FREE! from wwwfreeguitarensemblemusiccom The following EZ Holiday Guitar Quartet is made available to you at no cost from freeguitarensemblemusiccom Try it Perform it If you like it and would like more like this one, you may purchase the whole volume containing 13 quartets (including this one) in PDF format from this website or from wwwbillswickcom for only $7995 This volume contains thirteen scores and parts, 82 pages of guitar quartets in first position up to one sharp or one flat These quartets are perfect for intermediate guitarists in year two, semester one If your students can play the attached quartet, they will be able to play all of the quartets in this collection with no problem
Bill Swick s Beginning Guitar Class EZ Ensemble Series HOLIDAY MUSIC For Intermediate Guitar Students Arrangements by Bill Swick 13 Guitar Arrangements of Holiday Music in Four Parts Ideal for Second Third-Year Holiday Performance Scores Parts
Bill Swick s Beginning Guitar Class EZ Ensemble Series HOLIDAY MUSIC For Intermediate Guitar Students This collection of easy guitar is intended to be a supplement to any intermediate guitar program As a classroom guitar teacher, it is necessary to have plenty of classroom material to fill the class time and keep students active in learning Most published beginning guitar methods are intended for individual use and not for the classroom Therefore, there is rarely enough materials for classroom activities Ensemble playing is an important part of music education Students frequently learn the skills of music making through performing musical arrangements Ensemble playing also promotes team work within the classroom This collection of easy holiday guitar quartets was written at the level of most second year/first semester guitar students To perform these quartets, students will need to be able to read all of the notes in first position all six strings Part 1 has an occasional high A on the fifth fret All arrangements are in the key of C Major, A minor, G Major, E minor, F Major or D minor Rhythms are mostly quarter notes, half notes, and eighth notes This music is ideal for second year, first semester guitar students wwwbillswickcom 2010 copyrighted
Bill Swick s Beginning Guitar Class EZ Ensemble Series HOLIDAY MUSIC For Intermediate Guitar Students Away in a Manger Come All Ye Faithful Deck the Halls First Noel God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Wencelas Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World Little Town of Bethlehem Midnight Clear Silent Night We Wish You a Merry Christmas What Child is This? wwwbillswickcom 2010 copyrighted
Conductor Score I 4 3 q» º Away in the Manger For Guitar Quartet 2 3 English Traditional Arr Bill Swick 4 II 4 3 # n III 4 3 IV 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 # wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted
2 Away in the Manger 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 # n 21 22 23 24 # n wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted
Guitar 1 4 3 q» º Away in the Manger For Guitar Quartet 2 3 English Traditional Arr Bill Swick 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted
Guitar 2 4 3 q» º Away in the Manger For Guitar Quartet 2 3 # n English Traditional Arr Bill Swick 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # 12 13 14 15 16 # n 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 # n 24 wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted
Guitar 3 4 3 q» º Away in the Manger For Guitar Quartet 2 3 English Traditional Arr Bill Swick 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted
Guitar 4 4 3 q» º Away in the Manger For Guitar Quartet 2 3 English Traditional Arr Bill Swick 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 wwwbillswickcom 2004 copyrighted