Focus: This set of studies is widely popular among serious classical guitar students even after a few hundred years of its composition. You will develop right hand finger picking, smooth left hand shifting, left hand finger independence for counterpoint and right hand arpeggiating.
Here is the first study from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. With this study, you can develop right hand alternate picking, smooth left hand shifting, left hand finger independence for counterpoint and right hand arpeggio.
The second study in A minor from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. The main purpose of this study is to develop the fingers of the right hand.
The third study in A major from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. Although it is in major key, it sounds melancholic, and its chord progression is beautiful.
The fourth study in D major from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. This one is for the left hand. It's a "pull-off mania" with pinky and ring finger.
The fifth Study in G major from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. This study consists of mostly single line melody with constant string changes. A good introduction to master left hand finger control.
The eighth study in E major from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. A series of arpeggios and pull-offs and provides excellent left hand finger independence exercises.
The tenth Study in D major from Matteo Carcassi's 25 Melodious Studies for Guitar. It is a slur-mania with the pinky and the ring finger! A series of triplets with hammer-on and pull-off will be a great tool for training to control your left hand fingers.
This is the 12th Study by Carcassi in D major. It is a peaceful sounding arpeggio study. If you want to brush up your picking skills using a pick, this piece will be a good sweeping exercise.
Study No. 13 in A major by M. Carcassi is a right hand etude for arpeggios and repeated notes. Like some of other Carcassi Studies, you can try this using a pick.