Beginning Classical Guitar (Udemy.com)

This course has everything you need to start playing classical guitar. Even if you have no experience or musical training, you can start playing classical guitar faster than you might think. The course material is structured so that you will make steady progress building your skills and playing solo pieces on the classical guitar.

The main goal of the course is to play the great Spanish composition "Malaguena." You will also learn several other pieces/songs: "Spanish Cancion," "Ode to Joy," and "The Pami Song." Along the way you will pick up many helpful practice tips. This course will help you go from being a non-guitarist to a guitarist, as you will be able to enjoy playing real pieces of music all the way through.

Learning is easy because the video lectures feature multiple camera angles, letting you see the hands clearly whether you are watching on a computer, tablet, or phone. Every lecture that includes a musical example has a PDF file of that musical example written out in standard musical notation and in guitar tablature.

The musical exercises, scales, and songs are the result of years of teaching students in-person and online, and everything is designed to help you start playing the best in the shortest amount of time.

Classical guitar is a beautiful art form, but it can be intimidating. If you have ever wanted to learn to play classical guitar but were worried that it would take years of struggle, or would require some sort of special background or skills, then this course will be perfect for you. There are no shortcuts, but playing classical guitar doesn't need to be difficult or frustrating.

Learning from an online video course means that you can go at your own pace and re-watch the lectures as many times as you want, all on your own schedule from the comfort of your own home. When you are playing classical guitar pieces all the way through you will be glad that you took the first step.

While there is a lot of great information in the course, the real value lies in the sequencing of the information. In this course you will never be asked to play something or do a certain technique without being prepared for it. When you watch and listen to a good classical guitarist, what you are seeing is someone who has put together the mechanics of playing in the correct sequence, so that everything flows. Putting things in the proper sequence is something that is really important. It will allow you make progress quickly and with ease.

You don't need to have large hands or fast reflexes to play classical guitar, all you need is a willingness to learn and an understanding of the fundamentals and how to put them together.

This course is really a course of possibilities. Think of it as a point of departure, where you embark on your musical journey as a classical guitarist.