Classical Guitar Course for Adults Level 4

In this section, we introduce new theory concepts in an economical and practical manner. The course covers double-dotted quarter notes, triplets, syncopation, swing rhythm, and tone colors, muting, and campanella.

Learn what is a double-dotted quarter note and how to count it.

Learn what is a triplet and how to count it when you encounter it in the music.

A brief explanation about what is syncopation.

Explanation of Swing rhythm and how it appears in the music scores.

Discussing the various tone colors utilized in classical guitar literature.

Learn in detail what is a melodic minor scale and how it differs from the other minor scales.

In this lecture you will learn what is Campanella, and where it is used in the course.

In classical guitar muting strings is a great skill to possess, learn how to do it and how the muting is marked in the music in this course.

Some tips about playing and practicing scales and arpeggios and how to use this section in the course.

Play Scale C major 2 octaves.

Play A minor harmonic scale 2 octaves

Demonstration explanation and teaching you how to play a minor melodic scale it is the only scale in this course that accends and descends in different way.

Scale F major, moving to position 2, 3, and back to position 1.

Study the chromatic scale. A challenging mind exercise for the notes on the first three strings with accidentals.

Play C major Arpeggio experience moving to different positions.

Learn A minor arpeggio detailed explanation about both hands

Play F major arpeggio 2 octaves. learn about specific movements to different positions and utilize right-hand fingering.

Watch the demonstration of Etude No. 4

Prior to playing the etude there are several technical exercises to play that will help you easily understand and play the etude. Those exercises are extracted from the etude itself. in this lecture is exercise 1. Dealing with Campanella.

Prior to playing the etude, there are several technical exercises to play that will help you easily understand and play the etude. Those exercises are extracted from the etude itself. in this lecture is exercise 2.

Prior to playing the etude there are several technical exercises to play that will help you easily understand and play the etude. Those exercises are extracted from the etude itself. in this lecture is exercise 3.

Prior to playing the etude, there are several technical exercises to play that will help you easily understand and play the etude. Those exercises are extracted from the etude itself. in this lecture is exercise 4.

Prior to playing the etude, there are several technical exercises to play that will help you easily understand and play the etude. Those exercises are extracted from the etude itself. in this lecture is exercise 5.

Learn Etude 4 from bar 1 to bar 12

Learn etude 4 from bar 13 till the end, with a detailed technical explanation.

This is a demo of "Melancholia" - a piece from my book "Guitar Reflections" that you will be learning in this chapter.

Learn the first part of Melancholia. Moving to high positions using open string as a shift lead.

Learn the second part of Melancholia by Playing little right-hand arpeggios maintaining the precision of your left hand as well as moving to different positions.

Here you will experience playing two melodies simultaneously.

Listen the performance of the  Romanze by Johan Kaspar Mertz. This is the piece that you will learn in this section.

In this lecture, you will learn how to count triplets We will use a small rhythm exercise to illustrate that. practice this exercise first by counting, then by using a metronome. This exercise will help you to implement triplets when you see them later in the piece.

Learn the first 8 bars of the Romanze by J.K. Mertz.

Learn bars 9 to 14 of the Romanze by J.K. Mertz here you will encounter dotted eight and sixteen, and triplets. As well as sound colors.

Learn   Romanze by J.K. Mertz from bar 15  till the end. here you will experience double dotted quarter notes followed by sixteenth notes.

This is a demo of  Study No. 13 by J. K. Mertz, which you are doing to learn in this section.

This is a demo of  Study No. 13 by J. K. Mertz, which you are doing to learn in this section.

Learn the second part of Study 13

The whole etude no. 13 with counting, dynamics, and tone colors. It will help you to see and comprehend the whole piece.

This is a demo of "Blue Perl" - a piece from my book "Guitar Reflections" that you will be learning in this chapter.

Learn how to count swing rhythm and Syncopation.

Blue Pearl-  first part from bar1 to bar 8.

First part of Blue Pearl Learn to play it in swing rhythm.

Blue Pearl part 2 bars 10 to 18, different positions and muting,

Learn part 3 of the Blue Pearl it is the same as part one but with some little variations which give a nice flavor to the restoration of the beginning ending with a gentle harmonic on string three on fret 12.

Congratulations! You have completed Classical Guitar Course for Adults Level 4

Here you will find few additional pieces that you can learn yourself.