Books & Resources
Below are a list of recommended books and resources for the guitar student. I have found these books helpful in my own learning and for use with students. Some of these books are instructional in nature while others are compilations of various pieces of music.
Guitar Method
Solo Guitar Playing — Frederick Noad
Solo Guitar Playing II — Frederick Noad
The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method (Vol. 1)
The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method (Vol. 2)
Classical Guitar
Matteo Carcassi’s 25 Melodic and Progressive Studies, Op. 60
Andres Segovia’s 20 Studies for the Guitar
100 Graded Classical Guitar Studies
The Baroque Guitar
The Renaissance Guitar
The Classical Guitar
The Romantic Guitar
Music Theory
Musician’s Guide to Theory and Analysis
Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory
Technique, Sight-Reading, and Chords
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III
Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level IV-V
Diatonic Major and Minor Scales
Pumping Nylon
Mel Bay’s Guitar Chords