Guitar

Our Guitar books are written with all guitarists in mind, containing the different styles and techniques you need to improve and develop as a musician. Each book contains 6 Performance Pieces with standard notation and TAB, plus CD with full mixes and backing tracks. Our Gurus guide is prepped with hints and tips to help you along the way.

2012 Guitar Syllabus

The 2012 Guitar books are now available to buy from Musicroom. You can look at the 2012 Syllabus in greater detail on the Guitar Graded Music Exam page.

2012-2018 Grade Books

Book Syllabus Catalogue Number
Guitar, Debut (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051201
Guitar, Grade 1 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051202
Guitar, Grade 2 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051203
Guitar, Grade 3 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051204
Guitar, Grade 4 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051205
Guitar, Grade 5 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051206
Guitar, Grade 6 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051207
Guitar, Grade 7 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051208
Guitar, Grade 8 (includes CD) 2012-2018 RSK051209

2006-2012 Grade Books

Book Syllabus Catalogue Number
Guitar, Debut (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020601
Guitar, Grade 1 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020602
Guitar, Grade 2 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020603
Guitar, Grade 3 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020604
Guitar, Grade 4 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020605
Guitar, Grade 5 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020606
Guitar, Grade 6 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020607
Guitar, Grade 7 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020608
Guitar, Grade 8 (includes CD) 2006-2012 RSK020609

Guitar Companion Guide

Essential Teaching Support
Arm yourself and your students for success with the guitar companion guide. Exams can be very daunting, especially the technical side and the unseen tests; companion guides demystify the exams and prepare the candidate for the unseen tests. Each book covers grades 1 - 8 and comes with 3CD's, walkthroughs, fact files, standard notation and TAB for each grade.

Book Catalogue Number
Guitar Companion Guide, Grades 1 - 8 (includes 3 CDs) RSK100601

Hot Rock Guitar

Perfect for Free Choice Pieces
The Hot Rock series was specially created to give candidates a choice of free choice pieces for guitar grades 1 to 3. Each book has the full transcriptions plus edited exam pieces for each track. Each piece also has a fact file, walkthrough and recommended listening. This series is perfect for grades, GCSE music and playing for fun.

Book Catalogue Number
Hot Rock Guitar Grade 1 (includes 2 CDs) RSK021101
Hot Rock Guitar Grade 2 (includes 2 CDs) RSK021102
Hot Rock Guitar Grade 3 (includes 2 CDs) RSK021103

Guitar Technical Companion

Every Scale, Chord, Arpeggio and Riff in One Book!
This essential guide covers all the technical exercises needed (with hints and tips) for Rockschool guitar exams, Debut - Grade 8. Take the guesswork out of tech tests with TAB, standard notation and fact files for all the technical exercises at each grade.

Book Catalogue Number
Guitar Technical Companion, Debut - Grade 8 RSK011001

Learning Support DVDs

Great For Practicing Between Lessons!
Each DVD takes you through everything you will need to do to pass your Rockschool exam and shows an exam in progress, so you know what to expect. With hints and tips and close ups of the exact fingering, this is a great aid for practicing between lessons.

Book Catalogue Number
Guitar Debut and Grade 1 (includes DVD) RSKV060801
Guitar Grade 2 (includes DVD) RSKV060802
Guitar Grade 3 (includes DVD) RSKV060803
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