I literally built my foundation for classical guitar on Sagreras 1. His studies and etudes are so well composed. Thank you for providing these expertly played examples!
@@Insidia85 ... that depends on who one studies classical guitar with. I was taught to understand the music via harmonic analysis, playing/singing individual parts, etc. from the beginning of Sagreas 1 while doing technique studies from Pujol. After volume 1, I did a few pieces from Sagreas 2 before moving on to Sor Studies, Brouwer Etudes, Logy and then repertoire pieces. There's no hard and fast rule that says a student has to stick with one method's progression of volumes once they have achieved basic competence on beginning to intermediate classical guitar. I'm not in musical competition with anyone, including strangers on the Internet 😀. I love Sagreas and still play his pieces occasionally, but as an adult learner with limited time, I'm more focused on technique work and repertoire from Bach, Wiess, Sor, Milan, Torroba, Brouwer, etc.
One thing I like about these studies is they are short enough as to not take too long to learn, but with enough depth to make them interesting and challenging.
I played classical guitar for most of my childhood through teenage years, and even though it’s been about 15 years since I stopped playing, there are so many of these lessons that I still remember! No. 44 was a big one for me. Also my mom has a tendency to not throw away anything, so I bet we still have my old lesson books somewhere… it would be cool if I could find them.
David, your are playing these pieces so beautifully and with such a high-level of musical competency, that those unfamiliar with classical guitar would not likely be able to distinguish these studies from formal repertoire.
I think Carcassi did a great job with his studies, they seem to stick to the point. I'm sure that influences are seen here in many of these studies. Thanks for watching Robert.
@@davidjaggs You’re welcome, friend. Your videos are pure pleasure to watch and learn by. You’ve done a great service to the community, and we appreciate the obvious HARD WORK you’ve poured into making these videos! They are a treasure and a blessing! Yes, Carcassi was second to none, imho.
Is an absolutely wonderful job what you are doing, is not only technic but the musicality you are putting in each one of the becomes little jewel To learn understanding is wonderful and you help us a lot Thank you for sharing beauty Happy holidays season
Your so perfect with these studies my first comment was inadequate... know my practice is with inspiration to achieve a sound picture with sobs and tears welling from your works.
Really enjoying these Sagreras videos - they are so melodic and charming. Thanks for the effort you put into making these videos for us David. I am thinking of purchasing the books - what would be your advice on how to approach them? Just work your way through them or be more selective?
You could work through them. I'd say don't just blindly play them but use the early ones to iron out problems in your technique, watch the hands . listen. Try to play them perfectly. Try to maintain a beautiful tone. Think about what each study's technique is for and try to work on that. Use a mirror or better still a camera. Most of all... Enjoy them!
Hi Robert. My teacher looked at what he thought my technique needed and selected suitable studies. I was very impatient to progress to the standard repertoire, but I think he kept an eye on things throughout. I believe these days you have to complete a set of Giuliani studies one year, Carcassi the next...etc. it wasn't like that in my day, maybe it should have been. I'd recommend a variety of each, seeing what your technique needs. Hope that's helpful.
Yes, that is helpful. I plan to go back through the usual Sor, Carcassi, Giuliani studies, and also use the Sargreras books. It has been almost 20 years since I played seriously, my hands are rusty!
Thanks for recording these David. Really useful and beautifully played. One question. Segreras marks his notation with lots of rest strokes where notes need emphasis. Do you play all the rest notes as indicated or simply provide the melodic emphasis with a stronger free stroke?
Good question. In the mid 20th century it was fashionable to play rest strokes wherever possible. In the mid 70s many players started developing free strokes to sound almost as powerful and that persists to this day. I play some rest strokes where indicated but the vast majority are free strokes. Thanks for watching, Gordon.
Play at a speed that's both comfortable and sounds musical. My tempi will probably be on the fast side. Always try to stay in control of the piece, don't sacrifice accuracy for speed. Thanks for watching 👍
Don't be scared of musical notation, reading music is really easy, and once you get a hang of it, it opens a ton of possibilities for your playing and interpretation skills. Cheers, and happy musicianing!
Recording these are a service to the community. Thank you. Many record a few choice lessons, but to have the whole book in one recording is fantastic.
Thanks Don. All 6 coming!
I literally built my foundation for classical guitar on Sagreras 1. His studies and etudes are so well composed. Thank you for providing these expertly played examples!
Thanks for watching 👍🙏😊
What have you built if you stopped just at first lessons? You should have gone through the first five volumes, at least
@@Insidia85 ... that depends on who one studies classical guitar with. I was taught to understand the music via harmonic analysis, playing/singing individual parts, etc. from the beginning of Sagreas 1 while doing technique studies from Pujol. After volume 1, I did a few pieces from Sagreas 2 before moving on to Sor Studies, Brouwer Etudes, Logy and then repertoire pieces.
There's no hard and fast rule that says a student has to stick with one method's progression of volumes once they have achieved basic competence on beginning to intermediate classical guitar. I'm not in musical competition with anyone, including strangers on the Internet 😀.
I love Sagreas and still play his pieces occasionally, but as an adult learner with limited time, I'm more focused on technique work and repertoire from Bach, Wiess, Sor, Milan, Torroba, Brouwer, etc.
One thing I like about these studies is they are short enough as to not take too long to learn, but with enough depth to make them interesting and challenging.
Very true ☺️
I played classical guitar for most of my childhood through teenage years, and even though it’s been about 15 years since I stopped playing, there are so many of these lessons that I still remember! No. 44 was a big one for me. Also my mom has a tendency to not throw away anything, so I bet we still have my old lesson books somewhere… it would be cool if I could find them.
Playing them would bring back memories!
I love Sagreras. While learning and practicing, we are listening to some beautiful, technical and melodic music.
Yes, and you're right, it's all about enjoying our playing, not battling with it;
David, your are playing these pieces so beautifully and with such a high-level of musical competency, that those unfamiliar with classical guitar would not likely be able to distinguish these studies from formal repertoire.
That's kind, thanks. I played these as a student, not to this level. It was my "lockdown project"! I hope it helps students.
so many beautiful melodies in these books of Sagreras, so refreshing to study with this book
Indeed.. they get more interesting as they progress too!
You make the same guitar sound so different with each piece. Such talent
Thanks 😊
Beautiful 👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍🍺
In my mind , there so many stories been told in that music 🥰
1920s in Argentina maybe! 🙂👍
Wonderfull music - so inspired for a learning book! A really treasure.
Thanks for watching 👍
Очень приятно был удивлён.
Ваше исполнене Сагрераса прекрасно.
Как будто, я открыл его заново. Спасибо!!!❤❤❤
Thanks for watching! 🙏
I loved learning all of his etudes 30 years ago..
I hope hearing them again brought back happy memories!
Gracias por éste genial trabajo, realmente me da un enorme placer y admiración a tanta calidad, de nuevo gracias por regalarnos tanto.
Thanks for watching 👍 Hope that it's helpful.
This is incredible.....Thank you very much. I'll show this channel to my students.
Thanks 🙏👍
# 2 is all octaves. Very similar to Carcassi’s octave study. In fact, many of them seem to incorporate ideas from Carcassi’s etudes.
I think Carcassi did a great job with his studies, they seem to stick to the point. I'm sure that influences are seen here in many of these studies. Thanks for watching Robert.
@@davidjaggs
You’re welcome, friend. Your videos are pure pleasure to watch and learn by. You’ve done a great service to the community, and we appreciate the obvious HARD WORK you’ve poured into making these videos!
They are a treasure and a blessing!
Yes, Carcassi was second to none, imho.
Every one of these pieces has a unique charm all its own!
Glad you like them Robert. 😌👍
Wonderful to hear so great interpretations of that book. Go on!
Thanks 😊👍
Maravilloso, gracias por poder disfrutar de estas lecciones tan bien ejecutadas.
Is an absolutely wonderful job what you are doing, is not only technic but the musicality you are putting in each one of the becomes little jewel
To learn understanding is wonderful and you help us a lot
Thank you for sharing beauty
Happy holidays season
You too David. Enjoy your guitar practice!!
Your so perfect with these studies my first comment was inadequate... know my practice is with inspiration to achieve a sound picture with sobs and tears welling from your works.
Thanks Scott!
Спасибо, действительно это просто блестяще!!! ❤❤❤
😊🙏👍
Excellent playing 👏
Thanks 👍
Очень красиво играете на гитаре 👍🎶🎸💯
Thanks ! A great reference for people like me who are working on these studies
Pleased to hear that. Thanks for watching 👍
Super film ! :) Thank you very much for sharing. ... very useful ... it's a pity that it has Tab.
Thanks for watching 👍
Excellent vid. I'm envious somewhat of the long fret fingers. My index finger can barely cross the width of the neck for a barre chord.
Maybe it'll work to your advantage with the Right hand!
Really enjoying these Sagreras videos - they are so melodic and charming. Thanks for the effort you put into making these videos for us David. I am thinking of purchasing the books - what would be your advice on how to approach them? Just work your way through them or be more selective?
You could work through them. I'd say don't just blindly play them but use the early ones to iron out problems in your technique, watch the hands . listen. Try to play them perfectly. Try to maintain a beautiful tone. Think about what each study's technique is for and try to work on that. Use a mirror or better still a camera. Most of all... Enjoy them!
I've been playing these for years and never tire of them. I highly recommend the books. He includes notes regarding what to watch for in each piece.
You can download them for free on Imslp.
Hi David,
I am curious what you used in school? There are many methods out there, any guidance would be helpful.
Tony
Hi Robert. My teacher looked at what he thought my technique needed and selected suitable studies. I was very impatient to progress to the standard repertoire, but I think he kept an eye on things throughout. I believe these days you have to complete a set of Giuliani studies one year, Carcassi the next...etc. it wasn't like that in my day, maybe it should have been. I'd recommend a variety of each, seeing what your technique needs. Hope that's helpful.
Yes, that is helpful. I plan to go back through the usual Sor, Carcassi, Giuliani studies, and also use the Sargreras books. It has been almost 20 years since I played seriously, my hands are rusty!
Thanks for recording these David. Really useful and beautifully played. One question. Segreras marks his notation with lots of rest strokes where notes need emphasis. Do you play all the rest notes as indicated or simply provide the melodic emphasis with a stronger free stroke?
Good question. In the mid 20th century it was fashionable to play rest strokes wherever possible. In the mid 70s many players started developing free strokes to sound almost as powerful and that persists to this day. I play some rest strokes where indicated but the vast majority are free strokes. Thanks for watching, Gordon.
This opuses are not a "mean" to get somewhere: they are the end themselves
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Un merveilleux outil de travail. Merci !
Thanks for watching 👍
Thank you for great series of videos
Thanks for watching 👍
Great channel. Love your work. Helping a lot.
Just subscribed.
Thanks. Nice to hear it's helping you.
Obrigado pela ajuda aos estudantes com estes vídeos deliciosos.
Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks👍
Thanks for watching 👍
Very well done !
Thanks 👍😊
Just beautiful.
Thanks for watching 👍
This is brilliant. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching 👍 hope it's useful 🙂
Beautiful! 👍👍👍👍
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Bonita chompa.
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Hey beautiful job!
Do you ( or anyone in the comments ) know if there is a book with similiar quality to Sagreras but for learning piano? )
Oh... You're probably best asking a pianist.. I know the Hanon exercises are good 😊👍
GG ! Perfection
Thanks 👍
It is okay if I don’t play it at that speed or do I have to play it like that to continue the other lesson ?
Play at a speed that's both comfortable and sounds musical. My tempi will probably be on the fast side. Always try to stay in control of the piece, don't sacrifice accuracy for speed. Thanks for watching 👍
@@davidjaggs Thank you so much! Should I prioritize sight reading or just practicing over and over until I get it right ?
@@winterreise694 you'll probably never need to sight read, think about tone and technique.
So is Las Quintas Lecciones a different order of etudes from all of these books then?
No, there are 6 books, each with 30 to 45 studies in. The first two have more but they're only short exercises.
I look at all six books that you posted here they’re pretty cool I got it man I like the cigars Guy
Por favor que se vean las dos manos en todas las ejecuciones
Thanks for watching, I know it can be frustrating not to see both hands, but I did this myself during lockdown so it's difficult!!
Do the books contain tablature or only standard notation? Thanks
Just standard notation. Have a look at book one complete..you can learn to read with these studies too.
Don't be scared of musical notation, reading music is really easy, and once you get a hang of it, it opens a ton of possibilities for your playing and interpretation skills. Cheers, and happy musicianing!
I taught guitar for a number of years and relied heavily on these books for people new to the guitar.
You can download them for free on Imslp. Some of them have tab aswell
@@WansbeckBikecam thank you for the info
Sagreras would be pleased. Bravo!
Thanks 🙏👍