Tuesday, March 29, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON THE 1ST STRING

This is the first of a series of simple melodies and traditional songs for guitar. Only E,
F, and G will be played in the first position (I), with the exception of F# and G#.
Over the last 15 years I've been collecting melodies which you'll encounter through
various post. As a guitar/music teacher I have yet to find an attractive group of pieces
for my beginner students located all in one place. This is my objective as well as
sharing my findings with both teachers and students alike.
Some examples have a Guitar 2 part and others don't. I usually accompany my pupils
in class as soon as it is musically possible.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left hand
fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters that need
to be worked on should be determined by the professor.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON THE 2ND STRING

This is the second of a series of six posts that I'll dedicate to Simple Melodies
and Traditional Songs for 1 or 2 guitars. E, F, and G from the 1st string are now
combined with B, C and D of the 2nd string. Everything except Campanitas
and the Catalan Folk Song should be played in the 1st position (I).
The goal here is to present to the teacher and student and attractive group of
melodies located all in one place.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left hand
fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters that need
to be worked on should be determined by the professor.

Monday, March 21, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD

This is the third of a series of six posts that I'll dedicate to Simple Melodies
and Traditional Songs for 1 or 2 guitars. E, F, and G from the 1st string are now
combined with B, C and D of the 2nd string and G and A of the third. Every-
thing except What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor? (pos. II) 
Flintstones (pos.III) should be played in the 1st position (I).
The goal here is to present to the teacher and student and attractive group of
melodies located all in one place.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left hand
fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters that need
to be worked on should be determined by the professor. I also suggest improvising
the accompaniment using what is written as a framework.




Tuesday, March 15, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON THE STRINGS 1-4

This is the fourth of a series of six posts that I'll dedicate to Simple Melodies
and Traditional Songs for guitar. Notes from all four strings are present (the new
notes introduced from the 4th string are D,E and F) and everything can should be
played in position I.
The goal here is to present to the teacher and student and attractive group of
melodies located all in one place.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left hand
fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters that need
to be worked on should be determined by the professor.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON THE 5TH STRING

This is the fifth of a series of six posts that I'll dedicate to Simple Melodies
and Traditional Songs. A, B, and C of the fifth strings are now combined with
the notes from the 4th string. Ode to Joy should be played in position II and
the rest in the 1st position (I).
The goal here is to present to the teacher and student and attractive group of
melodies located all in one place.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left
hand fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters
that need to be worked on should be determined by the professor.




Saturday, March 5, 2016

SIMPLE MELODIES FOR NOTES ON THE 6TH STRING

This is the last of a series of simple melodies and traditional songs for guitar.
Over the last 15 years I've been collecting melodies which you have encounter through
various post. As a guitar/music teacher I have yet to find an attractive group of pieces
for my beginner students located all in one place. This is my objective as well as
sharing my findings with both teachers and students alike.
These two examples don't have a Guitar 2 part but  I usually accompany my pupils
with chords making the music much more appealing.
If you decide to play the melodies, I suggest singing/humming them first.
Important note to the guitar teacher: there are no indications for right and left hand
fingerings, tempo, musical phrasing, timber, etc. The musical parameters that need
to be worked on should be determined by the professor.