Lesson: First Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings, Sight Reading

Beginner Lesson: First Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings (B, C, D, E, F, G), Sight Reading and Review. – From my free PDF Method: Classical Guitar Method Vol. 1. All the lessons for the book are listed at the download page. This book teaches classical and fingerstyle guitar skills with a focus on the rich pedagogical tradition of classical guitar. Most learning objectives are covered through pieces and duets allowing students to perform full pieces from the first lesson. 

In this lesson I cover the notes B, C, D, E, F, G and some general technique tips. Next, I explain why we’ll be using our 4th finger on D and G. I also discuss various ways to practice and the idea of sight reading. Here’s the YouTube Lesson Link if you want to watch it there.

Bradford Werner
Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.

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  1. hey i’ve been self-studied guitar playing for like 7 years and pretty much anything get into my head cause they were just patchy and separate information. This is the only course that i get to be taught from the very scratch in a really structuring way. Thank you very much.

  2. I’m really enjoying your lesson started about 5 week ago he I’m in my 50 so I’m older that you are used to it’s good may easy to follow break it down