Acoustic Joy™
Acoustic Joy™ is a series of music aimed at guitar students as well as people who take delight in music that is melodious and easy to play but doesn’t require too much technical skill to perform. One purpose of the series is to create a bridge between pop and rock music and the traditional guitar repertoire. The music is based on classical guitar technique but nonetheless sounding more like modern, popular music. The music from the Acoustic Joy™ series is idiomatic and really makes use of the possibilities of the guitar. I.e., the frequent use of open strings as one way of releasing the magic of the guitar. Another prominent element is the use of arpeggio technique, which provides a continuous and natural flow of music.
The Acoustic Joy™ series is divided in three grades from very easy pieces in grade I, to somewhat difficult pieces in grade III. All pieces are written in common and friendly guitar keys. They are also written in both standard notation and TAB.
There is also a complementary series called Acoustic Joy™ Classics for those who want to sniff at the classical guitar repertoire. The series consists of moderately difficult classical pieces which are carefully fingered to be easy to learn.
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Acoustic Joy™ Grade 1
A Little Melancholy WaltzBackwash
Berceuse
Clouds
Consolation
Dionisio
In Your Own Sweet Way
Jamaica
Late Summer
Moving on
Odds'n Ends
Polska Från Berg
Romantic Pastiche
Sea Air
Shaded In Blue
Sincere
Skip About
So Far To Go
Spanish Dreams
The Green Island
Acoustic Joy™ Grade 2
A Sad SongA Fabulous Day
And The Water Was Blue
Awakening
Blues For Napoleon
Carte Blanche
Everything You Do
Fernando
Gentle Thoughts
Great Beyond
Green Legend
Hard Rocks
In Between
Living On The Edge
Never-ending Story
Ocean
Open Mind
Orion
Sailing Away
Song For Achilles
Southern Breeze
Sun Shower
The Key Of Love
The Present And The Past
The Russian Doll
Things You Remember
Twist Of Fate
Ultramarine
Waltz For Eric
Yet To Come
Acoustic Joy™ Grade 3
A Small Rondo For Great MastersA longing for home
At The Eleventh Hour
Blues For Heitor
Count On Me
Deja Vu
Distant Shores
Evocation
Facing West Again
Far Away Is Close To You
Fiords
Flow of spirits
Guitar Boogie No. One
Hold On To Your Hats
I'll Walk You Home
Nacreous
No Doubt
Pantanal
Right Hand Left
So Easy On The Eyes
The Fiddler
Three Steps Ahead
Through Glistening Tears
Time out
Waves Of Sorrow
World Of Make-believe
Yellow is September
Acoustic Joy™ Classical
AllegroAlman
Andante in a minor
Andante Sohr
Andantino
Arietta
Bourrée
Carcassi Remixed
Etude
Lagrima
Romance