Acoustic Joy™

Acoustic Joy™ is a series of original 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.

Graded and with TAB

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.

Ensemble

Acoustic Joy™ Ensemble consists of original music for guitar ensemble. Most of the songs are intended for beginners to intermediate students.

Classical

Acoustic Joy™ Classics is for those who want to sniff at the classical guitar repertoire. It 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 Waltz
Added September 26 2010
  Backwash
Added September 26 2010
  Berceuse
Added September 26 2010
  Clouds
Added September 26 2010
  Consolation
Added September 26 2010
  Dionisio
Added September 26 2010
  Jamaica
Added September 26 2010
  Late Summer
Added September 26 2010
  Moving on
Added September 26 2010
  Odds And Ends
Added December 16 2023
  Polska Från Berg
Added September 26 2010
  Romantic Pastiche
Added September 26 2010
  Sea Air
Added September 26 2010
  Shaded In Blue
Added September 26 2010
  Sincere
Added September 26 2010
  Skip About
Added September 26 2010
  So Far To Go
Added September 26 2010
  Spanish Dreams
Added September 26 2010
  The Green Island
Added September 26 2010

Acoustic Joy™ Grade 2

  A Sad Song
Added September 26 2010
  A Fabulous Day
Added September 26 2010
  And The Water Was Blue
Added September 26 2010
  Awakening
Added September 26 2010
  Blues For Napoleon
Added September 26 2010
  Carte Blanche
Added September 26 2010
  Everything You Do
Added September 26 2010
  Fernando
Added September 26 2010
  Gentle Thoughts
Added September 26 2010
  Great Beyond
Added September 26 2010
  Green Legend
Added September 26 2010
  Hard Rocks
Added September 26 2010
  In Between
Added September 26 2010
  In Your Own Sweet Way
Added September 26 2010
  Living On The Edge
Added September 26 2010
  Never-ending Story
Added September 26 2010
  Ocean
Added September 26 2010
  Open Mind
Added September 26 2010
  Orion
Added September 26 2010
  Sailing Away
Added September 26 2010
  Song For Achilles
Added September 26 2010
  Southern Breeze
Added September 26 2010
  Sun Shower
Added September 26 2010
  The Key Of Love
Added September 26 2010
  The Present And The Past
Added September 26 2010
  The Russian Doll
Added September 26 2010
  Things You Remember
Added September 26 2010
  Twist Of Fate
Added September 26 2010
  Ultramarine
Added September 26 2010
  Waltz For Eric
Added September 26 2010
  Yet To Come
Added September 26 2010

Acoustic Joy™ Grade 3

  A Small Rondo For Great Masters
Added September 26 2010
  A longing for home
Added September 26 2010
  At The Eleventh Hour
Added September 26 2010
  Blues For Heitor
Added September 26 2010
  Count On Me
Added September 26 2010
  Deja Vu
Added September 26 2010
  Distant Shores
Added September 26 2010
  Evocation
Added September 26 2010
  Facing West Again
Added September 26 2010
  Far Away Is Close To You
Added September 26 2010
  Fiords
Added June 15 2023
  Fiords
Added September 26 2010
  Flow of spirits
Added September 26 2010
  Guitar Boogie No. One
Added September 26 2010
  Hold On To Your Hats
Added September 26 2010
  I'll Walk You Home
Added September 26 2010
  Nacreous
Added September 26 2010
  No Doubt
Added September 26 2010
  Pantanal
Added November 04 2022
  Right Hand Left
Added September 26 2010
  So Easy On The Eyes
Added September 26 2010
  The Fiddler
Added September 26 2010
  Three Steps Ahead
Added September 26 2010
  Through Glistening Tears
Added September 26 2010
  Time out
Added September 26 2010
  Waves Of Sorrow
Added September 26 2010
  World Of Make-believe
Added September 26 2010
  Yellow is September
Added September 26 2010

Acoustic Joy™ Ensemble

  Better Think Twice (trio)
Added November 07 2022
  Coastline (quartet)
Added November 07 2022
  Echoes
Added December 01 2022
  Heavy Duty (trio)
Added November 11 2022
  Minor Things
Added December 01 2022
  Rain And Shine (trio)
Added November 07 2022
  Shuffle (trio and bass)
Added November 07 2022
  The Green Valley (trio)
Added November 11 2022
  Pop (quartet)
Added November 07 2022

Acoustic Joy™ Classical

  Allegro
Added September 26 2010
  Alman
Added September 26 2010
  Andante in a minor
Added September 26 2010
  Andante Sohr
Added September 26 2010
  Andantino
Added September 26 2010
  Arietta
Added September 26 2010
  Bourrée
Added September 26 2010
  Carcassi Remixed
Added September 26 2010
  Etude
Added September 26 2010
  Lagrima
Added September 26 2010
  Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Added January 17 2024
  Romance
Added September 26 2010