Improve your sight-reading! Guitar Grades 1-3 is designed to help classical guitarists overcome sight reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. Written to support the ABRSM's sight-reading requirements. This is the full eBook edition in fixed-layout format.

"This, Grade Initial and 1, book helps you learn how to sight read guitar music from scratch. Besides systematically arranged lessons, on elements of guitar sight reading, by an experienced teacher, this book gives you 150+ self assessment assignments and exercises. It is designed to help you take the sight reading section of your practical exams, which in turn, indirectly helps you improve the interpretation of your performance pieces. Depending on how well you practice, this book can help you improve your score in the practical exams held worldwide. Even if you are not taking the exam and only want to learn how to sight read, then this book is for you. Learn about Stave / Staff, Clef, Note Names (UK/US), Note Symbols & Values, Rest Symbols & Values, Dynamics, Time Signatures, Counting Beats in a Time Signature, Tempo, Dynamics and Key Signature, Articulation and Accidental Symbols, Repeats, Double Bar Line, Fermata. Practice using the note recognition exercises, self assessments and sight reading exercises. This book is suitable for Self Learners, Students and Teachers."

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This book has become a classic in all musicians' libraries for rhythmic analysis and study. Designed to teach syncopation within 4/4 time, the exercises also develop speed and accuracy in sight-reading with uncommon rhythmic figures. A must for all musicians, especially percussionists interested in syncopation.

These melodies are what all sight-reading should be about but usually are not. They use easy notes and rhythms in a most methodical, imaginative and pleasurable way, concentrating on single-line melodies in first position only. This book has one hundred melodies which could be introduced to the student from almost the very first lesson, and as the melodies get progressively more complex, the book will be useful for higher-grade students. Although the book is aimed at the grade 1-2 player, more experienced students may also find it useful to try playing the studies in higher positions.