he purpose of the revision of this famous guitar method is two-fold: (1) to modernize the fingerings for the right hand, based on the principles of the Spanish master, Francisco Tarrega (2) to organize the contents in a more logical sequence for study and teaching purposes. All exercises and pieces are in their original form. No notes have been changed or altered in the revision process.
Carcassi, at the close of the original preface for his method states: "I can assert that any inteligent person who will attentively study this book from beginning to end will acquire a perfect knowledge of the mechanics of the guitar." Those words are as true today as when Matteo Carcassi wrote them over a hundred years ago.