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I use the RCM Toronto as approximate grades (I change some). Remember, pros play pieces from all levels.

Methods & Technique
Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1, Notation, Video Lessons, 100 pages, Free PDF
Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2, Notation, Video Lessons, 89 pages
20 Favorite Exercises, Gr.1-6, Great for crossover or a quick boost, Notation + TAB, Video lessons.
Major Scales for Classical Guitar, In Revision (coming soon)
Classical Guitar Technique – Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios – Coming September 2018

Repertoire Collections & eBooks
Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Gr. 1-3, Notation & Notation + TAB, Videos
Easy Celtic Guitar Vol. 1, Grade 1-4, Notation & Notation & TAB, Free PDFs
Kellner: Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga – Grade 6-9, Notation & TAB
Ten Classical Etudes, Gr.4-7, videos lessons, Notation & Notation + TAB
Gaspar Sanz Collection, Gr. 3-7, Videos, Notation & Notation + TAB
Easy Christmas Songs – Vol. 1, Gr.1-2, Notation or TAB, Lyrics, Chords
Easy Christmas Songs – Vol. 2, Gr.1-2, Notation or Tab, Lyrics, Chords

Solo Guitar – Easy / Early Intermediate (Grade 1-3)
Anonymous: Greensleeves Arrangement, Gr. 2, Traditional, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Anonymous (Renaissance): Spagnoletta, Gr. 2, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Anonymous (Renaissance): Wilson’s Wilde, Gr.2, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Ballet Lute Book: Robin Reddocke, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn), Gr.2, Celtic, Lesson, Notation & TAB
Auld Lang Syne for Guitar, Gr.3, Notation, Lyrics, Chords, Free Notation or TAB
Carulli: Moderato, Gr. 2, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Carulli: Waltz, Op. 121, No. 1, Gr. 1, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Dallis Lute Book: Chanson Englesa, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air), Gr.3, Celtic, Lesson, Notation & TAB
Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9, Gr.3, Romantic, Spanish, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Fuhrman: Tanz, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Giuliani: Andantino Op. 50, No. 1, Gr. 1, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
In the Bleak Midwinter for Guitar, Gr.3, Lyrics, Chords, Free Notation or TAB
Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar, Gr.3, Celtic, Notation & TAB
Logy: Gigue from Suite in C Major, Gr. 2, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Mertz: Andante, Gr. 3, Romantic, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Mertz: Andantino, Gr. 2, Romantic, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Molino: Romance, Gr. 3, Romantic, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Oh Shenandoah for Easy Guitar, Gr.3, Notation & TAB
The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme), Gr.2, Celtic, Notation & TAB
Sanz: Españoleta Theme, Grade 2, Spanish Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Sanz: Easy Rujero, Grade 2, Lesson, Spanish Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sanz: Las Hachas, Gr.3, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sor: Andante, Study Op. 35, No. 1, Gr. 2, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Sor: Study, No. 6, Op. 60, Gr. 3, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Sor: Andante, Study Op. 60, No. 14, Gr. 3, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Estudio / Study in C, Gr.3, Romantic, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Estudio in E Minor, Gr.3, Romantic, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB

Solo – Intermediate (Grade 4-7)
Anonymous: Spanish Romance – Romanza, Gr. 5, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Bach: Air ‘On the G String’ for Easy Guitar, Gr.4, Baroque, Notes & TAB
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Gr.4, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
Bach: Prelude in D minor, BWV 999, Gr.7, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite BWV 1007, Gr.7, Baroque, Editorial Free Notation or TAB
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 BWV 1007, Baroque, Notation, Free non-editorial edition
Carcassi: Etude No. 6, Op. 60, Gr. 5, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Carcassi: Etude No.7, Op. 60, Gr. 5, Classical, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Carcassi: Etude No. 10, Op. 60, Gr. 5, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Carcassi: Study No. 14, Op. 60, Gr.5, Classical, Notation or TAB
Carcassi: Study No. 19, Op. 60, Gr.5, Classical, Notation or TAB
Cutting: Greensleeves, Gr. 5, Renaissance, Free Notation or TAB
Dalza: Calata ala spagnola, G.6, Renaissance, Notation & Notation+TAB
Dowland: Mrs. Winters Jump, Gr.4, Renaissance, Free Notation or TAB
Ferrer: Cantilène Espagnole No.1, Op.41, Gr. 4, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Giuliani: Op.1, Part IV, No. 1, Gr.4, Classical, Free Notation and TAB
Giuliani: Etude No. 22, Op. 50, Gr.4, Classical, Notation or TAB
Johnson, Robert: Alman, G.6, Renaissance, Free Notation or TAB
Kellner: Rondeau in A Major, Gr.7, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Kellner: Passepied in A Major, Gr.6, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Kellner: Pastoral in A Major, Gr.6, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Kellner: Giga in A Major, Gr.8, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Llobet: El Noi de la Mare, Gr. 7, Catalan folk song, Free Notation or TAB
Llobet: El Testament d’Ameila, Gr.7, Spanish folk song, Free Notation or TAB
Mertz: Nocturne No.1, Op.4, Gr.6, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Mertz: Nocturne No. 2, Op. 4, Gr.6, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
da Milano: Ricercare XVI, Gr.7, Renaissance, Free Notation or TAB
O’Carolan: Carolan’s Welcome, Gr. 4, Celtic Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Gr. 5, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
Sanz: Canarios, Gr.7, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sanz: Españoletas, Gr.4, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sanz: Fuga, Gr.5, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sanz: La Cavalleria de Nápoles, Gr.6, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sanz: Villanos, Gr. 4, Baroque, Notation or TAB
Sor Study No.15, Op.44, Gr.5, Classical, Free Notation or TAB
Sor Study No.13, Op.35 (Segovia No.2), Gr. 4, Classical, Free Notation or TAB
Sor Study in B Minor No. 22, Op. 35, Gr. 6, Classical, Notation or TAB
Sor: Study No. 24, Op. 60, Gr. 5, Classical, Notation or TAB
Sor Study No.8, Op.6 (Segovia #1), Gr.7, Classical, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Adelita (Mazurca), Gr.6, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Lágrima (Tear), Gr.4, Romantic, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Marieta, Mazurka, Gr.7, Romantic, Lesson, Free Notation or TAB

Solo – Advanced (Grade 8-up)
Albeniz: Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47, Gr.10, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Arr. Tarrega, Gr.9, Free Notation or TAB
Mudarra: Fantasia X (Ludovico, Tres libros), Gr.9, Renaissance, Free Notation or TAB
Scarlatti Sonata in A, K322, L483, Gr.8, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Capricho Árabe, Gr.9, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Gran Vals, Gr. 8-9, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Gr.9, Romantic, Free Notation or TAB
Weiss: Tombeau (Comte d’Logy), Gr.9, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB

Technique – Little Extras
Student Warm-up No. 1, PDF, beginner to early intermediate [free PDF]
Simple Major Scale Patterns for Students [free PDF]
Giuliani 120 Arpeggio Studies – No. 1-20, Op. 1 [free PDF]

Guitar Duets
Anonymous: La Rossignol, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, early-intermediate
Anonymous: Lesson for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, easy/intermediate
Dowland: My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard, Renaissance lute duets for 2 guitars, late-intermediate-adavnced
Milano: Canone & Spagna, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, intermediate
Robinson: Plaine Song for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, intermediate
Robinson: Toy for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, early-intermediate

Ensemble Music for Classical Guitar
Holborne: The Image of Melancholly, Renaissance, 5 parts [free PDF]
Susato: Six Rondes by Tielman Susato. Renaissance, 4 parts, PDF, notation.
Carulli Duetto No. 1, Op. 4 for Guitar & Violin [free PDF]

Recommended Collections & Methods From Other Publishers

Recommended editions from other trusted publishers (not Werner Guitar Editions), links to Amazon & Sheet Music Plus. These are books and sheet music I either use myself or with my students.

Highly Recommended Technique & Learning Books
Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant – Exercises & workouts, memorable, most popular.
Pumping Nylon in TAB by Scott Tennant – You tab junkie!
The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique by Käppel – 245 pages of exercises and excellent text advice, photos, explanations, and tons of exercises. It’s pumping nylon on steroids.
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III – Form, phrasing, dynamics, and reading skills.
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level IV-V – As above, next level.

More Technique & Learning Books
Shearer Classical Guitar Technique, Vol.1 – Good for beginners, lots of useful info and easy sight-reading.
Scale Pattern Studies by Aaron Shearer – Very thorough, scales & sight reading. Slightly numbing.
Slur, Ornament, & Reach Exercises by Shearer – Thorough set of exercises on topic.
Kitharologus: The Path to Virtuosity – Difficult but very good. Not for the faint-hearted.
Traversing the Fretboard by Sean Thrower [read my review]– Some good moments
The Segovia Scales by Thrower [read my review]– You tab junkie!
Giuliani’s complete studies and exercises – Studies but also his exercises and 120 arpeggios.
Iznaola on Practicing: A Manual for Students – Small, concise, technical, how to practice well.
A Tutor for the Renaissance Lute (Poulton) – Reading Renaissance lute tablature, techniques, and performance practices. This is a lute book not guitar (for advanced players).
The Techniques of Guitar Playing by Seth F. Josel & Ming Tsao – Modern and historical guitar techniques geared toward composers. For advanced students interested in contemporary music. Read my Full Review.

Anthologies & Fun Collections
Royal Conservatory Graded Guitar Series 2018
- USA/International: Classical Guitar Series 2018 Edition
- Canada: Classical Guitar Series 2018 Edition
Frank Koonce Anthologies – Multiple Volumes, lots of great works, high quality editor.
Noad Guitar Anthologies – Multiple Volumes, an excellent start to anyones library.
Easy Classics for Guitar (Nadal) – Intermediate, has some good stuff.
Guitar Music of Spain Vol. 1 by Calatayud – Spanish style, Easy to Intermediate, nice collection.
Andres Segovia – 20 Sor Studies – Very popular but difficult, meh, I’m not into it…
Play Flamenco Guitar with Juan Martin (Notes + TAB) – Fun and gets right to repertoire!
Easy Beatles Arrangements for Classical Guitar (Notes + TAB)
Fingerpicking Irish Songs – Some of these are pretty good, has melody above.
Fingerpicking Jazz Standards (Notes + TAB) – some good.

Recommended Classical Guitar Duets
Easy Classical Guitar Duets (Duncan), Easy arrangements, not bad, not great
Antoine de Lohyer (1768-1852) – Guitar Duos, Later-Intermediate to Advanced
Haydn String Quartets- Arranged by Francois de Fossa, Various Levels, Intermediate-Advanced
Piazzolla: Tango Suite, Modern, Tango, Advanced, Love it!
Spanish Music for Two Guitars (Metreveli), bit cliché, not authentic, perfect for teacher-student, intermediate
Tedesco: Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 (24 preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys) – Amazing, late-intermediate to advanced
Guitaromanie vol 1 (Yates) – Carulli arrangements of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Rossini – Various levels but Late-Intermediate

Recommended Repertoire Editions From Other Publishers

Recommended editions from other trusted publishers (not Werner Guitar Editions), links to Amazon & Sheet Music Plus. These are books and sheet music I either use myself or with my students. Grade levels are simply Easy (E), Intermediate (I), Advanced (A) or combos for multiple levels such as Intermediate to Advanced collections (I-A).

J.S Bach (1685-1750) – Germany
Bach Lute Suites Edited by Koonce (A)
Bach Lute Suites Edited by Zigante (A)
6 Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Bwv1001-1006 (A)(Tadashi Sasaki)
3 Sonatas for Guitar Solo (A) BWV 1001, 1003 and 1005 (Manuel Barrueco)
Bach Cello Suites Arranged for Guitar (I-A) by Stanley Yates
Classical Guitar of Bach with TAB – (I-A) You TAB junkie you!

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) – England
Sonatina, Op. 52, No. 1 (A)
Theme and Variations, Op. 77 (A)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) – England
Nocturnal, after John Dowland, Op.70 (A)

Leo Brouwer (b.1936) – Cuba
Estudios Sencillos & More (I-A)
Nuevos Estudios Sencillos (I-A)
The Best of Leo Brouwer (Multiple Works) (I-A)

Elliot Carter (1908-2012) – USA
Changes (A)

Roland Dyens (1955-2015) – France
Libra Sonatina (A)

Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012) – Germany
Drei Tentos (and Songs) from Kammermusik (A)
Royal Winter Music 1st Sonata – on Shakespearean Characters (A)
Royal Winter Music 2nd Sonata – on Shakespearean Characters (A)

Jacques Hétu (1938-2010) – Canada
Suite, Op.41 for Guitar (A)

Frank Martin (1890–1974) – Switzerland
Quatre pièces brèves (A)

Nicholas Maw (1935-2009) – England
Music of Memory (A)

Rodney Sharman (1958-) – Canada
In a Room (A)

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) – Japan
Equinox (A)
In the Woods – Three Pieces (A)
All in Twilight – Four Pieces (A)

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) – Brazil
Preludes (Zigante) (I-A)
Etudes (Zigante) (A)
Collected Solos (Eshig) (I-V)

William Walton (1902-1983) – England
Five Bagatelles (Bream) (A)

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