Basic Classical Guitar Method, Book 2 (Book & Cd) Review

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(More customer reviews)Just like Scott Tennant's "Pumping Nylon" book and DVD, this series (more about this later) is a different take on the traditional self instructional series from luminaries such as Shearer, Noad, Parkening, et.al. Books 1 & 2 in Tennant's series roughly approximate the ground covered in book 1 of the others, albeit with less repetitious studies and practice material.The technical basics of learning to play the guitar are briefly covered in Book 1 and it is apparently Tennant's implied recommendation that you acquire "Pumping Nylon" and the Pumping Nylon repertoire books to augment your studies througout.Though significantly more expensive than just purchasing Noad's two "Solo Guitar" books, Tennant's approach works just as well.

After one get's the basics of first position note reading down the author introduces studies from Sor and others to acquaint the student and his fingers with just what's involved in classical guitar technique.The slim volumes, while certainly not a monetary value, pay dividends in the psychological arena of making early learning more manageable by reducing the complexity of the instructional material and still getting the ideas across. Most guitar students are instructional book junkies anyway and anything that can lower the intimidation factor, whether one is self taught and tutored by a qualified teacher, is well worth the price of a few more book/cd combos.

As a matter of fact, my only real criticism of the books (1&2) is that they don't represent good dollar value for the amount of material contained in them, particularly when compared to the breadth of material covered in Noad's excellent series.However, if it makes the learning process less of a grind and more "fun" then it's money well spent.And this approach is not to fault Scott Tennant, but rather to place blame if you will, at the foot of the publisher, National Guitar Workshop.Every method they teach incorporates multiple volumes to cover material offered elsewherein singular, more comprehensive packages, but then again, so does Mel Bay and Hal Leonard.Finally, my only other criticism is that this method series is eventually to incorporate Volumes 3, 4 & 5 which to the best of my knowledge HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCED YET and my efforts to ascertain that they will from the publisher have been futile.So buyer beware.

My advice for most beginning classical guitar students would be to acquire the excellent Noad series for classical guitar and invest in a few beginning lessons with a qualified teacher who specialises in classical guitar technique, then decide if you want to continue on your own or prefer the teacher/student relationship. If you decide to self instruct (or self destruct) then Tennant's series represents a worthwhile investment in user friendly instruction.Just insure the follow on volumes are available or you'll have to switch horses in mid stream.

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From Scott Tennant-the best-selling author of Pumping Nylon-comes book 2 of this amazing classical guitar method. Book 2 continues where book 1 leaves off by introducing more essential classical guitar techniques such as the rest stroke, block chords, and how to shape and use the right-hand fingernails. Lots of helpful photographs, drawings and personal tips from this world-renowned performer and educator make learning easy!

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