Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III"
by Robert Benedict
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Author: Robert BenedictEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1985-03-22
ISBN: 0769209742
Number of pages: 43
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
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- ISBN13: 9780769209746
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Book Review: An Absolute Jewel of a Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I teach classical guitar and one day one of my students came into my studio with this book (Levels 1 to 3). It didn't take but a few seconds for me to realize how perfect it was and I ordered one immediately. I've had the second book (Levels 4 & 5) and wrote a review a long time ago praising it, but never bothered to check out this book until recently.
It is perfect for those who are brand new to classical guitar notation or notation in general. The exercises are so well laid out. You would use this book as a supplement to your regular guitar studies, assuming you are learning musical notation. This book will not tell you where the notes are, but delves into the musicality aspect of reading the notation and playing it. Since you can "Look Inside!" you can get a good idea of how the exercises are laid out and how they progress from simple to more challenging. My youngest student using this book is 7 and my oldest is 68 and both are learning very valuable aspects of musical expression.
It looks deceivingly simple at first but it will quickly spotlight areas of musical weakness that need to be worked on. It hammers an area of music reading which is usually the hardest to grasp, and most frequently left out of method books and that is rhythm. Learning what the names of the notes are and where they are on the guitar is not that much of a challenge, but playing rhythmically precise is often the hardest aspect of playing music. It has several pages of pure rhythmic practice dispersed throughout the book (which I wish you could see but unfortunately can't), which are gold mines for rhythmic practice. As far as I'm concerned this entire book is a gold mine for excellent, practical knowledge for music reading and interpretation. The subsequent book, Levels 4 & 5 is also wonderful.
You will learn a lot if using this book by yourself, but if you use it in conjunction with a qualified teacher, you will get much more out of it.
Summary of Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III"
Daily sight reading material with emphasis on interpretation, phrasing, form, and more.Guitar Books
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