Prelude in A by Matteo Carcassi
Grade 1- Beginner
Exercise (pimami)
Time 0:20
Matteo Carcassi developed countless studies for the instrument still taught in school worldwide. Carcassi wrote plenty of easy to play guitar tunes such as this one. In Prelude in A, you will play 4 strings using this (pimami) 6 note pattern.
Marieta (Mazurka) by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Time 1:53
A Mazurka is a polish dance form resembling the polka, frequently adopted as a ballet form. It is written in triple time 3/4 or 3/8 time with the second beat heavily accented. Mazurka is a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people and not in the royal [...]
Study in G Major by Napoleon Coste (1806-1883)
Grade 2 Early Intermediate
Time 0:29
Study in G Major is an easy peice by the french guitar composer Napoleon Coste. This piece is a great practise for a beginner. Napoleon Coste was born in France in 1806 and was taught the guitar by his mother. As a teenager he [...]
Prelude in B minorr Matteo Carcassi
Exercise (pima-mima-pima)
Time 0:24
Prelude in B minor is another exercise from Matteo Carcassi one of the first composer for the guitar. I will be posting several Carcassi exercises which are short (8-16 bars). Each exercise (prelude or arpeggio) are devoted to a particular right hand fingering. Not only do the songs [...]
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Grade 4 Late Intermediate
Time 2:51
Johann Pachebel is German like Bach and is a master of the organ. Pachelbel met the Bach family in Eisenach and became the teacher of Johann Christoph Bach, the older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. Canon in D is a Wedding classic alongside with Bach’s [...]
Arpeggio in F by Matteo Carcassi (1792 – 1853)
Exercise (pimami)
Grade 2- Early Intermediate
Time 0:21
Matteo Carcassi is one of the first to produce work for the modern guitar. Carcassi wrote a method for guitar (op. 59) that remains valuable, relevant and interesting. His most famous works are collected in his 25 Etudes op. 60. He [...]
Andantino in A minor by Ferdinando Carulli
Grade 2- Early Intermediate
Time 1:00
Andantino in A minor is an early intermediate song ideal for beginners. This song is easy because the rhythm is constant, there are no barre Chords, and only a few chord shapes to remember. For the right hand, all pima will be used so you [...]
Minuet in C minor (Anh 121) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Time 0:57
Anh 121 is originally written for the piano and is taken from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. This minuet contains both the charm and the emotional depth characteristic of J.S.Bach. The Notebook for Anna Magdalena is a collection of work Johann Sebastian Bach [...]
Minuet by Dionisio Aguado
Level 2 – Early intermediate
Time 0:45
Aguado studied music at a college in Madrid where a monk named Basilio taught him how to play the guitar. Dionisio Aguado’s Minuet is a good introductory song for the classical guitar. A minuet is a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and [...]
Arpeggio in E by Matteo Carcassi
Grade 1- Beginner
Exercise (pmiami)
Time 0:20
Matteo Carcassi is one of the first to produce work for the modern guitar. He developed countless studies for the instrument still taught in school worldwide. In Arpeggio in E, you will play 4 strings using this (pmiami) 6 note pattern.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Exercise (pami) Tremolo
Time 2:30
This is one of the most popular tunes of Tarrega. Did you know the standard nokia ring tone came from tarrega’s “Gran vals”. “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” is globally known and it features the glimmering tremolo technique (pami). Tremolo is a musical idea that comes [...]
Prelude in E by Matteo Carcassi
Level 1: Beginner
Exercise: (pami) chord pluck
Time 0:22
Matteo Carcassi wrote music for the guitar. During his life, the guitar was still in development so carcassi composed numerous exercises to introduce musicians to the instrument. Prelude in E is an easy exercise dealing with chord plucking with (a,m,i) or ring, middle, index. [...]
Estudio by Napoleon Coste (1805 – 1883)
Time 0:24
Napoleon was taught by his mother at a very early age. By age 18, Coste was performing in public. Napoleon later became Fernando sor’s student and quickly established himself as the leading French virtuoso guitarist.
Napoleon is french and is a major figure in guitar composition of the mid-nineteenth [...]
Marche in D (Anh122) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Grade 4-Late Intermediate
Time 1:32
Marche in D is originally written for the harpsichord. This piece is taken from Anna Magdalena’s Notebook, Bach’s gift to his second wife. and a prized possession of the Bach household. Marche in D possess the characteristic earmarks of Bach’s music in both the [...]
