Ctibor Susser No. 1 Exercises and pieces for beginners

!!! 428 exercises on 110 pages !!!
!!! Adopt a systematic approach to guitar playing !!!
!!! Learn and enjoy !!!
!!! Discover the beauty of music, starting with the simplest exercises !!!

 

 

 

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This textbook has been successful in teaching children as young as six years of age. It contains more than 400 exercises, folk songs, carols, short solo pieces and duets. It is illustrated with pictures to colour in and with diagrams of basic chords to play. The introduction contains a brief theory of music illustrated with practical examples.

Content

The course can be divided into three grades of difficulty:

Exercises 1-159

Played with fingers i and m on melody strings E, G, and B, concentrating on mastering the basic left hand notes up to the 3rd position, sufficient to play most folk songs, carols and well known tunes.

Exercises 160-269

Two-part melodies. The thumb plays only the bass strings E, A and D. Left-hand fingers are not required to fret the bass line. Thus freed, they have enough scope to play melodies up to the 8th position. Such technique is physically undemanding, thus facilitating the student's smooth natural progress.

Exercises 270 onward

Multi-part melodies with sustained, as well as open bass strings, concentrating on developing melodic feeling and duet playing between pupil and teacher. It is recommended to start memorising basic chords from the diagram table.

Volume

1–55		Rhythmic and Melodic Exercises
56–95		Folk Songs on the E, B, G Strings
96–113		F-sharp
114–121		C-sharp
124–126		G-sharp
127–130		B-flat
131–145		Christmas Carols in Unison
146–159		Tunes from Abroad
160–197		Exercises with Bass Notes
198		Chinese Song
199		Andantino
200		The Slow Runner
201		The Little Cowboy
202		Drops
203		Dance
204		Breeze
205		The Sad Flower
206		Waltz
207		Blue Pebbles
208		Spinning Wheel
209		In the Square
210		Dreamy
211		Grinder
212		Village Dance
213-222		Technical Exercises
223		Moderato
224		Dream
225		Lonely
227		Polka
228		Song of a Cowboy
229		Waltz I
230		Waltz II
231		Waltz III
233		Romance
234		Moderato
235		Adagio
236		Romance-anonyme from Spain
237		Little Stream
238		Etude
239		The Laughing Cowboy
240		Andantino
241		Little ball
242		Moderato
243		Wals
244		Capriccio
245		Ländler
246		Comodo
247		Without Worry
248		Music Box
249		Menuet
250		Savanna
251		Tears
252		Maestoso
253		Far Away
254		Springtime
255		Little ball
256		Dumka
257		The Moulting Slug
258		Lento
259		Polka
260		Only Just
261		Cantabile
262		Negro Spiritual
263		Allegretto
264		Etude
265		Adagio
266		Chinese Song
267		Lullaby
268		Tale
269		Crusaders
270		For Pauline
271		Capriccio
272		Old Dance
273		Etude
274		Tango
275		In the Meadow
276		Strawberry
277		Ballad
278		Caprice
279		From the Tyrol I
280		From the Tyrol II
281-286		Suite in A minor
287		Blues
288		Romance
289		Sarabande
290		In the Clouds
291		On Sunday
292		Tango
293		Pastorale
294		Melancholy
295		Romance
296		Tango
297		Nocturne
298		Amoroso
299		Legato blues
300		For Sandra
301		Tango
302		The Return
303		Postcard
304		Summer
305		The Lazy Cat
306		Wind
307		Snapshot
308		Blues
309		Waiting for a Letter
310		Amabile
311		Blues
312-315		Suite in A minor
316		Fanfare
317		Souvenir
318		On the Move
319		Little Plaits
320		For Eve
321		Dawn
322		Farewell
323-394		Song with Bass Notes
395-409		Christmas Carols
410-428		Tunes from Abroad

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