Free Guitar Lesson Page

"Finally! A free guitar lesson page with so many
pieces of music + videos that are useable..."

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.

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In the following video, the "Classical Guitar Study Course - "Sneak Peek" you'll find out why the course is valuable to you and just what is involved in the course.

And below that is a very short slide-show on how to apply for a free PayPal account if you don't already have one (You'll need a free PayPal account to join the course but don't worry - it's real easy to do).

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1. Tyrolean Dance by Kuffner (This page - see below)

2. Slur Study by F. Carulli

3. Country Dance by F. Carulli

4. Andantino by Felix Horetzky

5. Etude by Joseph Anton Kuffner

6. Waltz in A by Carcassi

7. Greensleeves Anon

8. Allegro Etude by Giuliani

9. Study in C by Giuliani

10. Minuet by Henry Purcell

11. Study in E Minor by Trevor Maurice

12. Carcassi Andantino Grazioso

13. Rujero by Gaspar Sanz

14. Galop by Matteo Carcassi

15. Andantino by Mauro Giuliani

16. Barcarolle by Coste

17. Fernando Sor Study

18. Waltz in C Major by Carcassi

19. Renaissance Guitar Piece - Packington's Pound

20. Carulli Waltz in D Major

21. Gavotta by Brescianello

22. Andante by Sor

23. Aria by Johann Anton Losy

24. Etude by Napoleon Coste

25. Andante in D Major by Giuliani

1. Waltz in E by Matteo Carcassi

2. Minuet and Trio by Anton Diabelli

3. Etude in A Minor by J. K. Mertz

4. Etude in C Major by Tarrega

5. Sicilienne by Carulli

6. Scarlatti Minuetto NEW

7. Malaguena - Traditional

8. Andalucia - Traditional Spanish

9. Lagrima by Tarrega

10. Adelita by Francisco Tarrega

11. Carcassi Study

12. Carcassi Allegretto

13. Aguado Allegretto

14. Spanish Folk Song

15. El Testamen Den Amelia by Miguel Llobet

16. Waltz in G major by Fernando Sor

To 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 free Adobe reader here...

Free Guitar Lesson # 1 - Kuffner, Tyrolean Dance

Learn To Play Double Notes Correctly

Whether 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.

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