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<strong>59419</strong> Conservatory <strong>CLASSIC</strong> GUITAR ins.ai 8 6/1/2012 4:37:53 PM<br />

1.2. Neck:<br />

a. Frets<br />

b. Position markers<br />

c. Strings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)<br />

1.3. Resonance box<br />

a. Neck<br />

b. Mouth<br />

c. Bridge<br />

2. HOW TO PLAY<br />

2.1. The guitar can be played both standing up and sitting<br />

down. Try not to press your left wrist against the neck as this<br />

makes the fingers tense up and might cause them to ache<br />

after a while. The strings need to be pressed firmly but<br />

carefully and you should only play the strings required to<br />

make each note.<br />

There are two techniques for playing the guitar: "strumming",<br />

which is based on playing harmonies and various strings at<br />

the same time, and "plucking", which is playing single notes<br />

and strings one by one. We suggest starting with the plucking<br />

technique; that way you can play simple songs like the ones<br />

we include here.<br />

When playing in this way, you use your hands as follows:<br />

2.2. Left hand: this is the hand that forms the notes. Each<br />

finger, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, presses one string on a<br />

particular fret. For some notes you don't have to press any<br />

strings with your left hand; this is called playing open strings.<br />

Your thumb should rest on the back of the guitar neck and<br />

your fingers should be curved round so they reach the strings.<br />

Be sure to press the strings with your finger tips, just above<br />

each fret.<br />

2.3. Right hand: the strings are played by alternating between<br />

your second and third fingers (index and middle finger). You<br />

can also play using a plectrum (included). Hold the plectrum<br />

firmly between your thumb and index finger and pluck the<br />

corresponding string.<br />

3. THE STRINGS<br />

The first string is the one at the bottom when we are holding<br />

the guitar in the correct position. The sixth string is the one at<br />

the top. In the diagrams, the first string is on the right and the<br />

sixth string is on the left.<br />

4. THE FRETS<br />

There are 14 frets. The first fret is the one closest to the<br />

tuning pegs and the last one is the one closest to the sound<br />

hole.<br />

5. PREPARATION<br />

Before we start playing, we have to tune the guitar. The<br />

classic method for tuning a guitar is by ear and with the help<br />

of a tuning fork (not included), which gives you the note A. To<br />

tune your guitar you need to follow a number of rules:<br />

- First tune the fifth string, played openly, to the pitch of the<br />

tuning fork. The two should sound as similar as possible.<br />

- Now, the 6th string pressed down on the 5th fret should<br />

sound the same as the 5th string when played openly.<br />

- The 5th string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound the<br />

same as the 4th string when played openly.<br />

- The 4th string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound the<br />

same as the 3rd string when played openly.<br />

- The 3rd string pressed down on the 4th fret should sound<br />

the same as the 2nd string when played openly. It is important<br />

to remember this difference.<br />

- The 2nd string pressed down on the 5th fret should sound<br />

the same as the 1st string when played openly.<br />

The strings can be tightened or loosened by moving the pegs<br />

one way or the other.<br />

To begin playing the songs we suggest, you must first prepare<br />

your guitar and place the coloured stickers in the positions<br />

shown in the diagram. The position of the coloured sticker<br />

indicates that it is on that string and that fret where you should<br />

press down with your left hand. If the sticker is located before<br />

the bridge, this means that you play the open string and<br />

therefore you do not need to press any strings with your left<br />

hand.<br />

Bear in mind that the guitar has three octaves, that is, it starts<br />

with E on the lowest scale and goes up to G on the highest<br />

scale.In this diagram the notes appear in the same order as<br />

they do on the guitar and show the correspondence between<br />

the notes, their names in English and the colours:<br />

E<br />

F<br />

G<br />

A<br />

B<br />

C<br />

D<br />

E<br />

F<br />

G<br />

p.8<br />

A<br />

B<br />

C<br />

D<br />

E<br />

F<br />

G<br />

This manual enables you to play using only the colours and<br />

also by reading the staves for those who want to learn this<br />

system.<br />

As well as knowing the notes, we also have to play the right<br />

rhythm. To help understand the rhythm patterns, we can look<br />

at the position of each note in the stave. The length of each<br />

note is expressed as follows:<br />

½ beat (equals a "quaver")<br />

1 beat (equals a "black" figure)<br />

2 beats (equals a "white" figure)<br />

3 beats (equals a "white figure with a dot”)<br />

4 beats (equals a "round" figure)<br />

6. SONGS<br />

Now you can begin to play the songs we suggest.<br />

(FR)<br />

ItsImagical a créé Conservatory, une gamme consacrée à<br />

l'initiation musicale pour les enfants de 4 à 6 ans. Une<br />

méthode d'apprentissage musical à partir de couleurs, simple,<br />

naturelle et motivante, qui leur permettra de découvrir les<br />

bienfaits de l'apprentissage de la musique pendant l'enfance.<br />

Sa première guitare espagnole est une vraie guitare adaptée<br />

à sa taille.Pour jouer, composer et se découvrir une passion<br />

pour la musique.<br />

La guitare est un instrument à cordes pincées, composé d'une<br />

caisse en bois, d'un manche sur lequel est adossée la touche,<br />

avec un trou acoustique au centre (rosette) et six cordes. La<br />

touche est divisée en cases, qui permettent de jouer les<br />

différentes notes. C'est l'instrument le plus utilisé dans des<br />

genres comme le blues, le rock ou le flamenco, ainsi que dans<br />

le folklore de différents pays.<br />

1. ÉLÉMENTS DE LA GUITARE<br />

La guitare est composée des éléments suivants :<br />

1.1. Tête<br />

a. Clefs d'accordement<br />

b. Sillet<br />

1.2. Manche :<br />

a. Cases<br />

b. Frettes<br />

c. Cordes (1ère, 2e, 3e, 4e, 5e, 6e)<br />

1.3. Caisse de résonance<br />

a. Cou<br />

b. Rosette<br />

c. Chevalet<br />

2. COMMENT JOUER<br />

2.1. On peut jouer de la guitare debout ou assis. Il ne faut pas<br />

appuyer le poignet gauche contre le manche, car cela surtend<br />

les doigts et finit par causer une gêne. Il faut appuyer<br />

fermement sur les cordes en faisant attention de ne toucher<br />

que celle qui correspond à la note souhaitée.<br />

Il existe deux techniques pour jouer de la guitare : le «<br />

grattage », qui consiste à jouer des accords en touchant<br />

plusieurs cordes en même temps et le « pincé », qui consiste<br />

à jouer des notes isolées, en touchant les cordes une à une.<br />

Nous te proposons de commencer par la technique du<br />

pincement, qui te permettra de jouer des morceaux simples,<br />

comme ceux que nous fournissons dans la méthode.<br />

Les mains travaillent de la manière suivante :<br />

2.2. Main gauche : c'est celle qui marque les notes. Chaque<br />

doigt (ils sont numérotés 1, 2, 3 et 4) se charge d'appuyer sur<br />

une corde, sur une case déterminée. Certaines notes se<br />

jouent sans appuyer sur aucune corde de la main gauche, on<br />

dit alors qu'on joue la corde « à vide ». Tu dois poser le pouce<br />

sur la partie arrière du manche et courber les doigts pour<br />

atteindre les cordes. Veille à bien pincer les cordes du bout<br />

des doigts, presque au bout de chaque case.

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