Description

This volume is thought of as the “next step” beyond your guitar method book in order to technically expand on the one hand while also continuing to develop musically on the other. It is the intention of the author to make the variation as a basic element of music accessible and utilizable to beginners in their lessons. The various pedagogical possibilities are clear: the theme is presented first in a simple harmonization. By carefully adding unassuming bass notes, the song the young student knew from before becomes an instant solo piece. Each variation contains a simple, clearly recognizable musical challenge. Variations that appear to be too hard at first can be put off to some time in the future. From a musical point of view, the changing of a song melody is easily comprehended by a young student and it’s interesting to discover how the character of a song respectively changes. It’s important to mention and recommend the different possibilities concerning playing together. The variations are written so that any two can be combined and performed as a duet while group classes can play and combine more variations at the same time. If you leaves out the few minor variations, playing the others in canon is also possible.