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Classical Guitar
Below are my editions of standard classical guitar repertoire 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. Predictably, the complete rock book is located on the Rock Guitar & Piano page, and the entire guitar ensemble library can be found on the Guitar Ensemble page.


Classical Guitar Studies from the Beginning Book

Below are the classical guitar studies contained in the beginning book, found on the Curriculum 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 developing music-reading skills, 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 on the top of this page will be beneficial in preparing right hand technique before taking on Allegro. The first study isolates the p-i-m pattern, while the second focuses on thumb movement and control.
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P-I-M-i
Below are four introductory pieces incorporating the p-m-i right-hand pattern. Again, a simple study precedes these pieces, which, like any etude, prepares students to approach these pieces, technically speaking.
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p-i-m-a
Below are two simple preludes that introduce playing with the ring finger.
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
Below are two pieces that not only emphasize the ring finger (which plays the melody), but also introduces 3-part literature – melody, bass and accompaniment. I use Estudio as the class final for the classical guitar portion of the book. What a gem of a little piece it is, and so impressive for a student to play who has studied classical guitar for only a few months!
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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 (pp. 6-18) is intended for my second-year students. As a continuation of the beginning book, the repertoire in this section moves from the relatively simple arpeggio patterns presented in the beginning book to more advanced technique. This includes learning two-and three-part literature (melody, bass and pedal), using and combining rest stroke and free stroke, slurs, grace notes, harmonics, and playing out of first position. This section concludes with Lagrima or Adelita, by Francisco Tárrega, which I use as an end-of-the year final. Note that in all technical areas in all levels of the book, there are multiple pieces and 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 the same techniques as the second-year section, but obviously taking it a step further. Again, in each technical area, there are a variety of pieces to choose from. There is also 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 more advanced repertoire for the fourth-year student.
Restrictions of Use
Below is a pdf of the Advanced Classical Book for you to download for free. You have permission to distribute this book to your students as digital or hard copies. However, ​you are strictly forbidden from receiving compensation in any form or context for this book or any other material on this website. Thank you.
By downloading this curriculum, you understand and agree to the above terms.​
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Updated 3/23

Intermediate – Advanced Classical Guitar Studies & Repertoire

Click on the + of each cell to view or download  the music and listen to an audio recording of the piece. There are also a few tutorial videos for some of the pieces below. 

Second Year: Beginner/Intermediate Level

Using the Rest Stroke

Andantino/Étude(Aguado/ Warde)
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(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.)
Torneo/Allegro in G (Sanz/Sor)
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Slurs

Moderato in D/Song (Diabelli/Carcassi)
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Canario/PULLED IT OFF (Calvi/Warde)
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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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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 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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TABS
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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Siciliano (carcassi)
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TABS
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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tabs
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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4th Year: Advanced Concert 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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Recuerdos le la Alhambra (Tárrega)
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STUDY IN A MINOR, OP. 60, NO. 7 (CARCASSI)
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PRELUDE NO. 1 (VILLA-LOBOS)
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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 concerts/gigs, 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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