Classical guitar method ebook

Classic Guitar Technique by Aaron Shearer is another popular method book Like Duncan's book, this method goes from beginner to advanced in a very progressive way. Made by the legendary guitarist, Christopher Parkening, this a great method book for beginners.

If you are a fan of Christopher Parkening and his playing style, I highly recommend that you get this book. Pumping Nylon by Scott Tenant has almost reached a cult status for guitarists I think every classical guitarist that I know has this book on their bookshelf.

That being said, this book is NOT a progressive method book for beginners. This is more of a "resource book" for experienced players to further develop their guitar technique:. Mel Bay makes an instructional book for just about every instrument of every style.

The Mel Bay's Modern Classical Guitar Method is very logical and easy-to-understand, with many great musical examples:. This method is good for beginners. It teaches you all the basics of classical guitar technique, with fun arrangements of popular songs by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and more:.

This is the guitar method of the renowned 19th century guitarist, Matteo Carcassi. If you are a beginner, I don't recommend starting out with this book However, this is a wonderful reference book for more experienced guitarists:.

The Carcassi Method is available in English translation, and comes with Carcassi's famous "25 studies for guitar:". The Emilio Pujol Guitar School is one of the most famous guitar methods ever written. Written in the early 20th century, it gives us an ideo of Francisco Tarrega, Emilio Pujol, and other famous guitarists from that era might have played. This book presents classic guitar technique in a manner that anyone can easily follow. Musical and technical concepts are introduced gradually as neededthroughout the text and driven home with ample musical illustrations.

Information is provided on: basic right and left-hand techniques, reading standard notation, harmonics, and playing in various keys and positions. In addition to the many classical etudes included here by Aguado, Bach, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Giuliani, Sor, and others, Mel Bay has made a significant contribution to the student guitar repertoire by transcribing works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart,Pleyel, Rubenstein, and others in the classical style.

The pieces and exercises are arranged to progress systematically through various keys and playing positions. Written entirely in standard notation only. This volume, containing Levels Four and Five, continues the study of sight reading, providing material suitable for more advanced students. Both books can be used to establish a reading level for students entering a new environment of guitar instruction, whether it be private tuition or class lessons.

Students and teachers will therefore find in these volumes some of the most representative and attractive music of the major repertoire areas of the instrument, both historical and contemporary, carefully selected, graded and edited for pedagogical use.

While some of this music is very well known, much of it is not to be found in similar collections. Cart 0. Menu Cart 0. Pros of our method books: Free YouTube video lessons for all the material with no annoying sign-in, this is better than reading text, the videos are a real discussion with demonstrations Affordable and available as PDF or Hardcopy Tons of easy material to help the student master each concept Updated often, plus you can ask us important questions via email or YouTube Our books form a step by step progressive study towards advanced playing Our Top Rated Method Books Classical Guitar Method — Vol.

Perfect for kids and also for adults who want to learn pieces really well rather than struggle with the fast pace of some books. Classical Guitar Method Vol. Our greatest book yet. This book is a great refresher course and includes TAB so you can get to it right away.

Ten Classical Etudes , Videos lessons - The etudes have been arranged in a progressive order from easy to difficult. The first and last etude emphasize the importance of using etudes to develop a musical technique. Tested with students and found to be very beneficial for learning musical and technical concepts. Maybe a bit boring at times and I don't like the rest strokes he uses early on but this is still a great book for learning solid skills and reading.

Also check out the updated methods Book 1 Foundations , Book 2 Development , Book 3 Learning the Fingerboard , Book 4 Harmony - These represent a very thorough look at classical guitar, book four is even a harmony book which is good. Hal Leonard Method by Paul Henry - A great basic method, especially for adults that want clear explanations.

Follow the lessons in the order below. Also see the list of additional tips and lessons at the bottom. You can start the technique routines and chords anytime.

If you enjoyed the book you can support the site here. Visit the Lessons Page for more videos that compliment this book. I have a dedicated beginner lesson page as well. What books should I use along with your method?