This book is intended for the guitar player who does not read standard notation to develop their skills at playing melody and chord-melody in several different keys in a fun way. Two versions of each song are included: A simple version with only the melody notated, and an easy chord-melody arrangement. Some of the arrangements are more difficult than others. The songs are arranged in alphabetical order, not in progressive order. You can learn the songs in any order you would like.

First and foremost: THIS IS NOT A METHOD BOOK. It is precisely what it says it is: 300 Progressive Sight Reading Exercises
Volume One is comprised of 300 progressive eight-bar exercises that cover the keys of C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, D Minor and E Minor. Time signatures include 4/4 (Common Time), 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, and 2/2 (Cut Time). The remaining key signatures, additional time signatures, tempo markings and dynamics markings will be covered in future volumes.
All of the exercises are eight measures long. If one has done any study of formal analysis, they will find that...

First and foremost: THIS IS NOT A METHOD BOOK. It is precisely what it says it is: 300 Progressive Sight Reading Exercises
Volume One is comprised of 300 progressive eight-bar exercises that cover the keys of C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, D Minor and E Minor. Time signatures include 4/4 (Common Time), 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, and 2/2 (Cut Time). The remaining key signatures, additional time signatures, tempo markings and dynamics markings will be covered in future volumes.
All of the exercises are eight measures long. If one has done any study of formal analysis, they will find that...

First and foremost: THIS IS NOT A METHOD BOOK. It is precisely what it says it is: 300 Progressive Sight Reading Exercises
Volume One is comprised of 300 progressive eight-bar exercises that train reading skills for both hands equally: Half of the pieces emphasize the right hand, the other half emphasize the left. The first 32 exercises isolate the hands while the remaining exercises combine them. For most of the exercises, the de-emphasized hand stays within a single five-finger position. Time signatures include 4/4 (Common Time), 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, and 2/2 (Cut Time). This entire first...

This book, along with others in its series, is designed to develop overall music reading skills. It offers a way for musicians to develop their reading skills without having to resort to method books. The book is divided into two sections: The first is comprised of some fundamentals pages and the reading exercises. The second is comprised of ten melodies from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire to allow the musician to put the newly trained skills to work. The following composers' work makes up the second section: Sor, Chopin, Beethoven, Latour, J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Haydn, L....

This book, along with others in its series, is designed to develop overall music reading skills. It offers a way for musicians to develop their reading skills without having to resort to method books. The book is divided into two sections: The first is comprised of some fundamentals pages and the reading exercises. The second is comprised of ten melodies from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire to allow the musician to put the newly trained skills to work. The following composers' work makes up the second section: Carulli, Haydn, Aguado, C.P.E. Bach, Giuliani, Scarlatti, Clementi,...

This book, along with others in its series, is designed to develop overall music reading skills. It offers a way for musicians to develop their reading skills without having to resort to method books. The book is divided into two sections: The first is comprised of some fundamentals pages and the reading exercises. The second is comprised of ten melodies from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire to allow the musician to put the newly trained skills to work. The following composers' work makes up the second section: W.A. Mozart, J.S. Bach, Kimberger, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Handel,...