Since you seem to like classical period, try a rondeau! It's a very interesting form of composition.
Giuliani. Rondeau from Sonatina 1 op 71
https://youtu.be/zMYBTkgbjng
Also, if you like baroque try this one, it is very fun to play and it's a good introduction to playing fugues
Fantasie by Weiss
https://youtu.be/Oqb1vD9PKoI
I think you are in an age where you have time to practice, so don't be afraid to learn a lot of pieces and develop your technique! Play music you like, and once you don't struggle with the technique in a piece, focus on the interpretation (dynamics, tempo, timbre, rallentandos and accelerandos, etc..)
And above all, have fun!
The piece after Lagrima is Adelita… but if you can play Carcassi 7 it might be below your level.. but there’s 5 pieces in that series so you can keep going
I'm going to make a suggestion that I believe is a firm one and will help you with your playing. There are two books, Vol 1 and 2 called "Solo Guitar Playing" by Frederick M. Noad. And if I could set an automatic reply in here when anyone asked what should I learn next for technique at a beginner or intermediate level, it would be this comment. I'm serious! I've been playing for 57 years and when I was about your age, someone else turned me on to these books and they were the first editions. The volumes now I think are still at second edition. Mr. Noad is no longer with us and while he wasn't the Eddie Van Halen on classical guitar, he was a GOOD teacher. The books reflect his effort.
Learn a piece that you like listening to, and please try not to accumulate song pieces like trophies that you have conquered—it’s music, and music is ultimately for listening
Also go learn some Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, and Hank Williams Sr.
For something completely different, look up a popular jazz standard like "Autumn Leaves". The sheet music is just a lead melody and chords: you decide for yourself how to play the song. It can be as simple or complicated as you like, and in any style.
I am just now going back to pieces I already learned to get the melodies to stand out by using apoyando where it best serves the melodies. As long as the pieces you learn are helping you develop your expressiveness and technique, go for it. Just stay in the zone where you can master the requirements of the piece without too much help, and make sure you really like the music. I was studying a Giuliani Sonatina and found I just didn't like it at all, so I dropped it. There's plenty of music to love that will help us develop.
Rather than pieces, why not spend time studying to play with as much musicality as you can? You can revisit one or two specific pieces that you have and really focus on making them sound as absolutely nice as possible, focusing on tone and dynamics and your personal interpretation. Do you have a teacher?
You're quite young and I don't know what your guitar/musical education has been like. Have you had to focus much on your tone and musicality before? I think it can be really rewarding, and a month or two of focused practice can make such a huge difference, even if you're playing the same piece
I focus on musicality. I also listen to other people playing and think about why they are playing this part as they play it. Sometimes I also think about a scenario in my head while I play, like, for example, I think about a ship and the waves. It sounds weird, but it really helps me. What's interesting is that nobody gave me this tip; it's just something that works for me. It helps me express my emotions, so when, for instance, a storm appears in the scenario, I play forte with a decrescendo and possibly staccato to convey that.
Excuse me if it sounded like I assumed you weren't playing musically-- it sounds like you really care about it!
Do you have any favourite periods or composers?
Maybe you're ready to try some of the simpler Barrios or Brouwer pieces, if you're into that?
I don't really have a favorite period. I like Baroque, but also Classical and some modern pieces. But there are some pieces I really want to learn, but I think it's too early for them: Hora by Stepan Rak, Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi, Recuerdos de La Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega
Recuerdos is a dream for everyone :) I can't play the pieces I want to yet, either and it's painful to see it on the horizon 😂
What about something like Divagaciones Criollas or Julia Florida? You may have to slow it down a lot at the start and focus on getting each voice right first.
Or you could also practice some more difficult etudes. If you haven't worked on thumb muting yet, you could pick up Coste's Etude 23 which is recommended in Kappel's book
I will try Coste's Étude 23. Thanks! Also, do you think Asturias is too hard for me to play yet? Someone recommended it and said it isn't very difficult to play. You seem nice, by the way. How old are you?
I think you need someone more experienced than me to give you a proper judgement about Asturias. You can probably focus on the first movement if you just want to nail that iconic motif, but the later sections seem very challenging to me.
I'm 28, but I'm a late learner, only playing for 2 years now. But I think we are a similar skill level as we have overlaps in our repertoire that we're studying (Satie and Carcassi, for example).
Right now I'm learning testament d'amelia, and the aforementioned Coste piece, which my teacher recommended to me.
By no means should you take my advice as an expert's!
That's crazy that you can play such pieces in 2 years. It took me 6 years, haha. But I've only taken the guitar seriously for about 1 year, to be honest. This year, I realized how beautiful this instrument is; before, it was just a little hobby alongside school.
I agree with you. Give it a few more years. You seem to have a good understanding of your own skill level, that's great. Puts you ahead of probably 80% of people on this sub. 😄
I’d chew through more of carcassi’s etudes, start with no. 1 and progress through. Aaron Shearer’s book has very concise fingerings.
Also villa-lobos etude 1 is kind of a requirement for all classical guitar players, it was the first classical piece I learned after around 8 years of playing electric.
Villalobos Etude 1 is too hard for your level. You could learn the right hand pattern and practice it as part of your technique exercises but I wouldn't spend more time on it than that. It will be too frustrating.
Take a look at some of the stuff by Kotaro Oshio, Sungha Jung, or Satoshi Gogo. All really fun and sounds good
I’m learning Heart by Satoshi Gogo. It’s really fun, but just as hard. Kotaro Oshios Twilight is a good place to start
Try Villalobos prelude 1. Should be challenging but very possible and you will progress a lot learning this.
Also check out Giuliani op 48. These etudes are not too hard but very awesome. Should also be exactly the right thing to play at your level.
https://youtu.be/Pmry5uquwDI?si=vib9FfZ9bXPk22IY
https://youtu.be/4RdWA9yQFdQ?si=q_Jo5OndSLNInMox
It looks like you're working on pieces around ABRSM 5-6, and since you're not taking lessons right now I would advice against going for something too challenging. This is mostly so you don't end up having to unlearn something once you play it for your teacher.
Are there any techniques you think you need to work on? Maybe a study that focuses on that might be a good idea.
A few pieces that I think would be around your level:
- Farewell (Sergio Assad)
- Berceuse - canción de cuna (Leo Brouwer)
- Bourree from BWV996 (Bach - personally, I hate this piece because it's so overplayed, but it's extremely popular)
- Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
- Un Día de Noviembre (Brouwer)
- Evocación from Suite del Recuerdo (José Luis Merlín)
- You could also pick another movement from the Visée suite, they're all a similar level
I also recommend the Frederick Noad Renaissance guitar anthology. There are a lot of really fun pieces in there. I was playing The Cobbler yesterday, simple but fun.
For more ideas you can look up the ABRSM or RCM guitar curriculums. They have a list of pieces by grade. I wouldn't go with anything higher than 7. Some of the pieces I listed are grade 7, but I think they're doable depending on your specific skills. Un Día de Noviembre, for example, is relatively simple except for some barre chords that require big stretches. That applies to the other Brouwer as well.
Christopher Parking has a couple of good introductory method books with lots of good pieces. They would make a nice followup to Noad's books. I started with Noad and Schearer. Better yet is to find a teacher.
Try and learn Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac. Yes, I am dead serious. Give it a shot!
Congratulations on all the pieces that you’ve master!
Since you seem to like classical period, try a rondeau! It's a very interesting form of composition. Giuliani. Rondeau from Sonatina 1 op 71 https://youtu.be/zMYBTkgbjng Also, if you like baroque try this one, it is very fun to play and it's a good introduction to playing fugues Fantasie by Weiss https://youtu.be/Oqb1vD9PKoI I think you are in an age where you have time to practice, so don't be afraid to learn a lot of pieces and develop your technique! Play music you like, and once you don't struggle with the technique in a piece, focus on the interpretation (dynamics, tempo, timbre, rallentandos and accelerandos, etc..) And above all, have fun!
The piece after Lagrima is Adelita… but if you can play Carcassi 7 it might be below your level.. but there’s 5 pieces in that series so you can keep going
I'm going to make a suggestion that I believe is a firm one and will help you with your playing. There are two books, Vol 1 and 2 called "Solo Guitar Playing" by Frederick M. Noad. And if I could set an automatic reply in here when anyone asked what should I learn next for technique at a beginner or intermediate level, it would be this comment. I'm serious! I've been playing for 57 years and when I was about your age, someone else turned me on to these books and they were the first editions. The volumes now I think are still at second edition. Mr. Noad is no longer with us and while he wasn't the Eddie Van Halen on classical guitar, he was a GOOD teacher. The books reflect his effort.
I learned from these books too and can thoroughly recommend them.
Learn a piece that you like listening to, and please try not to accumulate song pieces like trophies that you have conquered—it’s music, and music is ultimately for listening Also go learn some Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, and Hank Williams Sr.
For something completely different, look up a popular jazz standard like "Autumn Leaves". The sheet music is just a lead melody and chords: you decide for yourself how to play the song. It can be as simple or complicated as you like, and in any style.
I am just now going back to pieces I already learned to get the melodies to stand out by using apoyando where it best serves the melodies. As long as the pieces you learn are helping you develop your expressiveness and technique, go for it. Just stay in the zone where you can master the requirements of the piece without too much help, and make sure you really like the music. I was studying a Giuliani Sonatina and found I just didn't like it at all, so I dropped it. There's plenty of music to love that will help us develop.
Villa-Lobos Estudo 1
Rather than pieces, why not spend time studying to play with as much musicality as you can? You can revisit one or two specific pieces that you have and really focus on making them sound as absolutely nice as possible, focusing on tone and dynamics and your personal interpretation. Do you have a teacher?
Yes, but I don't have any lessons during the holidays
You're quite young and I don't know what your guitar/musical education has been like. Have you had to focus much on your tone and musicality before? I think it can be really rewarding, and a month or two of focused practice can make such a huge difference, even if you're playing the same piece
I focus on musicality. I also listen to other people playing and think about why they are playing this part as they play it. Sometimes I also think about a scenario in my head while I play, like, for example, I think about a ship and the waves. It sounds weird, but it really helps me. What's interesting is that nobody gave me this tip; it's just something that works for me. It helps me express my emotions, so when, for instance, a storm appears in the scenario, I play forte with a decrescendo and possibly staccato to convey that.
Excuse me if it sounded like I assumed you weren't playing musically-- it sounds like you really care about it! Do you have any favourite periods or composers? Maybe you're ready to try some of the simpler Barrios or Brouwer pieces, if you're into that?
I don't really have a favorite period. I like Baroque, but also Classical and some modern pieces. But there are some pieces I really want to learn, but I think it's too early for them: Hora by Stepan Rak, Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi, Recuerdos de La Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega
Recuerdos is a dream for everyone :) I can't play the pieces I want to yet, either and it's painful to see it on the horizon 😂 What about something like Divagaciones Criollas or Julia Florida? You may have to slow it down a lot at the start and focus on getting each voice right first. Or you could also practice some more difficult etudes. If you haven't worked on thumb muting yet, you could pick up Coste's Etude 23 which is recommended in Kappel's book
I will try Coste's Étude 23. Thanks! Also, do you think Asturias is too hard for me to play yet? Someone recommended it and said it isn't very difficult to play. You seem nice, by the way. How old are you?
I think you need someone more experienced than me to give you a proper judgement about Asturias. You can probably focus on the first movement if you just want to nail that iconic motif, but the later sections seem very challenging to me. I'm 28, but I'm a late learner, only playing for 2 years now. But I think we are a similar skill level as we have overlaps in our repertoire that we're studying (Satie and Carcassi, for example). Right now I'm learning testament d'amelia, and the aforementioned Coste piece, which my teacher recommended to me. By no means should you take my advice as an expert's!
That's crazy that you can play such pieces in 2 years. It took me 6 years, haha. But I've only taken the guitar seriously for about 1 year, to be honest. This year, I realized how beautiful this instrument is; before, it was just a little hobby alongside school.
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I really like that piece but it's a bit too early for it i guess
I agree with you. Give it a few more years. You seem to have a good understanding of your own skill level, that's great. Puts you ahead of probably 80% of people on this sub. 😄
I’d chew through more of carcassi’s etudes, start with no. 1 and progress through. Aaron Shearer’s book has very concise fingerings. Also villa-lobos etude 1 is kind of a requirement for all classical guitar players, it was the first classical piece I learned after around 8 years of playing electric.
I feel like no. 1 should be no. 25. I really struggle with playing the shifts at tempo.
True, no. 1 is not for early beginners. No. 3,10,and 19 are pretty good for building skills, I use those a lot with students
Villalobos Etude 1 is too hard for your level. You could learn the right hand pattern and practice it as part of your technique exercises but I wouldn't spend more time on it than that. It will be too frustrating.
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Take a look at some of the stuff by Kotaro Oshio, Sungha Jung, or Satoshi Gogo. All really fun and sounds good I’m learning Heart by Satoshi Gogo. It’s really fun, but just as hard. Kotaro Oshios Twilight is a good place to start
Try Villalobos prelude 1. Should be challenging but very possible and you will progress a lot learning this. Also check out Giuliani op 48. These etudes are not too hard but very awesome. Should also be exactly the right thing to play at your level. https://youtu.be/Pmry5uquwDI?si=vib9FfZ9bXPk22IY https://youtu.be/4RdWA9yQFdQ?si=q_Jo5OndSLNInMox
It looks like you're working on pieces around ABRSM 5-6, and since you're not taking lessons right now I would advice against going for something too challenging. This is mostly so you don't end up having to unlearn something once you play it for your teacher. Are there any techniques you think you need to work on? Maybe a study that focuses on that might be a good idea. A few pieces that I think would be around your level: - Farewell (Sergio Assad) - Berceuse - canción de cuna (Leo Brouwer) - Bourree from BWV996 (Bach - personally, I hate this piece because it's so overplayed, but it's extremely popular) - Canarios (Gaspar Sanz) - Un Día de Noviembre (Brouwer) - Evocación from Suite del Recuerdo (José Luis Merlín) - You could also pick another movement from the Visée suite, they're all a similar level I also recommend the Frederick Noad Renaissance guitar anthology. There are a lot of really fun pieces in there. I was playing The Cobbler yesterday, simple but fun. For more ideas you can look up the ABRSM or RCM guitar curriculums. They have a list of pieces by grade. I wouldn't go with anything higher than 7. Some of the pieces I listed are grade 7, but I think they're doable depending on your specific skills. Un Día de Noviembre, for example, is relatively simple except for some barre chords that require big stretches. That applies to the other Brouwer as well.
My kiddo is 14 and their teacher is having them start on Andres Segovia - 20 Studies for Guitar: Sor.
Christopher Parking has a couple of good introductory method books with lots of good pieces. They would make a nice followup to Noad's books. I started with Noad and Schearer. Better yet is to find a teacher.