Classical Guitar Method Volume 2 (PDF)

 

Classical Guitar Method Volume 2 by Bradford Werner - PDF sheet music method for classical guitar. 75 Pages. Notation-only with essential fingering. Free YouTube lessons for each piece. PDF Download.

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Sample PDFs: Cover, Preface, & Table of Contents

This book teaches classical and fingerstyle guitar skills with a focus on reading tonal music. It includes solos, duos, chords, and exercises, giving students a well-rounded and enjoyable musical experience. Designed as a manageable amount of material, it supplements weekly lessons and prepares students for early intermediate repertoire. The four sections of study allow students to focus on specific strengths and weaknesses in the learning process. YouTube video lessons provide students extra help with musicality and guitar technique. You can also check out my page on How to Use my Educational Series.

Video Lessons and Duets for Volume 2

The below links go to my blog for better viewing.

Review & Info Lessons – These are not from the book

• How to Practice Music and Organize Your Practice Session
• How to Play Legato on Classical Guitar
• Introduction to Key Signatures and Scales
• Q&A Lesson on Rest and Free Stroke in the Right Hand

Method Book Part 1 – Music in Common Tonal Keys

• C Major Scales, Triads, and Chord Knowledge (Page 7)
• C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Rameau (Page 8)
• C Major Solo: Vals, No.1, Op.241 by Carulli (Page 9)
• C Major Chord Song and Melody: Morning Has Broken (Page 10)
• A Minor, Romance by Kuffner, Leccion No.46 by Sagreras, Star of County Down
• G Major, Minuet by Bach, Kean O’Hara by O’Carolan
• E Minor, Erster Verlust by Schumann, Prelude in E Minor
• D Major, Le Petit Rien by Couperin, La Volte
• A Major, Minuet by Handel, Leccion No.54 by Sagreras, Bound for S. Australia
• F Major and Melody by Mertz
• D Minor, Riguadon by Rameau, Leccion No.55 by Sagreras

Part 2 – Introduction to 3rd & 5th Position

• Single-String Chromatic Scales (Learn Every Note on the Guitar)
• 3rd & 5th Position Notes, Exercise 1-10, Joy to the World
• Shifting Positions, Feng Yang Flower Drum, El Noi de la Mare, Canaries or the Hay & Captain O’Kane

Part 3 – Rhythm Training

• Rhythm Exercises on Open Strings No.1-60 (Complete)
  • More In-depth lessons for individual exercises
  • 4/4 Time Signature, Quarter, Half, Whole Notes (Exercises 1-3)
  • 3/4 Time Signatures and Dotted Half Notes (Exercises 4-6)
  • Rests: Quarter, Half, Whole, Dotted Half Note (Exercises 7-12)
  • Counting Eighth Notes, 2/4 Time Signature (Exercises 13-19)

Part 4 – Technique Exercises

• Right Hand Exercises
• Left Hand Exercises

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Student FAQ:

Should I memorize the pieces and should I keep them in my repertoire? Although I'm not strict about memorization with my students, I do believe that we play better when the piece is memorized. Also, our brains seem to get used to it as a habit and memorizes more efficiently if we do it regularly. So, I highly recommend you memorize your pieces but don't be too hard on yourself, just do a little bit of memory work everyday and see how it goes.

When should I move onto the next piece? Aim for confident playing of the piece before moving on. As a basic check you might put a metronome on and be able to play through it as that is a common issue. Aim for an even rhythm, nice tone, arched phrases, and a prominent melody. I encourage students to stick with pieces for awhile to see how they 'settle' into the piece in terms of relaxation. It's important to dive deeper into musicality after you have accomplished the basic physical movements. A large part of what teachers do is to just raise the musical bar and get students to strive for higher levels of musicality so you'll want to push yourself in that regard.

 

Cover image is just for promotion, the PDF is a text cover. 

After this book you might be interested in:

• Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 - Dedicated lessons for each piece. Start this after my 2nd method book. 
• Classical Guitar Technique – Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios – Notation, 122 pages, Gr. 1-9. Video lessons, hundreds of exercises. Start this book anytime after my 2nd method book.
• Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Grade 1-3, Video Lessons, Sheet Music or Tab
  
• Easy Classical Guitar Vol. 2, Grade 1-3, Video Lessons, Sheet Music or Tab 
  
• Easy Celtic Guitar Vol. 1, Grade 1-4, Notation & Notation & TAB, Free PDFs
  
• Easy Folk Songs Vol.1 - 25 solo songs. Each piece: 1st time easy, 2nd time intermediate.