Month December 2015

Andrea González Caballero plays Clerch

Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero, currently based out of Germany, plays Estudio de Escalas by Joaquín Clerch (b. 1965) on a 2015 Ennio Giovanetti. This comes via the amazing Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Siccas is THE online source for videos these…

Easy Auld Lang Syne for Guitar (Free PDF or TAB)

Auld Lang Syne for Fingerstyle GuitarClassical Guitar in Notation or Notation + Tablature (TAB)Level: Easy-Intermediate (melody + easy bass/chord notes) Auld Lang Syne is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a…

Uros Baric Plays Christmas Songs

Slovenian guitarist Uros Baric plays a variety of Christmas tunes: Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard), Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (John Frederick Coots / Haven Gillespie) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks). If you don’t know Uros Baric yet he…

SoloDuo play Scarlatti

Italian guitar duo: SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) play Sonata K 386 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). Son of renowned father Alessandro Scarlatti, Domenico was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and…

John Schneider 13 Questions [via Prepared Guitar]

A nice article/interview via Prepared Guitar with the fantastic guitarist John Schneider. Schneider is well known for his work with just-intonation and micro-tonality as well as his performances of Lou Harrison, John Cage, and Harry Partch. Schneider has been hailed as…

Lesson: Filing nails with Matthew McAllister

This might be the fourth post this week with McAllister but when it’s good it’s good. Matthew McAllister gives a lesson on filing the nails for classical guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. I like how he…

New Release: French Collection by Matthew McAllister

French Collection by Matthew McAllisterBaros Records, 2015Artist Website: matthewmcallister.comProduced and engineered by Uros Baric.Learn more or buy the album I’m very happy to introduce you to a new album by our good friend, Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister. Matthew has been…

Anton Baranov plays David Del Puerto

Russian classical guitarist Anton Baranov plays Fantasia y Rondo by Spanish composer David Del Puerto (b. 1964). Interesting fact via wiki, “At just 20 his name was on the bill at the Almeida Festival in London and shortly afterwards he…

Rupert Boyd & Laura Metcalf Play Satie

New York-based Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd & cellist Laura Metcalf perform Je Te Veux by Erik Satie (1866-1925). Video Produced by Studio 475, and filmed at the Hispanic Society of America in New York City. Fantastic quality on the video and spectacular…

Lesson: Left Hand Technique Advice with Matthew McAllister

The excellent Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister gives a lesson in left hand technique for classical guitar. Matthew has fantastic technique but most importantly a very musical technique. He’s also a great teacher so enjoy this lesson. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their…

Adam Kossler plays Sibelius

American guitarist Adam Kossler plays “Ekloge” from 4 lyrical piano pieces Op.74 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Transcription by Adam Kossler. Audio and Video by the amazing Canadian guitarist/audio-visual wizard Drew Henderson. You can check out Adam’s cd over…

Why injury prevention is so important via The Strad

Check out the great article on preventing injury in music practice via The Strad. You are can read the article here.   Some tips include: 1. Keep moving, 2. Be prepared and stay in shape, 3. Warm up slowly and thoroughly, 4. Examine your…