Guitar Parts
These are what you turn to change the pitch of the strings
Tuners
This is when you pluck a string (R.H.) and your finger lands on the next string
Rest stroke/apoyando
this chord is made up of the notes C - E - G
C major
This is the Baroque composer whose lute suites are among the some of the most commonly transcribed works for classical guitar
J.S. Bach
He is known as the father or grandfather of the classical guitar and is given the main credit for bringing the guitar to the concert stage in the 20th century
Andrés Segovia
These are the six open strings of the classical guitar, from highest to lowest
E-B-G-D-A-E
This is when you sound a note by striking the string with a left-hand finger (without plucking with the right hand)
Slur (hammer-on)
This time signature has three beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
3/4
This Spanish composer and pianist wrote Asturias (Leyenda), which is often performed on guitar even though it was written for piano
Isaac Albéniz
This English classical guitarist is known for elevating the classical guitar as a major solo concert instrument, reviving interest in the Renaissance lute, and expanding the modern repertoire by commissioning major works from 20th-century composers
Julian Bream
These pieces of metal are found on the neck
Frets
This is when you pluck a string but partly mute it with your right hand
Pizzicato
This key signature contains two sharps
D major (B minor)
This still living Cuban composer is known for his 20 studies and guitar works such as El Decamerón Negro and Un Día de Noviembre
Leo Brouwer
This Australian born guitarist is renowned as one of the most technically accomplished classical guitarists in history and is famous for his recording of Stanley Myers' piece "Cavatina"
John Williams
This is the top of the guitar (usually spruce or cedar) that vibrates and produces the sound
Soundboard
This flamenco technique involves percussive strumming of the strings
Rasgueado
This word describes the distance between two notes
Interval
This Brazilian composer was known for his Preludes, Chôros, 12 Etudes and was also a composer and cellist
Heitor Villa-Lobos
This guitarist is known for his virtuosic technique, ambitious guitar transcriptions such as all 24 Paganini Caprices, and is known as the last direct disciple of Segovia
Eliot Fisk
These are the wooden pieces on the underside of the top and back of the guitar that change its vibrational characteristics
Braces
This is when you place one left-hand finger across several strings at the same fret
barre
This scale moves up or down by half steps only and contains all 12 notes
Chromatic
This 20th-century Spanish composer collaborated with Andrés Segovia and wrote the famous Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Joaquín Rodrigo
This family from Spain is sometimes known as the Royal Family of the Guitar and originally consisted of Celedonio, Celin, Pepe, and Angel
The Romeros