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The following course study is aimed at learning the Classical Guitar through musical pieces. In the beginning are simple exercises, songs and duets that gradually increase in complexity as the student progresses. The course is broken up into three levels; novice, intermediate and advanced.
For each level there are also numerous right and left hand technical exercises, etudes, supplementary pieces, scale, chord, and arpeggio studies. Additional studies include elements of history, music theory, sight-reading, and ear training.
For more information on these studies... contact Bill West at (978) 404-9055.
Novice
Sor Studies Opus 60 (1-17)
- Fernando Sor
Carulli Duets
Duets 1-5 .......................................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Waltz in A Minor ................................................ Parkening
Vol. 1
Air ............ ........................................................
J. Haydn
Duet 6 and 7 ..................................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Spanish Melody ................................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Prelude in C Major ............................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Au Clair De La Lune .......................................... Old French
Song
Duet 8 and 9 ..................................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Melancolia ......................................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Fugue Duet 10 .................................................. Johann Sebastian
Bach
Variation on a Spanish Theme .......................... Parkening Vol. 1
Spanish Dance .................................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Kings of Orient .................................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Old French Air Duet 11 ...................................... Parkening Vol.
1
Prelude in A Minor ............................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Theme from Symphony No. 9 ............................ Ludwig Van Beethoven
English Folk Song .............................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Allegro ............................................................... Mauro
Giuliani
Ode to Joy ......................................................... Ludwig
Van Beethoven
Spanish Waltz ................................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Andantino ......................................................... Matteo
Carcassi
In the Hall of the mountain King Duet 12 .......... Edvard Grieg
Hymn ................................................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
Estudio .............................................................. Dionisio
Aguado
Tarantalla .......................................................... Sicilian
Traditional
Bourée Duet 13 ................................................. Johann
Sebastian Bach
Intermezzo ........................................................ Parkening
Vol. 1
Prelude in C Major ............................................. Matteo Carcassi
Bourée Duet 14 ................................................ George
Phillip Telemann
Prelude in D Major ............................................. Parkening
Vol. 1
All Through the Night ......................................... Parkening
Vol. 1
Supplementary Pieces:
Moderato - Mauro Giuliani
English Dance - Matteo Carcassi
Rondo - Jean Phillipe Rameau
Andante - Fernando Sor
Etude - Ferdinand Carulli
Packingtons Pound – Anonymous
Für Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Scottish Folk Song - Traditional
Minuet in G - Johann Sebastian Bach
Lullaby - Johannes Brahms
Waltz in E Minor - Ferdinand Carulli
Simple Gifts - Anonymous
Minuet - Robert De Visée
Kemp's Jig - Anonymous
Italian Dance - Hans Neusiedler
Bourée in A Major - Johann Sebastian Bach
Theme - George Frederic Handel
Spanish Folk Song - Traditional
Catalonian Song – Spanish Folk Song
Malagueña - Traditional
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
The Spanish Pavan (duet) - Traditional
Christmas Songs:
O Come All Ye Faithful (Duet)
Greensleeves (Solo)
Intermediate
Sor Studies Opus 44 (1-24) - Fernando Sor
Carcassi 25 Melodic and Progressive
Studies
Aguado Eight Lessons (1-3)
Spanish Ballad .................................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
Mazurka ...........................................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
Silent Night ......................................................................
F. Gruber
Toccata ............................................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
Canario ............................................................................
Carlo Calvi
Danza ..............................................................................
Carlo Calvi
Spanish Waltz ..................................................................
Anonymous
Cancion ............................................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
Interlude ..........................................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
French Lullaby ..................................................................
David Brandon
Russian Folk Song ............................................................
Traditional
Tarantella .........................................................................
Sicilian Traditional
Prelude in E Minor .............................................................
Parkening Vol. 2
Scarborough Fair ..............................................................
English Folk Song
Lesson in A Minor .............................................................
Napoleon Coste
Lesson in A Major .............................................................
Napoleon Coste
Moto Perpetuo (excerpt)...................................................
Nicolo Paganini
Sakura ..............................................................................
Japanese Folk Song
Catalonian Folk Song (Melody in Artificial Harmonics) ....... Spanish Folk
Song
Preludio ............................................................................
Anonymous
Theme and Variation (from Caprice #24) .......................... Niccolo
Paganini
Bianco Fiore ......................................................................
Anonymous
Historical Periods/Repertoire
Intermediate
From Christopher Parkening Guitar
Method Vol.2
Renaissance Period (Interpretation and Technique)
Baroque Period (Interpretation and Technique)
Classical Period (Interpretation and Technique)
Romantic Period (Interpretation and Technique)
Modern Period (Interpretation and Technique)
Renaissance
Four Lute Pieces - Anonymous
Pavane - Milan
Alman - Johnson
Branle and Volte - Besard
Galliard - Dowland
Allemande - Dowland
Baroque
Prelude and Bourrée - de Visée
Pavanas - Sanz
Bourrée - Bach
Prelude - Bach
Sonata in A - Scarlatti
Classical
Study in E Minor - Carcassi
Study in A - Carcassi
Study in A Minor - Carcassi
Study in A - Sor
Study in B Minor - Sor
Minuet - Sor
Waltz - Sor
Theme and Variations - Giuliani
Rondo - Giuliani
Allegro Spiritoso - Giuliani
Romantic
Estudio - Tarrega
Lagrima - Tarrega
Adelita - Tarrega
Estudio - Fortea
Estudio del Ligado - Barrios
Romance - Anonymous
Modern
Canon - George Phillip Telemann
La Rossignol - Anonymous
Drewries Accordes - Anonymous
Historical Period Repertoire Discography by
John Nelson
Christmas Songs:
Toy Soldiers (Duet, arranged by Eric Robertson)
Silent Night (Solo, arranged by Liona Boyd)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Solo, arranged by Liona Boyd)
Advanced
Sor Studies Opus 60 (18-25)
Twenty Studies for the Guitar (Segovia Edition) - Fernando Sor
Dionisio Aguado Eight Lessons (4-8)
(Sor) Introduction and Variations on a Theme ............... Mozart
Sarabande (from Lute Suite No. 1)
................................. Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavotte en rondeau (from Lute Suite
No. 4) .................. Johann Sebastian
Bach
Minuet I & II (Cello Suite No. 1) .....................................
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude (BWV999) .........................................................
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pavane in C (Arranged by John Mills) ............................. Luis Milan
Pavane in G (John Mills) .................................................
Luis Milan
Pavane in D (John Mills) .................................................
Luis Milan
Torre Bermeja ................................................................
I. Albeniz
Granada .........................................................................
I. Albeniz
Vals Op. 8 No. 3 .............................................................
Augustine Barrios Mangoré
Recuerdos de la Alhambra ............................................. Tarrega
El Noi de la Mare ............................................................
Catalan Folk Melody
Canciones Populares (Eslovania, Bretona, Escocesa)..... Arranged by Andrés
Segovia
Christmas Songs:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata 147 (Arranged by Sophocles Papas)
O Christmas Tree (Liona Boyd)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Felix Mendelssohn)
Carol of the Bells (Arranged by M. Leontovich)
Method Books
Novice
The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method, Vol. 1
Intermediate
The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method, Vol. 2
Carcassi Classical Guitar Method
Advanced
Carcassi Classical Guitar Method
Sight Reading - (supplement)
Novice
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar (Level 1) by Robert Benedict
Intermediate
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar (Level 2) by Robert Benedict
Advanced
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar (Level 3) by
Robert Benedict
Theory • Harmony • Arranging • Ear Training • Guitar Scales • Guitar Chords
Novice
Master Theory Series Book 1
- Staff & Clef Signs… Line & Space Names… Whole, Half,
Quarter Notes & Rests… Measures… Time Signatures… Dotted
Notes… Ledger Lines… Repeat Signs… 1st & 2nd Endings…
Ties & Slurs… Eighth Notes & Rests… Dotted Quarter Notes…
Accidentals
Master Theory Series Book 2
- Key signatures… Flat & Sharp Keys… Sixteenth Notes &
Rests… Dotted Eighth Notes… Alla Breve… Intervals…
Whole & Half Steps… Tetrachords… Major Scales… Circle
of Keys… Triplet Meters… Syncopation
Guitar Scale Studies -
Major and Minor Scales, Chromatic Scale
Guitar Chord Studies
- Open Chords Circle 5, Triads R, 1, 2 Inversion
Intermediate
Master Theory Series Book 3
- Chromatic Scales… Enharmonic Tones…
Dynamic & Tempo Markings… Minor Scales… Moveable “Do”…
Transposition… Complex Time Signatures… Perfect, Major & Minor
Intervals…Augmented & Diminished Intervals… Two-Part Harmony…
Major Triads… I-IV-V Triads… V7 Chord
Master Theory Series Book 4
- Triads… Harmonizing with I, V Chords…
Passing & Neighboring Tones… Harmonizing with I, V Arpeggios…
Harmonizing with I, IV, V Chords… Harmonizing with I, IV, V7 Chords…
Writing Melodies… Harmonizing with i, iv, v7 Chords in Minor…
Recognizing Major Chords
Guitar Scale Studies -
Melodic and Harmonic Minor Scales, Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andrés
Segovia
Guitar Chord Studies -
Triads (Diatonic Voice Leading), Barre Chords
Advanced
Master Theory Series Book 5
- Closed &
Open Positions… Inversions of Triads… Inversions of V7…
Inversions of Minor Chords… Four-Part Writing… Arranging for Voices…
Secondary Chords (ii, iii, vi, vii)… Transposing Instruments…
Arranging for Brass, Woodwinds and Piano
Master Theory Series Book 6
- Form (A-B-A)…
Cadences… Non-Harmonic Tones… Modulation… vii°7 Chord…
Arranging for Strings… Key Relationships
Guitar Scale Studies -
Scales in Thirds, Sixths, Octaves and Tenths
Other Technical Studies -
Harmonic Analysis, Figured Bass, Transcribing
A Note of Thanks
A special thanks to Pete Millette of Calvary Chapel in Chelmsford, MA for his help and guidance with this endeavor. He has been a great friend and mentor. To my family and most of all to God for His mercy, love and faithfulness.
For more information on these studies... contact Bill West at (978) 404-9055.