Mastering the Guitar Class Method Level 2

Mastering the Guitar Class Method is a remarkably innovative new approach to teaching guitar in class settings. This volume begins with in-depth reviews of the keys of C, G, Am, and Em presented in Volume 1. New material includes minor 7 and major 7 chords, triplets, swing rhythm, the slide, 6/8 time, 6/8 and 12/8 strums, harmonics, suspended chords, moveable power chords, and the keys of D, F and Dm. Contains comprehensive sections on pentatonic scales, improvisation, the hammer-on and pull-off techniques, the Travis fingerpicking style, barre chords, two-part harmony, block chords, fingerpicking in 3/4 time, and fingerpicking solos. As a special feature the book includesnumerous guitar ensemble pieces suitable for recital or concert performance. This new method meets current MENC national standards for music education. This volume may be used as a follow-up to either edition of Mastering the Guitar Class Method Level 1. Includes access to online audio.

CONTENTS

• Key of C Review
• Aura Lee
• The Riddle Song
• Jacob's Ladder
• Arkansas Traveler
• Cruisin' Sunset
• Springtime
• Separate Paths
• Reversible Duet
• Flyin' South
• Song Without Words
• Key of G Review
• Darling Nellie Grey
• Toll Free
• Menuett
• Gavotte en Rondeau
• Devil's Dream
• Gavotte
• Minor Seventh Chords
• Major Seventh Chords
• Dotted Quarter Review
• Auld Lang Syne
• The Ship that Never Returned
• Rondo
• Syncopation Review
• Tango for Edgar
• Rise and Shine
• Sambolêtê
• Key of A Minor Review
• Arcadian Melody
• God Rest Ye, Merry, Gentlemen
• Na Pali Coast
• Anita's Dance Theme
• Trio from Divertimento III
• D.S. al Fine
• Menuet
• Triplets
• Blues for Tuesday
• Triplet Blues
• Triplet Duet
• Swing Rhythm
• I Don't Know Why
• Swingin' the Changes
• Guitar I
• Guitar II
• Guitar III
• Guitar IV
• The Slide
• Slide Song
• At Midnight
• Slide Groove
• Acoustic Blues
• E Minor Review
• Minuet
• Six-Eight Time
• Swallowtail Jig
• Morrison's Jig
• How Pleasant It Is to Dwell in Harmony
• 6/8 and 12/8 Strums
• House of the Rising Sun
• Harmonics
• Danza
• Suspended (sus) Chords
• Moveable Power Chords
• Sixth String Roots
• Fifth String Roots
• I Left My Baby
• Blues Power
• Baby Don't Love Me
• Key of D
• D Scale
• Velocity Study #1
• Velocity Study #2
• Second Time Around
• D.C. al Coda
• Texas Tea
• Almost There
• Dance
• Dance from the Spanish Renaissance
• Cut Time
• Cuckoo's Nest
• Eighth of January
• A Minor Pentatonic Scale
• Blues in A
• A Minor Shuffle
• TAB Review
• A Minor Blues
• Fingerstyle
• Rest Stroke
• Free Stroke
• Fingerpicking Patterns
• 6-String Chords (ex. G and Em)
• 5-String Chords (ex. C and Am)
• 4-string Chords (ex. D and F)
• The Water Is Wide
• Moveable Minor Pentatonic Scale
• Summer Blues, Summer Not
• I Know What You Mean
• Improvisation
• Key of F
• Velocity Study
• Standing Tall
• F Picking Study
• Etude in F
• The Holly and the Ivy
• Angels We Have Heard on High
• Silverheel's Shuffle
• The Recital
• Fingerpicking 3/4 Time
• Scarborough Fair
• Silent Night
• Key of D Minor
• D Natural Minor Scale
• Picking Study #1
• D Harmonic Minor Scale
• Picking Study #2
• D Melodic Minor Scale
• Picking Study #3
• Fandango
• Lady's Fancy
• Canon (from the Musical Offering)
• The Rights of Man
• The Slur / Hammer-on / Pull-off
• Blue Ridge
• Caleb's Gorge
• Eleven Mile Canyon
• Travis Fingerpick Style
• A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
• Worried Man Blues
• You're the Cure
• Introduction to Barre Chords
• Bm and F#m Barre Chords
• F# Minor
• Shenandoah
• Barre Chords
• First Category - Sixth String Roots
• Second Category - Fifth String Roots
• Portraits of Spain
• Ensemble Containing Barre Chords - Guitar I
• Ensemble Containing Barre Chords - Guitar II
• Ensemble Containing Barre Chords - Guitar III
• Ensemble Containing Barre Chords - Guitar IV
• Playing Two or More Notes Together
• Greensleeves
• Triads
• Minor Song
• Upper Notes on the First String
• Málaga
• Late Spring
• Carol of the Bells
• Hip Hop #49
• Block Chords
• Music in two Parts
• Playing Two Parts Together
• Hey, Watch This
• Two-Part Study in E Minor
• Study in A Minor
• Two Parts at 1:30
• A Soalin'
• Two-Part Estudio
• The Plot Thickens
• Trev and Tom
• The Hidden Castle
• Estudio
• Mexican Lament
• Ashley's Song
• Fingerpicking Solos
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel
• A Knight's Wish
• Ensemble Containing Barre Chords
• Carol of the Bells -- Score
• Hip Hop #49 Score