C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays the top part as a solo or duet. This work is originally for keyboard but arranged for two classical guitars. Here’s the YouTube Link if you want to watch it there.
The main things to work on here are:
- Alternate your right hand i-m fingers with free stroke
- Since it is only a single musical line, aim for a very high quality legato performance
- Being able to play with a metronome as well as being able to count as you play will help your skills regardless if you are playing it as a duet or as a solo melody
Big thanks to Natasha Pashchenko for helping with the duets. Natasha is an excellent guitarist, teacher, and friend from Victoria, BC.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful lesson. It is very helpful.
I have trouble muting un-used or recently played strings. Would you recommend best practices for muting please.
At this level I would not be concerned about muting strings as it is a multitasking endeavour. However, you can start with muting only at phrase ends:
https://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/muting-bass-strings-at-cadences/