Classical Guitar for the Young

The composer says: For years, my fellow guitarists have been asking me to compose a solo classical guitar piece that reflects that most American of musical styles'the blues. Their prodding was the motivation for Periwinkle Memories; the inspiration for the piece, however, really came from a maestro of extraordinary skill, and a teacher of even more extraordinary patience, Elias Barreiro, my guitar teacher at the University of New Orleans. I have always tried to emulate in my performances the beauty of his interpretations, and to fuse in my compositions the power and emotion of the blues. The name, Periwinkle Memories was a serendipity. I was struck by the light purplish-blue hue of the periwinkle, and soon learned the history of the funnel-shaped flower (Vinca minor.) Though it now grows wild in parts of the United States it is native to Australia, some consider it an invasive weed, most admire its extraordinary beauty. Common herbicides won't kill it. The periwinkle is too vigorous and hardy for that. And now it is not merely a begrudged part of the American landscape, it is a vibrant part of the American landscape, elegant, stubborn, and nearly native. Like the blues. And like that young recalcitrant student Maestro Barreiro worked so hard to mold so many years ago. Ogden Nash said, 'One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.' Periwinkle Memories is a celebration of Maestro Barreiro, and of both facets of that adage in me. Carlos Barrientos was born on June 25, 1954 in Tela, Honduras. He began his formal music studies at the National Music Conservatory in Guatemala City, Guatemala C.A. His training with Maestro Elias Barreiro, Director of Guitar Studies at Tulane University, was supplemented with Master Classes with Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Juan Mercadal, Michael Newman, Tommy Tedesco and Carlos Barbosa-Lima. He studied composition under the tutelage of Dr. Jerry Sieg, University of New Orleans, and Dr. Roy Johnson, Florida State University. He consulted with Michael D. Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music, Albany State University, Albany, GA in the creation of a recordings library that reflects Western Art Music and American Jazz for the students at Albany State University. The New York Premiere of the First Movement of his Second Guitar Sonata was dedicated to and performed by Classical Guitarist Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima in 2003 at Carnegie Hall. At the request of U.S. Senator Bob Graham one of his compositions, Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go Away), was included on a recording to promote The Everglades Trail. In 2004, at the American Church in Paris, France the World Premiere of his Romance for Flute and Guitar was performed by the award-winning Serenade Duo, flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd and Debbie Reynolds, led an on stage Renaissance Trio in a University of New Orleans production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and played incidental music for their production of Bertold Brecht's The Good Woman of Sichuan. He has performed Carulli's Guitar Concerto in A, Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Marvin Hamlish's A Chorus Line with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, and with the Southern Art Music Ensemble, a Jazz/Latin Fusion Sextet, including an Honors Convocation in Atlanta for Mr. Ted Turner. He has been a guest performer with the Albany State University Jazz Ensemble at The Fletcher Henderson Jr., Macon and Atlanta Jazz Festivals, and played the banjo in the Albany State University /Albany Symphony's co-production of George Gershwin's Opera Porgy and Bes

For Classic Guitar-This is a wonderful collection of graded pieces for the beginning classic guitar student. Sonia Michelson has gathered some of the finest solo material available at this level from various publishers throughout the world. Includedare compositions reflecting a colorful array of styles and periods.

Méthode progressive, vol. 1 (franCais / english / español)64 p., Niveau 1Une nouveauté aux Productions d'Oz, forts actives dans le domaine de la pédagogie pour guitare. ConCue pour être utilisée avec un professeur, la Méthode progressive pour guitare de Claudio Camisassa se démarque des autres ouvrages pour guitaristes débutants. De très nombreux morceaux sur les cordes à vides (une quinzaine de pages) permettent à l'élève de se concentrer sur l'acquisition d'un bonne technique de main droite, seul le pincé étant abordé dans ce premier volume. La méthode qui s'appuie sur un répertoire original écrit par Claudio Camisassa, comporte de nombreux duos pour l'éléve et le professeur et, surtout pour l'éléve, un accompagnement optionnel en accord ou en arpèges des mélodies travaillées. Deux pages d'exercices journaliers simples mais réellement efficaces, accompagnées d'indications précises sur Ies techniques de jeu, complètent cette méthode au chemin pédagogique efficace et rigoureux.(FranCois Nicolas, Guitare Classique, 2e trimestre 2002)This well-presented volume takes students from the very beginning with four main objectives of Classical Guitar Magazine developing technique, sight-reading, basic chord accompaniments and duo playing, and assumes the student is working with a teacher. It is very methodical, beginning with photographs of hand positions etc, and gives explanations of both rest and free stroke from the start. The first musical examples are open string melodies with added chord symbols with plenty of varied exampIes, and blank staves are given for note-writing exercises and also for aural tests, both of which are useful ideas for reinforcing general musical understanding. Apart from chord symbols, the left hand is first introduced with natural harmonics at the twelfth fret in an effective two-part exercise Carillon, which requires right fingers and thumb. Combinations of open strings and right-hand arpeggios follow and the opening section is brought to a natural close with Valse des Harmoniques - nicely shaped and quite complex with its use of natural harmonics, but a bit over-long. Camisassa now introduces notes on each string, in turn, in first position, and more complex arpeggio patterns, illustrated by pieces utilising each new group of notes. 2-guitar arrangements of tunes including Frere Jacques and Au Clair de la lune and Alouette, gentille alouette work quite weIl with straightforward accompaniments. I liked Camisassa's Tango, and Recuerdo de mi infanta, a two-part milonga reminiscent of Cardoso. Favourites such as Greensleeves and Malaguena are also included, and there are many pieces by Camisassa included which aim to enforce musical ideas. I found the way this book progresses, and the technical and musical aspects it teaches, very good and very thorough. I found myself using it a lot as supplementary material to demonstrate technical points and for sight-reading. However, the majority of pieces written by Camisassa did not inspire me musically and would need to be supplemented with pieces of more characterful musical interest, particularly for young players, but this volume does have much to offer.(Linda Kelsall Barnett, Classical Guitar Magazine, June 2002) / Guitare

Over 30 favorite classical pieces in standard notation and tablature including: Air on the G String (Bach) · Bridal Chorus (Wagner) · Canon in D (Pachelbel) · Clair de Lune (Debussy) · Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) · Greensleeves · Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) · Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) · Ode to Joy (Beethoven) · Pavane (Fauré) · Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) · Wedding March (Mendelssohn) · and more. The CD includes a recorded performance of each piece!

Suivant le principe des Microjazz pour instrument soliste, ce recueil contient une succession de morceaux de style populaire classés par ordre de difficulté croissante, ainsi qu´un groupe de compositions de caractère essentiellement rythmique qui tiennent compte de l'ambitus et du caractère propre de l'instrument.Les difficultés rythmiques sont l´obstacle principal à franchir, tout particulièrement lorsque les 2 joueurs jouent ensemble. N'essayez pas de jouer les morceaux trop rapidement. Chaque pièce porte un caractère qui lui est propre et l'exécution aussi précise que fidèle devrait révéler la nature de chaque morceaux aussi bien aux joueurs qu´aux auditeurs.Contenu :Spring SongHungarian StompFleet FeetPromisesWomblingMechanics RagHighly StrungBeguineBoogieYoung at Heart

This book comprises fourteen originally composed guitar duets at equivalent standard to AB Grades 1-3. It offers repertoire that will interest adults as well as younger guitarists. Some pieces are published here for the first time since the 19th century other items are previously unpublished. Notes on performance practice are included throughout the book helping students to develop a sense of musical style.

Par BAY WILLIAM. Sans un soupçon de condescendance, ce livre/CD offre le jeune guitariste classique un échouage approfondie à la lecture de la notation standard en première position. Ce livre a été écrit dans la tradition de Mel Bay de fournir seulement assez théorie de la musique de comprendre ce qui est exigé de l'étudiant à un moment donné dans le livre. Nombreuses études et mélodies de chansons folkloriques sont présentés avec des changements de corde suggéré d'accompagnement par un enseignant ou un second guitariste de l'étudiant. Comprend des guides d'achat d'une guitare classique, bonne posture et positions de la main, réglage de la guitare et bien plus encore. Un CD de compagnon est inclus. Ecrit en notation standard uniquement. / Niveau : Débutant / Classic - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Classique

Guitar Solo. A dazzling new solo guitar piece from one of our most exciting young composers. Duration ca. 22 minutes.

This book contains a selection of 13 pieces for Trinity Classical Guitar Grade 1 exams, carefully chosen, graded and edited for the 2020'2023 syllabus by a panel of experts. Encompassing a wide range of styles and including duets up to Grade 5, our progressive series offers teachers and learners a wealth of engaging repertoire, whether working towards Trinity exams or studying with other guitar methods.

Classical Guitar Handbook For The Young. Par STACHAK TATIANA. The handbook is designed for the youngest guitar players - children of the age from 6 to 9, beginning to play guitar. It is divided in four parts: the first concerns playing on open strings, second includes first exercises and melodies played with the left hand, third is a collection of simple two part compositions and the works included in the fourth recapitulate the material. The handbook\'s contents is characterised by gradual increase in the level of difficulty and a wide range of choice of compositions and exercises in particular technical problems, which facilitates the process of learning. Modern approach to guitar teaching methods adopted in the handbook is visible in the introduction in the first stage of learning of duo playing by the student with the teacher. The attractiveness of this method allows develop technical skills as well as sensibility and musicality from the beginning of the learning process. The introduction of the elements of improvisation to exercises is an interesting idea developed in this handbook. The graphic design with coloured illustrations was arranged with the smallest details in mind. To make the reading easier for children, the notes were printed in large fonts and coloured frames and signs pointing to certain problems facilitate orientation in the handbook material./ Méthode / Guitare