Peter Altmeier-Mort's Classical Guitar How To

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The Art of Classical Guitar, Guitar for Kidz and Ensemble Music For Guitar are dedicated instruction and resource books for classical guitar students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike. These publications have received world-wide acclaim over many years, and have only recently become exclusively available in digital form at this website.

Peter Altmeier-Mort has had an international career of some 35 years as a performer, composer, lecturer, and teacher in the music industry. Highly regarded as a music educator, he has been extensively engaged in the training of guitar students from beginner to graduate levels in various major music institutions and specialist schools (see About The Author).

His experience and comprehensive research have formed the lesson structures and methodology embedded in these educational materials, producing distinctly workable and effective instruction books. Importantly, they develop an enjoyable, long-term relationship with learning and playing guitar for the student (see Reviews and Success).

“Indeed, rarely has there been a tutor (book) with comparable attention to detail....(he) explains everything.....and it is this step-by-step approach which will give students a sense of security and achievement. When one is shown exactly what to do.... satisfaction and joy are almost automatic results”.

International Journal of Music Education, Vol 21, p.100
– extract from a review of “The Art of Classical Guitar”

Our Sheet Music section contains various one-off guitar solo, duo, and ensemble pieces (some never previously published) for students and teachers to use. Some are free downloads while others are to be purchased – revisit this page to check on new additions as they occur or subscribe for updates.

The Art of Classical Guitar; A Complete Method (Vol 1 & 2) has been in wide circulation since Vol 1 was first published in Sydney in 1989, and that includes Australasia and at various times the UK, Europe, and USA. However, inconsistent distribution made these much sought-after books difficult to obtain at times, but they are now available to anyone.

The series has been described by one international distributor as “the ultimate professional method book for the serious student who wishes to master classical guitar” (Lorenz, USA). Original new repertoire and technical pieces from these books have been selected material and set works in the Australian Music Examinations Board guitar syllabus for over 10 years.

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Volume 1 of the Guitar For Kidz series was first published in 2000. It immediately received enthusiastic reviews for its straightforward approach where simple musical melodies (not necessarily classical in origin), were learnt with classical guitar technique and practiced with enjoyable play-along CD tracks – this is in effect a ‘duet’ learning format, with the solo classical guitar style coming later in the book.

Volume 2 of this series soon followed, and although it is a collection of solo guitar two-part pieces intended for younger students, the musical arrangements within this book have become commonly used by mature age students beginning the guitar too.

Volumes 3 and 4 are the ensemble music editions, Ensembles for Guitar (beginners level) and More Ensembles for Guitar (intermediate level). These have been widely and successfully used by many teachers and literally hundreds of guitar students since their publication.

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