Month July 2016

Ivan Petricevic Plays Gigue BWV 1004 by Bach

Ivan Petricevic plays Gigue BWV 1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on a 2011 Dieter Müller Doubletop.This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. “Petricevic was born in 1987. Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. He studied in the class of Ante…

Duo Amaral Play Recife Dos Corales by Assad

The excellent Duo Amaral (Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral) play mov. III Recife Dos Corales from Tres Cenas Brasileiras by Brazilian guitarist and composer Sérgio Assad (b.1952). This via their YouTube channel. I’ve been following Duo Amaral for some time and they always impress with their…

Tim Beattie Plays Elogio de la Guitarra by Rodrigo

Young Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie playing Elogio de la Guitarra, mvt 1: Allegro by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999), performed during the 2016 Hamilton Guitar Competition Finals. Instrument built by Patrick Mailloux. via his YouTube “Tim is currently studying at the Conservatorium…

Lesson: Left Hand & 4th (Pinky) Finger Trouble

A free lesson on left hand technique with a focus on 4th finger (pinky) troubles. This lesson was request via YouTube comments. For beginner and intermediate students of classical guitar. In this lesson I talk about left hand alignment, guitar…

Julia Trintschuk Plays Sonata No. 1 by Guastavino

Julia Trintschuk plays Sonata No. 1 Allegro by Carlos Guastavino on a 2016 Roy Fankhänel Special Edition guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. “Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) was one of the foremost Argentine composers of the 20th…

Atlantic Guitar Quartet Plays Per Fernando Sor by Silverstein

The Atlantic Guitar Quartet plays A.D. Silverstein’s Per Fernando: a suite for guitar quartet in six movements (2015). The Atlantic Guitar Quartet is Mark Edwards, Kevin Shannon, Zoe Johnstone Stewart and Jonathan Zwi, and all have degrees and connections to…

Alexandra Whittingham Plays Capricho Catalán by Albeniz

English guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Capricho Catalán by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) via her YouTube Channel. You can check out some sheet music editions of this via amazon: Capricho Catalán. Recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in London where Whittingham is currently studying. I…

Matteo Staffini plays Oremus by Tárrega

Italian guitarist Matteo Staffini plays Oremus by Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)  on a José Ramirez Ex Segovia. Staffini has also written a large amount of works for guitar which you can check out at this site.  This comes via the…

Lesson: Romance by Molino

This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…

Eli Kassner awarded the Order of Canada

Here is a message from the Toronto Guitar Society passed along to me from its President Heather Morand Clark. Congrats to Eli Kassner, well deserved. Thanks to Canada for recognizing too! We are delighted to tell you that on June…

Lesson: Andantino Op.50, No.1 by Giuliani (Easy)

This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…

Rujero by Gaspar Sanz

This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…