Instrument Level Guitar - Level 5
READ THIS FIRST: Notes to Composers
General recommendations:
Speed: Slow to Allegro
Length: 200 measures (including multi-movement)
Rhythm: complex rhythms such as syncopation and unusual meters OK, but only limited cross rhythms such as one or two beats of triplets against eighths.
Playable Notes and Skills
- Scales becoming easier.
- Some ability to reach larger stretches with 2 fingers, small stretches with 3 fingers down.
- Full bars okay for short periods of time.
6 note chord
Things to Avoid
- Quick chord changes.
- Fast scales.
- Quick or consecutive position shifts.