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THE GUITARIST'S PROGRESS SERIES
Full contents of Guitarist's Progress Solo and Duet & Ensemble Series are listed below
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Books of similar standard from other Garden Music series that can be used alongside these
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40 pages
PART 1:
INTRODUCTION OF THE NOTES IN 1st POSITION
Including:
Kuffner - Waltz
French Trad. - Frere Jacques
Burden - Bagatelle
English Trad. – Twinkle
Agaudo - Waltz
Burden – Plainte
Burden - Gypsy Dance
English Trad. - Early One Morning
Carulli - Waltz
Burden - Spanish Prelude
PART 2:
GENERAL REPERTOIRE
Gruber - Silent Night
Kuffner – Arietta
Carulli - Waltz, Op. 241, No. 21
Sor - Andante, Op. 35, No. 1
Giuliani - Allegro, Op. 50, No. 1
Aguado – Study
Carcassi - Waltz
Carcassi – Andantino
Ferrer - Allegro
Ferrer - Vals
Burden - Pastoral
Burden - Suite Espanola No. 3:
No. 1 Evocacion
No. 2 Malaguena
No. 3 Cancion de Siesta
No. 4 Fandango
Ferrer - Allegretto Moderato
Mertz – Andante
Aguado - Waltz
Irish Trad. - Still Side by Side
Dowland - My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
English Anon. - Greensleeves & 3 Variations (The Division Violin)
Italian Anon. - La Folia & 3 Variations (The Division Violin)
PART 3:
MUSICAL TECHNIQUES ENCOUNTERED IN PART 2
Upward slur;
Anon. - Argier (The Dancing Master)
Downward slur; Anon. –
The Siege of Buda (The Dancing Master)
Upward & Downward slurs together;
Carcassi - Waltz
Note values & rhythm;
Variations on Skip to my Lou & La Folia
Note values & rhythm in compound time;
Variations on The Mexican Hat Dance
English - Traditional Drink to Me Only
Second Position
Anon - Nonesuch (The Dancing Master)
Anon - Millison's Jig (The Dancing Master)
Anon - The Duke of Gloucester's March (The Dancing Master)
Scales & Arpeggios and table of note and rest values
Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 1 (GM01)
£8.95
Beginner to Grade 2 (ABRSM Grades 1, 2 & 3)
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Guitarist's Progress Duet & Ensemble Series Book 1 (GM04)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - The Start (GM18) & Stage 1 (GM14)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - The Restart (GM24) & Trek 1 (GM25)
Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)
36 pages
PART 1:
REPERTOIRE ONE
Giuliani - Andante, Op. 30, No. 1
Aguado - Study,
Praetorius - Springtanz
Murcia - Allemande
Susato - Bergerette ‘Sans Roch’
Murcia - Passepied
Sor - Andante, Op. 31, No. 2
PART 2:
TECHNIQUES A, B & C
The Notes of the 1st String from 5th Fret up to 12th Fret
The Notes in 5th Position
Half Barres
Part Writing in guitar music.
(including Burden - Contrapunctus No 1)
Ornamentation in guitar music
REPERTOIRE TWO
Carulli - Moderato (Country Dance)
Ferrer - Siciliana
Mertz - Adagio
Ferrer - Vals
Burden - Satieopedie
Bach - Gavotte
Burden - Fantasia
Giuliani - Andante, Op. 43
Carcassi - Minuet, Op. 21, No. 12
Anon. - John Come Kiss Me Now
PART 3:
TECHNIQUES D & E
The Notes in 7th and 9th Positions
Full Barres
REPERTOIRE THREE
Susato - Pass et Medio
Giuliani – Allegretto
Sor - Andantino, Op. 35 No. 18
Ferrer - Allegretto
Giuliani - Allegretto
Tarrega - Study in C
Tarrega - Study in E Minor
Anon. - Kemp’s Jig
Aguado - Allegro Moderato
Anon.- Scarborough Fair
Susato - Allemande
Losy - Sarabande
Sor - Andantino, Op. 31, No. 5
Sor - Larghetto, Op. 35, No. 3
Sor - Moderato, Op. 35, No. 13
Giulianni - Allegretto (Dance Rondo)
Coste - Allegro
Burden - Melodie Melancolique
TECHNIQUES F
Scales & Arpeggios
Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 2 (GM02)
£8.95
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Grade 2 to Grade 4 (ABRSM Grade 4)
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Guitarist's Progress Duet & Ensemble Series Book 2 (GM05)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 2 (GM15)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 2 (GM26)
Certain Hits 5! (GM22)
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Period Pieces Book 2 (GM54) & Book 2 (GM55)
40 pages
PART 1:
TECHNIQUES A:
Tone production;
Irish Trad. - An Irish Air
TECHNIQUES B:
Staccato and Pizzicato;
Ferrer - Marcha
REPERTOIRE ONE
Burden - Nornham Castle, Sunrise
Carcassi - Etude in A minor, Op. 60, No. 7
Sanz - Fuga 2a, al ayre de Jiga
Molino - Prelude
Ferrer - Allegro
Sor - Waltz, Op. 32, No. 2
Carcassi - Etude in D, Op. 60 No. 10
Aguado - Allegro Moderato
Dowland - Tarleton’s Jig
Dowland - Tarleton’s Riserrectione
Johnson - Alman
Ferrer – Andantino
Burden - Waterend Ford
Carcassi - Etude in A, Op. 60 No. 3
PART 2:
TECHNIQUES C:
Ornamentation;
de Visée - Sarabande
TECHNIQUES D:
The Tremolo;
Burden - Echoes of the Past
REPERTOIRE TWO
Giuliani - Capriccio, Op. 100, No. 11
Carcassi - Caprice, Op. 26, No. 3
Prætorius - La Volta
de Visée - Gigue
Sor - Study in B minor, Op. 35, No. 22
Ferrer – Larghetto
Legnani - Caprice
Tarrega – Adelita
Tarrega - Mazurka
Burden - British Folk Song Suite:
No. 1 Irish Traditional - Clare Jig
No. 2 English Traditional - The Unquiet Grave
No. 3 Welsh Traditional - The Bishop and the Peasant
No. 4 Scottish Traditionals - Sleeping Moggy in Yon Toon
Ferrer - Andante
TECHNIQUES E:
Scales and Arpeggios
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Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 3 (GM08)
£8.95
Grade 4 to Grade 6
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 3 (GM16)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 3 (GM27)
Certain Hits 3! (GM20)
Certain Hits 4! (GM21)
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Period Pieces Book 2 (GM55)
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Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 4 (GM13)
£8.95
40 pages
PART 1
Techniques A: Further slur work:
Ferrer - Moderato,
Burden - Valse Churún
Playing in Style 1: Baroque Dance Music:
Weiss - Menuet,
Weiss - Sarabande,
Bach - Bouree
Playing in Style 2: Romantic Period:
Tarrega - Marieta
Techniques B: Further work on bringing out a melody:
Ferrer - Nocturno,
Ferrer - Andante Moderato
Sor - Allegro Moderato
Playing in Style 3: Classical Period:
Sor - Andante
Playing in Style 4: Renaissance Dance Music:
Dowland - Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
Dowland - The Right Honourable The Lady Clifton's Spirit
Techniques C: Further barre work;
Burden - Introduction and Danza
Techniques D:
Scales and Arpeggios
PART 2
RECITAL SECTION
Renaissance Period: Holborne - The Fairy Round
Baroque Period: Weiss - Fantasia
Classical / Romantic Period: Paganini - Romance
Romantic Period: Ferrer - Nocturno 'Urania'
Modern Period: Burden - Autumn
Grade 6 to Grade 8
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 4 (GM17)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 4 (GM28)
Certain Hits 3! (GM20)
Certain Hits 4! (GM21)
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Period Pieces Book 3 (GM56)
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Guitarist's Progress Duet & Ensemble Series Book 1 (GM04)
£7.95
Beginner to Grade 2
Duets Trios & Quartets that follow the structure of Book 1 Solo Series
36 Pages
PART 1:
INTRODUCTION OF THE NOTES IN 1st POSITION
Including;
Burden - Anything You can Do
Spanish Trad. - De Los Alamos Vengo Theme & 3 Variations
Burden - Lullaby
English Trad. - London's Burning
French Traditional - Christ is Risen
Bach - Minuet
PART 2:
GENERAL REPERTOIRE
Hebrew Trad. - Shalom Chaverin
Spanish Trad. - Tarara de Sevilla
Spiritual - Kum ba yah
English Trad. - Sweet Polly Oliver
L. Mozart - Trompetan-Stuck
Bach - Chorale
W. Mozart - Canon Inversus
Schubert - German Dance (D. 820 No. 6)
Schumann - Melodie (Album for the Young)
Carulli - Andante
Anon. - Volt
Carulli - Allegro
Kuffner - Andante
Kuffner - Rondo
PART 3:
MUSICAL TECHNIQUES ENCOUNTERED IN THE PIECES IN Part 2
Upward slurs:
Anon. - John, Come Kiss me Now Variation No. 1 (Division Violin)
Anon - The More the Merrier (The Dancing Master)
Downward slurs:
Anon. - John Come Kiss me Now Variation No. 2 (Division Violin)
Anon. - The New Round O (The Dancing Master)
Upward and Downward slurs together:
Anon. - John Come Kiss me Now Variation No. 3 (Division Violin)
Anon. - An Italian Rant (The Dancing Master)
Note values & rhythm:
Spanish Trad. - Ay! linda Amiga and 11 variations
Chords
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 1 (GM01)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - The Start (GM18) & Stage One (GM14)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - The Restart (GM24) & Trek One (GM25)
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Guitarist's Progress Duet & Ensemble Series Book 2 (GM05)
£7.95
Grade 2 to Grade 4
Duets Trios & Quartets that follow the structure of Book 1 Solo Series
40 pages
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TECHNIQUES A:
Notes of the 1st String from the 5th fret to the 12th fret;
Spanish Anon. - Romance
Notes in 5th Position;
Burden - Bagatelle No. 1
French Trad. - Green the Earth
Susato - Ronde 'Mon Amy'
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TECHNIQUES B:
Half barres:
Bach - Minuet
Kuffner - Landler
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TECHNIQUES C:
Part writing in guitar music:
Burden - The Grace Round
Burden - Fugetta
de Visee - Prelude
Sanz - Fuga
Telemann - Allegro (Canonic Sonata No. 1)
Ornamentation in guitar music:
Satie - Gnossienne No. 1
Anon. - An Italian Ground (Division Violin 1685)
TECHNIQUES D:
Notes in seventh Position:
Susato - Bergerette 'Sans Roche'
Greek Trad. - Wake up, my Dear
The notes in 9th Position:
French Trad. - J'ai du Bon Tabac
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Anon. - Packington's Pound
French Trad. - The First of May
English Trad. - Scarborough Fair
Higher changes of position:
Spanish Trad. - Tarde de Mayo
Spanish Trad. - La Riberana
Wesley - O for a Thousand Tongues
Spanish Trad. - El Noi de la Mare
TECHNIQUES E:
Full barres:
Kuffner - Landler
Burden - Aubade
Natural harmonics:
Schumann - Kind im Einschlummern
Burden - Time Passes
Chords
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 2 (GM02)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 2 (GM15)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Stage 2 (GM26)
Certain Hits 5! (GM22)