Introduction The method is intended for any mature learner fifteen years old or older who has not had any prior exposure to the classical guitar. The only prerequisite that is obligatory is your desire to learn, and the patience to understand that everything being taught in this method is important in learning how to play the guitar. This method can be used in a class situation or for individual instruction. I’ve tried to leave out unnecessary and time consuming exercises. This method will move rather quickly into short musical selections utilizing the free stroke. The pieces in this method are either composed by the author or original classical guitar pieces that have been edited by the author. Lesson 26 gives you several intermediate level guitar pieces from various time periods which are usually not in- cluded in guitar methods but would have to be purchased separately. All the music in this method was written for guitar and is not transcribed from other instruments