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| View Larger Image | A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar - Composite (Books 1, 2 and 3)(book & 3 CD'S)
by Charles Duncan
| | List Price: | $27.95 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 168978 | | Studio: | Hal Leonard Corporation | | | Binding: | Plastic Comb | | Number Of Pages: | 208 | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1997 | | Publisher: | Hal Leonard Corporation |
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Product Description
Now Available With CDs! This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new, more con-temporary framework. For private, class or self-instruction. Book One features an all-new format that incorporates chord frames and symbols, as well as a record to assist in tuning and to provide accompaniments for at-home practice. Book One also introduces beginning fingerboard technique and music theory. Book Two and Three build upon the techniques learned in Book One. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 5 reviews)
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Excellent Classical Guitar Method 
Charles Duncan has compiled a very thorough and interesting method for serious beginner and intermediate level classical guitarists. I addition to the standard literature you would expect, Mr. Duncan has written numerous pieces for this book. His skill for combining jazz, latin and other genres as one progresses along, make this a delightful taste of something totally unexpected in a classical method book. If you like a challenge, but are bored with the same old thing you've played before, check out Duncan's material. You won't be disappointed.
March 08, 2007 | |
I could not be more pleased!
Duncan's method, in my opinion, is the best out of the many books I have examined, and/or purchased. The quality of the CD's is more than acceptable; I was not looking for concert audio quality, they do the job.
I am quite pleased with my progress, his instructions are easy to understand, and follow.
February 05, 2007 | |
Good book / bad CDs 
The book itself is a good introduction to classical guitar for beginning players like myself. The lessons are easy to follow, with pieces that (for me) are challenging enough to hold my interest without being so difficult as to frustrate me. From a total beginner's perspective, the book alone is worth the price, and deserves a solid 4 to 5 star rating.
The CDs are another story. Having the CDs with the teacher accompaniment pieces available is a nice boon for those like myself who are trying to learn classical guitar on a budget. I'm keeping the lessons to a minimum, so being able to play along with the CDs is a great feature. My major complaint is with the audio quality. I understand and appreciate that this series of books was released long before compact disc technology was available--it used to come with one of those flexible plastic "records" attached to it. If you've ever heard one of those, you know the audio quality is poor. I had hoped that the CD edition would either feature re-recordings of the original pieces, or at least be re-mastered from the original master tapes. Sadly, the CDs are simply a recording of the plastic records themselves, complete with dust pops and all the other audio artifacts associated with a low quality pressing. I don't think they even tried to clean it up digitally (or if they did, it was not done by someone competent).
Needless to say, the audio quality was a huge disappointment for me. Perhaps I've been spoiled with the advent of digital recordings, but even my old vinyl sounds a heck of a lot better than these poor CDs do. They, and not the material in the book, are what bring the rating down for me.
November 18, 2005 | |
Worth Buying Twice
I bought this book ten years ago, with a flexible plastic LP album stuck into it, and am buying it again just to get the CD.
You can't go wrong with Mr. Duncan's pedagogy. It's the best method I've found to learn to read music while also learning to play classical guitar. If you can read keyboard music but still haven't been able to make the transition to reading guitar music from the staff, pick up this wonderful set.
January 26, 2005 | |
Great Book by a Great Teacher
I have collected many classical guitar method books over the years -- Noad, Shearer and Parkening among them -- and Duncan's books always rank among the very best, in my opinion. His advice is well thought-out, well-presented and well-written. The serious student of classical guitar would do well to look at this and other of Duncan's books.
April 15, 2004 | |
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