Play Leyenda, Canarios, and Bach on Classical Guitar

Master classical guitar techniques while learning to play Canarios, Gavottes 1 & 2, and Leyenda. Develop skills and confidence for performance.

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Brief Summary

This course helps you become a confident classical guitarist by mastering three beautiful pieces while developing your technique and scale practice. It’s designed to make learning enjoyable and manageable, allowing you to see your progress every step of the way.

Key Points

  • Learn to play 'Canarios', 'Gavottes 1 and 2', and 'Leyenda'.
  • Focus on relaxed and efficient technique.
  • Practice scales and technical exercises tailored for the course.
  • Get downloadable PDFs for every scale and piece.
  • Enjoy a video-based learning experience at your own pace.

Learning Outcomes

  • Play 'Canarios', 'Gavottes 1 and 2', and 'Leyenda' at a performance level.
  • Enhance your technique and finger movements for better expression.
  • Understand the purpose of scales and improve your practice efficiency.

About This Course

Learn how to make sense of scale practice, develop relaxed and efficient technique, and perform with confidence.

This course is all about helping you realize your potential as a classical guitarist as you learn to play 3 great pieces from the classical guitar repertoire, Canarios, Gavottes 1 and 2, and Leyenda. You’ll follow a step-by-step course that shows you the most beneficial way to practice scales, how to use technical exercises, and how to play the 3 pieces at a performance standard.

What you can expect to get out of the course

  • You'll be able to see consistent progress as you follow an organized system

  • Practicing will be a pleasure as you improve your guitar skills, have more relaxed finger movements, and develop greater ability of musical expression

  • You'll feel the encouraging sense of accomplishment as you play pieces all the way through

  • You'll get answers to many of your questions about classical guitar playing

Your main goal for the course is to play 3 pieces from the classical guitar repertoire, Canarios, Gavottes 1 and 2, and Leyenda. The premise of the course is that you'll have much more success if you thoughtfully prepare before jumping into the pieces.

Playing the classical guitar is such a multi-sensory experience, and a video-based course is a great way to learn at your own pace. You know that there are no shortcuts, but by following a logical course that starts easy and gradually gets more challenging your experience will be much easier and rewarding.

Classical guitar is beautiful and complex, but that complexity can be intimidating, so in this course every musical phrase will be broken into a manageable piece that's easy to work with, and easy to put back into the whole of the piece.

The course starts with some brief introductory lectures that review the basics of the classical guitar approach, and then moves into scales. You'll customize your scale practice so that you're ready for each piece. It would be good to have some experience playing higher up on the fret-board, but you'll review the notes on the fret-board in the scales section, so you're prepared for everything that follows. Next, you'll start playing technical exercises that are unique to this course to prepare you for the piece that you'll be playing.

The lectures show the hands from a variety of angles, and in the lecture descriptions you can find the time where each camera angle changes. The lectures on the pieces start with a small chunk played up to speed, then a slow walk-through the notes, followed by a more in-depth lesson on each hand.

You'll also get downloadable PDF files of every scale, exercise, and piece, so not only will you receive a full score of "Leyenda" and the other pieces that are in the course, but you'll have a clear view of how to play every single note. This course doesn't contain any guitar tablature, but remember that you will be able to see and hear every last note in the course in the video lectures.

I hope you'll continue your journey with this course by clicking the button that says "Start Learning Now" and enrolling in the course and enjoying lifetime access to the lecture videos and sheet music files. Thanks for reading and I wish you the best with your guitar playing.

  • Play "Canarios" by Gasper Sanz, "Gavottes 1 and 2" by J.S. Bach, and "Leyenda" by Isaac Albeniz up to a performance standard

  • Improve your technique and play in a relaxed and efficient way as you play technical exercises that are unique to the course and prepare for every challenge in each of the pieces

  • Learn the point of practicing scales and how to make the most of your scale practice.

Course Curriculum

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Instructor

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Brian Riggs

My name is Brian Riggs and I am a classical guitarist and guitar teacher from Chicago, IL. I have a degree in classical guitar performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and I've played in master classes with some amazing guitarists, most notably Christopher Parkening at his class at Montana State University. I want to share what I've learned...

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4.9 course rating
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ui-avatar of EMBERT-JAN van Uitregt
Embert-jan V. U.
5.0
2 years ago

Brian is one off the best teachers for guitar only the pdf dont work.

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Norman S.
5.0
2 years ago

This part is a little basic for me, but I appreciate the review

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ui-avatar of Wilson J Heredia
Wilson J. H.
5.0
3 years ago

It's exactly what I what was looking for in a classical guitar course. He is very thorough and I'm looking forward to finishing the course.

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Guruprasad N.
5.0
6 years ago

I have a couple of courses by Brian. I've always wanted to learn Leyenda, and he makes what seems impossible seem doable. I'm half way through that exercise, obviously needs tons of practice, but with Brian's course, and the way he teaches even complex numbers in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step way, I'm sure I can play not just Leyenda but the other songs in the course too. Thanks Brian!

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ui-avatar of Gizella Sajter
Gizella S.
5.0
6 years ago

I have just started it and so far ut is great!

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ui-avatar of Jacob Smith
Jacob S.
5.0
6 years ago

Clear explanation, great demonstration, and enthusiastic teacher. What's not to love?

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Jérôme B.
5.0
7 years ago

Bon support pdf qui permet de bien suivre.

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David E.
5.0
7 years ago

Patience of instructor and sensible explanations .

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Brandon K.
5.0
7 years ago

good detailed instruction -

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ui-avatar of Andrew Moles
Andrew M.
4.0
7 years ago

very good tuition and direction very easy to keep up

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