Where would I have to begin for Classical?

Life Is Brutal · March 14th, 2009, 10:56 PM

Id like to start taking up more classical music, but I don't know where to start. I have the basics down, but Im going to need some help to know where to goto next.
Recomend me some classical Guys.

MegaBadger · March 15th, 2009, 03:21 PM

I recomend you to play J.S.Bach's music. You can find a lot of wonderful compositions playing what is not very difficult... Try to play Air on a G string for example.

carvinplayer_7 · March 17th, 2009, 01:49 AM

Fransico Terrega, Fernando Sor, Dionisio Aguado, John Williams, Carlo Domeniconi, Scott Tennant, just to name a few

AngleofDeaf667 · March 17th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Yeah I would say go with some Sor, Carcassi or Giuliani to start with.

Shredfiend · March 17th, 2009, 10:33 AM

All good recommendations.

You might seek out a good instructor in your area, if nothing else but to build a strong foundation with classical guitar technique....helps you get off on the right foot and could save a lot of time later if you have to go back and fix errors in your technique.

I'd recommend picking up a good method....Parkening, Shearer,.....Pumping Nylon is a good one for building technique and Chris mentions Kithalarogus. ANd some good song books.....I always like the Bach stuff aswell.

Achtland · March 17th, 2009, 10:45 AM

Some of the greatest classics were created by Russian composer Tchaikovsky.

Almost all the great bombastic classical music you hear at big 4th of July fireworks displays are Tchaikovsky. The great ballet music classics are Tchaikovsky. He's everywhere! http://www.last.fm/music/Pyotr+Ilyich+Tchaikovsky

MegaBadger · March 22nd, 2009, 01:32 PM

It's pleasantly to hear it because Tchaikovsky is Russian like me=)

By the way, I don't think that his music is very good for guitar...

March 14th, 2009, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Life Is Brutal Probably Sweeping Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Where there is a guitar, I am there Posts: 6	Where would I have to begin for Classical? Id like to start taking up more classical music, but I don't know where to start. I have the basics down, but Im going to need some help to know where to goto next. Recomend me some classical Guys. __________________ Owns a Squier. I can shred on it. Damn Proud.

March 22nd, 2009, 01:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
MegaBadger Guitar design maniac=) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 6	It's pleasantly to hear it because Tchaikovsky is Russian like me=) By the way, I don't think that his music is very good for guitar... __________________ Excuse me for my English... Last edited by MegaBadger : March 22nd, 2009 at 01:34 PM.

March 15th, 2009, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
MegaBadger Guitar design maniac=) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 6	I recomend you to play J.S.Bach's music. You can find a lot of wonderful compositions playing what is not very difficult... Try to play Air on a G string for example.

March 17th, 2009, 01:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
carvinplayer_7 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU Posts: 17	Fransico Terrega, Fernando Sor, Dionisio Aguado, John Williams, Carlo Domeniconi, Scott Tennant, just to name a few

March 17th, 2009, 04:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
AngleofDeaf667 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 120	Yeah I would say go with some Sor, Carcassi or Giuliani to start with.

March 17th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shredfiend Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 153	All good recommendations. You might seek out a good instructor in your area, if nothing else but to build a strong foundation with classical guitar technique....helps you get off on the right foot and could save a lot of time later if you have to go back and fix errors in your technique. I'd recommend picking up a good method....Parkening, Shearer,.....Pumping Nylon is a good one for building technique and Chris mentions Kithalarogus. ANd some good song books.....I always like the Bach stuff aswell.

March 17th, 2009, 10:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
Achtland ^^goddess^^ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fuck You, Alaska Posts: 843	Some of the greatest classics were created by Russian composer Tchaikovsky. Almost all the great bombastic classical music you hear at big 4th of July fireworks displays are Tchaikovsky. The great ballet music classics are Tchaikovsky. He's everywhere! http://www.last.fm/music/Pyotr+Ilyich+Tchaikovsky