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
C - E - G
C major
This baroque composer was born in 1685 and his Bourrée in E Minor is often played by guitarists
J.S. Bach
This piece utilizes a tremolo technique and the title references memories of a palace in Granada, Spain
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
This is the largest part and it's what rests against your legs and body
Body
This is when you play repeated notes with your a, m, and i fingers
tremolo
F - Ab - C
F minor
This Spanish composer and pianist wrote Asturias (Leyenda), which is often performed on guitar even though it was written for piano
Isaac Albéniz
This is the name in Spanish for a popular anonymous folksong which translates to the word "romance"
Romanza
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
G - B - D - F
G7
This Paraguayan guitarist and composer wrote La Catedral, a three-movement work inspired by a cathedral in Montevideo
Agustín Barrios Mangoré
This piece was originally two movements instead of three and was inspired by the composer's visit to the Cathedral of San José in Montevideo, Uruguay
La catedral
This where your strings tie into near your right hand
Bridge
This flamenco technique involves percussive strumming of the strings
Rasgueado
B - D - F - Ab
B diminished
Known for his Five Preludes and Chôros No. 1, this Brazilian composer brought the sound of his country’s folk music into the classical guitar repertoire
Heitor Villa-Lobos
This piece by Joaquin Rodrigo is arguably the most famous guitar concerto ever written
Concierto de Aranjuez
This is the design around the soundhole
Rosette
This technique involves sliding your left hand between notes while sound is still being made
glissando/portamento
D - F# - A#
D augmented
This 20th-century Spanish composer collaborated with Andrés Segovia and wrote the famous Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Joaquín Rodrigo
This Mozart opera was the basis for the piece "Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9" by Fernando Sor
The Magic Flute