The spectacular Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk plays the Thelonious Monk classic Round Midnight, arranged by Roland Dyens. Recorded live in concert at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church, Vancouver BC, July 12, 2014. Kolk is a great player, you can check out…
Let’s start with a definition from the Oxford’s Music Dictionary: phrase. Short section of music of a musical composition into which the music, whether vocal or instrumental, seems naturally to fall. Sometimes this is 4 measures, but shorter and longer…
John Schneiderman plays Tarantelle by Hungarian guitarist and composer Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). Schneiderman is the real deal and certainly a multi-instrumentalist. Whether he’s on lute or guitar it’s always great playing. Here, Schneiderman is playing on a guitar by Hermann…
Ukraine born guitarist Marko Topchii playing Etude No. 7 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959). Here Marko is playing the preliminary round at the 3rd Changsha International Guitar Competition 2014, Changsha, China. Here are the results of the finals:1st prize: Marko…
As guitarist Scott Tennant states in his technique book “there’s no substitute for preparation.” That is true, you certainly don’t want to perform something you haven’t practiced well. The more you prepare the better the performance will go. However, there’s more…
Dilbert on the ten thousand hour rule. Works well for music! Link/ Source: You can check out this Dilbert comic and more of Scott Adams here: www.dilbert.com
Matt Palmer playing Vicente Asencio’s La Joia, from Collectici Intim, on a 2002 Edmund Blochinger classical guitar at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. I really like Palmer’s playing, he has all the virtuosity of modern players but also…
Kaiser Schmidt Guitar Duo plays Sonata I (MVT1) Allegro Moderato BWV 525 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Nice arrangement and some very good ensemble skills displayed by this young duo. “Jessica Kaiser and Jakob Schmidt both grew up in Friedberg,…
Omán Kaminsky plays Thème varié et Finale by Manuel M. Ponce. Originally from Mexico City, Kaminsky later studied in Holland with Zoran Dukic. Kaminsky sounds great here as he plays this classic work. I like watching him play as his…
Thomas Viloteau plays the last movement of the Suite Brasileira n°3 commissioned and dedicated to him by Sergio Assad. Intense and filled with Brazilian fun! Here’s some early biography of Viloteau via his website: “Born into a family of fine…
Nocturne No.2, Op.4 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Free video lesson. Includes both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Intermediate (Grade 6) due to some hinge barres, I feel it is on…
Marcin Dylla plays Sonata in F Major OP. 168, No. 1, 1st Movement by Anton Diabelli (1781–1858). Diabelli was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer and also played and taught piano and guitar. The general public usually recognizes him due…