Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III: Daily Sight Reading Material with Emphasis on Interpretation, Phrasing, Form, and More
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0769209742 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is important to develop facility in reading, recognizing the notes, as well as the bar positions in which to play them, the fingerings, the rhythmic patterns, and any markings if interpretation (dynamics, phrasing, articulation, etc.). With the guitar, musical components (scales, chords, arpeggios, etc.) may often be played in various positions. This book for the classical guitar has been compiled to improve sight reading, an often neglected aspect of musicianship. While this is one of the reasons that the instrument produces such colorful and interesting timbres, it also contributes to the difficulties of sight reading. This book provides an ord
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar: Level 1-3 D. Johnston While not exaxtly a classical guitar beginner, I nevertheless noticed that my rate of progress was not matching my hard work in diligently practicing. My teacher knew that I was working hard and one day when she noticed my frustration she told me to get Sight Reading for the "Classical Guitar: Level 1-3" and, same title, Level 4-5. I did and immediately discovered what I had not sensed or heardor understood what my teacher had been gently telling me.Quoting from the Foreword of this book, "it is important to . Benedict offers a thoughtful and articulate text that is useful for beginners and learned guitarists alike! I ordered this book in the hopes that it would be useful not only for my students but for myself as well and it really does deliver. This text, Level I-III, assumes that the student has at least a basic knowledge of music theory but not so much that it's useless for beginners. It starts out with simple diatonic exercises on the first string, a great departure point and a common starting point for many generations of guitarists.Just as it states on the cover, Benedict emphasizes dynamics, interpretation, phras. An Absolute Jewel of a Book! loveguitar I teach classical guitar and one day one of my students came into my studio with this book (Levels 1 to 3). It didn't take but a few seconds for me to realize how perfect it was and I ordered one immediately. I've had the second book (Levels 4 & 5) and wrote a review a long time ago praising it, but never bothered to check out this book until recently.It is perfect for those who are brand new to classical guitar notation or notation in general. The exercises are so well laid out. You would use this book as a