100 Graded Classical Guitar Studies-Fred Noad
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Brand: Music SalesEditor: Frederick Noad
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-01-01
ISBN: 0711906122
Number of pages: 178
Publisher: Music Sales America
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- Published by Music Sales America 178 Pages
- Guitar ed. Frederick Noad
- Editor: Frederick Noad
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Book Review: 100 Graded Classical Guitar Studies
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this book for nearly a year now and I still love to pull it out and learn a new piece. It's hard to keep it open on the music stand without using wooden clothes pins but I usually make a copy of the piece I'm studying so I can write in my own notes. I like that Mr. Noad gives a little helpful information at the beginning of piece, but I would have liked even more information. A couple of my favorite pieces I enjoy playing are:
"Study 63: M. Giuliani Op. 51 No. 15" - simple looking at first glance, but has some nice left-hand technical challenges and sounds wonderful, and "Study 26: M. Carcassi Op. 60 No.1" - a lovely scale study which is very, very musical and fun to play. This book is loaded with fantastic music from three of the greatest guitarists, teachers and composers who ever lived. I will never have time to get to every piece, but luckily I can play those I love the most.
If you are weak in understanding musical notation you will most likely become frustrated with most of the material in this book. This is for serious classical guitarists and students of guitar who truly want to improve their playing ability. These pieces are called "studies" for a very good reason - their purpose is to teach various technical skills while learning the piece. I teach classical guitar and will pull out one of these studies for my more advanced students. I really love this book and it is one of the best I have. Good left hand fingering suggestions are given although I will sometimes change them to suit my needs, but usually they are right on. I always have to write in the right hand fingerings for my students (and myself sometimes) which is something I think Mr. Noad could have already done in some circumstances. For instance, Study #26 has no right hand fingerings (p,i,m,a) and if you are not a trained classical guitarist you may have a difficult time with how to play the right hand. That's my only complaint which kept me from giving the book 5 stars.
I would also like to add that even though it was not normal practice for the right hand fingerings to be included in compositions basically before the 20th century, I see no conflict of interest in people such as Mr. Noad including them in this book. A compilation book of pieces from the past is fairly easy to create, but to take the time to personally go through each piece and include right hand fingering suggestions is, in my humble opinion, a very nice gift to us. Just because it was not the standard practice of the time period does not mean that it should not be standard practice in the present. I don't particularly like taking the time to write in the right hand fingerings but will do so because I want my students to play as fluidly as possible.
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