Method Vol.2: Shifting Positions, Feng Yang Flower Drum, El Noi de la Mare, Canaries or the Hay, Captain O’Kane

This lesson comes from my Method Book Volume 2.

Below is the lesson for Shifting Positions, Feng Yang Flower Drum, El Noi de la Mare, Canaries or the Hay, Captain O’Kane (Pages 41-44). The lesson for Feng Yang Flower Drum starts at 4:30 mins. Be sure to watch the whole video straight through to get an overview and to not miss any info.

Below is the duet recording of El Not de la Mare with my friend Natasha Pashchenko.

Below are the duet recording of Canaries or the Hay and Captain O’Kane.

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Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.

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  1. I have the 2019 edition (bought about a year ago). On page 41, Position Shifts, in the third exercise, the shift from 5th position to 1st position is marked on the D in the last bar but in the video I think you perform the shift on the G in the penultimate bar. An error in the book, I guess?

    I’ve spent almost 2 years slowly working through the course and found it tremendously enjoyable! Thank you!

  3. Hi Bradford,
    Great lessons as always. Just a quick note to let you know that the first video on this page is not included as part of your Method Book Volume 2 playlist on YouTube. I discovered this while looking for the video lesson that covers “Shifting Positions and Feng Yang Flower Drum”. Thanks a lot for all that you do.

  4. BTW Bradford, I have to post the comment twice as the first time it says “Nonce identification failed”. I don’t know whether you receive it once or twice.

  5. Quite enjoying this. Taking the mystery out of the fretboard.

    The little intro to pentatonic (aka continental) is quite pretty.

    I was playing Segovia scales for years (all of which involve shifts) but it was purely learning by rote. Nothing ever stuck.

    So thanks for this.

    • Continental? I meant oriental. D’oh!

      I’ve decided I much prefer 5th position to 1st. 1st position is simply too far away. Simple stuff like Ode to Joy even sounds better to me in 5th (and I can vibrato properly).

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