Elevate your classical guitar skills with The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method – Volume 2, available at Irvine Art and Music. This comprehensive method continues where Volume 1 leaves off, guiding intermediate to advanced players through essential techniques and musical artistry. You’ll learn all the notes in the upper positions, refine tone production, and master advanced techniques such as tremolo, natural and artificial harmonics, vibrato, pizzicato and slurs. Practice tips and stylistic interpretation pointers are woven throughout, helping you develop a professional touch. The first half of the book focuses on developing technique, while the second half applies these skills to repertoire pieces. As a special bonus, Volume 2 includes 32 previously unpublished pieces arranged by Christopher Parkening from composers like Dowland, Bach, Scarlatti, Sor and Tárrega, along with three original guitar duets.

Product Features

• Advanced Classical Techniques: Covers notes in the upper positions, tone production, tremolo, harmonics, vibrato, pizzicato, slurs and more to expand your playing vocabulary.

• Structured Learning: Divides the content into technique exercises and repertoire, so you can apply new skills directly to musical pieces.

• Exclusive Repertoire: Features 32 previously unpublished arrangements by Parkening from renowned composers plus three guitar duets.

• Authoritative Authors: Written by celebrated classical guitarist Christopher Parkening in collaboration with Jack Marshall and David Brandon.

• Includes Demonstration Tracks: Some editions include access to 60 demonstration tracks (CD or online audio) to help you hear and practice the pieces and techniques.

Tech Specs

• Series: Hal Leonard Guitar Method

• Format: Softcover (with optional CD/online audio)

• Page Count: 136 pages
  

• Dimensions: 8.5″ × 11.0″

• Authors/Arrangers: Christopher Parkening with Jack Marshall & David Brandon