8 Simple Sor Studies: A beginner's guide to learning classical guitar

Eight Simple Sor Studies introduce beginner's to advanced guitar concepts and techniques, in a practical musical context. It is a training manual for classical guitar, which whilst helping with the usual musical subjects: reading, notation and technique, also gradually introduces advanced concepts utilized by professionals in their practice regime. The book uses a graduated approach, each lesson builds on the last. Until you have a solid grasp on the basics like: fingering, note choice, expression and tone production. The studies are also used to initiate sophisticated concepts such as: -problem solving -sight reading-analyzing scores-learning the fretboard-reading scores -sight readingIncluded within this book are 4 micro guitar lessons: -counting rhythms-left hand pressure-right hand planting-two basic finger strokes: rest and free. Along with a basic glossary, a fretboard cheat sheet, tone zone map and the fundamentals of theory. This book is the culmination of guitar classes given at a junior conservatoire level and will benefit beginners and some intermediate players.