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Sunday 12 October 2008
Wednesday 24 September 2008
The Monster in the Woods
Something different: a text-piece I've used a lot with beginners. It can be varied in all sorts of ways.
Friday 5 September 2008
Another Bach Duet (Grade 1+)
This is obviously easier if you omit the suggested half barre in the first bar (and bars like it).
Monday 1 September 2008
Nobody Knows
An arrangement of the famous Spiritual, this has been written for someone who has reached Grade 1 level and learnt 'hammer-ons' and 'pull-offs'.
Friday 1 August 2008
Pentatonic Exercise (easy)
I made this sheet to tear into horizontal strips so that each pupil could have one. The exercise can lead on to all sorts of things - ensemble pieces using ostinati, etc., are really effective. Obviously, in group situations, it can be combined with the harder pentatonic exercise sheet.
Pentatonic Exercise (slightly harder)
I made this sheet to tear into horizontal strips so that each pupil could have one. The exercise can lead on to all sorts of things - ensemble pieces using ostinati, etc., are really effective. Obviously, in group situations, it can be combined with the easier pentatonic exercise sheet.
Night Doth on the River Fall...
Another sheet of easy tunes, using the top three strings. My favourite is Night Doth on the River Fall.
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Michael Finnegan - Variations
The tune is easy. The variations get progressively harder, more or less.
Friday 11 July 2008
Tuesday Blues (Grade 1+)
Funnily enough, I wrote this piece for someone I teach on a Tuesday, to encourage them to keep their right thumb in the right position. The last line is a little bit harder than the first two.
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Bach duets (Grade 1, Grade 1+)
I've recently been arranging pieces from Bach's Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach for guitar duet. Originally written for keyboard, Bach gathered them together into two books in the 1720s and presented them to his wife, Anna Magdalena. They make great easy duets - as well as giving us a feel for domestic musical life in the 18th century.
In the "Aria" I have simplified the rhythm slightly in one or two places.
In the "Aria" I have simplified the rhythm slightly in one or two places.
Three Sea Pieces (Grade 1+)
I wrote these pieces with players in mind who could play Grade 1 pieces confidently and were looking for something harder. My favourite is the second one, Dreaming of the Sea. Pupils seem to like it best, too. The opening of the third, White Horses, is a good opportunity to get to grips with playing in second position.
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