ISBN 9781609747855.

This approach really works. It holds my student's interest. These are typical comments on the effectiveness of William Bay's Guitar Class Method. As no other instrument lends itself to so many moods and styles of music (blues, folk, rock, country, classical, flamenco, jazz, etc.), playing the guitar as a popular mode of expression and the instrument itself have become an integral part of American life. The Guitar Class Method was written with the hope it would expand the range of people of all ages who would be exposed to the guitar through a meaningful, authoritative method that is easy to follow. Online audio available for download.Volume 1 of this method for individual or group study offers an overview of the various styles of guitars and playing techniques with advice on purchasing and caring for the instrument, selecting guitar strings, and playing positions. Includes special sections devoted specifically to chord strumming, blues structure and style, fingerstyle technique, note reading, and music theory. The individual sections can be used simultaneously in any order to take the class in any direction it wants. Written in standard notation and tablature with chords presented in both diagram and photo format. Lyrics are included for many songs and a few melodies are presented as duet arrangements. Access to audio download available online.

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For use in lessons or for your first concert performances - Easy Concert Pieces for Guitar contains easy and well known solo pieces carefully selected according to technical and musical demands: Volume 1 Easy, Volume 2 Intermediate. Besides original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi there are readily playable arrangements of classical masterpieces such as Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", Handel's "Firework Music", Mozart's "Magic Flute" or Verdi's "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves". These arrangements are designed to give access to masterpieces of the concert repertoire and to promote enjoyment of classical music. With recordings of all pieces for download.

ISBN 9781609742799. This collection of 55 transcriptions brings pieces from the early to early-intermediate piano repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century to the classical guitar. Many of the pieces have not previously been transcribed for guitar, while others offer innovations in fingering or musical arrangement. Particular attention has been given to works that are not well-represented in the field of published music for classical guitar. Nearly all of the pieces are in their original keys, with the original range preserved where possible. Although there are no pieces for beginners in this book, it does present easy to early intermediate pieces for those ready to play solo material. These transcriptions will serve both as study material and as delightful additions to the performance repertoire.

ISBN 9781610653138. A wonderful volume of the world's most famous classical guitar masterpieces tastefully adapted to be playable by non-concert guitarists. In the past, beginning guitarists had to rely on overly simple pieces lacking in interest. Now for the first time, the great concert masterpieces are accessible to the novice player. This book is a must-have for guitar teachers and students. Titles include 'Leyenda' and 'Granada' by Albeniz, Tarrega's 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra', 'Adelita' and 'Lagrima'; 'Spanish Dance #5' and 'Poetic Waltzes 1, 3, 5 and 6' by Granados, 'Bouree in E minor' by J. S. Bach, and the traditional anonymous 'Romanza'.

ISBN 9781610655538. Augustin Barrios was one of the greatest geniuses who ever played and composed music for the guitar. This book features a variety of his works ranging from the moderately easy to complex. In addition to being excellent technique studies, these compositions are wonderful solo pieces that reflect the impressionistic, Latin, and European influences found in the unique Barrios compositional style.