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Orientation Pages
- How to Learn Using my Books and Videos
- See My Curriculum and Educational Outline
- Courses of Study to Learn and Play Repertoire
Essential Classical Guitar Lessons
- Beginners will need a guitar and some gear to start
- Classical Guitar Position (How to Sit and Hold the Guitar)
- Right Hand Position for Classical Guitar
- Left Hand Position for Classical Guitar
- How to Practice Scales on Guitar
- Learn Every Note on the Guitar with Chromatic Scales
- Slurs on the Classical Guitar
- Barre Lessons and Exercises
- Right Hand Tone Production
- Right Hand Planting & Preparation
- Left Hand Preparation
- Left hand stretches (beginner to intermediate)
- How to Play Legato on Classical Guitar
- Playing Musically on Classical Guitar
- Fingernail Lesson for Classical Guitar
- How to Practice Music and Organize Your Practice Session
Courses for Classical Guitar
- My educational book series with video lessons.
- Classical Guitar Method Book Vol. 1 – My free PDF method with video lessons
- Classical Guitar Method Book Vol. 2 – Continue your progress
- Classical Guitar Technique – Start this along with the below books
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 – Dedicated lessons for each piece
- Repertoire Supplement Grade 1 – Ten additional pieces to play.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 5
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 6
- Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar
- Ten Classical Etudes – Classical era studies (Grade 4-7)
A Variety of Popular Lessons
- Does Practicing for Hours and Hours Make you Better at Guitar?
- 7 Technique Categories to Practice Every Day on Classical Guitar
- 6 Common Technique Problems Solved with a Better Guitar Position
- Practice at 3 Tempos (Never Stop Practicing Music Slowly)
- Music Theory Books
- Finger Names for Classical Guitar
- 10 Classical Guitar Lessons for Beginners
- The Process of How to Read Music on Guitar
- How to Tune a Classical Guitar
- Sight Reading on Guitar
- Using Repetition in Music Practice
- Practicing Difficult Passages in Music
- Right Hand Fingering Lesson Parts 1-4
- Vibrato Lesson for Classical Guitar
- The Gap Between Good Taste and Being Able to Do Good Work
Classical Guitar Lesson Index (Reference as Needed)
As you progress you’ll start to recognize your strengths and weaknesses and the need to review certain topics. Use the below lists to review or learn techniques or topics as needed. Also, pick random topics on a daily basis as inspiration. Reviewing lesson videos might remind you of a factor you’ve forgotten or overlooked.
Posture and Sitting Position
- Posture and Sitting Position for Classical Guitar – Video Lessons, Photos, Tips
Right Hand Lessons
- Right Hand Position & Technique – 4 Video Lessons, Photos, Tips – Start Here
- Right Hand Tone Production – 2 Video Lessons – Start Here
- Beginner Lesson on Alternating Right Hand Fingers & Questions
- Right Hand Fingering Lesson Parts 1-4 – 4 Video Lessons
- Practicing Right Hand Alone on Open Strings
- Right Hand Planting (Preparation)
- Right Hand Articulation Lesson – Legato, Staccato, Pizzicato, Chords
- Right Hand Musical Balance on Classical Guitar
- Should Beginners Use Rest or Free Stroke?
- Q&A Lesson: Rest and Free Stroke Technique
- Alternating Right Hand Fingers – 2 Video Lessons
- Rolled Chords on Classical Guitar
- Right Hand Stability on the Classical Guitar
- Muting Bass Strings at Cadences
- Large Solid Chords with 5 or 6 Notes & Sweeping
- Rasgueado Lesson for Classical Guitar – 3 Videos, Werner, Romero
- Basic String Crossing Exercise for Classical Guitar
- Is it ok to collapse the right hand fingertip joint when playing guitar?
- Lesson: When is it okay to repeat right hand fingers?
Right Hand Exercises (Open Strings & Arpeggios)
- 100 Open String Exercises for the Right Hand – Essential
- Preparation (Planting) in the Right Hand
- How to Practice Giuliani’s 120 Right Hand Studies (Arpeggios)
- Beginner Arpeggio Exercises & Lesson
- Intermediate Arpeggio Exercise for Guitar
Tremolo Lessons
- Tremolo Exercises for Classical Guitar
- Beginner Tremolo Exercise for Guitar
- Intermediate to Advanced Tremolo Lesson and Exercise
- Tremolo Lesson by Jorge Caballero
- How m, a scales can improve your tremolo and arpeggios
Fingernail Lessons
- Fingernails for Classical Guitar: How I Shape My Nails – Start Here
- How to Shape Your Nail with a Hot Spoon
- Playing Classical Guitar Without Nails
- Thomas Viloteau on Nails and Shaping
- Filing nails with Matthew McAllister
- The Ping-Pong Ball Fingernail Repair Guide by Samuel Laroche-Pagé
Left Hand Lessons & Exercises
- Left Hand Position & Technique – Photos, Tips, Diagrams – Start Here
- Left Hand Technique Advice with Matthew McAllister
- Not Looking at the Fretboard and Left Hand When Playing Guitar
- 4th Finger Position and Left Hand Alignment
- Left Hand Tension and Relaxation Lesson
- Lesson: Left hand Position Playing and Practice
- Alignment Exercises for the Left Hand
- Horizontal Alignment 1-4-2-4-3-4
- Left Hand Preparation or Planting
- Left Hand Strength & Fatigue
- Left Hand Independence, Alignment, and Stretch
- Horizontal Stretch Exercise Lesson
- Vertical Stretch Exercises
- Left hand stretches (beginner to intermediate)
- Lesson: Using the 4th finger in first position
- Left Hand Thumb Position while playing
- Scott Morris Lesson: Left Hand Position & Guide Fingers
- Beginner Left Hand Exercises for Classical Guitar
- Intermediate Left Hand Exercise for Classical Guitar
- Giuliani Left Hand Interval Studies (Exercises) Op.1, Part 2
Scales, Shifts, Triadic Arpeggios
- How to Practice Scales on Guitar – 3 videos
- Chromatic Scale Exercises
- Variations and Ideas for Practicing Scales
- Open Position Scales Through the Circle of Fifths
- One Octave Moveable Major Scales
- Shift and String Squeak Exercises
- Shifts and String Noise on Guitar
- Descending Shifts During E Chromatic
- Favourite Two and Three Octave Moveable Scales
- Major Scales with Open String Shifts
- Chromatic Scale Triplet Pattern
- Selected Major Scales in 3rds, 6ths, Octaves, and 10ths
- C Major Scale in 3rds for Guitar
- C Major Scale in 6ths
- E Chromatic Scale in Octaves
- Triadic Arpeggios
- C Major Triadic Arpeggio
Slur (Hammer-ons, Pull-offs)
- Slurs on the Classical Guitar – Comprehensive, 6 Video Lessons
- Q&A Lesson: Slurs on Classical Guitar
- Slur Exercises (Hammer-ons, Pull-offs)
- Slurs in Groups of Six and Rhythmic Accents
- Alignment & Slur Exercise with Fixed Fingers
- Selected Slur Scales
Additional Left Hand Topics
- Vibrato Lesson for Classical Guitar
- Barre Lessons and Exercises – 5 Video Lessons
- Benefits of Practicing Barre Exercises Everyday
- Hinge Barres, Pivot Barres, and Partial Barres
- Not Looking at the Fretboard and Left Hand When Playing Guitar
Ornamentation on Guitar
- Trills in Music – An Ornamentation Lesson
- Lesson: Ornamentation in Bach by Jason Vieaux
- Baroque Ornamentation Lesson by Scott Morris
- Grace Note Lesson for Classical Guitar
- Lesson: Muting Strings During Cross-String Trills
- Q&A Lesson: Adding ornaments during early stages of practice
Early Music Performance Practice and Transcription Lessons
- Introduction to Reading and Playing French Tablature
- Strong-Weak Hierarchy in Early Music with John Schneiderman
- Classical Guitar Insight Explores a Weiss Prelude
- A Brief History of Pitch and Tuning
Rhythm Lessons
- Introduction to Rhythm Part 1
- 4/4 Time Signature, Quarter, Half, Whole Notes (Exercises 1-3)
- 3/4 Time Signatures and Dotted Half Notes (Exercises 4-6)
- Rests: Quarter, Half, Whole, Dotted Half Note (Exercises 7-12)
- Counting Eighth Notes, 2/4 Time Signature (Exercises 13-19)
- Q&A on Rhythm and Practice
Additional Techniques & Topics
- Learn Every Note on the Guitar with Chromatic Scales
- Practicing and Refining Musical Textures
- Muting Bass Strings at Cadences
- Common Natural and Artificial Harmonics
- Speed and Relaxation
- Staccato Articulation for Beginners
- Well-rounded technique and m, a scales
- A Brief History of Pitch and Tuning
Technique Routines, Time Management
- Warm-up vs Technique Routine in Music Practice
- Beginner Technique Routine
- Late-Beginner Technique Routine
- Early-Intermediate Technique Routine
- Intermediate Technique Routine
- Late-Intermediate Technique Routine
- Early-Advanced Technique Routine
- Using Large Technique Books: Maintenance & Exploration
- Does Practicing for Hours and Hours Make you Better at Guitar?
- 7 Technique Categories to Practice Every Day on Classical Guitar
Q&A Lessons with Bradford Werner
- Q&A Lesson: Classical Guitar Technique
- Q&A Lesson: Classical Guitar Position Follow-up
- Q&A Lesson: Practicing Scales
- Q&A Lesson: Rest and Free Stroke Technique
- Q&A Lesson: Slurs
- Q&A Lesson: Nails, Tone, & Sound
- Q&A Lesson: Performance Anxiety
- Q&A Lesson: Presenting and Interpreting
- Q&A Lesson: Bach
- Q&A Lesson on Practicing
- Q&A Lesson: Practicing & Reaching Higher Levels
- Q&A Lesson: Feel Stuck When Practicing
- Q&A Lesson: Practicing with a Metronome
- Q&A on Rhythm and Practice
- Q&A Lesson: Correcting Bad Habits
- Q&A Open Part 1 – General Questions
- Q&A Open Part 2 – Practicing and Improvement
- Q&A Open Part 3 – Technique and Articulation
Additional Lessons and Special Topics
- How to Practice Music and Organize Your Practice Session
- Does Practicing for Hours and Hours Make you Better at Guitar?
- Six Misconceptions About Grade Levels in Music Studies
- Practice at 3 Tempos (Never Stop Practicing Music Slowly)
- Using Repetition in Music Practice
- Positive Music Practice when Injured
- Warm-up vs Technique Routine
- Playing Musically on Classical Guitar – Comprehensive, 3 Video lessons
- Practicing and Refining Musical Textures
- The Process of How to Read Music on Guitar
- Practicing Hands Separately
- Sight Reading on Guitar (Priorites, Tips, Materials)
- How to Tune a Classical Guitar
- Avoiding Tension when playing – Comprehensive, 5 Video lessons
- How to Play Legato on Classical Guitar
- Combining Phrasing with Relaxation and Technique Practice
- The Gap Between Good Taste and Being Able to Do Good Work
- Lesson: Practicing Difficult Passages in Music
- Practicing Technique Through Your Repertoire
- Accomplish Small Goals and Feel Positive When Practicing
- How to Memorize Music (Memory Tips)
- Practicing Slowly with a Metronome and Learning New Pieces
- Lesson on correct ways to use the metronome by Graham Fitch
- Why Guitarists use Lute Tuning & Capos for Renaissance Music
- Replacing Tempo with Other Musical Elements
- Guitarists Should Practice Triadic Arpeggios more often
- Combining Exercises and Fingerboard Knowledge
- Lesson on Cadences, Chords, and Phrasing
Historical Interest
Recording Tips
Lessons with Professional Guitarists
- Lessons and Conversations with David Russell – 2 videos
- Orchestration on Guitar Lessons by Xuefei Yang
- McAllister Vlog Lessons: Work through adversity
- Scott Morris Lesson on How to Prepare a Piece
- Vibrato on Guitar with Matthew McAllister
- String Squeak by Matthew McAllister
- Matthew McAllister – Speed and Movement Lesson
- Playing Fast While Maintaining Tone by Tariq Harb
- Jorge Caballero: A Lesson on Speed for Classical Guitar
- Tatyana Ryzhkova Warm-up Lesson
- Scott Morris Lesson on String Dampening
- Sharon Isbin Interview & Lesson (35 min lesson)
- Amazing Masterclass with Pavel Steidl
- David Tanenbaum Masterclass
- Masterclass with John Williams
- Chen Zi Masterclass with Li Jie Performing
General / Other Lessons
- How to string a classical guitar – A Guide to Changing Strings
- Classical Guitars vs Acoustic Guitars
- Back Problems & Lesson on Classical Guitar
- Is Classical Guitar Easy to Learn?
Learn About Luthiers and Guitar Design
- What are Soundports (Sound Portals)
- Elevated / Raised Fingerboards
- Armrests for Classical Guitar
- Short Scale Classical Guitars
- Bracing Styles for Classical Guitars
- Cedar vs Spruce Tops: tonewoods
Select Etudes for Technique Training
Most etudes cover multiple topics so the topic headings are only loosely helpful. Read the individual descriptions for more information.
- Legato and Phrasing
- Sor Study, No. 6, Op. 60 by Sor – Musicality, legato, phrasing, muting basses
- Slurs (Hammer-ons, Pull-offs)
- Allegretto, No. 22, Op. 50 by Giuliani – Slurs, left hand position
- Scales & Intervals
- Allegro Moderato, Study No. 14, Op. 60 by Carcassi – Scales, legato, position shifts
- Allegretto, Study No. 10, Op. 60 by Carcassi – Left hand position, slurs, thirds, shifts
- Thirds in G Major No. 5, Op. 1 by Giuliani – Left hand position, shifts, economy of motion
- Octaves in G Major No. 7, Op. 1 by Giuliani – Left hand position, basic stretch, shifts
- Arpeggios
- Allegro Moderato, Study No. 19, Op. 60 by Carcassi – Arpeggios, balance, melodic phrasing
- Allegro Moderato, Study, No. 24, Op. 60 by Sor – Arpeggios, speed work, thumb coordination
- Voice Balance and Independence
- Moderato, Study No. 6, Op. 60 by Carcassi – Balance, voice independence (counterpoint)
- Study in B Minor No. 22, Op. 35 by Sor – Balance, shaping, phrasing, arpeggios, tone
- Interval Studies
- Giuliani Left Hand Interval Studies (Exercises) Op.1, Part 2 – Grade 4-9, Sheet Music or Tab
Graded Repertoire Video Lessons
Keep in mind that there is no such thing as grades in music, pros play from a variety of levels. Many pieces could go in different grades depending on the quality and speed you want to play it at. However, the intention is to help students find repertoire appropriate to their level. ‘Book’ refers to hardcopy links.
- Beginner (Method Book Level)
- Volume 1 – Method Book Level Pieces & Lessons (Free PDF)
- Volume 2 – Method Book Level Pieces & Lessons
- Tutu Maramba (Brazil), Beginner, Free PDF
- Bosch: Lecon 13, Beginner, Romantic Era, Free PDF
- Leccion No.1 by Cano, Free PDF
- The Irish Washerwoman, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Carulli: Arpèges de Trois Notes, Beginner, Classical, Free PDF
- Django Swing, Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- O’Carolan’s Cap Melody, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Easy Pieces No.1 by Pratten, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Easy Pieces No.2 by Pratten, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Estudio Ritmico, Late-Beginner, Free
- Sellingers Round (Anonymous), Late-Beginner, Free
- Mertz: Study on E and Variation, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Late-Beginner to Grade 1-2, Free PDF
- Leccion 48, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Leccion 61, Book 1 by Sagreras – Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Prelude in A Minor, Op.59 by Carcassi, Mid-Beginer, Free Sheet Music
- Andante in C, No.2, Op.241 by Carulli, Late-Beginner, Free
- Waltz in C Major, Op.59 by Carcassi, Late-Beginner, Free
- Greensleeves Arrangement Lesson – PDF
- Lesson 46 by Sagreras Lesson – Book
- Robin Reddocke from the Ballet Lute Book – PDF
- Grade 1
- A Toye, Anonymous Renaissance Lute, Grade 1
- Enfantillage, No.1, Op.89 by Bosch, Grade 1
- Vals No.4 by Cano, Grade 1
- The Spanish Pavin (Anonymous) – My Grade 1 Book
- Sagreras Leccion No.66
- Lección 75 by Julio Sagreras – My Grade 1 Book
- Leccion 70 by Julio Sagreras – My Grade 1 Book
- Leccion No.77 by Sagreras, Grade 1
- Sagreras: Leccion No.78, Grade 1
- Ècossaise Op.33, No.2 by Giuliani – My Grade 1 Book
- Lección 19 by Dionisio Aguado – My Grade 1 Book
- La Tirantine by Adrian Le Roy – My Grade 1 Book
- Exercise No.11 by Napoléon Coste – My Grade 1 Book
- Giuliani No.1, Op.50 – Andantino – PDF/Book
- Canson Englesa (Lusty Gallant) [also Bransle Englese] – PDF/Book
- Waltz by Calatayud (Grade 1) -Book
- Waltz, Op. 121, No. 1 by Ferdinando Carulli -PDF
- Carulli: Prelude No.2, Op.114, Grade 1
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Free PDF
- Meissonier: Andantino Affectuoso by Meissonnier, Grade 1
- Andantino by Johann Kaspar Mertz – PDF
- Exercise No.13 by Mertz – PDF/Book
- O’Carolan’s Dream (Melody)
- Tordilione by Calvi – PDF/Book
- Study No.1, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Study No.2, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Spanish Air, No.9 from Easy Pieces by Pratten, Grade 1
- Grade 2
- The Passemeze Pavin – Anonymous – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Andantino in A Minor, Op.59 by Carcassi – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Allegretto in E Minor, Op.59 by Carcassi – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Espanoleta (Theme) by Sanz – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Lantururu by Sanz – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Romanza by Mertz – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Moderato by Mertz – My Grade 2 Book (PDF)
- Sor: Andante Op. 35, No. 1 by Sor – PDF
- Sor: Study No.8, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.2, Op.50 – Grazioso – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.11, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- The Ash Grove – Llwyn Onn – PDF
- Gigue from Suite in C Major by Johann Anton Logy – PDF
- Moderato by Ferdinando Carulli – PDF
- Andantino, Op.241, No.20 by Carulli – PDF/Book
- Waltz, Op.241, No.21 by Carulli – PDF/Book
- Oh Shenandoah for Easy Guitar – PDF
- The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme) – PDF
- Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon – PDF
- Andante by Johann Kaspar Mertz – PDF
- Il Bianco Fiore by Cesare Negri – PDF
- Packington’s Pound – PDF/Book
- Canario by Carlo Calvi
- Study No.3, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Study No.4, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Grade 3
- Bella Gioiosa by Caroso – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Tanz by Fuhrmann – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Allegro, Op.50, No.10 by Giuliani – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Andantino Op.44, No.3 by Sor – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Study in C Major by Tárrega – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Lección No. 86 by Sagreras – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Ejercicio No. 2 by José Ferrer – My Grade 3 Book (PDF)
- Bortolazzi: Notturno No.1-2, PDF
- Brouwer Etude No. 1 – Book
- Brouwer Etude No. 2 & 3 – Book
- Brouwer Etude No.4 – Book
- Danny Boy for Easy Guitar – PDF
- Españoleta Theme by Gaspar Sanz – PDF
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9 – Free PDF
- Tanz by Georg Leopold Fuhrman – PDF
- Giuliani No.3, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.12, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.13, Op.50 – Allegro – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.14, Op.50 – Andantino – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.16, Op.50, Vivace – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.20, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Sarabande by David Kellner – PDF/Book
- Double by Kellner – PDF/Book
- Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar – PDF
- Romance in C by Molino – PDF
- Romance in A Minor by Molino – PDF/Book
- Prelude in A Minor by Molino – PDF/Book
- Rujero by Gaspar Sanz – PDF
- Sor Study Op.31, No.1 – PDF/Book
- Sor Study Op.31, No.6 – PDF/Book
- Study No.5, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Study No.6, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Study No.7, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.9, Op.60 by Sor – PDF/Book
- Study in C by Tarrega – PDF
- Andante in C by Mertz – PDF/Book
- Minka Arranged by Mertz, Free PDF
- The Rising of the Moon (Irish) – PDF/Book
- Grade 4
- Orlando Sleepeth by Dowland, My Grade 4 Book (PDF/Book)
- Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Carulli – My Grade 4 Book (PDF/Book)
- Lamento, No.5, Op.89 by Bosch, My Grade 4 Book (PDF/Book)
- Ejercicio in E Minor by Ferrer – My Grade 4 Book (PDF/Book)
- Ave Maria by Schubert – PDF
- Andante Op. 60, No. 14 by Fernando Sor – PDF
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Free PDF
- Bayer: Marche Funêbre & Bolero – Free PDF
- Bortolazzi: Notturno No.1-2, PDF
- Brouwer Etude No. 5 – Book
- Brouwer Etude No. 8 – Book
- Brouwer Etude No. 10 – Book
- Brouwer Etude No. 12 – Book
- Carcassi: No.1, Op.11 – PDF
- Dowland: Mr. Dowland’s Midnight – PDF
- Dowland: Mrs. Winters Jump – Free PDF
- Ferrer: Cantilène Espagnole– Free PDF
- Giuliani No.4, Op.50 – Grazioso – PDF/Book
- Giuliani No.5, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.15, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.18, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.19, Op.50 – Tempo di polacca – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.21, Op.50 – Andantino – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.22, Op.50 – Allegretto – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.23, Op.50 – Grazioso – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.24, Op.50 – Allegro – PDF/Book
- Rossini’s Se inclinassi a prender moglie (arr. Giuliani) – PDF
- Manjon: Rosita – PDF
- Mertz: Cantabile in D – PDF
- Mozart: Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni), arr. Pratten – PDF
- Murcia: Zangarilleja by Santiago de Murcia – PDF
- O’Carolan’s Welcome For Guitar – Free PDF
- Sagreras: Lección No. 84, – Free PDF
- Sagreras: Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19 – Free PDF
- Sagreras: Leccion 3, Book 2 – Free PDF
- Sagreras Leccion 5, Book 2 – Free PDF
- Matachin by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 4
- Sor: Study No.11, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.12, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.13, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.14, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.15, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Tarrega: Estudio in E Minor – Free PDF
- Tarrega: Lagrima by Tarrega – PDF
- Vinas: Vals, No.2, Op.40, PDF
- Grade 5
- Ricercare (Fantasia) No. 7 by Milano – My Grade 5 Book
- Pavanas by Gaspar Sanz – My Grade 5 Book
- Coste: Chasse No.9, Op.51 – My Grade 5 Book
- Maria Luisa (Mazurka), Op.19 by Sagreras, My Grade 5 Book
- Anonymous: Recercata Bella, Renaissance, Grade 5
- Anonymous: Spanish Romance – Romanza – Free PDF
- Bach: Air ‘On the G String’ – PDF
- Bach: Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata BWV 156, – PDF
- Minueto en Do by Barrios, PDF
- Brouwer Etude No. 9 – Book
- Cutting: Greensleeves – Free PDF
- Johnson, Robert: Alman – Free PDF
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D – Free PDF
- Carcassi Etude No.1, Op.60
- Carcassi: Etude No.2 – Moderato con espressivo
- Carcassi: Etude No.3 – Andantino
- Carcassi: Etude No.4 – Allegretto (Grade 5-6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.6 – Moderato (Grade 5-6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.7, Op.60 (Grade 5-6)
- Giuliani, No.7, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.8, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani, No.9, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani No.10, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.17, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: No.27, Op.50 – PDF/Book
- Giuliani: Etude Op.1, Part 3, No.1 – Free PDF
- Giuliani: Study, No.2, Op.1, Part 3 – Free PDF
- Bagatelle No.7, Op.4 by Marschner -PDF
- Obregon: Amanda’s Gavotte – Free PDF
- Sagreras: Leccion 11, Book 2 – Free PDF
- Folias by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 5
- Sor Study No.18, Op.35 – Free PDF
- Sor Study No.19, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor Study No. 20. Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Study No.22, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Grade 6
- Dowland: Fortune, My Foe – My Grade 6 Book
- Roncalli: Preludio from Sonate VII, My Grade 6 Book
- Sor Study No.15, Op.35 – My Grade 6 Book
- Giuliani: Etude No.13, Op.100 – My Grade 6 Book
- Mertz: Nocturne No.3, Op.4 – My Grade 6 Book
- Asioli: Aria and Capriccio, PDF
- Bach: Bouree from BWV 996 – Free PDF
- Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel – PDF
- Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208, Grade 6
- Barrios: Preludio in D Minor – PDF
- Brouwer: Etude No. 6 – Book
- Brouwer: Etude No. 7 – Book
- Brouwer: Etude No. 11 – Book
- Brouwer: Etude No. 13 – Book
- Carcassi: No.8, 10 Petites Pièces, Op.11
- Carcassi Etude No.5, Op.60
- Carcassi Etude No.8, Op.60
- Carcassi: Etude No.9, Op.60
- Carcassi: Etude No.13, Op.60 (Grade 5-6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.14, Op.60 (Grade 5-6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.15, Op.60 – (Grade 5-6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.16, Op.60 (Grade 6)
- Carcassi: Etude No.18, Op.60 (Grade 5-6)
- Chopin: Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega) – Free
- Dall’Aquila: La Traditora No.2 (Saltarello)
- Giuliani No.6, Op.50 – Allegro
- Johnson, Robert: Alman
- Kellner: Passepied in A
- Kellner: Pastoral in A Major
- Bagatelle No.8, Op.4 by Marschner
- Mertz: Nocturne Op.4, No.1 – PDF
- Milan: Fantasia No.1
- Murcia: Folias Gallegas – PDF
- Murica: Payssanos (Greensleeves Theme) – PDF
- Murcia: Villanos – PDF
- Narvaez: Guardame las vacas – PDF
- Pratten: March Funebre, Gr.6, Free PDF
- Sor Study No.21, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor Study No.24, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Adelita by Tárrega – PDF
- Prelude No. 4 by Villa-Lobos – Book
- Visee: Sarabande in E Minor – PDF
- Grade 7
- Arcas: Manuelito and Bolero, Grade 6-7
- Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite BWV1007 – PDF
- Bach – Prelude in D minor, BWV999 – PDF
- Partita No.15 in A Minor by Brescianello, Grade 6-9
- Partita No.16 in E Minor by Brescianello, Grade 6-8
- Carcassi: Etude No.17, Op.60 – Moderato (Grade 6-7)
- Carcassi: Etude No.19, Op.60 – Allegro moderato (Grade 6-7)
- Carcassi: Etude No.21, Op.60 – Andantino (Grade 7)
- Carcassi: Etude No.23, Op.60 (Grade 7-8)
- Melancholy Galliard by Dowland – PDF
- Kellner – Rondeau in A – PDF
- Brouwer – Etude No. 14 – Book
- Brouwer – Etude No. 15 – Book
- Legnani Caprice 1-4, Grades 6-8
- Llobet – El Testament d’Amèlia – PDF
- Llobet – El Noi de la Mare – PDF
- Fingals Hohle, Bardenklange, Op.13 by Mertz, Grade 7-8
- da Milano: Ricercare XVI – Free PDF
- Narvaez: Mille Regretz (Canción del Emperador) – PDF
- Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 – PDF
- Sor: Study No.23, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Sor: Study No.25, Op.60 – PDF/Book
- Viñas: Sueño (Reverie) – PDF
- Visee: Passacaille in E Minor – PDF
- Weiss: Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) – PDF
- Grade 8
- Etude No.20, Op.60 by Carcassi (Grade 7-8)
- Etude No.22, Op.60 by Carcassi
- Etude No.24, Op.60 by Carcassi (Grade 8-9)
- Carcassi: Etude No.23, Op.60 (Grade 7-8)
- The Frog Galliard by Dowland – PDF
- Fingals Hohle, Bardenklange, Op.13 by Mertz, Grade 7-8
- An Malvina, Bardenklänge, Op.13 by Mertz – PDF
- Cavatina from The Deer Hunter by Stanley Myers
- Maria by Tarrega – PDF
- Marieta, Mazurka by Tarrega – PDF
- Rosita (Polka) by Tarrega – PDF
- Matiegka: Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 – PDF
- Giga by Kellner – PDF
- Grade 9
- Etude No.24, Op.60 by Carcassi (Grade 8-9)
- Etude No.25, Op.60 by Carcassi (Grade 9-10)
- Lachrimae (Poulton No.15) by Dowland, Grade 9
- Giuliani: Variations sur les Folies d’Espagne, Op.45
- Giuliani: Variations on a Theme by Handel Op.107
- Regondi: Etude No.1, Grade 9
- Tarrega: Capricho Árabe – Free PDF
- Tarrega: Gran Vals – PDF
- Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Free PDF
- Villa-Lobos Etude No. 1 – Book
- Prelude No.1 by Villa-Lobos – Book
- Grade 10
- Coste Etude No.23 with Gohar Vardanyan – book
- Advanced (Grades 8-up)
- Bach: Prelude in E Major, Lute Suite BWV1006a – Free PDF
- Bach: Prelude – Presto, BWV 996
- Bach: Allemande, BWV 996
- Bach: Courante, BWV 996
- Bach: Sarabande, BWV 996
- Bach: Gigue, BWV 996
- Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios by Barrios
- Sonata No.9 by Zamboni – Preludio, Alamanda, Giga, Sarabanda, Gavotte. Early-Advanced.
Lessons from my eBook: Ten Classical Etudes
Approximately Grade 3-7 RCM
- Sor Study, No. 6, Op. 60 by Fernando Sor (Etude #1)
- Allegretto, No. 22, Op. 50 by Mauro Giuliani (Etude #2)
- Lesson: Study No. 14, Op. 60 by Matteo Carcassi (Etude #3)
- Allegro Moderato Study No. 19, Op. 60 by Carcassi (Etude #4)
- Lesson: Moderato, Study No. 6, Op. 60 by Carcassi (Etude #5)
- Lesson: Study No. 24, Op. 60 by Fernando Sor (Etude #6)
- Lesson: Allegretto, Study No. 10, Op. 60 by Carcassi (Etude #7)
- Thirds in G Major No. 5, Op. 1 by Mauro Giuliani (Etude #8)
- Lesson: Octaves in G Major by Giuliani (Etude #9)
Lessons from my ebook: 20 Favorite Exercises
- No. 1 – Right Hand Walking
- No. 2 – Basic Left Hand Position Exercise
- No. 3 – Left Hand Position: Horizontal Builders
- No. 4 – Basic Arpeggios + Full & Sequential Planting
- No. 5 – Basic Tremelo Exercise for Classical Guitar
- No. 6 – Left Hand Slur Exercise: Vertical Builder
- No. 7 – Left Hand Slur Exercise: Horizontal Builder
- No. 8 – Right Hand Cross-String Exercise
- No. 9 – Basic Rasgueado Exercise
- No. 10 – Fixed Position Exercise for the Left Hand
- No. 11 – Scale Exercise: Destination Points
- No. 12 – Scale Exercise: Rhythmic Vitality
- No. 13 – Scale Exercise: Articulation and Dynamics
- No. 14 – Slurs and Shifts Combo Exercise
- No. 15 – All-In-One-Arpeggio Pattern
- No. 16 – Barre Exercise for Guitar
- No. 17 – C Major Exercise in Thirds, Sixths, and Octaves
- No. 18 – Chromatic Scale in Octaves
- No. 19 – Scale Etude (alternating i,m)
- No. 20 – Triads & Arpeggios Etude
Brouwer Etudes (Estudios Sencillos)
- Brouwer Etude No. 1 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 2 & 3 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No.4 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 5 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 6 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 7 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 8 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 9 and Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 10 & Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 11 & Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 12 & Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 13 & Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 14 & Lesson
- Brouwer Etude No. 15 & Lesson
- Also see my full Spotlight: Leo Brouwer Sheet Music and Lessons
Flamenco Influenced Lessons
- Tremolo technique with Adam del Monte
- Arpeggio and Right Hand Lesson with Adam Del Monte
- Playing faster scales on guitar with Adam Del Monte
General topics in music:
- Ted-Ed – How to practice effectively
- Itzhak Perlman: Why Singing is Important
- The Difference Between Playing and Practicing
- Practicing Well: Positive Success Ratios
- Practicing with a metronome: pros, cons, & tips
- Relaxation in Music: functional & dysfunctional tension
- Practicing Scales: Versatility and Vitality
- A definition of rubato in music
- The Wedding Gig: how to play music at a wedding
- Lesson: Performance Anxiety in Music
Recommended Methods & Technique Books
- Education Series – In Order of Study
- See my page on How to Use my Educational Series.
- Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1, Video Lessons, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2, Video Lessons, 89 pages.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 – Dedicated lessons for each piece.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 5
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 6
- Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios – 122 pages, Video lessons. Start anytime after Vol.2 method and continue with repertoire lessons.
- More Education & Quick Studies
- 20 Favorite Exercises, Sheet Music + Tab, Video Lessons, Grade 1-6, Great for crossover or a boost.
- Major Scales for Classical Guitar – Beginner to Intermediate, Sheet Music and Tab
- Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7, Videos Lessons, Sheet Music or TAB
- Giuliani Left Hand Interval Studies (Exercises) Op.1, Part 2 – Grade 4-9, Sheet Music or Tab