Learning to play the classical guitar is an excellent start to learning how to play guitar. ClassicalGuitarShed has some courses that can help you get started. Check out these popular courses you can take to improve your guitar skills.
Supercharge Your Sight-Reading
This ClassicalGuitarShed class is ideal for beginners to improve music sight-reading. The course includes the following:
- Six videos with supporting materials,
- sight-reading practice music, and
- links to additional reading and resources
Allen Mathews, the course instructor, will help you speed up your reading and make your work easier. After learning the techniques to enhance your sight-reading speed, you will see performance-level results.
This course will cover the following topics:
- Reading music notation on guitar
- Speeding up your reading skills
- The components that build the “body” of music notation
- Improving your sight-reading scores more efficiently by cutting months off your practice time
- The eight simple rhythms that are found in 90% of music
- Where to find free classical guitar music online
- Where to find additional tools to speed up your sight-reading
- How to maintain a stimulating practice that is never tiresome or dull.
How To Read Music For Guitar Course
This course will walk you through the fundamentals of converting written musical notation into guitar music step-by-step. For this training, no prior knowledge or expertise is necessary. You only have to be patient and willing to practice.
This course will discuss the following topics:
- How the notes function and arranged
- Knowing specific musical components of the guitar
- Relating to musical road maps
- Comprehensive rhythm training
- Effective practice techniques for continued improvement
Playing and Reading Music in the Higher Positions
This Classical Guitar Shed course serves as your map to the positions higher than the 5th fret. This course will help you master higher notes quickly.
This course will discuss the following topics:
- How to go above the 5th fret
- Naming all guitar notes
- Mastering upper positions
- How to shift swiftly and smoothly
- How to easily read high notes
- How to comfortably play high notes
Create the Ultimate Guitar Practice
If you want better results from your guitar practice time, this course is for you. This course will give you tips and tricks on reaching your daily endeavor.
Some of the things you’ll learn in this course are the following:
- Avoiding common distraction traps and energy-wasters
- Increasing your musical concentration
- Focusing on the appropriate goals and reaping the benefits of a strategic practice
- How to gauge your progress in guitar playing
- How professionals learn new music quickly, even when away from their guitars and on the go.
Playing the Timeless Classic: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by J.S.Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J .S. Bach wasn’t written for guitar. However, it has recently become one of the most well-known and cherished classical guitar compositions.
Classics Guitar Shed offers a course to learn this musical masterpiece. Learning this composition is a wonderful project for both intermediate and beginner guitar players.
Mastering Segovia’s Scales
Since many years ago, practicing classical guitar technique has been easy using the Segovia Scales. Both advantages and difficulties come with this specific way of fingering major and minor scales.
Classical Guitar Shed also has a course teaching the Segovia Scales. This program is recommended for intermediate musicians. The course will help you understand the following topics:
- How Segovia scales look and how they relate to other typical scale shapes
- The theory of major and minor scales
- How to deal with technical difficulties
- How to play the scale with grace and elegance
Playing Canon in D by Pachelbel, Johann
Canon in D is a popular piece written in the Baroque musical period. It has different versions by many pop artists.
This course teaches you how to play this masterpiece smoothly and quickly. You will also learn tricks on balancing voice, exploring harmony, and connecting notes.
Playing Malagueña by Lecuona, Ernesto
Malagueña is one of the best-loved guitar classics. Like many of the most well-known guitar compositions, it was initially composed for piano and afterward transcribed for guitar.
In this Classical Guitar Shed course, Allen Mathews will teach you how to play this piece effectively and beautifully.
Playing La Paloma by Yradier, Sebastián
La Paloma, translated as The Dove in English, is written by Spanish composer Sebastian Yradier. It’s one of the songs with the highest popularity and recordings in music history.
In this course, Allen Mathews will teach you how to play this classic piece and deconstruct music to learn faster and master triplet rhythms.
Learn Everything About Classical Guitars
Playing classical guitars is a great start in learning guitar playing.
Classical Guitar Shed offers many enjoyable courses to enhance your guitar skills and achieve your goals.
You can register to join Classical Guitar Shed’s Woodshed Program and gain full access to all the courses offered as part of your membership.
