The Etude Guide (Difficulty, Technique, Length)

Hello everybody, here's a little guidance through Carcassi op.60!

Grouped by Difficulty

Easy: 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 16, 19

Medium: 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 21, 23

Advanced: 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25

Grouped by Technique

Scales: 1, 6, 14, 18

Arpeggio: 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20 + 22(inkl. Left Hand Slurs)

Slurs: 4, 8, 9, 10, 21, 23, 25 (full fretboard arpeggi)

Other: 5 + 17 (Parallel Motion and Shifts), 16 (Melody and Accompaignement), 24 (Shifts)

Grouped by Length

Short: 3, 4, 10

Medium: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 23

Long: 2, 6, 7, 9, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25

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    • Elizabeth_Uyehara
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Oh, this is awesome! I'm a beginner, so I wanted to start with the easiest pieces first!

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      • martin.3
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Elizabeth No. 2 would be a great starting point for you, especially since we have a brand new release with TY on that!

      I would put No.3 more in between easy and medium since it does require a good knowledge of the upper fretboard!

      No.4, 6 and 10 should be perfectly doable! So glad to have you on board for this challenge, let me know if I or fellow tonebase users can help you with something, this challenge is about motivating and inspiring each other!

    • Eric
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Thanks, Martin, this is very helpful. Number 9 (which I love) seems to be missing from the difficulty chart. Where would you put it? I'd say either easy or medium.

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      • martin.3
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Eric Phillips  Your eye for detail! 👓 I‘ll update the Etude Guide with No.9, but I‘d put it probably in medium  as well for the slurs and the shifts, those need special attention and careful fingering!

      • Eric
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Martin 👍

    • Mark.2
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Thanks for posting - really helpful to have a guide difficulty as well as technique 👍

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    • Pedro.1
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Thank you Martin! 
    I'm new at tonebose and this is awesome!
     

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      • martin.3
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Pedro Ferreira Awesome! Hope to see you in one of our upcoming livestreams or interactive classes!

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