Lesson: Waltz by Calatayud (Easy)

ByBradford Werner
2016

Lesson: Waltz by Bartolomé Calatayud for Classical Guitar
Level: RCM Bridges Grade One (Easy)
Sheet Music Book (Sheet Music Plus): RCM Bridges Guitar Grade One

This lesson is for my graded repertoire lesson series which you can find halfway down the lesson archive page. When I teach guitar I have the student set up a model for technique and then they try to maintain that model when playing pieces. Therefore, straightforward pieces without too many weird shapes and stretches are very important for beginner to around grade 3 level students. This excludes many pieces but as a core set of works it is important.

This beautiful little waltz by Bartolomé Calatayud is a piece that really feels like a beginner’s first ‘big’ piece. The nice melody, easy shapes, and repeated pattern is great for working on voice independence and balance. Bring out and shape the melody and soften the other voices. Get the book and follow the video lessons. Remember to keep good posture and positions (I’ve included a video for that too).

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Video Link & Source: https://youtu.be/VljDPh0lQJE

Video Link & Source: https://youtu.be/xw4AVD601Yc

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.