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Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1921). Olcott-Bickford Method for the Guitar. New York: Oliver Ditson Co.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1921). Olcott-Bickford Method for the Guitar. New York: Oliver Ditson Co.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
A Brief History of the Classic Guitar 4
Suggestions For Teachers 5
Famous Musicians Who Played and Wrote For The Classic Guitar 5
Suggestions To Pupils 6
Maxims By Fernando Sor 6
Holding The Instrument 7
The Right Hand And Arm 7
Manner of Plucking or Setting Strings in Vibration 8
Left Hand And Arm... 9
Notation and the Staff 10
Relative Time Value of Notes and Rests 10
Manner of Tuning 11
Time 12
Signs For Fingering 12
Time Studies 13
Chords 14
The Arpeggio 14
Abbreviations of Musical Terms 15
- Open String Studies 15
- Chart of the Guitar Fingerboard 17
- Scale In The First Position 18
Exercise For Note Reading and Technic 18
Easy Study in C - 19 - youtu.be
Melody Exercise - Tempo di Valse - 19 - youtu.be
Simple Chord Exercise 19 - youtu.be
Simplicity Waltz 20 - youtu.be
Easy Chord Study 20 - youtu.be
Study - Tempo di Valse 20 - youtu.be
Andante - 21 - youtu.be
Melody in C - Andante - 21 - youtu.be
Exercise for Repeated Notes 21 - youtu.be
Waltz in C - 22 - youtu.be
- Chromatic Scale .... 22
Melody Exercise Introducing Sharps and Flats ..... 23 youtu.be
- Formation of the Major Scale 23
- Chords and Different Methods of Playing Them ........ 25
Technical Exercises 25
Berceuse - (Cradle Song) DUET Drowsily- Vahdah Olcott Bickford - 25 youtu.be
Technical Exercise 26
- Chromatic Technical Studies ...... 27
- Arpeggio Studies 25 (For Daily Practice) (adapted from Giuliani) 32
America - 35 - youtu.be
In Dreamland - 35 - youtu.be
Two Studies for Half Bracket 35
The Barré 36
Arpeggios in Various Keys (Carcassi) 37
Two Exercises for Thumb and First Finger (Mertz).. 41
Arpeggios For Exercising The Thumb On The Third String ... 42
Two Octave Scale of C 42
Expression Marks and Abbreviations 42
Moderato - 43 - youtu.be
Two Exercises for Development of Velocity ... 43
Arpeggio Study 46
Estude - Guiliani
Abbreviations 46
Three Octave Scale In The Key of G Major 47
Exercise Introducing Chords In the Key of G .......... 47
Exercise For Velocity 47
- Scale of G In Thirds 47
Nina Mia - 48 - youtu.be
October - 48 - youtu.be
Five Exercises For Developing Independence of The Left-Hand Fingers.... 49
- Two Octave Scale In The Key of D 49
Chord Study In The Key of D. -49 - youtu.be
Petite Rondo - 50 - youtu.be
Exercise In Thirds And Triplets - 50 youtu.be
Amusement in D - 50 - youtu.be
Estude - Guiliani - 51
Rondo - Carcassi - 52
The Lover's Sigh - 52
- Three Octave Scale In Key of A Major 53
Scale and Chord Exercise - 54 - youtu.be
Queen Mab - Waltz - 54 - youtu.be
Regina March - 55 - youtu.be
Song without Words - Moderato con espressione - 55 - youtu.be
- Three Octave Scale In The Key of E Major 56
Arpeggio Study in the Key of E - 56 - youtu.be
Bracket Study (adapted from Carcassi) .... .... 56
The Last Rose of Summer (duet) - 57 - youtu.be
The Sand Man (Lullaby) - Drowsily - 58 - youtu.be
Ballet - Carulli - 58
- Scale in Key of F Major 59
- Minor Scales 61
- Scale In The Key of A Minor 61
Hints On Rapid Changing of Chords 66
- Scale In Key of D Minor 67
Technical Exercise 67
Technical Studies for Daily Practice 68
Exercise In A Major 70
The Slur 71
Ascending Slurs of Two Notes 71
Descending Slurs of Two Notes 71
Study for Practice of Descending Slur 71
Vibration Slur .... 72
Ascending Slurs On Two Different Strings ..... 72
Slurs of Three and Four Notes 72
Exercises For Slur Practice On All Strings 72
Exercise Introducing Slurs (Carulli) 73
Study in Slurs 73
Extended Scale Passages In Slurs 74
Double Vibration Slurs 74
The Glissando 74
Glissando On Double Notes 74
Sight Reading. 74
Embellishments or Agremens .... 75
Grace Notes Before a Chord, and In The Bass ......... 76
The Turn .... 76
The Trill 77
The Mordent Or Inverted Mordent 79
The Glisse or Glissando 84
Further Remarks On The Portamento Or Slide .......... 85
The Positions 86
Scale Study In The Fourth Position 86
Scale Study In The Fifth Position 87
Chord Exercise in D Minor 87
Scale Study In The Seventh Position 88
Scale Study In The Ninth Position... 89
Scale of D Major In The Ninth Position 89
Review of Positions 89
Two Exercises For Gaining Independence of Fingers. 90
Shifting Positions 90
Expression 92
Staccato 95
The Vibrato 97
Syncopation 97
Lowering The Sixth String To D 99
Harmonics 100
Table of The Natural Harmonic Tones 100
Double Harmonics..... 101
The Fifth String Tuned To G 101
Different Tunings 103
The Tremolo 104
Scales And Studies In Intervals 105
Interval 105
Exercise In Thirds (Fernando Sor) 105
Scale of C In Sixths 105
Scale In Octaves 107
Chromatic Scale In Octaves 107
Scale In Tenths 109
Scale of G In Thirds 109
Scale of D In Thirds 110
Exercise In Thirds 110
Scale In Sixths 111
Scale of D In Octaves 112
Scale of D In Tenths 113
Diatonic Scales Harmonized 114
Scale In Thirds Key of A 114
Scale In Sixths 114
Scale of A In Octaves 115
Scale In Tenths 116
The Capo Tasto 117
Minuet from "Symphony in D" (Symphony no.35 'Haffner') - W. A. Mozart - Duet - 118 - youtu.be
Common Musical Terms (with their proper pronunciation) 120
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1924). Advanced Course for the Guitar. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1924). Advanced Course for the Guitar. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1964). Method for Classic Guitar. New York: Peer International Corp.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1964). Method for Classic Guitar. New York: Peer International Corp.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1967). Advanced Course for Classic Guitar. New York: Peer International Corp.
Olcott-Bickford, Vahdah (1967). Advanced Course for Classic Guitar. New York: Peer International Corp.
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