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quickfingers
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quickfingers
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03/07/2008 6:30 am
ahh, bach has some great beginner guitar stuff. check out his two part inventions and his "well tempered clavier" books.

only kidding. but jokes aside, you gotta start from the basics. pick up a classical guitar book at a music shop and get going. here is a cool site where there are TABS for tons of pieces: http://www.classtab.org/

but if you really want to learn, there is much more than that. reading music is a necessity, and if you're rusty you might want to start practicing again. i know it's painful but start sightreading little things you see. whip out some piano sheet music and play the right hand; see how well you can do it with as little starts and stops as possible.


aside from that, learn your techniques!! don't be a pouser like me. true classical guitar players have alot of know-how as far as nail care as well. it's all about them thumbs, son! there are a number of techniques like piccazzo (sp?) and junk like that, essentially meaning how you pluck the strings and in what part on the soundhole.

and remember, compared to the piano/violin, there is a complete lack of guitar music for classical guitar. most pieces are transcriptions of other instruments, and there where only a few composers that created timeless guitar compositions (mainly tarrega, sor, and segovia).

talk to some of the instructors on the site, i'm sure a few know much more than i can tell you. good luck broseph!
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