Want to be a classical guitarist but never had a lesson' No problem this hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play scales melodies and full-length pieces in the classical style. You get plenty of practice exercises to stretch your skills selections from the classical repertoire and a bonus audio CD that helps you play along with the music pieces from the book! Get acquainted with your guitar familiarize yourself with the unique make-up and parts of a classical guitar Start making some music play melodies on individual strings move on to arpeggios and getyour fingers in shape with scales Ramp up your technique play barres slurs and trills; handle harmonics; master right-hand tremolo; and venture up the neck to play in the higher positions Build yourclassical repertoire from Renaissance and Baroque to Classical Romantic and Modern play pieces from the major eras in classical music Practice makes perfect improve your performance with expert guidancethrough each exercise and piece in the book Open the book and find: Tips and techniques for playing beautiful pieces How to read music notation andtablature Basic finger and thumb strokes Right- and left-hand techniques Musical examples charts and photos Music pieces from the guitar greats The best ways to care for yourguitar A step-by-step tutorial on changing your strings Bonus CD Includes More than 140 recorded performances of the exercises and pieces featured in thebook Pieces performed using a count-off allowing you to play along in time with the music Tuning notes to help you tune up your guitar
