Classical Guitar Essentials Advanced - Part 1

Master a two-octave c major scale and arpeggio on classical guitar, with fingering in the first position and a focus on the sharp sequence F#, C#, G#, D#.

Learn the B-flat major scale in two octaves on guitar, with the two-flat key signature, positions around frets five to eight, and the note-naming technique.

Explore the G harmonic minor scale across two octaves, compare it with the melodic minor and B-flat major signature, and practice guitar fingering in third and second positions.

Master the G melodic minor scale across two octaves, ascending with raised sixth and seventh, descending to natural notes. Apply movable pattern from second to third position on classical guitar.

Study the Largo from Dvorak's New World, practicing the B-flat major scale with scale-based fingerings, visualizing notes across frets five to eight to build memory and fluency.

Learn a classical guitar aria with a flowing bass line and shifting positions; master p i a fingering and quick pull-offs and hammer-ons.

Andante op. 60 no. 14 by Sor, focusing on right- and left-hand technique, grace notes, pull-offs, rest stroke vs free stroke, and a walking bass in 3/4.

Explore Ejercicio (valse) by Jose Ferrer, a London College of Music grade three piece. Learn arpeggio patterns in A minor in 3/8 with right- and left-hand technique.

Compare natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales from original scale with the same key signature; harmonic raises seventh, melodic raises sixth and seventh ascending, then descends to natural.

Explore keys and key signatures by examining how major and relative minor keys share scales, how sharps and flats form signatures, and memorize the sequence to identify the key.

Learn how to find the relative minor of any major scale, noting they share the same notes and key signature, and apply two methods—up six degrees or back three notes.

Explore major chords as triads of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of the major scale, and learn how these shapes navigate the fingerboard on classical, acoustic, and electric guitars.

Explore the three principal chords in major and minor keys—the tonic, subdominant (IV), and dominant seventh (V7)—and the famous 1–4–5–1 progression in any key.

Explore how chord voicing rearranges notes from root to inversion, using the C major chord’s root, third, and fifth, and how second inversion alters the bass.

Explore how the dominant seventh is formed by adding a flattened seventh to a major triad, with C7 and G7 as examples, and connect this to key signatures.

Learn right-hand melody variations on two patterns, alternating between the second/third and first/second strings, using major and B-7 chords with a walking bass in the key of A major.

master the Forrest Gump feather theme in the key of G, part A, with a two-bar pulse, hammer-ons, bass movement, and transitioning from major to minor chords.

Explore the second part of the Forrest Gump fingerstyle piece, featuring hammer-ons, pull-offs, and the C major scale and G major scale, with hands split for practice.

Explore harmonic minor texture of 13 days in France, with F sharp key signature and chords like F sharp minor seven, B-7, G major seven, and C major seven.