitar course October 10, 2007
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
Not what I received. Received another copy of the DVD so I returned it. Still waiting to see if the return gets processed correctly.
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