Modern Classical Guitar Method - Grade 1 Book/Olm

Modern Classical Guitar Method - Grade 1 

Book and Online Video and Audio

New classical guitar edition of the world leading Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method written by well-known concert guitarist and teacher Stanley Yates. The beginning classical guitarist will learn music reading, hand and sitting positions, practice techniques, arpeggio and scale technique, chordal and melodic playing, and solo and duet playing in the first position.

Many of the exercises and study pieces include accompaniments that can be played along with a teacher during lessons or with the included online audio (the student and teacher parts are presented on separate stereo channels allowing either part to be turned off if desired). The audio also contains all of the exercises, studies and solos presented in the book. An instructional online video containing demonstrations, practice tips and performances of many of the exercises, studies and solos contained in the book is also available. Includes access to online audio and video. 88 pages. 

Contents Includes:

• Parts Of The Guitar
• Finger Names And Numbers
• String Numbers
• Sitting Position
• Right-Hand Position
• The Left Hand
• Counting Musical Time
• Tuning The Guitar
• Chords
• Music Notation
• Plucking With The Thumb
• Plucking Chords With The Thumb And Fingers
• Mazurka (Slow Polish Dance
• Pavan (Renaissance Dance)
• Sea Shanty (English Sailor's Work Song)
• Using The Fingernails To Pluck The Strings
• Arpeggios
• Counting Eighth-Notes
• Right-Hand Finger Alternation
• Single-String Melodies
• String Crossing
• Walking
• Skipping
• Dancing
• Walking Further
• First-String Melody
• Melody On Strings 1 And 2
• Ode To Joy
• O Dolce Contento
• The Carnival Of Venice
• St. Anthony Chorale
• Back To The Thumb
• Minuet In G
• Combining The Thumb And Fingers
• Bourree
• Frere Jacque/Three Blind Mice
• Maestoso
• Study No. 13
• Four-String Chords
• Carillon (Bells)
• Ode To Joy (2)
• Arpeggio Study In C (1)
• Arpeggio Study In C (2)
• Arpeggio Study In C (3)
• Arpeggio Study In A-Minor (1)
• Arpeggio Study In E-Minor
• Arpeggio Study In A-Minor (2)
• Accompanied Melodies
• Folksong In A-Major
• Study In C-Major
• Melody In C-Major
• Variation (On Melody In C)
• Melody In A-Minor (3)
• A Toye Renaissance Dance
• Arpeggio Study In D-Major
• Arpeggio Study In A-Major
• Malaguena
• Arabian Melody
• Fur Elise
• Arpeggio Study In D-Minor
• Arpeggio In E-Minor
• Arpeggio Study In C-Major
• Canarios

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