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A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar - Book 1 (Duncan)


Book 1 provides the basic technique elements. As students near the end of the book, other resources will be mixed in.






The Complete Carcassi Guitar Method


This book is used after the student has gained enough experience reading music and has developed the guitar technique past the beginner stage. It is an abridged edition of Carcassi's Opus 59 and the complete Opus 60, which is a set of 25 studies.


The PDF links below contain nearly all of what is in the Mel Bay edition, but in addition contain a set of 50 graded pieces. Most of these pieces are not included in the Mel Bay edition. In the back of the Mel Bay edition are listed the Opus 60 studies.


PDF of the original Opus 59

PDF of Op 60 - 25 Etudes for Guitar Opus 60



Sor - Op 60 - Introduction to the study of the guitar in 25 progressive lessons.


This book is used after the student has gained enough experience reading music and has developed the guitar technique past the beginner stage.


Youtube Playlist - Sor Op 60 - Nos 1 to 25 - Nicholas Goluses



J. K. Mertz - School for the Guitar


A set of 15 pieces that are fun to play, make for nice short pieces for the intermediate student to perform, and provide a window to the music of J. K. Mertz.

Youtube Playlist - 15 Übungsstücke from J.K Mertz's "Schule für die Guitare"





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