Joep Wanders (*1956) studied classical guitar at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Wim Pfister, graduating in 1981. He also attended masterclasses given by Hubert Kappel, Roberto Aussel and others. While still a conservatory student he joined Gerrit de Boer in a classical guitar duo which gave frequent performances and made recordings for radio and TV.

Early on in his musical career Joep Wanders became interested in writing educational and performance material for the guitar.

The Go for Guitar Series has proved its worth over the past few years. Go for Guitar Vol 2 is a collection of new pieces and arrangements of traditionals with, as a bonus, 10 pages of Christmas carols. Go for Guitar Vol 2 extends the range of two-part playing by introducing “fingered” basses. Many of the pieces are preceded by exercises and scales. The styles graded in ascending order of difficulty, are varied and recognizable. A section is devoted to “playing with a low D-string”; attention also focuses on the second position. Chord accompaniments are introduced.