Hal Leonard Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method - Book 2

Overview of this method

The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar, Volume 2 method is designed for guitarists who wish to take their classical guitar studies further while consolidating essential technical foundations. Easy to follow, this instructional guide developed by Paul Henry draws on music from the masters of the repertoire to develop a deeper understanding of classical style, touch and interpretation.

Throughout the lessons, this method explores essential concepts for solid progress: tone quality, dynamic control, muting, tuning the sixth string down to D, notes beyond the open position, and left-hand shifting. It also covers ornaments, slides, articulations, natural and artificial harmonics, full and partial barre chords, trills, mordents, two-octave scales and vibrato.

Highly useful for daily practice, this volume also includes a review of two-hand technique, slur exercises and an introduction to counterpoint, helping to enhance the student's precision, musicality and independence. It is an excellent resource for structuring practice, refining one's playing and becoming more comfortable with the language specific to classical guitar.

The book also includes online access to more than 50 demonstration and accompaniment audio tracks. With the PLAYBACK+ player, users can slow down the audio without changing the pitch, create practice loops, change the key and adjust the right or left channel. A real advantage for making effective progress at one's own pace and more naturally integrating both technical movements and musical reflexes.

Technical specifications

Artist	Paul Henry	Genre	classical guitar method
Instrumentation	classical guitar