Level 1 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space)
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What to expect:
Within level 1 you will find lessons on elementary repertoire and technique. If you've just begun to play the guitar this is a great place to start! Level 1 lessons focus on the very basics of guitar technique and interpretation.
Description:
If you are still working on the very basics of guitar playing and want to find a variety of pieces that will allow you to focus on specific techniques and ideas then this is the place for you. All level 1 pieces are playable entirely within first position, in keys that are idiomatic on the instrument. These pieces feature simple rhythms and basic right hand finger strokes, allowing you to focus on developing strong basics.
Selection of tonebase Level 1 Courses:
- Daniel De Arakal teaches: Beginning Guitar Course
- Mircea Gogoncea teaches: Reading Sheet Music on the Guitar [TABS!]
- Gulli Bjornsson teaches: 11 Progressive "Landslög" (Landscapes) Commissioned by tonebase
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Questions:
↓ Reply below to ask any questions about this level, or to get a second opinion from fellow users! ↓
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Yesterday I watched a ToneBase Piano workshop on Hanon's exercises as a "complete" one-stop technique regimen resource for pianists at intro to advanced level. I have many technique books and know there are Level 1 and 2 intro to Guitar workbooks on ToneBase Guitar. For someone already well-versed in how to read music (at the level of being able to play piano, violin, etc.), what on ToneBase would you recommend for a similar one-book/one-workshop for RH and LH technique? I own Pumping Nylon, The Path to Virtuosity, Berg's Mastering Guitar Technique, The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique by Käpple, Yates's Classical Guitar Technique from Foundation to Virtuosity, and the classics by Sor, Guiliani, Carcassi, among other materials. It is all a bit bewildering, and many of the "intro to guitar" book mix technique with learning how to read music. I just want help from ToneBase on how to navigate technical books/materials on ToneBase to eliminate the basic musicianship from actually learning the specifics of Guitar Playing. Any guide for the musically literate, but newer to Guitar in terms of a simple daily guide to progressing through technique on the RH and LH will be very helpful.
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I am working on being able to play comfortably in higher positions. I wanted to ask to see if there are recommended ways about reading and playing in, say, IV, V, VII, positions? I have been thinking about scales starting with root in difficulty positions, or playing simple Sor etudes in higher positions. One of the challenges I have is decreasing when to reach back for a note with the index finger below the position or when to teach up with the fourth. Is there a method for gaining more mastery over this aspect of the left hand?
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The newer level filter for repertoire did not work when I tried it today. I checked the filters for levels 1-3 and advanced works appeared in the results. The data for the levels or the search seems to be returning a default and allowing advanced works to slip through the filter sieve. Perhaps at this point of development, it might be helpful to also have static (“traditional”) lists of recommendations and charts of lessons and levels and skills that allow the student to select more manually. I appreciate the effort put into automation, but feel personally that the lists and charts will be helpful to until automated results are better developed. Reading other users’ responses at various beginning levels, when level and instructional guidance would seem to be most relevant, leads me to believe that the supplemental curated printable lists and charts would be a good idea until the automated system is more polished. Thank you for your efforts and hopefully feedback is helpful.