For any musician, learning and practicing arpeggios can be an effective way to build technique, and, in the right context, can help to improve your ear and develop your sense of harmony. For the guitarist, arpeggios can also help develop fluency across the fretboard. The Arpeggio Exercise below is based on an embellished and harmonized… Continue reading Arpeggio Exercise for Guitar
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A Classical Guitar Method for Beginners
The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method by Paul Henry. (Available on Sheet Music Plus.) The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method is an excellent book for anyone interested in learning to play classical guitar. The first several pages provide some simple explanations about the guitar, sitting position and hand positions, tuning and music fundamentals, which are… Continue reading A Classical Guitar Method for Beginners
Blank Staff Sheets
Blank Staff - Save and print, or click for pdf. (More below.) Blank Staff with Tablature Blank Staff with Octave Treble Clef
Twelve Studies in 12 Major Keys
Twelve Studies in 12 Major Keys features twelve etudes for solo guitar. Each unique etude features a different major key, including rarely seen keys such as F#, Db, Ab, Eb and Bb. Beginning with a rag in C Major, Twelve Studies takes the performer through each key by ascending fifths. Highlights include: 2-against-3 study in G, a… Continue reading Twelve Studies in 12 Major Keys
Giuliani Reharmonized
First published in 1812, Mauro Giuliani’s Op. 1, Studio per la Chitarra, remains an indispensable resource for classical guitarists. Part I, Degli arpeggi esercizio per la mano destra (better known as 120 Exercises for the Right Hand), in particular, is arguably the direction toward which many performers, teachers and students turn when seeking to refine… Continue reading Giuliani Reharmonized
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