Online Courses for Classical Guitar

Classical Guitar Courses and Repertoire Projects

Classical Guitar Courses – Video lessons and sheet music organized into flexible courses of study to help you improve and play beautifully. Also see my Lesson Page which lists all the individual lessons and organizes them by topic or the Sheet Music Page for my books.

How it Works

I offer sheet music books with free video lessons as courses of study. All the video lessons are free to watch, offering more flexibility than a monthly subscription site. For as little as ten dollars for the book you’ll receive months to years of practice and access to the material forever. For a more detailed outline of how to learn from my series of books and videos see my page on How to Use my Educational Series.

Classical Guitar Courses for Beginners

  • Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1 (Free PDF) – My beginner method has video lessons for everything. This represents at least 6 months to a year of study for the absolute beginner. Less time will be needed for students that have more experience.
  • Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2 – This is a continuation of the above book and also has video lessons. This is a study of common key signatures and styles of playing as well as a rhythm section and more.

Classical Guitar Courses for Intermediates

These books are for students who have completed my method books and want to be guided through repertoire as they progress. This is a natural way to learn and very focused on learning to play pieces and gradually acquiring new skills. The aim here is to improve while enjoying great repertoire. You may want to pair these with my technique book to create a comprehensive routine.

Technique and Etude Courses for Classical Guitar

  • Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios (recommended), 122 pages, Video lessons. You can start this book anytime after Volume 2 method and continue with repertoire lessons. This book focuses on essential exercises for the development of classical guitar technique. All the exercises from the headings of the table of contents progress from easy to advanced in a progressive format. Although this is a book of exercises rather than a method, I have included many helpful tips throughout the book to aid students. As with all my materials, the video lessons are an added educational advantage.
  • 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi (recommended), Grades 5-9, videos lessons, notation edition and a separate tab edition. This is an essential intermediate collection of etudes to improve your skills and a legendary rite of passage from intermediate to upper level playing.
  • 20 Favorite Exercises, Notation + TAB, Video lessons, Grade 1-6. Great for crossover students or a boost. Not as comprehensive as my full technique book but this is perfect for some people that want a more compact set of exercises and need tab.
  • Fretboard Orientation Exercises – Coming Soon
  • Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7, videos lessons, notation edition and a separate tab edition. This is a great book for intermediate students who want to progress through a set of pieces designed with specific educational and musical goals in mind.

Repertoire Courses for Classical Guitar

All of these have videos, notation editions and separate tab editions. These can either supplement my method books or just be an enjoyable way to learn through repertoire.

  • Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Grade 1-3. A nice set of 15 authentic pieces from various eras in the guitar and lute repertoire. Video lessons for each piece.
  • Easy Classical Guitar Vol. 2, Grade 1-4, Grade 1-3. Another nice set of 15 authentic pieces from various eras. Video lessons for each piece.
  • Easy Celtic Guitar Vol. 1, Grade 1-4. Five pieces to to enjoy at various levels around the early-intermediate level. Video lessons for each piece.
  • 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi (recommended), Grades 5-9, videos lessons, notation edition and a separate tab edition. This is an essential intermediate collection of etudes to improve your skills and a legendary rite of passage from intermediate to upper level playing.
  • 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7, video lessons for each piece. Playing through all 25 studies is a major undertaking but will ensure you can play legato over a variety of textures.
  • Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani, Grade 1-7, video lessons for each piece. An excellent collection of pieces at the intermediate level with a variety of textures.
  • Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7, videos lessons, Notation or TAB. This is a great book for intermediate students who want to progress through a set of pieces designed with specific educational and musical goals in mind. Video lessons for each piece.

Free multi-part or long lessons

See the lesson page for tons more.