Title: A Great Repertoire for the beginning Classical Guitarist

Author: Will Kalif

Article:
One of the difficulties about learning to play a new instrument
is figuring out a repertoire of easy yet great sounding pieces.
Here is a suggested list of nine pieces that fulfill this
perfectly.

One of the important parts of a repertoire for the classical
guitarist is understanding that the music of the classical
guitar spans several hundred years and several genres of musical
history. This repertoire gives you a nice cross section of these
times and genres without being too difficult to play. It is a
great selection that shows off the incredible range of
expression found in the classical guitar.

 Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven - If you are a real beginner and
would like to play an easy song that sounds great this is the
first piece you should consider. It sounds absolutely beautiful
in a haunting kind of way and it is a nice slow piece so you
will be able to master it with little trouble. This is a great
first classical guitar piece. It is a good example of the
Romantic period of classical music as expressed by the guitar.

Allegro by Mozart - Another very easy piece to play and it
sounds great. It has more of an early classical music feel to
it. You will have heard this piece before and it won't take you
long to learn this. This is a great example of early classical
music.

Canon in D by Pachelbel - This is a gorgeous piece for
beginners. It is very famous and sounds wonderful. It has a
beautiful harmony and melody. If you are looking for a piece of
sheet music thats not too hard to play and sounds perfect for
the classical guitar.

Claire De Lune by Claude Debussy - Here is another great piece
for the beginning classical guitarist. The best way to describe
this is "Pretty". It is just a pretty piece and no doubt you
have heard it before.

Fur Elise by Beethoven - Awesome sounding piece, this is one of
my favorites and if you are new to classical guitar or classical
music I guarantee you that this piece will be familiar to you -
It is almost as famous as Beethoven's fifth.

Prelude in E Minor by Matteo Carcassi - Very easy piece to learn
and sounds great because of the minor key. Great first or second
piece to learn and right out of the Carcassi Method for
classical guitar.

Espanoletta by Gaspar Sanz - Very easy piece to learn and it
sounds great. It has this great feeling of being Spanish and
also being from the early classical period. It is quite unique
and kind of sounds like something Mozart would have written
while on vacation in Spain!

Adelita by Francisco Tarrega - Awesome piece and one of my
favorites. This is the first piece I had mastered for my
repertoire. It is very Spanish in a slow and non-flamenco way.

Spanish romance - great sounding piece and a staple of every
classical guitarist. It has a great melody and is played slowly
so it sounds great without being too hard to learn.

All of these pieces are staples of the classical guitarist and
the sheet music for them can be found at music stores or online.
With a little digging you can probably find free transcriptions.

About the author: Will Kalif has been playing classical guitar for twenty years. For more information about the classical guitar visit his website at: < b>The Classical Guitarist