The Bottom Line
It's relatively cheap price tag make this an attractive method for guitarists to learn some Christmas music. Unfortunately, the video quality of this release looks rather poor - and although it doesn't hinder it's usefulness, some may find it distracting.
Pros
- good for beginners and intermediate players
- appropriate song selections
Cons
- video appears overexposed
- moves at a rather quick pace
Description
- A guitar instructional video, designed for guitarists who want to learn to play Christmas songs.
- The videotape includes beginner material, and additional guitar parts to play, for slightly more advanced guitarists.
- Songs on video include Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Silent Night, and Winter Wonderland.
Guide Review - Song Xpress Video - Yuletide Tunes Vol. 1
Good Low Cost Christmas Guitar Video
Tommy Anthony is the instructor here in the first SongXpress Christmas edition. The pace of this video is reasonably quick - if you're comfortable with playing, and navigating through all the basic open chords, you shouldn't have a problem. If you're a guitarist who isn't totally comfortable with switching basic chords quickly, however, you'll probably need to spend some time rewinding the tape, and reviewing the material.
Songs included on the video are played using basic chords, with some additional "licks" and intros included, for more experienced players.
There is a strange, "overexposed" look to the video quality, that doesn't affect the quality of the instruction at all, but it is somewhat off putting at first, and bears mentioning.
