Features:

The Art and Technique of the Classical Guitar
The premier method for the beginning classical guitarist, by one of the world's preeminent virtuosos and the recognized heir to the legacy of Andrés Segovia.

• Learn basic classical guitar technique by playing beautiful pieces of music.
• Includes over 50 classical pieces, 26 exercises, and 14 duets.
• Rudiments of classical guitar technique, note reading, and music theory.
• Selection and care of guitars
• Stragegies for effective practicing.
• Includes 99 demonstration tracks


Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Parts of the Guitar
• Holding the Guitar
• Tuning the Guitar
• The Right Hand
• Two Ways of Striking a String
• Fundamentals of Music Notation
• Practicing
• Rhythm Studies
• Notes on the Open Bass Strings
• Notes on the Open Treble Strings
• The Left Hand
• Positioning of the Left-Hand Fingers
• Notes in the 1st String
• Notes on the 2nd String
• Waltz in A Minor
• Notes on the 3rd String
• Spanish Melody
• Prelude in C Major
• Rests and Ties
• Music in Two Voices
• Au Clair de la Lune
• Arpeggio
• Planting
• Sharps, Flats and Naturals
• 6/8 Time Signature
• Memorization
• Notes on the 4th String
• Triplets and Sisteenth Notes
• Melancolia
• Pick-up Notes
• Fugue - Bach
• Notes on the 5th String
• C Major Scale with Variations
• Notes on the 6th String
• The Natural Scale
• Variation on a Spanish Theme
• The Fingernails
• Tone Production
• Two Notes Played Together
• Spanish Dance
• King of Orient
• Open String Equivalents
• Guide and Pivot Fingers
• Prelude in A Minor
• Chromatic Scale
• Theme from Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven
• English Folk Song
• Table of Common Tempo Terms
• Dynamic Markings
• Repeat Markings
• Allegro - Giuliani
• Ode to Joy - Beethoven
• Spanish Waltz
• Andantino - Carcassi
• In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
• Three Notes Played Together
• Hymn
• Estudio - Aguado
• High A on the 1st String
• Tarantella
• Bouree - Bach
• Four Notes Played Together
• Intermezzo
• Prelude in C Major - Carcassi
• Greensleeves
• Music Theory - Scales, Intervals, Key Signatures
• Music Theory - Circle of 5ths, Relative Minors, Chords
• Transposing Keys
• Three Technical Exercises
• Bourree - Telemann
• The Bar
• Prelude in D Major
• All Through the Night
• Moderato - Guiliana
• English Dance - Carcassi
• Rondo - Rameau
• Andante - Sor
• Etude - Carulli
• Packington's Pound
• Fur Elise - Beethoven
• Scottish Folk Song
• Minuet in G - Bach
• Lullaby - Brahms
• Waltz in E Minor - Carulli
• Simple Gifts
• Minuet - De Visee
• Kemp's Jig
• Italian Dance
• Bouree - Bach
• Theme - Handel
• Spanish Folk Song
• Catalonian Song
• Malaguena
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
• Summary of Guitar Music Fingering
• The Classical Guitar: A Brief History
• Selecting a Classical Guitar
• Care of the Guitar
• Attaching Strings
• Guitar Chord Chart
• Concise Dictionary of Musical Terms
• Fingerboard Chart
• The Christopher Parkening Discography



Catalog:	HL00696023
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Composer:	Christopher Parkening
Artist:	Christopher Parkening
Arranger:	Jack Marshall
Voicing:	Guitar
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Pages:	112