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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting to Know the Classical Guitar
Chapter 1 An Acoustic Guitar in a League of Its Own
Defining What a Classical Guitar Is (and Isn’t)
Knowing What a Classical Guitar Looks Like
Recognizing How a Classical Guitar Physically Differs from Its Peers
Beyond Physique: Identifying Other Unique Attributes of Classical Guitar
Player’s form and technique
Musical knowledge and skills
Chapter 2 Getting Ready to Play
Situating Yourself
Taking your seat
Supporting the guitar: Leg position
Embracing the guitar: Arm support
Placing your hands correctly
Approaching the Strings with Your Hands
Fretting the strings: Left-hand form
Preparing to pluck: Right-hand form
Stroking the strings: Basic right-hand technique
Tuning Up
Adjusting the string tension to raise or lower pitch
Tuning visually with an electronic tuner
Tuning by ear
Chapter 3 Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature
Knowing the Ropes of Standard Music Notation
The composer’s canvas: The staff, clef, measures, and bar lines
Pitch: The highs and lows of music
Duration: How long to hold a note, what determines rhythm, and so on
Expression, articulation, and other symbols
Relating the Notes on the Staff to the Fretboard
Relishing the Usefulness of Guitar-Specific Notation
Fingering indications for the right and left hands
Stepping up to the barre
Taking on tablature, a nice complement to standard notation
Part 2 Starting to Play: The Basics
Chapter 4 One Note at a Time: Playing Simple Melodies
Practicing Notes on One String
Exercising your fingers: Strings 1, 2, and 3
Workin’ (mostly) the thumb: Strings 6, 5, and 4
Playing across Three Strings
Finger fun on the first three strings
All thumbs again on the three lower strings
Cruising through All Six Strings
No thumbs allowed!
Fingers and thumb, unite!
Flowing through Melodic Pieces Using All Six Strings
Chapter 5 Rolling the Notes of a Chord: Arpeggio Technique
Playing the Notes of an Arpeggio: The Basics
Working Your Way across the Strings: The Thumb and Fingers in Order
Keeping it simple: One digit per string
Moving the thumb around
Varying Your Right-Hand Strokes
Changing the finger order
Alternating the thumb and fingers
Adding Harmony to Select Notes
Feeling the pinch with your thumb and fingers
Doubling up two fingers at once
Playing Pieces with Arpeggios
Chapter 6 Practicing Scales in First and Second Position
Introducing Scales, the Necessary Evils
Why scales are important
How you name them: Applying key signatures
Where they start and end: A primer on positions
Playing Major Scales in 1st Position
The one-octave C major scale
The two-octave G major scale
The two-octave F major scale
The two-octave E major scale
The two-octave A♭ major scale
Playing Minor Scales in 1st Position
The one-octave A minor scale
The two-octave E minor scale
The two-octave F minor scale
Playing Scales in 2nd Position
The D major scale in 2nd position using open strings
The D major scale in 2nd position using all fretted notes
The G major scale in 2nd position using all fretted notes
The B minor scale in 2nd position using all fretted notes
Applying Scales in Simple Pieces
Chapter 7 Exploring Musical Textures
Coordinating Contrapuntal Music: Layered Melodies
Playing two melodies in sync rhythmically
Opposing forces: Separating the thumb and fingers rhythmically
Thickening the upper part by adding double-stops
Melody and Accompaniment: Using All Your Fingers
Matching rhythm between accompaniment and melody
Getting creative with the flow: Two parts, two rhythms
Playing Easy Pieces in Different Textural Styles
Part 3 Improving Your Technique
Chapter 8 Flat-Fingered Fretting with Barres
Discovering How to Play Barres
Half barre
Full barre
Practicing Barres in Musical Context
Half barre
Full barre
Playing Pieces with Barres
Chapter 9 Getting a Smooth Sound with Slurs and Trills
Connecting Your Notes with Slurs
Hammering and pulling: Exploring slurs
Slurring in the context of a larger musical phrase
Fluttering a Note with a Trill
Playing trills on their own
Practicing trills in context
Playing Pieces Using Slurs and Trills
Chapter 10 Coloring Your Sound with Tone-Production Techniques
Creating Tones That Ring like Bells: Harmonics
Playing harmonics
Practicing harmonics in context
Varying the Tone with Vibrato
Playing vibrato
Practicing vibrato in context
Brightening or Darkening Your Sound by Changing Timbre
Implementing tonal changes
Practicing changing tone in context
Tremolo: The Classical Guitar Machine Gun of Sorts
Playing tremolo
Practicing tremolo in context
Playing Pieces Using Tone-Production Techniques
Chapter 11 Scaling the Musical Ladder beyond Second Position
Introducing Scales and Skills in This Chapter
Getting to know the higher positions
Strengthening your technical skill with practice variations
Playing Scales That Stay in 5th Position
The F major scale
The B♭ major scale
The D minor scale
Playing Scales That Stay in 9th Position
The A major scale
The D major scale
The F♯ minor scale
Playing Scales That Require Shifting Positions
The E major scale — one position shift
The A♭ major scale — two position shifts
The C♯ minor scale — one position shift
The G♯ minor scale — two position shifts
Playing Some Pieces Using Scales Up the Neck
Chapter 12 Combining Arpeggios and Melody
Grasping the Combination in Context
Downtown: Melody in the Bass
Playing a melody within arpeggios in the bass
Practicing making a bass melody stand out
Moving Uptown: Melody in the Treble
Playing a treble melody within arpeggios
Practicing making a treble melody stand out
Mixing Up Your Melodic Moves: The Thumb and Fingers Take Turns
Playing a shifting treble-and-bass melody within arpeggios
Practicing making a shifting melody stand out
Playing Pieces That Combine Arpeggios and Melodies
Chapter 13 Combining Left-Hand Techniques While Playing up the Neck
Layering Melodies and Using Barres up the Neck: Counterpoint
Combining Melody and Accompaniment with Barres and Slurs up the Neck
Playing Pieces up the Neck with Left-Hand Techniques
Part 4 Mastering Classical Guitar Repertoire
Chapter 14 Playing Pieces by the Guitar Greats
Getting Acquainted with the Master Guitar Composers
Concentrating on Music by the Spanish Composers
Saying hello to Sor
Tackling Tárrega
Focusing on Music by the Italian Composers
Gelling with Giuliani
Cozying Up to Carcassi
Playing Pieces by All the Master Guitar Composers
Chapter 15 Early Guitar Music from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras
Getting an Overview of the Styles
The Renaissance
The Baroque era
Identifying Some Renaissance Composers
Traditional 16th-century melodies by anonymous composers
John Dowland and other great lutenists
Recognizing Some Baroque Composers
Back to Bach
Getting a handle on Handel
Playing Pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras
Chapter 16 The Guitar Comes of Age: The Classical, Romantic, and Modern Eras
The Classical Era: Mozart’s Muse
Getting in Touch with Beethoven, the Classical Hopeless Romantic
Letting the Inside Out with the Romantics: Brahms
Dreaming with Debussy: Music Becomes Modern
Playing Pieces from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Eras
Part 5 The Part of Tens
Chapter 17 Ten (Or So) Classical Guitarists You Should Know
Andrés Segovia (1893–1987)
Julian Bream (b. 1933–2020)
Oscar Ghiglia (b. 1938)
John Williams (b. 1941)
Pepe Romero and Angel Romero (b. 1944, 1946)
Christopher Parkening (b. 1947)
David Starobin (b. 1951)
Manuel Barrueco (b. 1952)
Eliot Fisk (b. 1954)
Benjamin Verdery (b. 1955)
Sharon Isbin (b. 1956)
Chapter 18 Ten Things to Do When Shopping for a Classical Guitar
Go Retail if You Aren’t 100 Percent Sure What You Want
Bring a Friend Along
Decide on a Price Range Before You Go
Know Your Materials
Evaluate the Construction and Workmanship
Get a Feel for the Guitar
Check the Intonation
Listen to the Sound
Judge the Aesthetics
Determine a Guitar’s Growth Potential
Part 6 Appendixes
Appendix A Basic Guitar Care and Maintenance
Keeping Your Guitar Comfortable
Temperature
Humidity
Protection, both at home and on the road
Cleaning Your Guitar
Changing the Strings on Your Classical Guitar
Step one: Remove the old string
Step two: Tie off the string at the bridge
Step three: Secure the string to the roller
Making Minor Repairs
Appendix B About the Online Tracks and Videos
Relating the Text to the Online Files
Listening to the Tracks
Watching the Videos
Index
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