Why This Guitar

Product Highlights

All-in-One Progressive Curriculum — This composite edition combines multiple books from the 'A Modern Approach' series into one convenient volume. It provides a complete and structured curriculum that takes you from the absolute basics of fingerboard technique and music theory through to more developed skills, eliminating the need to purchase separate books as you progress.
Integrated Audio for Practice — Enhance your practice sessions with the included audio CD. The disc features accompaniments for the exercises in the book, helping you develop a strong sense of rhythm and timing. It also provides essential tuning notes to ensure your instrument is always perfectly in pitch for practice.
Modern and Accessible Approach — Bridging the gap between traditional methods and contemporary learning, this book incorporates modern elements like chord frames and symbols. This approach makes complex concepts more accessible and provides a well-rounded musical education that is relevant to today's aspiring guitarists.
Comprehensive method for classical guitar
Combines multiple books into a single composite volume

Available Since: August, 2026
Item No.: 20777018
Local SKU: OS

All-in-One Progressive Curriculum

This composite edition combines multiple books from the 'A Modern Approach' series into one convenient volume. It provides a complete and structured curriculum that takes you from the absolute basics of fingerboard technique and music theory through to more developed skills, eliminating the need to purchase separate books as you progress.

Integrated Audio for Practice

Enhance your practice sessions with the included audio CD. The disc features accompaniments for the exercises in the book, helping you develop a strong sense of rhythm and timing. It also provides essential tuning notes to ensure your instrument is always perfectly in pitch for practice.

Modern and Accessible Approach

Bridging the gap between traditional methods and contemporary learning, this book incorporates modern elements like chord frames and symbols. This approach makes complex concepts more accessible and provides a well-rounded musical education that is relevant to today's aspiring guitarists.

BY THE NUMBERS

Technical Specifications

Hardware & Setup

Body & Build

Finish & Colour

EssentialNo

Everything you receive

What's In The Box

Hal Leonard A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar Method Book with CD
Owner's Manual
Local Warranty Card

Hal Leonard

The Maker

About Hal Leonard

Hal Leonard is one of the world's leading publishers of music books and educational material, covering songbooks, methods, scores, and reference titles. Its catalog helps beginners, teachers, students, and experienced performers learn repertoire and develop their craft across a wide range of instruments and styles.

View All Hal Leonard Products

Expert answers

Questions & Answers

6 questions answered by aDawliah experts·avg response 2 hours

Yes, this method was developed to guide students from the very beginning, introducing fundamental fingerboard technique and music theory in Book One.

The CD provides accompaniments for at-home practice to help with timing and musicality, and it also includes notes to assist in tuning your guitar.

Yes, this book is explicitly designed for private, class, or self-instruction, making it an excellent choice for self-starters.

It means this single volume contains the material from multiple books in the 'A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar' series, offering a more complete course in one package.

This method primarily uses standard musical notation and chord frames, which is the traditional format for learning classical guitar.

It is specifically designed for learning the classical guitar, which uses nylon strings.

FROM PLAYERS LIKE YOU