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Recommended Arpeggio Studies

Easy Pieces

  • Skipping Tones (Duet with dyads)
  • Slavic Dance (Solo alternation of p, i-m)
  • D minor Etude (Solo alternation of p, i-m)
  • Etude in A minor (Solo p,i,m etude I and m fixed on (3) and (2))
  • Etude in G major II (Solo p, m, i, etude I and m)
  • Folklorico (Solo alternation of p, and i-m-a)
  • Over Easy (Duet p, i-m, a, m-i)
  • a-tude
  • a-ok
  • Sojourn
  • The Mist
  • Kalimba

Ornament Studies

  • Waltz in C
  • Greensleeves Variations, A Hirsh
  • Op. 35, No. 14, F. Sor
  • Op. 60, No 14, F. Sor
  • Two Lessons, D. Aguado
  • Study No. 33, J. Sagreras

Free-Stroke and rest-stroke

  • Solace, A. Hirsh
  • Two Studies, J. Sagreras
  • Op. 35, No. 13, F. Sor
  • Lyric Tune in A, Hirsh
  • Romanza, anon.
  • Op. 60, No. 19, M. Carcassi (Shearer fingerings)

P,I,M

  • Study in A minor, F. Carulli
  • Prelude in C, F. Carulli
  • Daybreak, A. Hirsh

P,I,M,I

  • Estudio No. 1, D Aguado
  • Andante in A minor Aguado (two versions)

P,I,M,A

  • Prelude in A, Carulli
  • Viennoise, Carulli

P,I,A,I

  • Waltz Op. 21, No.1, Carulli
  • Waltz and Variations, Carulli
  • Remembrance

P,I,M,A,M,I

  • Prelude in A minor, Carulli
  • Waltz and Variations (Variation II), Carulli
  • Study No. 1, F. Tarrega
  • Op. 48, No. 5, M. Giuliani

P,I,M,I,A,I,M,i

  • Prelude in A major, Carcassi
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Chord Recognition

Identify three-note fretboard patterns as chord names. Each pattern is part of a larger 4-, 5-, or 6- string chord.  The qualities choices are lead-sheet style.  (Here "o7" is for all types of diminished 7th chords)

Click in the order: chord letter name, chromatic sign for the letter (if necessary), and chord quality. 

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Level 10—Twenty notes

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Level 6—Dyads on ③, ② & ①

For chromatic dyads, continue to select notes from lowest to highest.
Always click the chromatic sign after clicking the correct note name. For example:

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Level 9a—Triads on ③, ② & ①

For triads, select each correct note name in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) middle note, and 3) highest note.

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Level 8a—Triads on ④, ③, & ②

For triads, select each correct note name in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) middle note, and 3) highest note.

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Level 9b—Triads on ③, ② & ①

For chromatic triads, continue selecting correct notes in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) middle note, and 3) highest note. Always click any chromatic sign after clicking the correct note name. For example: 

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Level 8b—Triads on ④, ③, & ②

For chromatic triads, continue selecting correct notes in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) middle note, and 3) highest note. Always click any chromatic sign after clicking the correct note name. For example: 

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Level 6

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Level 11—Notes on ④, ⑤ & ⑥

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Level 7—seventeen notes

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Level 5—Eleven Notes

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Level 4—Dyads on ② & ①

For dyads, click each correct note name in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) higher note.

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Level 3—New notes on ② & ①

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Level 2—Dyads on ③ & ②

For dyads, click each correct note name in the exact order: 1) lowest note, 2) higher note.

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Level 1—six notes