New classical guitar edition of the world leading Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method written by well-known concert guitarist and teacher Stanley Yates. The beginning classical guitarist will learn music reading, hand and sitting positions, practice techniques, arpeggio and scale technique, chordal and melodic playing, and solo and duet playing in the first position.

Many of the exercises and study pieces include accompaniments that can be played along with a teacher during lessons or with the included audio available for download online (the student and teacher parts are presented on separate stereo channels allowing either part to be turned off if desired). The downloadable audio also contains all of the exercises, studies and solos presented in the book.

An instructional video containing demonstrations, practice tips and performances of many of the exercises, studies and solos contained in the book is also available.

Parts Of The Guitar
Finger Names And Numbers
String Numbers
Sitting Position
Right-Hand Position
The Left Hand
Counting Musical Time
Tuning The Guitar
Chords
Music Notation
Plucking With The Thumb
Plucking Chords With The Thumb And Fingers
Mazurka (Slow Polish Dance
Pavan (Renaissance Dance)
Sea Shanty (English Sailor's Work Song)
Using The Fingernails To Pluck The Strings
Arpeggios
Counting Eighth-Notes
Right-Hand Finger Alternation
Single-String Melodies
String Crossing
Walking
Skipping
Dancing
Walking Further
First-String Melody
Melody On Strings 1 And 2
Ode To Joy
O Dolce Contento
The Carnival Of Venice
St. Anthony Chorale
Back To The Thumb
Minuet In G
Combining The Thumb And Fingers
Bourree
Frere Jacque/Three Blind Mice
Maestoso
Study No. 13
Four-String Chords
Carillon (Bells)
Ode To Joy (2)
Arpeggio Study In C (1)
Arpeggio Study In C (2)
Arpeggio Study In C (3)
Arpeggio Study In A-Minor (1)
Arpeggio Study In E-Minor
Arpeggio Study In A-Minor (2)
Accompannied Melodies
Folksong In A-Major
Study In C-Major
Melody In C-Major
Variation (On Melody In C)
Melody In A-Minor (3)
A Toye-Renaissance Dance
Arpeggio Study In D-Major
Arpeggio Study In A-Major
Malaguena
Arabian Melody
Fur Elise
Arpeggio Study In D-Minor
Arpeggio In E-Minor
Arpeggio Study In C-Major
Canarios