Nishimoto Publishing

Method Book

Beginning Guitar: A First-Level Look at the Guitar by Matthew Nishimoto, Ph.D.

A comprehensive method book for beginning guitar in the classroom. Topics covered:

• Pickstyle, fingerstyle, and classical approaches
• Music fundamentals including standard music notation, tab, and chord/scale diagrams
• History, parts, and types of guitar
• Introduction to the basics of five styles: blues, country-western, rock, flamenco, and classical
• Unit vocabulary, reviews, and real-world life connection activities ALSO interdisciplinary activities connecting to math, science, literature, history, and other educational topics (set at a middle to high school level)
• Supplemental worksheets that align with the first three units of the method book.
• This is one of the few methods that covers all of the nationals standards and practices set by NAfME, GFA, and the NAC.
• This is one of the most affordable options
• At this time, the method book is only available through purchase of license agreements for use of the PDF. A print version will be available on Amazon in 2025.
• Classroom licenses for PDF are $3 per student per year or $250 for a site/schoolwide license per year. Other license agreement terms may be negotiated. Please contact us to discuss licensing or to have a deeper preview of the product.

Solo & Ensemble Arrangements

Coming soon:

• J.S. Bach – Arioso for Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 for Solo Classical Guitar
• J.S. Bach – Fugue XVIII from The Well-Tempered Clavier for Guitar Quartet/Ensemble

See more of Matthew Nishimoto’s arrangements at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/category/publishers/m/matthew-nishimoto/