Slur Exercises, Trills, and Chromatic Octaves

by Andrés Segovia, Larry Snitzler (Editor)

The best-selling Slur Exercises and Chromatic Octaves gets a make-over! Along with his Diatonic Major and Minor Scales (494-00195), Segovia's Slur Exercises has helped generations of advancing guitarists master their instrument. Larry Snitzler, one-time student of Sophocles Papas and long-time student and associate of the great Andrés Segovia, has edited and expanded the seminal slur studies to create Slur Exercises, Trills, and Chromatic Octaves, faithful to the original (with few corrections). Throughout, Snitzler imparts memories of Segovia and Papas and insight into the studies, to aid future generations of aspiring guitarists. A vast improvement on the original publication. For all advancing guitarists. (Replaces previous edition 494-00196)

14 pages, Sheet music

Published August 15, 2014

About the author

Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia arranged the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and modern composers and thus spurred interest as an instrument for classical music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3...

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very short book of left hand slur exercises for classical guitarists with a page of chromatic octaves. The directions and history added by Larry Snitzler are an interesting bonus. Overall it is a good book for introducing left hand slurs and chromatic octaves to a guitarist's practice regime. For a more in depth book on slurs I would suggest Classic Guitar Technique -- Supplement 1: Slur, Ornament, and Reach Development Exercises. However, Slur Exercises, Trills, and Chromatic Octaves is less overwhelming which is an advantage for the practicing classical guitarist who has many other areas to study.