Benefits of Practicing Arpeggios on Single Strings
A lesson on five benefits of practicing arpeggios and other textures on single strings for the right hand in classical guitar. The benefits range from increased accuracy, economic or efficient…
Isaac Bustos Plays En Los Trigales by Rodrigo
Isaac Bustos performs En Los Trigales by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard this piece which is surprising as it’s such a…
Pablo Garibay Plays Letter From Home by Metheny
Pablo Garibay plays his arrangement of Letter From Home by Pat Metheny (b.1954) on classical guitar. This comes via Garibay’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). The song is from Methany’s sixth…
Fake Nails for Classical Guitar (Press On)
Fake Press On Nails for Classical Guitar – In this video I demonstrate how to apply fake press on nails and look at three types of false nails that use…
Modern and Contemporary Works for Classical Guitar
About This Page: This page lists modern and contemporary works I’ve performed along with links to the videos and sheet music by external publishers when possible. This is not like…
Making a Rosette for Classical Guitar
Making a Rosette for Classical Guitar – Great to see this video of luthier Evan Kingma making a rosette for classical guitars via his YouTube channel. Such intricate and beautiful…
Émilie Fend Classical Guitar Concert
Émilie Fend performs a concert including repertoire by Giulio Regondi, Manuel Ponce, Dilermando Reis, and Silvestre Fonseca. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are…
Why I don’t make Play Along Videos and Use Context Lessons Instead
In this video I discuss the reason why I don’t make ‘play along’ videos but make context lessons instead. This is a question I get asked all the time online.…
Marko Topchii Plays Zahir by Francesco Sgambati
Ukrainian classical guitarist Marko Topchii performs Zahir by Francesco Sgambati (b.1990) which was the winning entry of the DGF’s 4th composition contest. Performed Live at the 2024 Groningen Guitar Festival. The score…
The Life and Times of Catharina Pratten by Emma Rush
The Life and Times of Catharina PrattenEmma RushWrite-up and Liner Notes Emma Rush has an interesting new album out with a repertoire theme centred around Catharina Pratten. As she mentions,…
Liying Zhu Plays Allegro from Five Bagatelles by Walton
The amazing Liying Zhu performs the first movement Allegro from Five Bagatelles for Guitar by English composer Sir William Walton (1902-1983). This video comes from the amazing GuitarCoop and their fantastic YouTube Channel. I am…
What chair do I use for classical guitar?
What Chair Do I Use for Classical Guitar? In this video I look at the best two chairs for classical guitar that I’ve found so far. One is a drum…