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Here´s a short presentation of Level A-D with Repertoire examples & examples of
Teaching material.

Level A-D, from easy to advanced, 20 points for each level. Each level is divided
into four parts: AI:1, AI:2, AII:1 and AII:2, 4x5 points. All levels normally takes
4-5 years to complete. An examination will be required before continuing to the
next level of study. This exam/recital will include; etudes, pieces and ensemble
playing/chamber music, short dissertation

The students are also free to make choices from a great varietie of other courses;
ex. Arranging for guitar, Alto guitar, Renaissance Lute, Fingerstyle guitar,
Latinamerican music, Ensemble/Chamber music

Repertoire examples, Level A-D

The choice of repertoire is subject to the approval of the teacher.

Level A
Composer/Author Title Publisher
AI
Brouwer, L Études Simples No. 1-5 Max Eschig
Löfvenius, S Gitarrmusik 1; Etudes & Pieces by Carulli, Editio Marad
Giuliani, Löfvenius, Sor, Tárrega
Tárrega, F Estudio in e minor Editio Marad,
Warner/Chappell
AII
Brouwer, L Études Simples No. 6-10 Max Eschig
Garcia, G Etudes Esquisses No. 1-10 Mel Bay
Löfvenius, S Gitarrmusik 2; Etudes & Pieces by Aguado, Editio Marad
Bach, Carcassi, Carulli,
Clapton, Ferrer, Giuliani, Händel,
Lennon/McCartney, Löfvenius, Myers, Sor,
Tárrega
Ponce, M M 12 Prèludes; No. 6 … Schott
Tárrega, F Preludios; Lágrima … Bèrben, Suvini
Zerboni, Universal
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon, Supplement Repertoire; Alfred Pub
Easy to early intermediate, Etudes by
Carcassi, Giuliani, Sor & Tárrega

Level B
Composer/Author Title Publisher
BI
Bach, J S Bourrée, BWV 996 & Prèlude, BWV 999 Kjos Music, Prim
Brouwer, L Études Simples No. 11-15 Max Eschig
Garcia, G Etudes Esquisses No. 11-15 Mel Bay
Löfvenius, S Gitarrmusik 3; Etudes & Pieces by Bach, Editio Marad
Giuliani, Joplin, Karas, Lennon/McCartney,
Löfvenius, Milán, Narvaez, Robinson, Sor,
Tárrega, Taube
Pernambuco, J Sons de Carilhões Chanterelle
Tárrega, F Adelita Bèrben, Suvini
Zerboni, Universal
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon, Supplement Repertoire; Alfred Pub Co
Easy to early intermediate, Etudes by

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Carcassi, Giuliani, Sor & Tárrega

BII
Bach, J S Prèlude from Cellosvit No. 1, BWV 1007 Schott, Zimmermann
Prelude (-Fuga & Allegro), BWV 998 Kjos Music, Prim
Brouwer, L Études Simples No. 16-20 Max Eschig
Garcia, G Etudes Esquisses No. 16-20 Mel Bay
Lauro, A Valses Venezolanos Broekmans & van
Poppel, Universal
Martin, F Air from Quatre Pièces Brèves Universal
Moreno-Torroba, F Torija from Castillos de España Opera tres, GSP
Tansman, A Sarabande & Barcarolle from Cavatina Schott
Tárrega, F Maria, Rosita & Marieta, Mazurka en sol Bèrben, Universal
Walton, W Bagatelle No. 2 from Five Bagatelles Oxford
Villa-Lobos, H Prelude No. 3 & 4 Max Eschig, Amsco

Level C
Composer/Author Title Publisher
CI
Albéniz, I Capricho Catalan from España Op. 165 Mel Bay
Bach, J S Suite No. 4, BWV 1006a; Gavotte en Kjos Music, Prim
Rondeau …
Brouwer, L Danza Caracteristica, Tres Apuntes Schott
Garcia, G Etudes Esquisses No. 21 & 22 Mel Bay
Martin, F Prèlude & Plainte from Quatre Pièces Brèves
Sainz de la Maza, R Petenera, Rondeña, Zapateado UME
Moreno-Torroba, F Suite Castellana, Madroños, Nocturno Schott
Walton, W Bagatelle No. 3 from Five Bagatelles Oxford
Villa-Lobos, H Études, Prélude No. 1 Max Eschig, Amsco,
Ms
CII
Albéniz, I Asturias & from Suite Española Ricordi, Schott, Mel
Bay, Prim
Granada from Suite Española Belwin Mills, Schott,
Mel Bay,
Bach, J S Fuga a-moll, BWV 1000 Kjos Music, Prim
Brouwer, L Elogio de la Danza Schott
Garcia, G Etudes Esquisses No. 23-25 Mel Bay
Granados, E Danzas Española No. 5 & 10 UME, Schott
Lauro, A Suite Venezolano Broekmans & van
Poppel
Moreno-Torroba, F Sonatina Columbia, Opera tres
Ponce, M M Sonatina Meridional, Schott, Ms
Suite in a minor Transatlantiques
Sainz de la Maza, E Campanas del alba, Platero y Yo UME
Smith-Brindle, R El Polifemo de Oro Aldo Bruzzichelli,
Schott
Tansman, A Cavatina, Danza Pomposa Schott, Ms
Tárrega, F Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra Bèrben, Suvini
Zerboni, Universal
Turina, J Fandanguillo, Sonata Schott, Ms
Villa-Lobos, H Études, Preludes, Suite Populaire … Max Eschig, Amsco,
Ms

Level D
Composer/Author Title Publisher
Albéniz, I Suite Española Belwin Mills, Mel Bay,

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GSP
Bach, J S Lute Suites; BWV 995, BWV 996, BWV Kjos Music, Prim
997, BWV 1006a
Prelude, Fuga & Allegro, BWV 998
Berkeley, L Sonatina Op. 51 Novello
Brouwer, L El Decameron Negro Transatlantiques, Ms
Castelnuovo- Sonata Op. 77 Schott
Tedesco, M
Granados, E Danzas Españolas, Belwin Mills, Schott
Valses Poéticos Gendai
Martin, F Quatre Pièces Brèves Universal, Ms
Piazzolla, A Cinco Piezas Bèrben, Ms
Ponce, M M Thème varié et Finale, Schott, Ms
Sonata III Schott
Rodrigo, J Tres Piezas Españolas Schott, Ms
Walton, W Five Bagatelles Oxford
Villa-Lobos, H Études Max Eschig, Amsco,
Ms

Teaching material, examples

Methods & Basic Technique

Author Title Publisher
Berg, C Mastering Guitar Technique: Process and Mel Bay
Essence
Byzantine, J Guitar Technique Rationalized Chanterelle/Mel Bay
Johnson, P-O Gitarrskola, Vol. 2 (Swedish) Anderssons Musik
Lundestad/Selberg Klassisk Gitar (Norwegian) Warner/Chappell
Nilsson, T Grundteknik (Swedish) Gerhmans
Noad, F Solo Guitar Playing, Book 1 & 2 Schrimer
Parkening, C Guitar Method, Vol. 2 Hal Leonard
Pujol, E Escuela Razonada de la Guitarra/Guitar Ricordi, Orphée
School, Vol 1-4
Ragossnig, K Gitarrentechnik Kompakt Schott
Shearer, A Learning the Classical Guitar, Part 1-3 Mel Bay
Simonsen, B Guitaren I (Danish) Forlaget Midgård
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon (+ Video) Alfred Pub
Townsend, B The Guitarist´s Complete Technique Kit Mel Bay

Studies & Technical exercises

Composer/Author Title Publisher
Aguado, D Studies from Método de la Guitarra Schott, Suvini
Zerboni
Berg, C Giuliani Revisited Mel Bay
Bonell, C Technique Builder Cambridge Music
Brouwer, L 20 Estudios Sencillos Cuba ed.
Ètudes Simples Vol 1 (No 1-5) Max Eschig
Ètudes Simples Vol 2 (No 6-10)
Ètudes Simples Vol 3 (No 11-15)
Ètudes Simples Vol 4 (No 16-20)
Brouwer/Paolini Scales for Guitar, A Study Method Ricordi
Carlevaro, A Microstudios Vol 1-4 Chanterelle
Duncan, C Classical Guitar 2000, Technique for the Summy-Birchard
Contemporary serious Player
Garcia, G 25 Etudes Esquisses Mel Bay

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Giuliani, M 24 Etuden, Op 48 Universal, Schott

Giuliani, M Studies for the right hand Op 1a Suvini Zerboni,
Schott, GSP
Hill, R The Guitar Gymnasium Hill/Wiltschinsky
Holecek, J Gitarretyder från 1800-talet Göteborg University
Holecek, J Ministudies Gehrmans
Musikförlag
Iznaola, R Kitharologus, the path to Virtuosity, a Chanterelle
technical workout manual all guitarists
Kraft, N Scales and arpeggios album Frederic Harris Music
Käppel, H Die 44 wichtigsten Gitarrenetüten AMA Verlag
Nilsson, T Chitarra, Studies Gerhmans
Noad, F 100 Graded Classical Guitar Studies Amsco
Pujol, E Estudios Grade Superior Boileau y Bernascon
Russell, D Warm-up exercises Ms
Sagreras, J Las primeras leciones Chanterelle
Savary, M Encyclopedia of Guitar Virtuosity Chanterelle
Segovia, A Slur exercises and chromatic octaves Columbia
Sor, F 20 Studies (Segovia) Belwin Mills
Sor, F Complete Sor Studies Mel Bay, Tecla,
Schott,
Suvini Zerboni
Strömberg, B Teknik & Teori, Gitarrskola vol. 5 Svensk Skolmusik
Tárrega, F Complete Technical Studies Universal
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon, Supplement Repertoire; Alfred Pub
Easy to early intermediate
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon, Supplement Repertoire; Alfred Pub
Intermediate to Advanced
Tröster, M 10 Etuden Vogt & Fritz
Villa-Lobos, H Douze Ètudes Max Eschig, Amsco

Sight Reading
Composer/Author Title Publisher
Benedict, R Sight Reading for the Classical guitar Vol 1 Belwin Mills
Benedict, R Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar Vol 2 Belwin Mills
Dodgson, S/Quine, H Progressive Reading for Guitarists Ricordi
Duncan, C Guitar At Sight, A Programmed Text for GSP
Improved Music Reading and Fingerboard
Comprehension
Hunt, O Musicianship & sight reading for guitarists Music Sales
Kraft, N Royal Conservatory of Music ”Guitar Series” Frederic Harris Music
Vol. 1-8
Leclercq, N Syllabes 1-6 Leclercq
Various Progressive repertoire in 6 volumes D´OZ

Books & Study Aids

Author Title Publisher
Annala/Jovonen Den klassiska gitarrens etydregister/Graded Annala/Jovonen
Studies for Classical Guitar, reference book
Chaîné, J The Orphée Data-base of Guitar Records + Orphée
Supplement
Donnington, R A performers Guide to Baroque Music Faber
Donnington, R Baroque Music, Style and Performance Faber
Donnington, R The interpretation of early music Faber
Duncan, C The Art of Classical Guitar Playing Summy-Birchard
Farstad, P K Gitarmetodikk (Norwegian) Agder musikk.

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Giertz, M Den klassiska gitarren, instrumentet Out of print

musiken mästarna (Swedish)
Glise, A Classical Guitar Pedagogy, A Handbook for Mel Bay
Teachers
Holecek, J För Musikens skull - Studier i interpretativ Göteborg University
gitarrspelteknik från tidsperioden ca 1800 -
ca 1930, (dissertation) (Swedish)
Iznaola, R On practising, a manual for students of Chanterelle
guitar performance
Johnson, P-O Altgitarren (Swedish) Musikhögskolan
Malmö
Johnson, P-O Det gyllne seklet, Vihuelamusik i 1500-talets Lunds Universitet
Spanien (Swedish)
Klickstein, G Tuning the Guitar by Ear Mel Bay
Lif, G Tre udda instrument (Swedish) Kooperativa bokgillet
McCredie, S Classical Guitar Companion, an invaluable A- Music Sales
Z reference book
Provost, R The art & Technique of PERFORMANCE GSP
Provost, R The art & Technique of PRACTICE GSP
Ragossnig, K Handbuch der Gitarre und Laute Schott
Ryan, L F The Natural Classical Guitar. The Principles The Strummer
of Effortless Playing
Schwarz, W Guitar Bibliography. An International Listing K.G.Saur
of Theoretical Literature on Classical Guitar
from the Beginning to the Present
Sellin, E Moderna effekter (Swedish) VISS/Notposten
Stimpson, M the GUITAR, a Guide for Students and Oxford
Teachers
Strömberg, B Gitarrskola vol. 4, Gitarrens epoker, historik Svensk skolmusik
& ornamentik (Swedish)
Summerfield, M J The Classical Guitar, it´s evolution, players Ashley Mark/Hal
and personalities since 1800 Leonard
Taylor, J Tone Production on the Classical Guitar Music Sales
Turnbull, H The Guitar from the Renaissance to the B T Batsford Ltd
Present Day
Tyler, J The Early Guitar. A History and Handbook Oxford
Wade, G A Concise History of the Classical Guitar Mel Bay
Wade, G Traditions of the Classical Guitar John Calder Ltd
Wade, G/Garno, G A New Look at Segovia Vol 1 & 2 Mel Bay

Videos – Instruction
Artist Title Publisher
Anderson, M The Techniques and Arrangements of ... Homespun
Brouwer, L Masterclass in Havana 1990 Gendai
Fisk, E The Segovia Style Homespun
Hand, F Classical Guitar - Technique and Homespun
musicaianship
Hand, F Seven easy pieces for Classical Guitar Homespun
Kanengiser, W Classical Guitar Mastery Hot Licks
Kanengiser, W Effortless Classical Guitar Hot Licks
Morel, J Composing & Arranging for the Guitar Ashley Mark
Morel, J Latin American Rhythms for Guitar Mel Bay
Segovia, A The Legendary Segovia Masterclass Series Amati, Shar Prod.
Tennant, S Pumping Nylon Alfred Pub
Verdery, B The Essentials of Classical Guitar, Vol. 1 Workshop Arts

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… and Artist Series/Recitals; Afshar/Dixon/Field/Goni, Atkins, Azabagic, Barbosa-Lima,

Bellinati, Biscaldi, Bitetti, Boyd, Bream, Cardoso, Castellani & Andriaccio Duo, Colonna,
Dadi, Del Monte, Dyens, Emmanuel, Fernandez, Fukuda, Gonzales, Gregory, Guzman,
Jones, Linsky, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Lucia, Martin, Mikulka, Morel, Müller-Pering,
Newman & Oltman Duo, Niedt, Niibori Guitar Orchestra, Perroy, Romero, Segovia, Serrano,
Smith, Tröster, Walker, Williams, Yamashita, York …
In addition I use many unofficial video recordings from my private collection.

Historical periods – Composers

Renaissance Baroque
Music for Vihuela & Renaissance Music for Baroque guitar & Baroque
lute lute
Dances, Fantasias, Variations etc. by Milán, Suites/Sonatas/Pieces by Sanz, Murcia,
Mudarra, Narvaez, Dowland, Cutting, Corbetta, Visée, Roncalli, Guerau, Logy,
Johnson, Robinson, Holborne, Milano, Dalza, Bach, Weiss, Kellner, Buxtehude
Molinaro, Negri, Newsidler, Ballard, Besard, Transcriptions: Bach, Cimarosa, Couperin,
LeRoy, Vallet Händel, Purcell, Rameau, Roman, Scarlatti,
Transcriptions: Praetorius, Frescobaldi Soler, Telemann, Vivaldi etc.

Classical Romantic
Aguado, Carcassi, Carulli, Diabelli, Giuliani, Arcas, Broca, Coste, Ferranti, Ferrer,
Legnani, Sor, Paganini etc Manjon, Mertzt, Regondi, Shand, Tárrega,
Transcriptions: Bellman, Haydn, Mozart, Tolsa, Viñas
Rossini Transcriptions: Albéniz, Granados, Grieg,
Malats, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann

Contemporary
Barrios, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Falla, Haug, Garcia Abril, Garcia de Leon, Ginastera,
Lauro, Llobet, Manen, Mompou, Moreno- Gismonti, Gustavino, Hand, Harrison, Henze,
Torroba, Ponce, Rodrigo, Segovia, Tansman, Houghton, Hunt, José, Kleynjans, Koshkin,
Turina Lauro, Mamangakis, Martin, Morel, Nobre,
Ohana, Piazzolla, Pujol E, Pujol M D, Rak,
Arnold, Asencio, Assad, Biberian, Bacarisse, Rawsthorne, Ruiz-Pipó, Sainz de la Maza,
Beaser, Bennett, Berkeley, Bogdanovic, Santorsola, Smith-Brindle, Staak,
Boudounis, Britten, Brouwer, Carlevaro, Takemitsu, Tippet, Uhl, Villa-Lobos, Walton,
Charlton, Cordero, Dodgson, Domeniconi, Yocoh, York, Yoshimatsu, Zenamon
Duarte, Dyens, Esplá,

Southamerican music Popular music

Originalmusic and arrangements Originalmusic and arrangements
Abreu, Aguirre, Almeida, Anido, Ayala, Celtic, Evergreens, Fingerstyle, Flamenco,
Baden Powell, Barrios, Bellinati, Bonfá, Folktunes, Jazz, Pop;
Borges, Cardoso, Falú E, Falú J, Fenico, Bernstein, Brubeck, Carmichael, Corea,
Fleury, Gnáttali, Garoto, Jobim, Lauro, Luiz, Ellington, Gershwin, Harrison, Jones, Joplin,
Machado, Maldonado, Merlin, Mignone, Kern, Langer, Lecuona, Lennon/McCartney,
Morel, Nazareth, Nogueira, Pereira, Mancini, Martin, Monk, Myers, O´Carolan,
Pernambuco, Piazzolla, Pinero, Pixinguinha, Papas, Peña, Porter, Reed (Hubbard),
Rabello, Ramirez, Reis, Riera, Rodriguez, Reinhardt, Rodgers, Simon, Taube
Sagreras, Savio, Sojo, Tapajos, Thiago De
Mello, Tirao, Triolo, Villoldo, Yupanqui

Swedish music Concertos

Carlstedt, Edlund, Eklund, Gefors, Frumerie, Baroque: Falckenhagen, Fasch, Kohaut,
Hallnäs, Holecek, Johnson, Koch, Larsson, Krebs, Vivaldi, Weiss J S
Neumann, Sandquist, Sandström, Simai, Classical: Carulli, Giuliani, Legnani
Sörensson, Walter, Wikmansson, Wirén, Contemporary: Adame, Arnold, Berkeley,
Åhslund Brouwer, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Cordero,

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Dodgson, Dyens, Hallnäs, Hétu, von Koch,

Margola, Moreno-Torroba, Piazzolla, Ponce,
Rodrigo, Tansman, Villa-Lobos

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