Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios

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Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios (2019 Edition). Notation Only with Fingering, String Numbers, and Positions.122 Pages. Includes: Practice Routines, Tips, YouTube Lessons, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Selected Scales (Major, Minor, 3rds, 6ths, Octaves, 10ths), Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Alignment, Stretch, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, Speed and Relaxation, and more. This book focuses on essential exercises for the development of classical guitar technique. All the exercises from the headings of the table of contents progress from easy to advanced in a progressive format. Although this is a book of exercises rather than a method, I have included many helpful tips throughout the book to aid students. As with all my materials, the video lessons are an added educational advantage.Intended for beginner to early-advanced classical guitar students (approximately RCM Toronto Grade 1-9). As a basic prerequisite students would have completed both Volume One and Two of my beginner method book series or an equivalent. There are a number of exercises in upper positions that include accidentals, therefore, additional reading experience is required if you wish to study the entire book. The inclusion of fingering, string numbers, and position marks should make the exercises easy to understand. The 100 open string exercises should be very accessible to beginners and advanced students alike. Review: It gets no better than this. An essential book for mastering classical guitar technique! - A stunningly good book packed with essential exercises for anyone wishing to develop a thorough and versatile technique on classical guitar. I come to this book as someone who primarily plays a bit of jazz, rock and blues and has very good technique but has also gained a decent amount of skill fingerpicking on acoustic and classical guitar. As I have been developing a greater love for playing classical guitar I began to notice that what was holding me back was a lack of proper classical guitar technique in my picking hand. This was ultimately preventing me from playing the pieces I was learning as correctly as I ought to be doing with my picking hand. Since working through some of the early exercises in this book I have noticed a more assured picking technique beginning to develop and I am already reaping the benefits when playing pieces that were giving me difficulties in certain hotspots. I can honestly say that I doubt you will find a better book for developing all manner of essential techniques for use on classical guitar and beyond. There are many years worth of examples to master so the earlier you start the better! Review: Good range of practice exercises - I’m a middle aged beginner on classical guitar though I’ve been playing acoustic guitar since I was a kid. Started with Bradford’s vol1 technique book & youtube videos. Bought this as I wanted to get a daily practice routine on the go. He gives rough recommendations and advice on setting a routine for your level. I can see this book is going to last me for years. I’m very impressed with Bradfords method and will be purchasing tech vol 2 next.