Recommendations for beginners classical guitar literature?
 

Hello, caballeros!

I have recently started playing guitar after a very smooth transition from percussion to drums. To keep this short (longer story will be in introduction that will be present within 16 hours)

I am looking for THREE classical guitar books for BEGINNERS

The subjects I have in mind are:

1) Classical guitar form (fingers, technique....., theory, or setup, perhaps?)

2) Classical music for guitar, beginner

3) Progressive sight reading (theory, exercises, or whatever is possible!)



I can read rhythms very well as I am a percussionist but I lack the fast recognition of melodic notes. FACE, ACEG, EGBDF, etc.

Thanks guys! I can't wait to get started!

one book
 

Frederick Noad's Solo Guitar Playing, Book 1

Welcome to the AGF! :)

Try "Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar" by Robert Benedict. Vol. 1 is Levels 1 to 3. Vol. 2 is Levels 4 and 5.

Also Carcassi's 25 Studies are good as well as Milan's 6 Pavanes.

I highly recommend Scott Tennant's book and DVD Pumping Nylon. It's got great beginner and intermediate level exercises.

I would look up some studies from the big classical era composers... Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi etc... They're stuff is tolerable when in the learning stages I.e. it's not just repetitive exercises, but makes sense musically. You can probably find most of it free somewhere online.

Someone already mentioned Frederic Noad, but I would also look at his stuff too.

Paulito,

I agree with cmd612.

You can also get CD's for this book. The exercises have both the 'teacher' and 'student' parts to play along with...good for a self-taught format to learn at your own pace.

A little delayed but here is my 2 cents...

I took a somewhat convoluted route to classical guitar. I had been playing electric for a while before I started traditional classical technique even though I had been playing some pick style classical pieces on a steel string instrument.

My first true intro to classical was the "The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method Book/CD Vols 1 and 2". I think these were a good intro to technique and some basic repertoire. I think these books, backed up by some youtube channels and lots of practice time, can get you moving along in the right direction.