Méthode progressive, Vol.1
Méthode progressive, vol. 1 (français / english /
español)
64 p., Niveau 1
Une nouveauté aux Productions d'Oz, forts
actives dans le domaine de la pédagogie pour guitare. Conçue pour être utilisée
avec un professeur, la Méthode progressive pour guitare de Claudio Camisassa se
démarque des autres ouvrages pour guitaristes débutants. De très nombreux
morceaux sur les cordes à vides (une quinzaine de pages) permettent à l'élève de
se concentrer sur l'acquisition d'un bonne technique de main droite, seul le
pincé étant abordé dans ce premier volume. La méthode qui s'appuie sur un
répertoire original écrit par Claudio Camisassa, comporte de nombreux duos pour
l'éléve et le professeur et, surtout pour l'éléve, un accompagnement optionnel
en accord ou en arpèges des mélodies travaillées. Deux pages d'exercices
journaliers simples mais réellement efficaces, accompagnées d'indications
précises sur Ies techniques de jeu, complètent cette méthode au chemin
pédagogique efficace et rigoureux.
(François Nicolas, Guitare Classique, 2e
trimestre 2002)
This well-presented volume takes students from the very
beginning with four main objectives of Classical Guitar Magazine developing
technique, sight-reading, basic chord accompaniments and duo playing, and
assumes the student is working with a teacher. It is very methodical, beginning
with photographs of hand positions etc, and gives explanations of both rest and
free stroke from the start. The first musical examples are open string melodies
with added chord symbols with plenty of varied exampIes, and blank staves are
given for note-writing exercises and also for aural tests, both of which are
useful ideas for reinforcing general musical understanding. Apart from chord
symbols, the left hand is first introduced with natural harmonics at the twelfth
fret in an effective two-part exercise Carillon, which requires right fingers
and thumb. Combinations of open strings and right-hand arpeggios follow and the
opening section is brought to a natural close with Valse des Harmoniques -
nicely shaped and quite complex with its use of natural harmonics, but a bit
over-long. Camisassa now introduces notes on each string, in turn, in first
position, and more complex arpeggio patterns, illustrated by pieces utilising
each new group of notes. 2-guitar arrangements of tunes including Frere Jacques
and Au Clair de la lune and Alouette, gentille alouette work quite weIl with
straightforward accompaniments. I liked Camisassa's Tango, and Recuerdo de mi
infanta, a two-part milonga reminiscent of Cardoso. Favourites such as
Greensleeves and Malaguena are also included, and there are many pieces by
Camisassa included which aim to enforce musical ideas. I found the way this book
progresses, and the technical and musical aspects it teaches, very good and very
thorough. I found myself using it a lot as supplementary material to demonstrate
technical points and for sight-reading. However, the majority of pieces written
by Camisassa did not inspire me musically and would need to be supplemented with
pieces of more characterful musical interest, particularly for young players,
but this volume does have much to offer.
(Linda Kelsall Barnett, Classical
Guitar Magazine, June 2002)
