Free Guitar Lesson Page"Finally! A free guitar lesson page with so many
I've also "graded" the page somewhat so that the lessons go from quite easy to more difficult. I hope they're of use to you and you find them enjoyable and helpful :)) And feel free to bookmark the page and return as I'll be updating the page monthly with more lessons and music. Enjoy! Free Guitar Lesson Pieces For Study (to date)Beginner to Intermediate
1. Tyrolean Dance by Kuffner (This page - see below)
3. Country Dance by F. Carulli
4. Andantino by Felix Horetzky
5. Etude by Joseph Anton Kuffner
10. Study in E Minor by Trevor Maurice
13. Andantino by Mauro Giuliani
16. Waltz in C Major by Carcassi
21. Andante in D Major by Giuliani
Intermediate and Beyond
1. Waltz in E by Matteo Carcassi
2. Minuet and Trio by Anton Diabelli
3. Etude in A Minor by J. K. Mertz NEW 4. Etude in C Major by Tarrega
7. Adelita by Francisco Tarrega
12. El Testamen Den Amelia by Miguel Llobet
13. Waltz in G major by Fernando Sor
Side-BarTo save the files just right click and "Save Target As" to the desired folder for your free guitar lesson on your computer if you're using a Windows operating system. For Mac users I think it's "Control - Save". Also, Mac users might have a problem with the videos although a recent visitor to my site, Tom Mondschein said... "If a Macintosh user has Windows Media Player installed, the recent videos will work just fine." Thanks for the advice Tom. Really appreciated! One more thing! You might want to update your Adobe reader as some people have had trouble in the past with some of my music files and it turned out to be an old out of date reader. You can get a new
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Free Guitar Lesson # 1 - Kuffner, Tyrolean DanceStudy NotesLearn To Play Double Notes CorrectlyWhether using a combination of thumb and finger or two fingers, you must strive to achieve a "togetherness" of the notes (unless otherwise called for). To do this with the "i", "m" or "a" fingers you must be quite relaxed. so much so that the fingers quite literally "rest" against one another and move as if they are one finger. Other technical aspects in this free guitar lesson you should be mindful of are: * Maintaining a flexible and relaxed right hand wrist - Too much tension can spoil your sound so that it seems somewhat suppressed; * Control of sound quality and volume - You should use the practice exercise above by changing the dynamics from soft to loud and vice-versa; * Evenness in finger articulation - As I said above, your two fingers (i & M) should act in conjunction with each other so that it seems as though they are one finger. This will lead to evenness, continuity and purity of your sound;
* Stability of position - You must learn to play your music in a secure and stable fashion. That is what technique is really all about. A controlled and highly disciplined technique paradoxically is what "sets you free" on guitar so that you may enjoy the fruits of the more difficult and beautiful classical guitar repertoire; * Development of shifting technique - It is easy to mess up the sound of the thirds in bars 2 & 6. You must learn how to shift from, in this case, the 3rd position (fret) to the 1st position in a legato (Smooth & connected) fashion to really achieve the quality of sound that is called for in this piece. The correct movement or shift can be achieved when your body is relaxed and free from tension and when you master the release of pressure between the left hand fingers and the left hand thumb on the back of the neck. You still stay in touch with the neck but you gently release the pressure and use the thumb to guide you down or up the neck length; * Proper finger placement - The proper finger placement of both hands is vitally important to achieve the desired quality of sound that you want to achieve. The Tyrolean dance is the perfect vehicle to practice this without undue strain. Just make sure that you use the tips of the fingers of your left hand and co-ordinate the movement of the "i" & "m" fingers on the right as mentioned above. Download your own copy of the free guitar lesson... Kuffner music in pdf form here
To download your free guitar lesson just right click and "Save Target As" for windows or click on the link and print the PDF file in the new window. There is both normal notation and tablature for those that want/need it. Also, here is a free guitar video lesson of the piece... Galop by Carcassi is the next free guitar lesson page... Before you go do yourself a favor and check out the... ...the link opens up to a new page. There's some great fun videos for your enjoyment!
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