Sagreras Method Books and Lessons

Sagreras Method Books and Lessons

Julio Salvador Sagreras (1879–1942) was an Argentine classical guitarist, pedagogue, and composer. His many lessons are contained in a multi-volume method method book that mainly teach through progressive studies or etudes (Lessons – Lecciones). His first method book of lessons Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra start from absolute beginner open strings to early intermediate works. His second method is for intermediate to late intermediate works.

How I use Sagreras with my Students – I generally do not follow his rest stroke advice if the student is directly at the level of the piece being played. That is because I want to focus on my student’s ability to relax and keep good positions and musicality, this is tied into my educational outline. However, for students who are using these works as a review and for exploratory practice then I do recommend they try out his suggestions to expand their abilities.

My editions of his studies

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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 am really enjoying the Sagreras books and lessons! I think it just fits my style of learning. I am fluent in Spanish so it’s interesting to compare the explanations in both English/Spanish. I like that the instructions for each lesson/study explains the purpose of the lesson. I also like that each lesson is short and to the point as you work through them. I am really happy to see my progress in reading music more proficiently and getting away from TABS. I purchased the Kindle version which has one advantage while I use my IPad to zoom in to a lesson or even just a couple of bars to focus in while learning a piece. One disadvantage though is I can’t put personal notes or mark it up like I can with a PDF or a hard copy. I plan on getting a hard copy set soon. Thank you for all you do Bradford. I thoroughly enjoy your site and videos.

  2. I’m considering working through another series of method books to supplement yours. Would you suggest the Sagreras books? I discovered they exist recently because of how many pieces you use in your method. Are there any others you might suggest instead of, or in addition to, these books?

    • Yes, the Sagreras books are great. I don’t teach his rest stroke approach to beginners but the repertoire is still nice and useful. The leccion Books 1-3 comes together these days and is a good place to start.

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