Learning the Classic Guitar Part 3

Part three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidence. The book is filled with carefully graded original exercises and pieces. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio that follows examples in the book.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Approaching Expressive Interpretation
• The Expressive Musician
• Expression and Technique
• Regarding Early Music
• The Basis of Expressive Playing Enhancing and Creating Musical Contrast
• Expression and the Score
• Beginning to Play Expressively: Observing Melodic Contour
• The Moving and Shaping Forces of Music
• Attractions
• Rhythmic Attraction
• Melodic Attraction
• Harmonic Attraction
• Organizing Rhythmic Contrasts: Note-Grouping and Phrasing
• The Figure
• The Phrase
• Defining Note-Grouping and Phrasing
• Rubato
• Upbeat Grouping
• Downbeat Grouping
• Summary
• Questions for Review
• Approaching Expression through Vocalization
• Applying Note-Grouping and Phrasing
• Applying Rubato and Dynamics
• Further Application of Upbeat Grouping
• Creating Mood and Spirit
• Note-Grouping in Quadruple Meter
• Pieces for Study
• The Cause of Performance Anxiety
• Evaluating Your Situation
• Regarding Technique and Memorization
• Approaching Performance Development
• Performance Anxiety and Negative Concerns
• Dealing with Errors During Performance
• Replacing Negative Concerns with Positive Concerns
• Beginning Performance Development
• Before You Begin
• The Practice Performance
• Establishing Your Concentration
• The Two Kinds of Performances
• Developmental Performance Procedure
• Approaching the Formal DP
• Learning Effective Stage Conduct
• Carrying the Guitar
• Guidelines for Walking to the Chair
• Guidelines for Bowing
• Practicing a Formal DP
• The Expressive Performance (EP)