Er...being a folk player through and through (I've never tried anything else) I have just mastered Greensleeves - and it sounds great! I've surprised myself! It's gave me a taste for more 'arrangements', but on hunting around, I've found a lot of that classical stuff is really complicated and beyond my abilities. Does anyone know of any other 'easy' arrangements to popular classical songs? I've always been a 'chord' player, but on learning Greensleeves and picking out individual notes, it sounds quite impressive! I almost look and sound as though I know what I'm doing!!! (Heaven Forbid!)
Any help along the lines of Air on a G String or Moonlight Sonata would be greatly appreciated, these are the only other two songs I've heard of. Any other suggegstions??
Thanks Guys :)
Never assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more.
Caravan is a pretty easy classical up and down style picking piece.
Debussy does alot of nice classical pieces that I like, some not too difficult at all.
Infact, if you go here:
http://www.guitartricks.com/style.php?input=classical
It should be the classical section, and one of the frees is a Debussy piece.
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Best to start with the guitarists who were teachers too.
Check out Fernando Sor, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Robert de Visee.
Do not, repeat do not, touch anything by Bach for a while. It's always horrendously complicated to play and very frustrating until you get there.
Even with these names, remember that they made a living out of music so they've written plenty of complicated stuff too. Your local shop should be able to get you a copy of "The Classic Guitar Collection" - volume 1 is best for beginners and there are three volumes (volume 3 has a lot of filler). ISBN 0-86001-451-7. Published by Amsco.
Freebies? http://www.eythorsson.com - the Iceland Guitar School. A couple of thousand pages of free manuscript including Bach and other hard stuff. This place is an exceptional resource. So is the Royal Library in Copenhagen - http://www.kb.dk
Best,
A :-)
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I suggest the Aaron Shearer book called Learning The Classical Guitar Part Two if your interests go that way.
I have the Parkening books. They're ok, but as with most method books it's better if you have a teacher. If you've been playing a while you can probably figure out what's going on, but a few lessons from a teacher who knows the subject will pay dividends.
Best,
A :-)
"Be good at what you can do" - Fingerbanger"
I have always felt that it is better to do what is beautiful than what is 'right'" - Eliot Fisk
Wedding music and guitar lessons in Essex. Listen at: http://www.rollmopmusic.co.uk
Hey - thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll check them out :)
Never assume the other fellow has intelligence equal to yours. He may have more.
