Classical Guitar Lesson #6: Arpeggios

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! Now you can get Kent Murdick's new five volume series, "Learning To Read Music On the Classical Guitar" that goes right along with the Youtube technique videos. This is the direction and music you need to do things right! Buy three or more books and "shipping and handling" is FREE!

Book 1: "The First 30 Days of Instruction". $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. The student will learn eight notes in the open position on the 3rd, 4th and 2nd stings, and a handful of simple rhythms -- all pieces and exercises are played with P stoke only.

Book 2: "The Next 30 Days of Instruction". $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Rests, ties, the division of the beat and eight new notes -- E, F, G on the 1st string and the open 5th and 6th strings - are covered in this volume. The rest stroke with 'i' and 'm' is introduced . A few solos are included.

Book 3: " Bass Notes". $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Since reading ledger line notes is difficult for beginning students , I devote a whole volume to learning B and C on the 5th string and F and G on the 6th string. Many solos are included.

Book 4: "Chords". $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Reading two and three-note chords and the free stroke are covered in this volume. Many playing styles are covered including ragtime, tango, beguine and the Mexican waltz. An index of first position chords for strumming appears at the end.

Book 5: "Arpeggios". $9.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Contains pieces based on the most important arpeggio patterns including five tremolo pieces. There is also a complete section on playing ragtime guitar along with first position versions of Leyenda, Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Malaguena and a tremolo version of Romanza. This books brings you right up to the intermediate level.

Supplementary Material which includes CD: "Mel Bay's Easiest Classical Guitar Solos Book" $14.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.

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Video description: I demonstrate pim, pimi,pima, and pimami arpeggions on the guitar. To see all ten lessons do a search for: classical guitar lessons murdick. To hear Kent Murdick play, go to http://members.aol.com/lutemann/NO.mp3

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University of South Alabama

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• murdick
• aaron
• shearer
• christopher
• berg

[CarlosMacMartin]

Kent,I'm glad that you posted video's demonstrating Mr.Shearer's guitar techniques.

In regards to many of the newer generation of concert guitarists,they may be fast & play with excellent technique,but many are way too concerned with speed and not

with the interpretation of the music.That's my 2 cents.

[Lutemann]

I heard David Russell on the radio yesterday playing some impoisible arrangment with that powerful tone. It saddens me that he didn't play a note of music.

[gimpyboy1]

What an ugly technic. You are teaching unneeded movments which only cost you time ...

[Lutemann]

@gimpyboy1

What you don't realize is that there is freedom in motion. Watch the good players and you will see that this is how they do it.

[gimpyboy1]

@Lutemann

( Isn't i possible to post links ? ) Look at Ana Vidovic - Asturias here at youtube

I don't like the way she is playing asturias ( Look I'm the fastest even if it sounds ugly, I'm the best. )

@ 0:30 ONLY " p i m " move! The rest of the hand is static.

In your video @ 2:36 I have seen your hand jumping up and down every time you play a string. I think this is the most important movement you should focus on and get rid of it!!! This costs speed and gets your hand nervous

[Lutemann]

@gimpybo

You are right. My hand shouldn't be bouncing. the reason it is is that I haven't played the guitar for years.

[GodsAthiest]

@Lutemann I read this and just needed to reply! I think people forget what's important: The music!!!! If you look up te definition of the word technique, it says: The method by which you do something'. Some people forget that there's no 'good' or 'bad' in that definition. Sure, there are more efficient ways, but the critics tend to be people who are too wrapped up in the technique. Every movement has a pro and con. I think gimpyboy1 is forgetting this. The golden rule: If it sounds good, it is.

[Euskapeuskey]

@SoullessOpeth good players have a good sound even without nails :)

[maor232]

very good lessons! i can play tremolo only because of  you! thanks!

[gimpyboy1]

@Lutemann

Ana Vidovic Estudio 11 Villa-Lobos @ youtube

look at the little finger when ana vidovic is playing "p i m a m i" @ 1,39

The hand is static again.

[gimpyboy1]

@Lutemann

What do you mean by short nails? Do you mean he played with his skin only and not with the nail?