Guitar Method Seventh Edition

This method has been designed for real-world practicality. I assume that most people coming to the classical guitar will have, at the very least; a small knowledge of the basic ‘open position’ guitar chords and possibly some familiarity with playing basic scale passages. Therefore, I have included musical basics—such as the section on elementary notation—since many early student guitarists are musically illiterate, but have placed less emphasis on rudimentary studies designed specifically for those who have never picked up the instrument prior to formal instruction. For students who have absolutely no experience with the instrument, I suggest the teacher concentrate the student on finger strengthening exercises (see sections on chromatic exercises) and scales to build the necessary technique while instilling good practice habits. Additional graded exercises are located in the appendices