Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Lessons and pieces in notation only with fingering. A TAB supplement at the end includes the pieces (not the lessons). Before each performance edition there are two or three pages of lesson material and tutorials to teach you concepts and prepare you to play the piece. Watch the free video lessons for even more insight. This item is a PDF Download. 49 Pages. 2020 Edition.
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This book teaches classical guitar repertoire at the grade four level. The level is appropriate for students who have completed my Classical Guitar Method Volume 1 and 2 and the Grade 1 to 3 Repertoire Lesson books. This book introduces common tunings in classical guitar repertoire and develops technique skills, fingering choices, and musical ideas. The image samples on your left show examples of the book.
Contents and Lessons – Each piece has 2-3 pages of lessons followed by a performance edition.
- Orlando Sleepeth by John Dowland – Renaissance Lute Work, Relative Lute Tuning
- Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Ferdinando Carulli – Classical Era, Active Texture
- Lamento No.5, Op.89 by Jacques Bosch – Romantic Era, High Melody with Accompaniment
- Ejercicio in E Minor by Jose Ferrer – Late-Romantic, Spanish, Melody and Chord Shapes
- Estudio in E Minor by Francisco Tárrega – Romantic Era, Barre, Melody with Arpeggios
- Lágrima, Preludio by Francisco Tárrega – Romantic Era, Barre, Upper
Video Lessons for this Book
- Orlando Sleepeth by John Dowland
- Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Ferdinando Carulli
- Lamento in E Minor, No.5, Op.89 by Jacques Bosch
- Ejercicio in E Minor by Jose Ferrer
- Estudio in E Minor by Francisco Tárrega
- Lágrima, Preludio by Francisco Tárrega
Cover image is for promotion, PDF is plain text. Image: Portrait of Monsieur Aublet by Guillaume Voiroit (1713–1799) and is public domain.
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Hello Sir,
I recently got this repertoire book and have been working through it. However, I’m facing a small challenge. I’ve been practicing regularly using the previous method books, but I’m not sure how to determine when I’m ready to move on to a higher grade or more advanced pieces.
If you’ve already addressed this before, I’d be very grateful if you could point me to the relevant resources. I have a few specific questions:
How can I tell when I’m ready to progress to a higher grade or more advanced repertoire?
How long should I stick with a single piece or exercise before moving on, especially since I can’t cover everything daily?
I’m also interested in exploring other types of music like Modern or Contemporary styles, but I find their sheet music extremely challenging. How should I approach adding these into my practice?
Unfortunately, it’s hard for me to find an in-person teacher where I live, so any guidance or resources you can share would be very helpful.
Thank you so much!
Hitesh
Move on once you are feeling settled and confident. Some small mistakes here and there are ok unless they are happening in the same spot every time. If they happen in the same spot you need to isolate it and really work it out.
Also see my vid on grade misconceptions:
https://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/misconceptions-about-grade-levels/
I would recommend finding repertoire that is readily performed on YouTube so you can see and hear it. For example, I’ve made videos and lessons for most of the brouwer etudes:
https://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/leo-brouwer-sheet-music-lessons-classical-guitar/
Thank you for the advice, really helpful reminder about isolating consistent mistakes (I guess I am making a few). I’ll check out the video on grade misconceptions and the Brouwer lessons. Appreciate you sharing those resources.
I found Carulli op 21/3 Romanze recently, and it offers great left hand and fretboard exercise. See also Savino. There’s a dotted eight followed by a sixteenth over what looks like a triplet in the lower strings. Good practice piece.