Fundamental Harmony: The Building Blocks of Music for Classical Guitar

Wouldn't it be amazing to read music by ‘seeing’ chord structures rather than having to read each individual note?

• Learn Pieces Faster:
See how all the pieces you play are made of the same building blocks

• Play With Understanding and Emotion:
Learn the connection between harmony and emotion

• Unleash your Creativity:
Gain powerful tools for composing and improvising

There are very few books on harmony for classical guitar.
This is a harmony book for guitar like no other:

• Get it in your fingers:
Specially selected exercises that teach you important building blocks of music on guitar.

• See the language of classical music:
Go from reading notes one-by-one to reading them like a language. You'll start seeing these building blocks everywhere in the pieces you play!

• Add a wide and varied palette of emotions to your playing:
Learn the powerful connection between keys and moods, vividly brought to life with paintings.

"Fundamental Harmony is so fantastic - not only does it guide my fingers but it guides my mind.

It guides me in a way that I look for the words that describe the key while I am practicing so that I can apply natural dynamics and texture, of my own, that I feel suits the mood of the song.

Very enlightening and really helps to guide my thoughts as I practice"

–- John, Canada

What are your typical harmony books for guitar like?
• Irrelevant: Jazz theory and harmony
• Boring: Heavily text based with few practical exercises and examples
• Inapplicable: Don't make connections between harmony and emotions

The master guitarists and musicians of old devoted lots of time to practicing the building blocks of music.

"The guitar is essentially an instrument for harmony, and guitar-music is founded on chords."
–- Dionisio Aguado

Why don't we follow their example?

Because those traditions have now been lost. It's easy to go onto YouTube or Google and find the latest video or blog post on how to improve your technique. But is that information worth trusting over the old masters like Sor, Giuliani, Aguado, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, etc.?!

Guitarists are now illiterate in comparison to those of past centuries, and even the best performers of today rarely compose or improvise.

"The playing of triads has already helped me with some concepts I have been deleting from my brain for years. Reading music theory is deadly to me and never sticks, but somehow playing and saying these triads just put everything into perspective."

–- Karen, Canada

What happens when a guitarist begins to tap into this lost tradition?

• They start reading music more fluently
• Their ears become more sensitive to musical nuances
• Their playing becomes more expressive
• They feel more inclined to compose and improvise

As a performer, I can tell you this: your listeners don't care about how technically proficient you are on the guitar. If you don't understand the music, then they won't either.

Understanding is the key to communication - just playing the notes isn't enough! Fundamental Harmony will change and heighten your understanding of music.

"I have read through your book with quite a pleasure. It is the work of a sensitive and cultivated artist. I believe that it could be appreciated by equally sensitive and cultivated persons."
–- Angelo Gilardino (Renowned musicologist and composer)

"This book is definitely something that was missing in the guitar repertoire. It looks very fresh and interesting, love the quotes and images that set the mood."
–- Marion Schaap (Z.o.o guitar duo, Conservatory of Amsterdam)