Beginner wants to learn classical spanish guitar?

My brother wants to learn to play classical spanish guitar but doesn’t know how to read music notes. Are there any books/dvds/websites out there that teach classical guitar from beginners up or ones that are designed for people who already know chords?

Since nearly all classical guitar books and literature are written in standard notation, there are really no short cuts. Therefore, one has no choice but to learn to read music. The good news is that this is not all that difficult when taken one step at a time. Any beginners book will do but I have had good results with the method books by Frederick Noad, published by Amsco and distributed by Hal Leonard. Some private lessons from a competent teacher will help to speed things along but beware of any guitar teacher that mostly plays electric and just thinks that he or she can teach classical; there are subtle and specialized differences that must be understood to actually teach classical guitar correctly.

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  • Larry says:

    Since nearly all classical guitar books and literature are written in standard notation, there are really no short cuts. Therefore, one has no choice but to learn to read music. The good news is that this is not all that difficult when taken one step at a time. Any beginners book will do but I have had good results with the method books by Frederick Noad, published by Amsco and distributed by Hal Leonard. Some private lessons from a competent teacher will help to speed things along but beware of any guitar teacher that mostly plays electric and just thinks that he or she can teach classical; there are subtle and specialized differences that must be understood to actually teach classical guitar correctly.
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