Volume 2 Method: Menuet en Rondeau by Rameau (Duet)

ByBradford Werner
2024

C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays the top part as a solo or duet. This work is originally for keyboard but arranged for two classical guitars. Here’s the YouTube Link if you want to watch it there.

The main things to work on here are:

Alternate your right hand i-m fingers with free stroke
Since it is only a single musical line, aim for a very high quality legato performance
Being able to play with a metronome as well as being able to count as you play will help your skills regardless if you are playing it as a duet or as a solo melody

Big thanks to Natasha Pashchenko for helping with the duets. Natasha is an excellent guitarist, teacher, and friend from Victoria, BC.

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.