Month May 2014

Ae Fond Kiss with Guitar, Harp, & Voice

Ae Fond Kiss with Guitar, Harp, & Voice as arranged by Eddie McGuire and performed by the Bardic Trio. Nicely done Matthew McAllister et al. Here’s some info via Matthew McAllister’s facebook page. Go like his page to get wonderful video updates like this and…

Practicing Well: Positive Success Ratios

Problem: Even when students practice efficiently there is still the possibility that they are not practicing well. Here’s an example: Brad practices the most difficult sections of his music during his daily practice session (this is good). He practices the difficult…

Scott Morris Lesson on String Dampening

A lesson on String Dampening for classical guitar by the excellent Scott Morris. This lesson is via Guitar Salon International. Don’t worry if you don’t fully understand all the theory or harmonic language, the main idea is that some sounds…

The Image of Melancholly by Holborne for Ensemble (Free PDF)

The Image of Melancholly by Anthony Holborne (1545-1602)Arranged for Guitar EnsembleFrom: Consort Music from Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Aeirs London 1599Arranged for Guitar Ensemble by Bradford Werner Consort music is perfect for guitar ensemble arrangements and requires very…

On Practicing - A Manual for Students of Guitar by Ricardo Iznaola

Emotional Detachment During Practice

As a follow up to last week’s review of Ricardo Iznaola’s On Practicing: A manual for students of guitar performance, I came across a checklist including a statement called “Emotional Detachment”. Here is what Iznaola states: a. Emotional Detachment from the material being…

50 Minute Concert Video by Gohar Vardanyan

The spectacular Gohar Vardanyan plays LIVE from Baldwin Wallace Int’l Guitar Festival. A full 50min video of some great classics. Note the Canadian guitar luthier too: 2012 Jean Rompré. PROGRAMSuite in A Minor by Manuel Maria PonceUn Sueño en la Floresta…

Spanish Romance (Romanza) for Classical Guitar

Spanish Romance (Romanza) – Free PDF Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar with Free Performance and Video Lesson. Comes with both a Notation-Only Edition and a separate Tab Edition. Level is Intermediate, a few big chords, stretches, and upper…

Vladimir Gorbach playing Primavera Porteña by Piazzolla

I’ve posted Vladimir Gorbach playing Primavera Porteña by Astor Piazzolla before but this is a better and more close-up video. However, this one is just a promo. If you want to see the full version you can see this other…

Tariq Harb Plays Passacaglia for Eli by Brouwer

Tariq Harb plays An Idea – Passacaglia for Eli Leo Brouwer dedicated to guitarist Eli Kassner, founder of the Toronto Guitar Society. An Idea for solo guitar was written for the 75th birthday of Eli Kassner at Cordoba April, 1999.…

New Releases by Eddie Healy

Artist Website: eddiehealy.comPublisher: Les Productions d’OZ The Path to Truth: A suite for three guitars in three movements (I. Stagnation II. Irrevocably Becoming… III. Direction). Published: 2014. My favourite thing about these works is that they sound fairly clear and suit the…

The Difference Between Playing and Practicing

One of the most important lessons a student can learn is that practicing music is a problem solving experience. I read an article a few years back by classical guitarist and educator Scott Tennant that clearly defined the difference between playing…