The Conservatory Tutor w/CD
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| An Introduction to Fundamental Guitar Technique |
| By Lawrence McDonald |
| $29.95 + 5.95 S&H |
| The Conservatory Tutor is spiral wire-bound, and has full color photographs, paintings, and teaching aids. |
| The Conservatory Tutor includes a CD with 70 professionally recorded lessons and supplements. |
The Conservatory Tutor incorporates
the latest pedagogical advances.
the latest pedagogical advances.
The Conservatory Tutor teaches
the fundamental mechanics
necessary for any style of music.
the fundamental mechanics
necessary for any style of music.
"I’ve been teaching beginning guitar using The
Conservatory Tutor for nearly two years. As a new teacher,
I have found this text thorough and methodical in its
approach to basic skills. The explanations offer support to
me as a teacher and the photographs help reinforce basic
concepts for the student between lessons.
I have been able to adapt the text for use with children
through adults. Students completing The Conservatory
Tutor are well prepared to begin work at the grade one
level (Royal Conservatory of Music grade system)."
–rcw--
Conservatory Tutor for nearly two years. As a new teacher,
I have found this text thorough and methodical in its
approach to basic skills. The explanations offer support to
me as a teacher and the photographs help reinforce basic
concepts for the student between lessons.
I have been able to adapt the text for use with children
through adults. Students completing The Conservatory
Tutor are well prepared to begin work at the grade one
level (Royal Conservatory of Music grade system)."
–rcw--
| Testimonials |
Dear Larry McDonald,
I have never before been contacted by the author of anything I have purchased!
Perhaps I should not be too surprised to have heard from you as "The
Conservatory Tutor" clearly demonstrates your concern to do your very best for
your readers.
My situation is that I first picked up a classical guitar almost 40 years ago,
struggled for a while and like so many autodidacts gave up the challenge. I
returned to the instrument a few years back and have made much better progress,
initially following the scheme published by the late Frederick Noad. I have had
some lessons, but found the process too stressful and returned to private study.
I had been feeling something was missing, that I needed to review my approach to
the instrument and perhaps return to the fundamentals. Then I heard of your
book.
The presentation is first class, the photographs are crystal clear and demonstrate
precisely the points you wish to make. There's no dogma—when you offer advice
you explain the background. I find the musical exercises to be precisely targeted
and really appreciate your inclusion of performance criteria to aid self-evaluation.
I'm not rushing through your book. You have already changed the way I feel
about my potential to make further progress both technically and musically. I am
more relaxed with the guitar in my hands, my left hand fingers are operating
more freely and I have finally broken a tendency to approach new music on a bar
by bar basis.
Throughout the book you have included reproductions of paintings relating to the
guitar and its forebears. They are carefully chosen and, with your comments,
certainly add to my enjoyment of the music. Having a comprehensive set of model
recordings to work with is extremely valuable too—thank you for including the
CD.
Did I receive the book in a reasonable time? I ordered it on a Friday morning and
was astonished and delighted that it was in my hands on the following Tuesday—
all the way from Wisconsin to a remote corner of the UK.
Thank you—I hope that your book becomes the runaway success it deserves to be,
Yours sincerely,
Derrick
I have never before been contacted by the author of anything I have purchased!
Perhaps I should not be too surprised to have heard from you as "The
Conservatory Tutor" clearly demonstrates your concern to do your very best for
your readers.
My situation is that I first picked up a classical guitar almost 40 years ago,
struggled for a while and like so many autodidacts gave up the challenge. I
returned to the instrument a few years back and have made much better progress,
initially following the scheme published by the late Frederick Noad. I have had
some lessons, but found the process too stressful and returned to private study.
I had been feeling something was missing, that I needed to review my approach to
the instrument and perhaps return to the fundamentals. Then I heard of your
book.
The presentation is first class, the photographs are crystal clear and demonstrate
precisely the points you wish to make. There's no dogma—when you offer advice
you explain the background. I find the musical exercises to be precisely targeted
and really appreciate your inclusion of performance criteria to aid self-evaluation.
I'm not rushing through your book. You have already changed the way I feel
about my potential to make further progress both technically and musically. I am
more relaxed with the guitar in my hands, my left hand fingers are operating
more freely and I have finally broken a tendency to approach new music on a bar
by bar basis.
Throughout the book you have included reproductions of paintings relating to the
guitar and its forebears. They are carefully chosen and, with your comments,
certainly add to my enjoyment of the music. Having a comprehensive set of model
recordings to work with is extremely valuable too—thank you for including the
CD.
Did I receive the book in a reasonable time? I ordered it on a Friday morning and
was astonished and delighted that it was in my hands on the following Tuesday—
all the way from Wisconsin to a remote corner of the UK.
Thank you—I hope that your book becomes the runaway success it deserves to be,
Yours sincerely,
Derrick