Fingerboard Mastery for Classical Guitar
About this ebook
Right Hand Arpeggio Exercises
Chord Diagrams for all Scales and Modes
Extended 2 + Octave Arpeggio Exercises
The major and melodic minor scales are the underlying foundations of most of the musical passages that we play. They are present in classical music, folk music, popular music and jazz. To play an instrument well, including guitar, it helps to become adept at playing the major and minor scales in any key, better still, starting on any note in any key.
The concepts behind this book are founded on the essential building blocks used by composers of all music. I have found that these exercises, when practiced regularly on guitar, develop both theoretical understanding and technical ability. I hope they will be useful to you as you grow through your exploration of music.
Karl Wolff - Ithaca, NY - September 2002
About the author
Karl Wolff is a composer and classical guitarist, and also the founder of Clear Note, a sheet music publisher and recording label based in the US. He has performed throughout the USA including concerts with the Cornell Orchestra, the Ithaca Opera Orchestra, the contemporary music ensemble Sati, pianist Dave Brubeck, violinist Ken Fung, flutist Laura Campbell, cellist Chris White, among others.
Wolff has lectured on guitar related music theory for the advancement of technique, improvisation and composing. He has taught guitar for Cornell University, Wells College, Empire State College, and several conservatories in New York State.
As a publisher he has focused on establishing a catalog of new works by award winning contemporary composers, who write and arrange for concert guitar in solo, ensemble and orchestral settings.
His recordings Baroque Music for Guitar and Classical Music for Guitar feature transcriptions of noted works by the best known composers of both periods. “...enchanting and charming salon music, - imaginative, interesting and pleasurable... featuring skillful arrangements by Karl Wolff... he shows himself to be both an accomplished performer and interpretor...” - Classical Guitar Magazine
