Mel Bay Classic Guitar Method, Vol. 2

by Mel Bay

Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technical studies and is acquainted with the works of the masters. In notation only.

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Mel Bay was an American musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books. His Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords remains a bestseller.

Reviews

[P. Kirby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Technically, I'm still mucking about with some of the exercises in this book. In particular, the last few pages covering harmonics and artificial harmonics. Also, perfecting some of the exercises, especially a few famous ones by Sor.

As with the previous volume, it's a mixed bag. Some things are explained in detail, others, not at all. This is likely because it's assume that the student has a teacher. (I'm going the self-taught route.) Since I have loads of prior musical experience, I can figure things out (or do the Google thing), but for someone without other resources, this method book could be a bit frustrating, maybe(?).