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Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60'

 
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In this tutorial we'll learn a beginner level classical guitar piece by Fernando Sor's 'Study No. 3, Opus 60'. It's mostly a single note melody, but with a few harmony diads in the final few measures.

Fernando Sor (1778-1839) was a classical Spanish guitarist and composer. He wrote many wonderful pieces for classical guitar beginners. This piece will give us a lot of practice at looking ahead and planning the best place for finger placement based on what the next note is.

Play the piece one measure at a time until you get each measure right. Then, move on to the next measure. Next, work on connecting two measures you have them accomplished and under your fingers. When you have all the separate pieces mastered put them together slowly and confidently. When you are learning and practicing a piece it is better to play a wrong note confidently, solidly in time than to play the right note weakly and without conviction.

This piece is in C major, in 4/4 time and we'll we'll practice it at 90 BPM and 120 BPM for more of a challenge.

Lesson Info
Christopher Schlegel
Instructor Christopher Schlegel
Styles:
Classical
Difficulty:
Published
Tutorial
Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60'
Tutorial Lessons
  1. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Introduction
  2. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Measures 1-8
  3. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Measures 9-16
  4. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Measures 17-24
  5. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Measures 9-24
  6. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Overall Form
  7. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Practicing At 90 BPM
  8. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60': Practicing At 120 BPM
  9. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60' Performance Close View
  10. Sor 'Study No. 3 Opus 60' Performance Wide View