Gigue from Violin Partita 2 (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach transcribed for solo classical or electric guitar. Includes 5-page score with tablature, plus 3-page guitar part without tabs.

Also by Johann Sebastian Bach:

Air in D Major: S0.693725
Allemande in D Minor, S0.546076
Courante in D Minor, S0.904351
Prelude in G Major, S0.361231
Sarabande in D Minor, S0.422145

Courante from Violin Partita 2 (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach transcribed for solo classical or electric guitar. Includes 3-page score with tablature, plus 2-page guitar part without tabs.

Also by Johann Sebastian Bach:

Air in D Major: S0.693725
Allemande in D Minor, S0.546076
Prelude in G Major, S0.361231
Sarabande in D Minor, S0.422145

Camille Saint-Saens composed his Mazurka in G minor (Op. 21) for solo piano. This piece has an engaging melody and rhythm, and includes a waltz section in G major. Arranged for ATB recorders. Clear score and individual parts; play with or without a conductor.

Sarabande from Cello Suite II by Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged for solo guitar in G minor (original key D minor). Includes two-page score with tablature, plus one-page guitar part without tabs.

Merry-Go-Round of Life by Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi, from the Ghibli animated film Howl's Moving Castle, arranged for flute or violin and guitar in G minor. Includes six-page score with tablature, plus individual flute and guitar (without tabs) parts.

Note: guitar retuning required 6=D

Kenneth Pasciak Music Publishing, ASCAP
kenpasciak.com

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This is the collection of classical piano repertoire I created for work with my own students, most of whom were not primarily interested in "classical" music.

In my experience, every elementary piano student should be given the opportunity to successfully play:
Spinning Song (even if you leave out the middle section at first)
Minuet in G (page one)
Fur Elise (page one)

Eventually, they should experience (if not master--that's ultimately up to them) each piece in this collection.

All hand positions and finger numbers are presented so that students can spend their time preparing successfully--not "figuring out" with endless frustration and incorrect solutions.

"Minuet in G" from the Bach notebook is a great example. Let's consider just the first page. Many (most) elementary students would love to play this piece. The RH by itself is easy. The LH is also "not difficult", but it's not self-evident, either. The notes are easy enough, and the fingering choices seem inconsequential. You could play it with several different fingering solutions.

Hands Together: Humans can pay attention to only one thing at a time: in this case, the RH or the LH. Whichever hand is receiving the attention, the other must be on "automatic pilot". You can switch focus rapidly to give the appearance that you are paying attention to two things equally, but that is not what is happening.

So... both hands need to be rehearsed (better word than "practiced") until the correct execution is the "default" behavior.

If that (sufficient correct repetetition) has not happened, then consistent successful performance with both hands is never achieved. Students complain that they wish they could be more "consistent". They don't have a chance, sadly.

"Practice Makes... "

If you said "Perfect" then you've fallen into a sinister trap.

"Practice makes Permanent." When a student actually does what has been assigned, in many cases that is the beginning of the end of their piano career.

Here's the process in general:
Students "write in their own fingering" and then, and then practice (repeat) their incorrect solutions. They are unable to perform the desired piece consistently and don't know why. How long can a student tolerate this ineffective approach?

That's something for us professionals to consider.


Perfect for introducing classical repertoire (similar to Suzuki, Bastien Piano Literature, etc). The advantage here is that all fingering is included so that students play more!

Contents

Minuet in G from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in G from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in G minor from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Musette in D from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in F Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ecossaise in G Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatina in G Ludwig van Beethoven
I Allegretto
II Romanze
Sonatina (In the Antique Style) Op. 157, No. 4 Fritz Spindler
I Allegro
The Wild Horseman, Op. 68, No. 8 Robert Schumann
Fur Elise (Famous Page 1) Ludwig van Beethoven
Spinning Song, Op. 14, No. 4 Albert Elmenreich
Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 Friedrich Burgmüller
Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 Friedrich Burgmüller
Solfeggietto Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Toccatina, Op. 27, No. 12 Dmitri Kabalevsky
Fur Elise (Complete) Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatina, Op. 55, No. 1 Friedrich Kuhlau
I Allegro
Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 3 Muzio Clementi
I Spiritoso
La Vélocité, Op. 109, No. 10 Friedrich Burgmüller


These are the documents that I have used to introduce classical music to my piano students. No note is presented without its corresponding proper fundamental technique (fingering). In other words, there is no such thing as a note separate from its hand position and fingering.

The hand position notation is used to better communicate what exactly is being demanded of the student. Students? repertoire is no longer limited by their music staff reading ability. Nor do they suffer from their own painful inability to solve technical issues. This approach restores ?playing music on the piano? to primacy and supports ?helping a student play music on the piano? as the central activity of the piano lesson.

Weak students are able to play real (not simplified) music and not feel penalized. Strong students complete their preparation even more efficiently. In all cases, spending less time on fingering means more time for higher levels of musicianship: coordination, pedaling, physical technique, control, tone, dynamics, tempo, rhythm, articulation, phrasing, expression, emotion, drama, compositional analysis, and historical context.

Good luck!
Scott Camp
scottcampislandpiano@gmail.com

Sarabande & Double from Violin Partita 1 (BWV 1002) by Johann Sebastian Bach transcribed for solo classical or electric guitar. Includes 4-page score with tablature, plus 2-page guitar part without tabs.

Also by Johann Sebastian Bach:

Air in D Major: S0.693725
Allemande in D Minor, S0.546076
Courante in D Minor, S0.904351
Gigue in D Minor, S0.904649
Prelude in G Major, S0.361231
Sarabande in D Minor, S0.422145

Sarabande from Violin Partita 2 (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach transcribed for solo classical or electric guitar. Includes 2-page score with tablature, plus 2-page guitar part without tabs.

Also by Johann Sebastian Bach:

Air in D Major: S0.693725
Allemande in D Minor, S0.546076
Courante in D Minor, S0.904351
Prelude in G Major, S0.361231
Sarabande in D Minor, S0.422145

A whole book of duets for viola and cello, ready to download and enjoy!

21 beautiful melodies, arranged especially to sound good on the viola and cello, without being too difficult. These duets are great to play at students\' recitals, wedding gigs, graduation, or just for fun!

Level: from very easy to intermediate.


Contents:
Anon.: Polonaise from the music book of Anna Magdalena Bach

L. v. Beethoven: An die Freude from Symphony no. 9

L. v. Beethoven: Sonatina

G. F. Händel: Lascia ch?io pianga from Rinaldo

G. F. Händel: Sarabande

W. A. Mozart: Komm, lieber Mai

W. A. Mozart: Horn duet

W. A. Mozart: Papageno?s Aria from The Magic Flute

G. Bizet: Habanera from Carmen

C. G. Neefe: Allegretto

J. P. Rameau: Menuet

F. Schubert: Willkommen, lieber schöner Mai (canon)

Trad.: May Song (Alle Vögel sind schon da)

Trad.: Wedding March from Lødingen, Norway

Trad.: Wedding March from Seljord, Norway

Trad.: Wedding March from Øre, Norway

Trad.: Dudlebska, Czech polka

Trad: The Beautiful Waltz from Helgeland, Norway

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

A. Vivaldi: Largo & Allegro from Sonata in E minor

A. Vivaldi: Theme from Spring

Venetianisches Gondellied (Venetian Gondola Song), Opus 30, No. 6 from Songs Without Words, one of five gondola pieces that Felix Mendelssohn wrote throughout his career, depicts in music his fascination with Venice and its centuries-old means of transportation. This arrangement for guitar in E minor includes a 3-page score with guitar tablature, plus 2-page guitar part without tab.

Note: Retuning of G string to F# required.

ISBN 9781610658089. First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string banjo played in the three fingerstyle in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the banjo or music of any sort. It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly, the correct picking motion, and noting the strings properly. These are aspects that are so basic most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos, several from the player's point of view, not from in front of the banjo. First Lessons on Banjo covers the most basic rolls, the Alternating Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls, plus the three basic chords plus the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in tablature, with the melody notes in boldface type so the student knows which notes to emphasize. All arrangements include lyrics, which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and suggestions about the proper mental approach are included that will lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the student's development. There are also suggestions about developing the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature. These suggestions are not found in any other banjo instruction book. The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek, a popular banjo standard that when mastered, should give the novice a great sense of accomplishment. The accompanying recording includes all tabbed examples, with the rhythm instruments and lead banjo in separate channels. The songs are played at three tempos, the first tempo VERY slow, then a medium tempo version, and finally at performing speed with guitar, mandolin and bass accompaniment. The up- tempo accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so it the final tracks be used as a listening recording. This also allows the student to play along with all the more interesting arrangements in sequence without skipping around the recording. Includes access to online audio.

Allemande from English Suite No. 3 (BWV 808) by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for classical guitar in A minor (original = G minor). Incudes 3-page score with tablature plus 2-page individual guitar part without tabs.