This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Café de las Chinitas, Perfidía, La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales, arpeggios, tremelo, and rasgueado. Tablature is not included as the one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance at tempo for each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz, Dionisio Aguado, Fernando Sor, Mauro Guiliani, Ferdinand Carulli, and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and are repertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar.
A Note from the Authors˙
The Guitar?A Brief History
La Guitarra (poem)˙
Preface˙
Parts of the Classical Guitar˙
Parts of the Flamenco Guitar
Names of the Open Strings
Tuning
Metronome˙
Note Locations on the Fretboard˙
Sitting Position and Holding the Guitar˙
The Fingers of the Right and Left Hand˙
Fingernail Shape and Maintenance˙
Picados (Scales) ? Apoyando (Rest Stroke) and Tirando (Free Stroke)˙
Arpeggios (Broken Chords)
Tremolo (Preparatory Exercise)˙
Rasgueado (Strumming)˙
Basic Elements of Music Notation˙
Musical Expression Symbols˙
The Musical Alphabet˙
Half Steps and Whole Steps
The Major Scale˙
The Open Treble Strings˙
Systematic Arpeggio Exercises˙
Alternating Index and Middle Fingers
Sue¤o˙
The Open Bass Strings˙
Playing on the Bass and Treble Strings
Notes on the First String˙
Soleares
Notes on the Second String˙
Music in Two Parts
Playing Eighth Notes
Notes on the Third String
Sevillanas˙
Sevillanas I (Trio)˙
Sharps and Flats on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings
The Fifth Position on the First String˙
The Natural Sign˙
Romanza in A Minor˙
Romanza˙
Farrucas˙
Sixteenth Notes
Slurs˙
Estudio No.2˙
Estudio No.2 (Duet)
The Major Scale
The Natural (Relative) Minor Scale˙
The A Harmonic Minor Scale
The A Melodic Minor Scale
The Chromatic Scale
Notes on the Fourth String˙
Chords˙
Fandango˙
Fandango Duo˙
Notes on the Fifth String
Historia de un Amor˙
The Dotted Quarter Note˙
Perfi dia
Notes on the Sixth String˙
Farrucas (Bass Line)
Farrucas
El Zorongo (Bass Line)˙
El Zorongo (Melody)˙
Playing the F Major Chord˙
Playing Two Notes Together (Double-Stops)˙
El Vito˙
Rasgueado˙
Sevillanas Intro˙
The Natural Notes˙
Sharps and Flats on the Bass Strings˙
El Rancho Grande˙
Alternating Bass and Chord Progression˙
El Rancho Grande (Duet)˙
Ascending and Descending Slurs: Ligados
Left Hand Agility Exercise
Chords in C Major and A minor
Las Ma¤anitas˙
Greensleeves
Scales and Chord Progressions˙
Rumba Rhythm
Scales and Chord Progressions cont.
The House of the Rising Sun
Variations on a Theme from Asturias˙
Malague¤a˙
Intervals˙
Triads
C Major Arpeggio and Chord Inversion˙
The Guitar?A Brief History
La Guitarra (poem)˙
Preface˙
Parts of the Classical Guitar˙
Parts of the Flamenco Guitar
Names of the Open Strings
Tuning
Metronome˙
Note Locations on the Fretboard˙
Sitting Position and Holding the Guitar˙
The Fingers of the Right and Left Hand˙
Fingernail Shape and Maintenance˙
Picados (Scales) ? Apoyando (Rest Stroke) and Tirando (Free Stroke)˙
Arpeggios (Broken Chords)
Tremolo (Preparatory Exercise)˙
Rasgueado (Strumming)˙
Basic Elements of Music Notation˙
Musical Expression Symbols˙
The Musical Alphabet˙
Half Steps and Whole Steps
The Major Scale˙
The Open Treble Strings˙
Systematic Arpeggio Exercises˙
Alternating Index and Middle Fingers
Sue¤o˙
The Open Bass Strings˙
Playing on the Bass and Treble Strings
Notes on the First String˙
Soleares
Notes on the Second String˙
Music in Two Parts
Playing Eighth Notes
Notes on the Third String
Sevillanas˙
Sevillanas I (Trio)˙
Sharps and Flats on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings
The Fifth Position on the First String˙
The Natural Sign˙
Romanza in A Minor˙
Romanza˙
Farrucas˙
Sixteenth Notes
Slurs˙
Estudio No.2˙
Estudio No.2 (Duet)
The Major Scale
The Natural (Relative) Minor Scale˙
The A Harmonic Minor Scale
The A Melodic Minor Scale
The Chromatic Scale
Notes on the Fourth String˙
Chords˙
Fandango˙
Fandango Duo˙
Notes on the Fifth String
Historia de un Amor˙
The Dotted Quarter Note˙
Perfi dia
Notes on the Sixth String˙
Farrucas (Bass Line)
Farrucas
El Zorongo (Bass Line)˙
El Zorongo (Melody)˙
Playing the F Major Chord˙
Playing Two Notes Together (Double-Stops)˙
El Vito˙
Rasgueado˙
Sevillanas Intro˙
The Natural Notes˙
Sharps and Flats on the Bass Strings˙
El Rancho Grande˙
Alternating Bass and Chord Progression˙
El Rancho Grande (Duet)˙
Ascending and Descending Slurs: Ligados
Left Hand Agility Exercise
Chords in C Major and A minor
Las Ma¤anitas˙
Greensleeves
Scales and Chord Progressions˙
Rumba Rhythm
Scales and Chord Progressions cont.
The House of the Rising Sun
Variations on a Theme from Asturias˙
Malague¤a˙
Intervals˙
Triads
C Major Arpeggio and Chord Inversion˙
| Arrangement | Guitar, Guitar Tab |
| Genres | Flamenco |
| Format | Instrumental Tutor |
| Level | 2 |
| NumberOfPages | 176 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Serrano, Juan (Author) Whithead, Corey (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786674657 |
| UPC | 796279100489 |