Re: Teaching the upper neck

The Kayser and Kreutzer Violin Studies are good musical material
which cover the neck pretty well on guitar.

My book has the major and minor scales (all keys) on one string - which
teaches the upper positions, amongst other things.

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"Itz Just Me" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I must admit, as a lifetime guitar teacher, I do not teach enough
> classical guitar, or for that matter, enough 'serious' guitar.  But
> for those who want to familiarize themselves with reading the entire
> neck, I'm wondering if there are some method books out that I am just
> not familiar with.  My studio is not at all strong in stocking sheet
> music and books.
>
> The Aaron Shearer method, the traditional one, takes a string and
> works it up the neck.  Some people do not respond to the fragmentation
> of this method, but prefer perhaps crawling up the neck, position at a
> time.  And the Segrares method catapults up there and 'assumes' the
> student has made that transition.
>
> What I want is an independent book that will deal with this problem.
> I have my own teaching methods and tools, but not a binder of music
> for the student to learn from.  Years ago, Mel Bay had a classical
> method book by Walt Lawry, "Classical Guitar Position Studies," that
> approached the neck in sections, position by position.  It's out of
> print (or at least Mel Bay no longer carries it) and I'm not going to
> photocopy my own copy for my students!  LOL.
>
> And many MANY years ago, Andrew Caponigro had an innovative approach
> with his book, "The Fingerboard Workbook:  a Non-Method for Guitar."
> His approach took little musical fragments, just a few notes at a
> time, and presented the same fragment in different
> positions/fingerings.  It's so old, my copy of the book was $5.
>
> If you know of other books that approach this problem, please post
> information here.  Mind you, I'm not asking for myself, as I had to
> read the entire neck when I majored in classical guitar performance a
> 'few years' back.
>
> Thanks.