〖Aaron Shearer --Learning The Classic Guitar (part I)〗

　　　　Playing a musical instrument such as the classic guitar is one of the most remarkable of human achievements. The sustained concentration and skillful movements required to play proficiently are probably unsurpassed by any other human endeavor.

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〖Aaron Shearer --Learning The Classic Guitar (古典吉他学习，part I)〗
Preface（前言）
　　Playing a musical instrument such as the classic guitar is one of the most remarkable of human achievements. The sustained concentration and skillful movements required to play proficiently are probably unsurpassed by any other human endeavor. My own Classic Guitar Technique series, written many years ago, was intended to aid in the development of these intellectual and physical skills.
　　In 1959, when the first o these books appeared, Iwas making a modest living as a guitar teacher in Washington, DC. Ten years earlier I had experienced a devastating attack of tendonitis in my right hand, leaving me with only limited playing ability and no hope of ever earning a living as a performer. I little realized then that this crippling handicap would become a positive force in my life. It eventually prompted me to rethink the usual approach to learning the guitar. Could students learn the guitar more securely and efficiently? Could they avoid injuring the muscles and nerves of their hands as I had done? Classic Guitar Technique, Volume I, was the early result of my thinking, and I wrote it mainly to fill my own needs as a teacher.
　　Getting the book published was a formidable task. Andres Segovia was gracious enough to evaluate my manuscript but regretfully informed me that it was. "totally worthless." Through the kind recommendation of Vladimir Bobri, however, the Ricordi Firm in New York consented, to read my manuscript and eventually accepted it for publication.
　　The guitar community's interest in the book and its related volumes came slowly at first, and never in my most optimistic moments did I dream that the books would someday be used so extensively, Through their success, I was invited along with Sophocles Papas to join the faculty at American University in Washington, D.C Together we inaugurated what I believe was the first major university degree program for guitar in the United States. A few years later I began a similar program at Catholic University of America, also in Washington, DC. This was followed by the first degree program at a major conservatory. Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, where 1 taught for 16 years. Since 1981 I've directed the guitar program at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.
　　Over the years I have met a wide variety of talented people, many of whom have inspired me to seek a more effective approach to teaching the guitar. While my earlier　books have proven beneficial and some will continue to be useful, my approach to guitar　study has advanced significantly. Through Learning the Classic Guitar, I hope to share　these advances with anyone possessing a sincere interest in the guitar.
　　Students attempting to master the guitar face a challenging task. If they are to　realize their goal, they should not waste time in unrewarding and potentially harmful　study. Thus, I have sought concepts and procedures which, if carefully applied, will　enable students to work more efficiently - resulting in the most secure and rewarding for the time they devote to study and practice.
　　In retrospect, it seems to have taken me far too long to arrive at these concepts and procedures. But after more than fifty years of teaching, 1 am gratified to see my students progressing more directly toward their goals. Further, many of these concepts art applicable not only to learning the guitar, but to the learning of other instruments as well, and I hope that someday all musicians will fully understand their importance.
　　Aaron Shearer
　　
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