In this book, Dr. Lily Afshar has clearly laid out the music and fingerings for 48 beginning to intermediate-level pieces by Aguado, Bach, Carcassi, Milan, Mertz, Sor and other Renaissance through nineteenth-century composers. While many of these selections are set in first position for ease of reading, they are effective for teaching different rhythms and arpeggio techniques, as well as for learning to play simple intervals and three and four-note chords. These compositions were carefully chose...

• Aguado - Lesson No. 1
• Aguado - Etude No. 1
• Aguado - Study No. 2
• Aguado - Study No. 3
• Aguado - Study No. 5
• Aguado - Study No. 6
• Anonymous - Romanza (simplified version)ÿ
• Anonymous - A Toye
• Anonymous - Packington?s Pound
• Bach - Bourr‚e (from 1st Lute Suite - BWV996)
• Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man?s Desiring
• Bach - Minuet
• Bach - Sarabande (from Partita I for Solo Violin, BWV 1002)
• Calvi - Canario
• Carcassi - Andante
• Carcassi - Andante in A Minor
• Carcassi - Andantino
• Carc...