GuitarTime Christmas, Level 2, Classical Style: Early Intermediate Guitar Book

This collection respects the classical guitar traditions while meeting students exactly where they are technically. The arrangement of beloved Christmas music into early intermediate pieces means your students actually want to practice, and you get repertoire that sounds substantial without requiring advanced technique.

Familiar holiday melodies gain elegant simplicity through classical guitar writing. The pieces maintain a reflective, unhurried quality that invites careful listening and thoughtful playing rather than rushed execution.

Guitar students at the early intermediate level who are ready to move beyond beginner method books but not yet prepared for intermediate classical repertoire. This book works well for students learning in classical guitar style, whether in private lessons or group settings.

• Balance the melodic line against the supporting voices by rolling chords gently rather than striking all strings at once; this creates the legato quality that makes these arrangements sing.
• Work through the fingering suggestions carefully before memorizing; these arrangements are designed with hand position economy in mind, so deviating from the printed fingerings often creates unnecessary jumps.
• Record yourself playing the accompaniment tracks and practice your part against them multiple times before performing; this builds confidence and locks in the harmonic context.
• Pay attention to the dynamics marked throughout each piece; even simple melodies gain character when students shape the phrases with intentional volume changes.

Feature selections from this book in December concerts and winter recitals, pairing individual pieces with other student performances to create a varied program. You can also assign different pieces to different students throughout the season, building a rotating repertoire that doesn't demand everyone play identical arrangements.

• Playing full chord shapes across four to six strings in classical position
• Reading chord progressions in the context of familiar melodies
• Coordinating right-hand fingering patterns (i, m, a sequences) with left-hand position changes
• Shaping phrasing and dynamics to enhance harmonic movement
• Sight-reading in first and second positions