Classical Guitar Course for Adults Level 1

Study the names of the main parts of the Classical Guitar

Names and numbers of the fingers of both hands

Learn the string numbers that’s an important thing to know

How to hold the guitar, how to position your body and hands

while playing.

Supplemental material for the guitar posture

Study right-hand sound-producing techniques with your index and middle fingers.

Learn how to tune your guitar using a clip tuner

Learn how to move from string to string using Apoyando

Learn how to produce sounds with your Right Hand Thumb

Play tirando with your Right hand thumb on strings 4,5 and 6. learn how to move across them. 

Explore playing on all strings by doing apoyando with index and middle on the treble strings and tirando with thumb on basses. The idea is to learn how to switch between thumb and fingers and vice versa.

Learn how the left hand works and study an exercise that will help you understand better the left hand posture.

Learn to play at the same time the exercises from the previous two lectures     

Learn more complex movement with your left hand while producing sounds with your right hand.

Learn the main sound characteristics and how they are written in music

Learn the basics of timing and counting in music.

Learn what tempo means and how it is indicated in the music notation

Learn diferent ways to alter notes duration

Play music that is written on single-line music staff with detailed explanations about each element.   

Play music written on single line music staff with detailed explanation about each element.

Learn how to recognize notes of the open strings 1,2 and 3

Experience half note followed by a quarter in 3/4 time using strings 1,2 and 3

Implementation of open strings 1,2 and 3

Eight notes,  learn how to subdivide the beats.

Groups of four eight notes. enhance your reading skills.

More rhythm combinations to learn.

Here even more.

Learn how to recognize the notes on strings 1 and 2 and how to read music which includes those notes

play scale C major.

An exercise to implement the notes on strings 1 and 2

A variation of scale C major to improve your reading skills

Learn how to play this well-known tune which includes the notes on strings 1 and 2, as well as learn about “pickup notes” and how to count them.

Learn how to play “Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven. With detailed explanation. Here you will experience most of the knowledge and skills acquired by now.