The Hal Leonard Classical Guitar Method | Beginner Guitar Book with Step-by-Step Instruction and Standard Notation | 25+ Pieces by Master Composers ... Play (Hal Leonard Guitar Method (Songbooks))

Great book to get started in classical guitar. The numbers shown by the notes are a guide of which finger to use to fret, not what fret number to play.

Nice book, easy to understand, and has been much more useful than most "learn to play" books I've bought. Very happy with this one.

I feel this book is generally really decent. I can only comment for what I've covered up to now. As a beginner you need to know all about posture, sitting, hands, arms etc and although the book provides photos, there is only scanty text to back it up. Ultimately, there is no substitute for one to one tuition but forking out £30 an hour minimum is harsh for most people, plus you're relying on the tutor doing enough to earn their money. Overall, a decent purchase and clear easy to download audio. Worth the money (equivalent to about 25 min of private tuition)

An excellent introduction - posting a photo of the table of contents to give a better idea of what the book covers.

I started this book on the 23rd of March and by the 28th I was burning through the exercises toot sweet, having given up on guitar in 2022 due to suffering a stroke with my hands being rubbish, I sold all my guitars and dumped all my music pile, then this year I decided to try again, and wow this is so much easier to work with without a teacher beside you all day. With the audio files on my phone I can listen and aim for the same timing and notes, truly better than I expected, I wish I had this 58 years ago when I boughty first Spanish Guitar and struggled with Frederick Noad etc, not to mention Bert Weedon. The young have every reason to learn guitar without excuses, these books work if you put in the time. The picture shows the screenshot on phone of the Hal Leonard website and the library of the books purchased by me and the other shows the list of tunes and exercises available to list to, play on ear buds and away you go.

This book is excellent. You learn pieces that sound good, so you can feel a real sense of progress. The ability to access the audio of each piece helps ensure you're playing them right. I like how each piece sets you up for the next, so you never feel lost when starting a new piece.

A very good book to assist with learning Classical Guitar with some great exercises and downloadable audio examples (using the code in the book). I am a long-in-the-tooth guitarist of many years, deciding to return to my 'roots' and take up classical guitar properly. This book is great for that, as I am not proficient at reading music, so I can rely on the guitar tablature to assist with playing the songs and exercises. The reference audio clips are also great for checking what you should actually be sounding like. I've owned several Hal Leonard guitar tab books and they are always very clear and descriptive. This is no exception to that rule. There's plenty in the book to keep you busy and the 'simple' pieces and exercises are great to get the fingers working. It starts at a reasonably basic level and works you up to some slightly Spanish sounding pieces and Bach Minuets. You will get out of this what you put in, in terms of practice time, but this is a highly recommended book for either a fledgling classical guitarist, or someone taking the classical route after time served in other genres.

Excellent quality instruction book.great delivery& service

Este libro pone las bases para adentrarse en la guitarra clásica, enseña desde las partes de la guitarra, posición del guitarrista, usos de cada manos, la notación musical en pentagrama y en tablatura por cuerdas; indica los dedos a utilizar en ambas manos y te adentra en los tiempos de compás, el uso de silencios, incluye piezas. Es un buen libro para estudiarlo en un lapso de 6 meses a un año si es que es la primera vez que se tiene acercamiento al instrumento, dedicándole de media a una hora diaria. En cualquier instrumento, el tiempo efectivo que se le dedique es lo que va a dar fruto.

Bought as a gift. Recipient says great book for someone with no knowledge of guitar.

Excellent book for a beginner but not for the absolute beginner.

Metodo molto semplice ed efficace per chi vuole iniziare a suonare la chitarra in stile classico. Alla fine del libro si trovano vari pezzi di compositori famosi, da quelli più semplici a quelli un po' più complessi. Prevalentemente indirizzato ai principianti di chitarra classica.

If you are new to the classical guitar, this is the place to start. This book begins with the basics: guitar anatomy, how to sit, how to hold the guitar, which fingers to use, etc. Then some basic practice pieces, first using only the right hand and then introducing the left hand. You will learn music notation as you practice your technique. There is no tablature in this book, so this is a good place to learn how to read music. All exercises are on the included CD so you can listen and play along. Besides the many practice exercises, the book and CD also include pieces by classical and modern composers. There is a lot of material here to keep you playing for a very long time, which makes this book a great value as well.