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Learn to Play Fernando Sor's "Study in B minor"
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1,562 students

Learn to Play Fernando Sor's "Study in B minor"

Play a work by a classical guitar master and take your playing to the next level
Created byBrian Riggs
Last updated 12/2015
English

What you'll learn

  • You'll be able to perform the piece all the way through up to performance standard
  • You'll make your playing sound more complex and expressive by bringing a melody voice while playing an arpeggio texture at the same time
  • You'll build good habits and avoid frustration by learning how to practice the tricky parts of the Study in B minor

Course content

4 sections • 9 lectures • 43m total length

  • Introduction0:29

    This lecture contains the introduction to this course on the Study in B Minor by Fernando Sor. Sor isn't that well known in the world of classical composers but he is an important figure in the world of the classical guitar. He was a virtuoso performer and composer who live during the 19th century. Besides writing a lot of great pieces for the guitar at a time when a lot of people weren't familiar with the guitar, he also wrote a ton of studies. This is arguably his most famous. The study in B Minor is a simple arpeggio study with a haunting melody.

Requirements

  • For this course you’ll need an acoustic guitar (preferably nylon-string), something to prop your left foot up (it can be an actual guitar foot-rest or anything you already have around your home), and time to practice.

Description

By the end of this course, you'll be to play one of the favorite pieces for classical guitar, Fernando Sor's "Study in B minor." The course is split up into small, manageable sections so you'll be able to learn quickly and see progress immediately. By taking this course you'll join a group of over 1300 guitarists, and be able to play this piece up to a performance standard.

By the end of this course, you can expect to:

  • Be able to play a simple but beautiful piece of music from beginning to end
  • Learn how advanced players bring out the melody while playing an arpeggio texutre
  • Have tools for problem-solving and know exactly how to practice tricky sections.

This is a relatively short, easy-to-follow course on a commonly played and taught composition for classical guitar. It's so commonly played for a reason, and it's a great piece that can help you get better and move to the next level as a classical guitarist.

The Study in B minor is that difficult, but by approaching it as it was meant to be approached, as a study, you can start building good habits and improving your classical guitar playing.

You'll have a great time going through this course and you'll be able to learn easily because you can clearly see the hands from a variety of angles (a must in any guitar course). You'll have lifetime access to the course and you'll be able to download PDF files of the sheet music for the music.

You can start playing better and having a great piece of music that you can perform and play for others (or just yourself), but you have to start sometime. You can click the button that says "Start Learning Now" to start playing Fernando Sor's "Study in B minor."



Who this course is for:

  • This course is intended for anyone who is interested in learning how to play some of the most popular classical guitar pieces, whether or not you consider yourself a “classical” player. No matter what type of guitar player you are, you’ll find something to challenge you and broaden your musical horizons.

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