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Classical Guitar
Below are my editions of standard classical guitar literature that are used in both the beginning and advanced books. They are categorized by level and by technique within that level. Feel free to download these works to fit your needs. If you are a guitar educator and  interested in comprehensive curriculum for your guitar program, you can also download the complete beginning and advanced books. The beginning book, which integrates rock, classical guitar and guitar ensemble into each lesson, can be downloaded on the Curriculum page. (There is also an eBook version of the beginning book on that page.) The advanced curriculum presents these three areas into separate books. The complete advanced classical guitar book is below and the and the complete rock book is located on the Rock Guitar/Piano page. The guitar ensemble library is too large to make it practical or necessary to compile into one book. However, all of the  ensemble works can be downloaded on the Guitar Ensemble page. 


Classical Guitar Studies from the Beginning Book

In addition to developing skill in popular-style playing, the first half of the beginning book also focuses on developing music-reading skill so that by the second semester, students are prepared to begin learning the beginning classical guitar and quartet music. The beginning classical guitar pieces are below and the beginning-level quartets are on the Guitar Ensemble page.

Click on the + sign next to the title to listen to a little home  recording I made of the piece and view and download a pdf of the score.

Simple Arpeggio Patterns

P-i-m
After one semester of music-reading skills development, my students begin to learn classical literature, this page being the first lesson. Allegro is a very simple  p-i-m pattern with easy left-hand chord transitions. The two studies will be beneficial in preparing right hand technique before taking on Allegro. The first isolates the p-i-m pattern, while the second focuses on thumb movement.
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P-I-M-i
Here are four introductory pieces incorporating the p-m-i right-hand pattern. Again, a simple study precedes these pieces, which, like any etude, prepares them technically to  play these pieces.
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p-i-m-a
Preludes in A & C
p-i-m-a-m-i
Study, Etude
Ave Maria
This duet is also on the Ensemble page, but I included it here also since it is an excellent piece for p-i-m-a-m-i development.
COMBINING PATTERNS
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PLAYING TWO NOTES TOGETHER
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PLAYING PEDAL NOTES
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EMPHASIZING THE RING FINGER
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Advanced Guitar For the Classroom – Classical Guitar

Below, you can download a single pdf of the complete Advanced Classical Guitar Book (2nd – 4th year), or download individual studies and repertoire contained in that book.
The Complete Advanced  Classical Guitar Book
        The first part of the Classical Guitar book is intended for my second-year students. As a continuation of the beginning book, the guitar literature in this section of the book moves from the relatively simple arpeggio patterns presented in the first book to more advanced technique. This includes two-and three-part literature, using  rest stroke and free stroke, slurs, grace notes, harmonics, and playing out of first position. This second-year section of the book presents Lagrima or Adelita, by Francisco Tárrega, as an end-of-the year final, but you can choose whatever piece suits you.  Note that in all technical areas, there are multiple pieces or studies to choose from. It is not intended that all the pieces be played. One or two works just fine.
        The third and fourth-year material begins on page 19. Here, there are more advanced studies and repertoire which emphasizes some of the same techniques the second- year students will be working on, but obviously, taking it a step further. Again, in each technical area, there are a variety of pieces to choose from. This includes a collection of Fernando Sor Studies on page 45, which may be used for technical support or for concert repertoire.  Finally, beginning on page 57, there is additional repertoire for the more advanced fourth-year)student.
Restrictions of Use
Below is a pdf of the entire Advanced Book Classical Guitar Book.  You have permission to print out and distribute this curriculum to your students as hard copies only. Do not distribute or post this curriculum in digital form.  Additionally, when distributing this curriculum to your students, you are strictly forbidden from receiving compensation in any form or context. Bottom line, do not sell this curriculum! Thank you.
*8/2020 Update: Due to the distance-learning, virtual environments most of us are still teaching and learning in, the first restriction above, which requests that you "do not re-post this book or any other material on this website", will be temporarily released until we all can return back to schools.
By downloading this curriculum, you understand and agree to the above terms.​
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Intermediate – Advanced Classical Guitar Studies & Repertoire

Below is the sheet music, audio recording, and for some pieces, a tutorial video of the corresponding pieces. 

Second Year: Beginner/Intermediate Level

Using the Rest Stroke

Andantino/Étude(Aguado/ Warde)
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(Side note: On the repeat of Study, I added harmony to the melody for interest. Students will not perform these notes.)
Toy/English folk song (Both anon.)
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Torneo/Allegro in G (Sanz/Sor)
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Slurs

Moderato in D/Song (Diabelli/Carcassi)
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TABS
Canario/PULLED IT OFF (Calvi/Warde)
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Canario Tabs
Danza/Spanish Waltz (calvi/Anon.)
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Combining Rest Stroke and Free Stroke

Study No. 1 (F. Sor)
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Theme and Variations (M. Giuliani)
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Playing Out of First Position

Moderato/Andante (Aguado/Sor)
Moderato in A Minor (Dionisio Aguado)
Andante in D (Fernando Sor)
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Lento in A/Study in A Minor (Sor/Coste)
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Harmonics

Larghetto (Carcassi)
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Für Elise/Roundabout (Beethoven/Yes)
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Für Elise Tabs
While Roundabout isn't classical, it's a great classic rock song (so it's really appealing to high school students) and an excellent study for double-stop harmonics! 

Two Pieces by Francisco Tárrega

Lagrima/Adelita
Lagrima/Adelita
Lagrima Tabs

Third - Fourth Year: Intermediate–Advanced

Arpeggios

Etude in E minor (aguado)
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(The tempo is moderate to aide the student learning it. )
Study in E minor, op. 48 (Giuliani)
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(The tempo is moderate to aide the student learning it. )
Prelude in A minor (carulli)
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(The tempo is moderate to aide the student learning it. )
Prelude in D minor (carulli)
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Waltz and variations (carulli)
This is a good piece to get the right hand back in shape at the beginning of the school year. The variations are really just presentations of the theme as different arpeggio patterns. ​The chord shapes of the left hand are very simple.
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Etude no. 1 (villa-lobos)
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(A recording is on the to-do list...)

More With the Pedal

waltz in e minor (carulli)
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prelude in e minor (carulli)
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preludio (pujol)
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Study no. 19, op. 60 (Sor)
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Rest Stroke

Study No. 6 (Sor)
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Standard + Tabs
Siciliano (carcassi)
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Study no. 3 (Giuliani)
(from Studies for the Guitar–Part 3)
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Minuet in G (J.S. bach)
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Jesu, joy of man's desiring (J.S. bach)
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Tabs

Studies in Slurs

Study no. 3, op. 31 (F. Sor)
from 24 Progressive Lessons for the Guitar, Op. 31
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Etude No. 4, Op. 60 (Carcassi)
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Etudes no. 8 & 9, op. 60 (Carcassi)

 from 25 Etude Melodies and Progressives, Op. 60

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Rondo (Etude N0. 33), OP. 9 (Carcassi)
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Study in A (Etude no. 23), Op. 5 (Carcassi)
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Estudio del ligado (A. Barrios)
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Additional Fernando Sor Studies

Study No. 8, op. 6
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Study No. 13, op 35
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Study no. 22 & 14, op. 35
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Study no. 17, op. 35
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Study no. 22, op. 60
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Study no. 9, op. 35 & no. 4, op. 31
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Study no. 9, op. 6
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STUDY NO. 18, OP. 35
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Additional Repertoire

Saltarello (Galilei)
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Bourée (J.S. Bach)
from Lute Suite No. 1 in E Minor, BWV 996)
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Bourée Tabs
Romance (Trad. Spanish)
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leyenda (albéniz)
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Sons de Carrihões (Pernambuco)
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CAPRICHO ARABE (TÁRREGA)
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PRELUDE NO. 1 (VILLA-LOBOS)
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STUDY IN A MINOR, OP. 60, NO. 7 (CARCASSI)
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Twilight (Oshio)

I realize this is not a "classical guitar" piece, but Twilight is popular with my students, it would work in nicely to most solo concert/gig, and its jazzy feel gives them exposure to another style of music. 

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Twilight Tabs
Classical gas (M. williams)
Like Twilight, most wouldn't consider Classical Gas to be legitimate "classical guitar" repertoire. However, it's a fun piece and many of my students really enjoyed playing it. 
The original version of this song, released in 1968, has an orchestral bridge. Mason Williams re-recorded this song as a solo guitar piece, without the bridge, and placed on his 1970 album, Handmade. The pdf below is my transcription of this version.
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Cl. Gas Tabs
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