
Explore guitar parts and terminology, from the fretboard and frets to the sound hole, bridge, and tuning keys. Learn standard tuning and tuning methods using a digital tuner and harmonics.
Explore effective stretching exercises to warm up fingers, hands, and wrists before playing songs for Spanish and classical guitar, improving flexibility and technique.
Master arpeggiated chords and exercises through songs for Spanish and classical guitar in this course.
Practice picado exercises to build right-hand technique for songs in Spanish and classical guitar. Explore core skills tailored to mastering Spanish and classical guitar repertoire.
Master the piece Silent Night on Spanish and classical guitar by exploring arrangement, technique, and expressive phrasing suitable for classical guitar players.
Perform a solo version of We wish you a merry Christmas as part of Spanish and classical guitar repertoire.
Explore a duet arrangement of we wish you a merry christmas for Spanish and classical guitar, as part of songs for Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice along to a We Wish You a Merry Christmas backing track at 80bpm to sharpen timing and guitar technique.
Play along with a full-speed backing track for We Wish You a Merry Christmas at 120 bpm, as you practice Spanish and classical guitar techniques.
Explore the Jingle Bells song arranged for Spanish and classical guitar, expanding repertoire within the songs for Spanish and classical guitar course.
Learn to perform Auld Lang Syne on Spanish and classical guitar, within the songs for Spanish and classical guitar course.
Learn a solo version of happy birthday for Spanish and classical guitar, engaging with the song-style repertoire and guitar techniques within the course.
Master the happy birthday song in a duo version for Spanish and classical guitar, showcasing repertoire for both guitar styles and collaborative performance.
Master the happy birthday melody with a 60 bpm backing track at practice speed, designed for spanish and classical guitar.
Practice the happy birthday backing track at 100 bpm full speed to develop rhythm and timing on Spanish and classical guitar.
Develop barre technique through the eight drops of life barre exercise to strengthen finger position for Spanish and classical guitar pieces.
Ophelia Storm guides a one-note rumba study for Spanish and classical guitar, highlighting technique and rhythm essential to this style.
Explore the castle rumba study for Spanish and classical guitar, highlighting the rumba style and its place in Spanish guitar repertoire.
Master the camino arpeggio study to enhance Spanish and classical guitar technique, focusing on fingerpicking patterns, arpeggio shapes, and musical phrasing for performance-ready playing.
Explore rain arpeggio patterns in a focused study for Spanish and classical guitar. Develop technique and musicality through arpeggio exercises.
Explore a journey through a Spanish guitar piece with a backing track. Build expressive soloing and accompaniment skills for learners of Spanish and classical guitar.
practice along with a journey backing track at 80 bpm to improve timing and phrasing for Spanish and classical guitar songs.
Practice with a journey backing track at 120 bpm full speed to improve playing on Spanish and classical guitar.
Explore the classical study piece 'BlueBird' with a backing track to improve technique, timing, and musical expression for Spanish and classical guitar players.
Practice along with the Bluebird backing track at 80 bpm (practice speed) to build rhythm and phrasing for songs on Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice along with the Bluebird backing track at 120 bpm in full speed to study songs for Spanish and Classical guitar.
Practice blue balloons as a classical study with backing track, aligning technique and musical phrasing for songs on Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice the 'do you' motif against the blue balloons backing track at 120 bpm, full speed. Target Spanish and classical guitar songs.
Learn Greensleeves, an English traditional song, within the songs for Spanish and classical guitar course.
Master ten penny bit, an Irish traditional song, with a backing track, as part of the songs for Spanish and classical guitar course.
Practice with the ten penny bit backing track at 100 bpm to improve timing and rhythm on Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice with the ten penny bit backing track at 200 bpm full speed to develop rhythm and tempo on Spanish and classical guitar.
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Explore the Spanish romance, a traditional Spanish piece, in the songs for Spanish and classical guitar course.
Learn Cielito Lindo, a mexican traditional song, on spanish and classical guitar, mastering rhythm and phrasing to perform authentic, expressive guitar arrangements.
Focus on playing La Cucaracha, a Mexican traditional tune, using a backing track for a practical study of Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice along with a La Cucaracha backing track at 60 bpm to improve rhythm and technique on Spanish and classical guitar.
Provide a portable La Cucaracha backing track at 100 bpm full speed for Spanish and classical guitar.
Learn La Bamba, a Mexican traditional song, with a backing track to practice on Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice La Bamba with a 90 bpm backing track, designed for steady practice speed and accessible for Spanish and classical guitar players.
Practice La Bamba with a backing track at 140 bpm full speed to master timing and accompaniment on Spanish and classical guitar.
Learn to play La Cumparsita, the Uruguayan tango song, on the Spanish and classical guitar, focusing on authentic tango rhythm, melody, and expressive phrasing.
Explore Tico-Tico No Fuba, a Brazilian traditional song arranged for Spanish and classical guitar with a backing track to practice rhythm, phrasing, and accompaniment.
Practice the tico-tico no fuba backing track at 120 bpm to improve timing and rhythm on Spanish and classical guitar.
Practice the Tico-Tico No Fuba backing track at 160 bpm at full speed to develop rhythm and technique on Spanish and classical guitar.
Explore a Hungarian traditional song on classical and Spanish guitar, enriching your repertoire with the traditional melody Tavaszi Szel Vizet Araszt.
Explore the instructor's recommended courses to broaden your repertoire and musicality with scales, flamenco techniques, strumming, and rhythm reading for guitarists.
Are you a guitarist who wants to improve your repertoire, or are you just starting out and looking for some songs to learn? Do you like improvising against backing tracks with the help of chord charts and scale maps? Songs for Spanish and Classical Guitar offers 17 guitar technique exercises and 25 songs to learn in the form of a book and video lessons. The songs are at different levels, although this aimed for an intermediate guitarist, you can learn many of the songs as a beginner, and you can learn how to read TAB and rhythm from the beginning of the course.
So... What can you learn?
25 Christmas/festive songs; Spanish and classical titles; and traditional songs from Europe and the Americas.
17 guitar technique exercises to improve your arpeggio, picado, and reach on the guitar.
Some songs are written for two guitars and they will have backing tracks at two different speeds, scale maps and chord charts. You can play your own melodies besides what is written in the score!
And.. How can you learn it?
The songs and exercises are presented in traditional musical notation and TAB. If the song is written for two guitars, the chords for the backing track are written at the top of each bar and the chord charts are displayed at the end of the score. In addition, left-hand fingering is shown for each song, and when it is not obvious right hand fingering is included as well.
Lastly... What are the songs?
Festive Songs: Silent Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas (solo and duo versions), Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, Happy Birthday (solo and duo versions).
Spanish and Classical Songs: Eight Drops of Life (Barre Study), Camino (Arpeeggio Study), Ophelia Storm (Rumba), The Castle (Rumba), Rain (Classical Study), Journey (Spanish Guitar Song with Backing Track), Bluebird (Classical Guitar Song with Backing Track), Blue Balloons (Classical Guitar Song with Backing Track).
Traditional Songs: Greensleeves (UK), Ten Penny Bit (IE), Bella Ciao (IT), Spanish Romance (ES), Cielito Lindo (MX), La Cucaracha (MX), La Bamba (MX), La Cumparsita (UY), Tico-Tico (BR), Tavaszi Szel Vizet Araszt (HU)
The following songs include a backing track in two different speeds: We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, Journey, Bluebird, Blue Balloons,Ten Penny Bit, La Cucaracha, La Bamba, Tico-Tico.
What is included with each of the lessons?
TABs with music sheet, left and right hand fingering, and chord charts. The first few lessons are music theory, so if you cannot read music or TAB, you can learn it there so no previous knowledge needed to do this course.
MP3 files and videos, backing tracks at practice speed and full speed.
This course is a result of a successful KickStarter campaign in the end of 2020, where 300 people supported the project. In addition all the audio files are recorded in a studio with professional quality, as well as the videos made by cinematographers so you have the best experience learning the songs.
Start or continue your guitar journey with Songs for Spanish and Classical Guitar!