Welcome to Building Musicianship Classical Guitar Book 1.
Below you will find information about learning the guitar. You will find learning tools such as videos, tutorials and written music. You will also find curriculum concepts such as learning outcomes, testing ideas, and theory concepts for Classical Guitar Book 1.
Chapter 1 Beginning the guitar
1. Parts of the guitar - Video and lesson
2. How to hold the guitar - Video and Lessons
3. Name of fingers - Video and Lessons
Chapter 2 Learn how to read music
1. Learning the notes - Video and Lessons
2. Learning rhythm - Video and Lessons
Chapter 3 Placing your hands on the guitar
1. Right hand technique - Video and Lessons
2. Left hand technique - Video and Lessons
Chapter 4 Warm ups on the guitar
1. Right hand Warm-up - Video and Lessons
2. Left hand Warm-up - Video and Lessons
Chapter 5 How to string and tune a guitar
1. How to string a classical guitar - Video and Lessons
2. How to tune a classical guitar - Video and Lessons
Chapter 6 Beginning to play the guitar: The open strings
1. 1st open strings - Video and Lessons
2. Hooking up the right hand - Video and Lessons
3. RH arpeggio - Video and Lessons
4. Using all the right hand fingers - Video and Lessons
The 6th, 5th and 4th strings open
5. Using the Thumb - Video and Lessons
6. Combining the thumb and fingers - Video and Lessons
7. Melody note changes - Video and Lessons
8. Open String Exercise - Video and Lessons
9. Mixing it up - Video and Lessons
Double Check your Techinique
Chapter 7 the 1st or E string
10. Beginning to play - Video and Lessons
11. Hot Cross Buns - Video and Lessons
12. Whole note song - Video and Lessons
13. Song in 3/4 Time - Video and Lessons
Understanding Rhythm - The Dotted Value
14. The Dotted half note - Video and Lessons
15. Simple Melody - Video and Lessons
Chapter 8 the 2nd or B string
16. B string exercise - Video and Lessons
17. One More B string exercise - Video and Lessons
18. Combining the E and B strings - Video and Lessons
19. Jingle Bells - Video and Lessons
20. Arpeggio Song - Video and Lessons
Combining the left hand and Bass Notes
21. Practicing another thumb exercise - Video and Lessons
22. Practicing with the thumb - Video and Lessons
23. Alternating Fingers - Video and Lessons
24. Variation on #23 - Video and Lessons
25. RH arpeggio warm-up - Video and Lessons
26. RH arpeggio study - Video and Lessons
27. RH arpeggio warm-up - Video and Lessons
28. RH arpeggio study - Video and Lessons
Chapter 9 the 3rd or G string
29. Beginning the G string - Video and Lessons
30. More note practice - Video and Lessons
31. Blues rock line - Video and Lessons
32. On the bridge at Avignon - Video and Lessons
33 - 34. - Music in two parts - Video and Lessons
35. Arpeggio Study - Video and Lessons
36. April Piece Arpeggio - Video and Lessons
37. April Piece - Video and Lessons
38. Two Notes at one time - Video and Lessons
39. Waltz Arpeggio - Video and Lessons
40. Waltz Study - Video and Lessons
41. Another Melody - Video and Lessons
Chapter 10 The accidentals: sharp, flat and natural
42. G major scale - Video and Lessons
43. Song in G Major - Video and Lessons
44. G# Song - Video and Lessons
45. Pedal Tone Study - Video and Lessons
46. Ode to Joy (Melody) - Video and Lessons
47. Ode to Joy - Video and Lessons
48. Bass Note Ties (The Tie) - Video and Lessons
49. Bass Note Ties - Video and Lessons
Chapter 11 Understanding Rhythm Eight Notes
50. Understanding Eighth notes - Video and Lessons
51. Eighth note exercise - Video and Lessons
52. Eighth note arpeggio practice - Video and Lessons
53. Eighth note arpeggio piece - Video and Lessons
54. Same piece, different arpeggio practice - Video and Lessons
55. Same piece, different arpeggio study - Video and Lessons
56. Frere Jacques - Video and Lessons
57. Sevilla - Video and Lessons
Chapter 12 the 4th or D string
58. Beginning the D String - Video and Lessons
59. Little Spanish Melody - Video and Lessons
60. Practicing with the D string - Video and Lessons
61. Jody's Piece Arpeggio Warm-up - Video and Lessons
62. Jody's Piece - Video and Lessons
63. D major scale - Video and Lessons
64. Pick-up note to Amazing Grace - Video and Lessons
65. Amazing Grace without Bass line - Video and Lessons
66. Amazing Grace - Video and Lessons
Chapter 13 the 5th or A string
67. A string intro - Video and Lessons
68 - 71. A string scale studies - Video and Lessons
72. Chord and Arpeggio Practice - Video and Lessons
Performance Pieces based on the A string
74. Scale Study Piece - Video and Lessons
75. Melody in A minor - Video and Lessons
77. Variations in A minor - Video and Lessons
Chapter 14 the 6th or Low E string
78. E string exercise - Video and lessons
79 - 82. E string scale studies - Video and lessons
83. Mazurka in A minor - Video and lessons
84. Intro to Carol of the Bells - Video and lessons
85. Legend of Danny Boy - Video and lessons
Performance Pieces based on the E string
86. Waltz in E minor - Video and lessons
87. Greensleeves - Video and lessons