Guitar Sight-Reading 1

Here comes a book with really fresh ideas just at the right time.

The two authors John Kember and Martin Beech are profound experts on guitar didactic problems. They present a compendium of pieces arranged in progressive order that is without equal. Due to the guitar's specific fingering, sight-reading is, by tradition, a real pain for all generations of guitar players. By cleverly splitting the learning steps, the two authors have succeeded in creating a consistent and practical concept of easy to medium difficulty.

Most important approach: all pieces without fingerings!

In combination with a textbook and selected accompanying literature, teachers and pupils will certainly greatly enjoy the exercises and pieces.

This book will turn a budding guitarist into a mature musician!



John Kember studied at Trinity College of Music, London and has enjoyed a varied career in both performing and academic spheres, ranging from teaching in schools and privately, to working as composer, arranger, pianist and conductor in Concert Halls, theatres and recording studios. Currently John is working on a number of new and exciting projects for both publication and performance. He has a busy private teaching practice in south east London and teaches for Kent Music School and the Kent Centre for Young Instrumentalists in Maidstone. John was an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music from 1989 until 2005



Preface - To the pupil: why sight-reading? - Section 1: Open treble strings - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Section 2: Treble-string notes in first position - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Section 3: Treble notes with open bass strings - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Section 4: First-position bass notes - quavers (eighth notes), dynamics and 2-time - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Section 5: New keys, dynamics and performance directions - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Section 6: Revision; keys of F major and D minor - Solos - Duets - Accompanied pieces - Glossary