Alsbach - Educa Cees Hartog - Guitare Starter 2 + CD

Summary of This Method

With Guitare Starter Vol.2 by Cees Hartog, you continue learning classical guitar through an elementary approach, designed as a direct extension of Volume 1. This second volume emphasizes the "other" basic techniques that make a difference in playing: sound stability, rhythmic precision, hand coordination, and comfort in shifting positions.

The method notably develops work on positions (third, fifth, and seventh), position changes, and left-hand control through slide (legato). You will also find key elements of classical playing such as barre, various fingerings, and tremolo, as well as concepts of tonal color with timbre and movement indications.

To enrich the musical vocabulary, the book covers harmonic sounds, ornaments, scordatura, accompaniment, and practical techniques such as how to mute the bass strings and attack exercises (including combined attacks). On the applied theory side, you work on major and minor scales, the basic fingering of major scales, the blues scale, chromatic scales, as well as chord progressions with a chord chart (including barre chords), to gain autonomy.

The included CD adds a highly motivating dimension: orchestral accompaniments allow you to play the songs from the collection in a musical setting, work on listening skills, and develop a more confident sense of timing, as in an ensemble.

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Composer	Cees Hartog	Genre	Elementary method
Instrumentation	Classical guitar	Difficulty	Elementary