Month May 2019

Lesson: Late-Intermediate Technique Routine

This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…

Duo Vitare Play Mauro Godoy Villalobos Double Concerto

Duo Vitare Play Mauro Godoy Villalobos Double Concerto

Duo Vitare, Agnieszka Kotulska-Rahunen (Cello) and Kimmo Rahunen (Guitar), play the 1st Movement from Mauro Godoy Villalobos‘ Double Concerto for Cello & Guitar. This comes via Duo Vitare’s YouTube channel. Born in Santiago de Chile in 1967, Mauro Godoy Villalobos grew…

Leshnoff Guitar Concerto

Jason Vieaux Album: Leshnoff’s Guitar Concerto

Jonathan Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4, Guitar Concerto, StarburstNashville Symphony (Giancarlo Guerrero), Violins of Hope, Jason Vieaux (guitar)Naxos Records, 2019 Buy, Listen, & Learn More:  Naxos |  Amazon |  iTunes |  Spotify An exciting new release via Naxos Records of the…

Fechner-Pyeon Play Piazzolla

Tomasz Fechner (guitar) and Deanna Pyeon (flute) play the third movement, Nightclub 1960, from L’Histoire du Tango by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their great YouTube channel. Nice rhythmic ensemble playing and excellent flute work on…

Classical Guitar - Contemporary Concepts by Sean Thrower

Classical Guitar: Contemporary Concepts by Sean Thrower

Classical Guitar: Contemporary Concepts 1Way to Play Guitar Series by FJH Music Companyby Sean Thrower and Edited by Philip Groeber Buy the book via FJH Music or Amazon I was happy to receive this copy of Sean Thrower’s new book…

Weimar Quartet Play Basque Songs by Guridi

Weimar Guitar Quartet (Stephanie Jones, Hanna Link, Karmen Stendler, Jakob Schmidt) play Basque Songs by Jesús Guridi (1886 – 1961). You can read about the piece below via Stendler’s YouTube but also see my recent post about their fantastic debut album. Have fun…

Lesson: Intermediate Technique Routine for Classical Guitar

This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…

Rupert Boyd – The Guitar

Rupert Boyd – The GuitarArtist WebsiteSono Luminus Records 2019 Buy, Listen, Learn More: Sono Luminus | Amazon |Apple Music | Spotify Rupert Boyd has been featured on the site numerous times and has clearly established himself as a top notch…

Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 9 by Paganini

The amazing Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Caprice No. 9 “The Hunt” from 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Love his smooth legato lines, witty articulations, and quick contrasts.  Excellent write-up by Henderson on YouTube:…

Early-Intermediate Technique Routine for Classical Guitar

This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…