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YOUNG GUITARIST'S PROGRESS SERIES
Full contents of the Young Progress Series are listed below
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Books of similar standard from other Garden Music series that can be used alongside these
are listed below the cover scans in lighter type
Titles of pieces that are underlined can be clicked on for links to recordings on Youtube and SoundCloud
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36 pages
NEW THINGS 1 – 5:
Introduction of notes on the first 3 strings
Crotchets and Minims
NEW THINGS 6:
Quavers
NEW THINGS 7:
Crotchet, Minim & Semi Breve Rests
NEW THINGS 8:
Playing More than one Note Together
French Traditional - Frere Jacques
NEW THINGS 9:
The Notes on the Fourth String
NEW THINGS 10:
Dotted Minims including:
French Trad. – J’ai du Bon Tabac
NEW THINGS 10:
The Open Bass Strings including:
Burden – Fingers and Thumb No. 2
NEW THINGS 11:
Accidentals including:
Burgundian Trad. – Patapan
Burden – March Turk
Burden – Minstrel’s Dance
NEW THINGS 12:
Key Signatures including:
Sherman - Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang & Supercalifragilistic
NEW THINGS 13:
Flat Signs
REPERTOIRE:
Burden - Jacobean Masque
Burden – Tamborin No. 2
McClellan, Pac & Ryecroft – Colours of Day (Light up the Fire)
Burden – Reflections in the Water
Burden – The Times are Changing
NEW THINGS 14:
Dotted Crotchets including:
West Indian Trad. – Kum ba Yah
English Traditional - Peace is Flowing
NEW THINGS 15:
Top A including:
French Trad. – The Cuckoo
NEW THINGS 16:
B on the G String including;
Giuliani – Ecossaise
NEW THINGS 17:
Quaver Rest including:
German Trad. – O Come Little Children
NEW THINGS 18:
Bass Notes including:
Hefti - The Batman Theme
Horsley - There is a Green Hill
Cruger - Now Thank we all our God
Irish Trad. – The Galway Piper
Offenbach – The Marine’s Hymn
REPERTOIRE:
Burden – Menorca
Bayley – Long, Long ago
Burden – Spanish Prelude
Norman – The James Bond Them
Young Guitarist's Progress Series Part 1 (GM06)
£8.95
Beginner to Grade 1
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Young Guitarist's Progress Repertoire Series Part 1 (GM39)
Guitarist's Progress Book 1 (GM01)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - The Start (GM18)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - The Restart (GM24)
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Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)
36 pages
NEW THINGS 19:
Semi quavers including;
American Traditional - Little Liza Jane
NEW THINGS 20:
Dotted Semi quavers icluding;
Scottish Trad. – Mari’s Wedding
NEW THINGS 21:
Compound Time Signatures including;
Ferrer – Vals
English Trad. – Oats, Peas and Beans
NEW THINGS 22:
Musical Terms and Expressions including;
Venezuelan Trad. – Riqui, Riqui Riqurran
NEW THINGS 23:
Bringing out a melody in the top part above an accompaniment including;
Burden – Kite on the Thermals
Burden – Resting in the Meadow (No. 2 ’The Day Out’)
NEW THINGS 24:
Bringing out a melody in the bass part above an accompaniment including:
Spiritual – Go Down Moses
NEW THINGS 25:
The notes in third position
NEW THINGS 26:
Scales, Arpeggios and Chords
REPERTOIRE ONE:
Carcassi – Andantino (op. 59)
Burden – The Chase (No. 3 ’The Day Out’)
Aguado – Moderato
Burden – Habanera
Burden – Cycle Ride (No. 1 ’The Day Out’)
French Trad. – Marlbrough
Arlen & Harburg – Over the Rainbow
Spanish Trad. – The Merchant’s Daughter
NEW THINGS 27:
The Upward Slur including:
English Trad. The Foot and the Fiddle
NEW THINGS 28:
The Downward Slur including:
Bach Gavotte
English Trad. The Water is Wide
NEW THINGS 29:
The Upward Slur and the Downward Slurs together including:
English Trad. Yarmouth Reel
NEW THINGS 30:
Triplets including:
Newton Amazing Grace
Burden – Fandango
REPERTOIRE TWO:
Irish Trad. – The King of Love
Ferrer – Allegretto
Lennon & McCartney – Paperback Writer
Burden – Count Ligado’s Waltz
Meissonier – Walzer
Ferrer – Moderato
Burden – Satieopedie No. 2
Young Guitarist's Progress Series Part 2 (GM07)
£8.95
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Grade 1 to 3
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Young Guitarist's Repertoire Series Part 2 (GM40)
Guitarist's Progress Book 1 (GM01)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 1 (GM14) & Stage 2 (GM15)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 1 (GM24)
Certain Hits 5! (GM22)
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Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)
36 pages
NEW THINGS 32:
More Higher notes on the 1st String & the notes in 5th Position
Including:
American Traditional - St. James Infirmary
NEW THINGS 33:
Ornaments (1): Acciaccaturas & Mordents including;
Purcell Rondeau No.1
Rondeau No. 2
Rondeau No. 3
Ferrer – Andantino Expresivo
REPERTOIRE ONE:
Dancing Master – The New Round O
Zimmer & Jackman – Up is Down (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Ferrer – Ejercicio
Scottish Trad. – Morning has Broken
Sor – Andantino (Op. 60 No. 14 )
NEW THINGS 34:
The Development of Tone including:
Welsh Trad. - David of the White Rock
NEW THINGS 35:
Natural Harmonics including:
Burden - Lullaby
NEW THINGS 36:
Pizzicato including:
Burden – Pizzicato Rock
NEW THINGS 37:
Half Barres including:
NEW THINGS 38:
The Notes in Seventh Position including:
Sanz - Espanoletas (adapted Burden)
Albeniz - Leyenda (adapted Burden)
THINGS 39:
Scales, Arpeggios and Chords
NEW THINGS 40:
Ornaments (2): Trills & Turns including:
Sanz – Villanos
NEW THINGS 41:
The Notes in Nineth Position
REPERTOIRE TWO:
Handel – Minuet No. I (Music for the Royal Fireworks)
Handel Minuet No.2 (Music for the Royal Fireworks)
Sanz – La Cavalleria de Napoles con des Clarines
Ferrer – Allegretto
Schumann – The Merry Peasant
Andersson & Ulvæus – Thank You for the Music
NEW THINGS 42:
Full barres including:
Burden – Satieopedie No. 4
NEW THINGS 43:
Playing Contrapuntal Music including:
de Fesch - Siciliana
de Visee – Prelude
RECITAL SECTION:
Renaissance Period:
Anon. - Packington’s Pound
Baroque Period:
Handel – Sarabande
Classical Period:
Sor – Andantino (Op. 35 No. 3)
Romantic Period:
Tarrega – Lagrima
Modern Period:
Lovland & Graham – You Raise me up
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Young Guitarist's Progress Series Part 3 (GM38)
£8.95
Grade 3 to 5
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Guitarist's Progress Book 2 (GM02)
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 (GM55)
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Young Guitarist's Progress Repertoire Series Part 1 (GM39)
£8.95
Beginner to Grade 1
24 pages
CD PROVIDED WITH BOOK.
ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS LISTED BELOW
Pieces used as additional music for the New Things sections of Young Guitarist's Progress Part 1;
Burden – Fingers and Thumb No. 1
English Trad. – Hot Cross Buns
French Trad. – Les Bouffons
Tchaikovsky – March Slav
Negro Spiritual - Oh When the Saints
English Trad. - Pease Pudding Hot
American Trad. – Aura Lee
American Trad. – Polly-Wolly-Doddle
Burden – Tamborin No. 1
Russian Trad. Dark Eyes
English Trad. – Johnny Todd
Russian Trad. – Russian Dance
Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators
French Trad. – Frere Jacques
Spanish Trad. – De Los Alamos Vengo
Dancing Master – A La Mode de France
Russian Trad. – Song of the Volga Boatman
English Trad. – Waly, Waly
Burden – Bass Blues
Negro Spiritual – Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
GENERAL REPERTOIRE:
Fijian Trad. – This is the Day
Pierpoint – Jingle Bells
Carulli – Waltz
French Trad. – Il est Ne le Divin Enfant
English Trad. – Peace is Flowing
Burden – Danza No. 1
Carulli – Waltz
Russian Trad. – Sleigh Bells
Irish Trad. – Green Bushes
Burden – Spanish Vals
Burden – Viennese Walzer
Foster – Oh Susanna
English Trad. – We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Haydn – St Anthony Chorale
English Trad. – Apusski Dusky
Lennon & McCartney – Eleanor Rigby
Burden – The Music Box
COPY CAT EXERCISES
IMPROVISATION:
Burden – Warrior Dance (with Backing Track)
Burden – First Blues (with Backing Track)
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Young Guitarist's Progress Part 1 (GM06)
Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 1 (GM01)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - The Start (GM18)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - The Restart (GM24)
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Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)
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Young Guitarist's Progress Repertoire Series Part 2 (GM40)
£8.95
Grade 1 to 3
24 pages
CD PROVIDED WITH BOOK.
ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS LISTED BELOW
Pieces used as additional music for the New Things sections of Young Guitarist's Progress Part 2;
English Trad. – The Jolly Miller
American Trad. – Old Macdonald
Meacham – American Patrol
Burden – Danza No. 2
Canadian Trad. – L’Alouette
Dvorak – Humoresque
American Trad. – If You’re Happy
English Trad. – The British Grenadiers
English Trad. – Dribbles of Brandy
English Trad. – Drink to me Only
English Trad. – Blaydon Races
Irish Trad. – Irish Folk Ballad
Burden – Echoes Across the Valley
Burden – The Journey Home (No. 4 ‘The Day Out’)
Macleod – Skye Boat Song
Carulli - Andantino
Martini – Plaisir d’Amour
Burden – Medieval Dansa
Andersson & Ulvæus - I Have a Dream
English Trad. – Dornoch Links
Burden – Uptown Rag
English Trad. – Over the Hills and Far Away
Scottish Trad. – Hanover Square Hornpipe
Dancing Master – The Duke of Grafton’s March
Ferrer – Vals
Burden – Asturius
GENERAL REPERTOIRE:
Carulli – Moderato
Carulli - Moderato
English Trad. – The Lincolnshire Poacher
English Trad. – The Tenpenny Bit
Ferrer – Vals
COPYCAT EXERCISES
IMPROVISATION:
Burden – Japanesse Garden (with Backing Track)
Burden – Second Blues (with Backing Track)
Burden - Castles in the Air (with Backing Track)
Burden – Phrygian Iberian (with Backing Track)
Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:
Young Guitarist's Progress Part 2 (GM07)
Guitarist's Progress Book 1 (GM01)
Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 1 (GM14) & Stage 2 (GM15)
Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 1 (GM24)
Certain Hits 5! (GM22)
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Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)