Note to teachers
Book Two builds on the basic
mechanical techniques learnt in the first
volume of Simply Guitar, Through thirty
seven dedicated new compositions the
Spanish guitar Student encounters the
basic interpretative skills that will enable
him to play with greater musicality and
expression.
Part One covers higher positions and
their associated keys, together with skills
needed to move around the fingerboard.
Part Two considers three aspects of
articulation: damping open bass strings,
staccato playing and slur techniniuque.
Part Three deals with the right hand:
tonal range (ponti/tasto), accents and
dynamic balance between voices.
Finally there are five pieces considering
different expressive effects: pitch control,
vibrato, tremolando, tempo variation and
harmonics.
Although this sequence has some logic
to it, feel free to adapt it according to
your teaching circumstances.
There is CD of this music which also
previews music in Simply Spanish,
Simply Latin and Simply Swing.
Vincent Lindsey-Clark
Alexander MacDonald
Basic skills for Spanish guitar (Book Two)
Contents
Part I The fmgerboard
4 Fifth position
Spanish folk song, Cancion
5 Here and there
6 Variations in D minor
7 Arabian nights
8 Night light
10 Letting go
12 Second position
A Prelude
13 Italian dance
14 Merry-go-round
15 Speeding along
16 Back horne
18 Seventh position
Sky high
19 Jacob's ladder
20 Half barré
Half bar twelve bar
21 Chanson
Part II Articulation
22 Bass damping
Thumbs up
23 Behind the base line
24 Staccato exercises
Stop it!
25 Powdered wigs
26 Slurs
Off the cuff
27 Minuet, Gigue
28 Cheeky Chôro
30 At the carnival
Part III Tone and dynamics
32 Tone (ponti-tasto)
Spain
34 Accents
Two minds
35 Chord balance
Saturday night
36 Combining rest and free stroke
Reflections
37 Jam spoon
38 Shadow of the moon
Part IV Expressive effects
40 Pitch control
Bending the rules
42 Vibrato
Port Quin
44 Tremolando
Evocacion
46 Tempo control
Whirl wind
48 Harmonics
Tune up tune
