SuitabookGuitar
Kate Riggs
- Reading
- Read the labelled parts and sound sections first, then pause before the instructions to identify what seems familiar. Finish by discussing how the historical and musician sections broaden the picture.
- Themes
- How an instrument works: The book introduces the guitar’s visible components, sound and basic ways to play it. Its main purpose is to explain an instrument before the reader plays a note.
- Music across cultures and performers: The book places the guitar in a brief history across world cultures and ends with a spotlight on a current musician. These sections appear intended to provide context for the instrument and its musical uses.
- Worth knowing
- Notice whether the book presents the guitar’s history across world cultures as a broad overview or gives meaningful context. You could also compare the featured musician’s music with another guitar style.