A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar, Book 1 by Charles Duncan (1-Dec-1983) Paperback

by Charles Duncan

(Guitar). A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar is designed for anyone just learning to play guitar. Written by one of the premier classical guitarists of our time and based on years of teaching students of all ages, this revised edition includes many new pieces and an in-depth introduction to two-part music (thumb-and-fingers technique) the heart of the classical style! Book 1 rest stroke and free stroke, how to read music, playing in open position, sharps and flats, basic notes and dotted notes, time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 2/4), melody with bass accompaniment, solos and duets, and more!

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published November 1, 1981

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Reviews

[P. Kirby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yay me!

After another attempted a few years ago, I knuckled down and got busy larnin' classical guitar. (The first time around, my old guitar's broken tuning pegs made it hard to keep in tune. Took it to a luthier and now it's good to go.) I'm also using Mel Bay's Classical Guitar Method, Vol. 1 and am halfway through that book.

Both this and the Mel Bay volume cover all the notes in first position, introduce basic music theory, some chords, and key left hand fingerings. This volume differs from the Mel Bay book in that the practice pieces are more musical, where the Mel Bay's approach is more etude-like. Also, this book focuses more on right hand position and technique. But overall, I find that the two method books are complementary.

[Yycdaisy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a method book to teach complete beginners how to read music and play the guitar in the Classical Guitar style. Clear and concise. Good selection of music.

[thuys]

This book is ok for absolute beginners, but not so well-constructed as for going further. I myself refer to it as a collection of some nice melodies to have fun.

[Gonzalo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is for people who want to learn basic guitar and are basically "newbies" at guitar. I on my 1 and a half years of playing haven't taken the time to finish this book until now, and it actually helped me refine and polish serveral techniques, and also on notes. This book is interesting since it has many popular tunes you could learn but at the same time it gives thorough explanations on serveral guitar basic techniques and the such. I recommend this book to everybody who wants to learn guitar or is a beginner for this book was extremely useful when i started out and is one of the best guitar books i've ever bought.

[Stefanus Irwan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its Great