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CLASSICAL GUITAR I

Welcome to Classical Guitar I at Levels For Guitar.

The goal of Classical Guitar I is to provide each student with the pure fundamentals of Classical Guitar technique and sight-reading. For this reason, it is recommended that you have a classical guitar available for practice. You can follow along with a standard acoustic or electric guitar in the beginning, but you will be missing out on the techniques required to produce the legendary classical guitar tone produced by nylon strings.

It’s not absolutely necessary but recommended for the student to study the first eighteen levels of Beginner Guitar I before starting Classical Guitar I. Beginner Guitar I is designed to get a beginner up to speed with general guitar techniques and theory. Classical Guitar I focuses on the specifics of Classical Guitar technique and sight-reading in the first position. If you have no desire to study Beginner I and want to jump right into Classical Guitar I then that’s okay. I will provide necessary links to content from Beginner I as needed throughout the course.

Before getting started go to Beginner Guitar I Level 001 to learn the open strings on your guitar and how to tune.

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Module 1CGI Level 001 to CGI Level 010
Unit 1CGI Level 001 - How To Hold The Classical Guitar 
Unit 2CGI Level 002 - Picking Hand Position For The Classical Guitar 
Unit 3CGI Level 003 - Nails Versus No Nails 
Unit 4CGI Level 004 - Standard Notation Versus Tablature 
Unit 5CGI Level 005 - The Squeeze 
Unit 6CGI Level 006 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part I (P I M A) 
Unit 7CGI Level 007 - Free Stroke Technique Using Index (I) And Middle (M) Fingers 
Unit 8CGI Level 008 - Scales Part I 
Unit 9CGI Level 009 - Sight Reading Part I: The Open 1E String 
Unit 10CGI Level 010 - Practice Routine Part I 
Module 2CGI Level 011 to CGI Level 020
Unit 1CGI Level 011 - The “Squeeze” Part II: Metronome Practice 
Unit 2CGI Level 012 - Arpeggio Technique Part II: Metronome Practice Using (P I M A) 
Unit 3CGI Level 013 - Free Stroke Technique Part II: Metronome Practice Using Alternating (I M) Free Strokes 
Unit 4CGI Level 014 - Scale Technique Part II: Metronome Practice for Scales 
Unit 5CGI Level 015 - Sight Reading The 1E String In First Position Part II 
Unit 6CGI Level 016 - Picking Hand Arpeggio (P A M I) Technique Part III 
Unit 7CGI Level 017 - Scales String Crossing Between 1E & 2B Strings Part III 
Unit 8CGI Level 018 - Free Stroke Technique For The Thumb Part III 
Unit 9CGI Level 019 -Sight Reading Part III: The 1E String In First Position 
Unit 10CGI Level 020 - Practice Routine Part II 
Module 3CGI Level 021 to CGI Level 030
Unit 1CGI Level 021 - The “Squeeze” Part III: Application Over Chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 2CGI Level 022 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part IV (P I M A M I) 
Unit 3CGI Level 023 - Scales Part IV: String Crossing Between The 1E 2B and 3G Strings 
Unit 4CGI Level 024 -Sight Reading Part IV: The 1E String In First Position 
Unit 5CGI Level 025 - Practice Routine for the Classical Guitar Part III 
Unit 6CGI Level 026 - The “Squeeze” Part IV: Application over chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 7CGI Level 027 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part V (P A M I M A) 
Unit 8CGI Level 028 - Scales Part V: String Crossing Between The 4D, 5A, and 6E Strings Using The Thumb (P) 
Unit 9CGI Level 029 - Sight Reading Part V: 1E & 2B Strings In First Position 
Unit 10CGI Level 030 - Practice Routine For The Classical Guitar Part IV 
Module 4CGI Level 031 to CGI Level 040
Unit 1CGI Level 031 - The Squeeze Part V: Squeeze Variation Over Chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 2CGI Level 032 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part V: Arpeggio Application Over E-Major & Fmaj7#11/E Chords 
Unit 3CGI Level 033 - Scales Part VI: Two Octave C-Major Scale Using Index & Middle Fingers 
Unit 4CGI Level 034 - Sight Reading Part VI: 1E, 2B, & 3G Strings In First Position 
Unit 5CGI Level 035 - Practice Routine Part V 
Unit 6CGI Level 036 - The Squeeze Part VI: Variation Over Chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 7CGI Level 037 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part VII: Application Over E-Major & Fmaj7#11/E Chords 
Unit 8CGI Level 038 - Scales Part VII: Two Octave C-Major Scale Using The Thumb (P) 
Unit 9CGI Level 039 - Sight Reading Part VII: 1E, 2B, 3G, & 4D Strings In First Position 
Unit 10CGI Level 040 - Practice Routine Part VI 
Module 5CGI Level 041 to CGI Level 050
Unit 1CGI Level 041 - The Squeeze Part VII: Squeeze Variation Over Chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 2CGI Level 042 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part VIII: Application Over E-Major & Fmaj7#11/E Chords 
Unit 3CGI Level 043 - Scales Part VIII: Two Octave C-Major Scale Using Eighth Notes 
Unit 4CGI Level 044 - Sight Reading Part VIII: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, & 5A Strings In First Position 
Unit 5CGI Level 045 - Practice Routine Part VII 
Unit 6CGI Level 046 - The Squeeze Part VIII - Variation Over Chords (E-Major to Fmaj7#11/E) 
Unit 7CGI Level 047 - Picking Hand Arpeggio Technique Part IX: Application over E-Major and Fmaj7#11/E Chord 
Unit 8CGI Level 048 - Scales Part IX: Two Octave C-Major Scale Using Eighth Notes 
Unit 9CGI Level 049 - Sight Reading Part IX: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, & 6E Strings In First Position 
Unit 10CGI Level 050 - Practice Routine PART VIII