Matthew McAllister’s new album American Collection for solo guitar features works by composers Chick Corea, Ralph Towner, Philip Rosheger, Lou Harrison and Frank Zappa alongside a Guitar Quartet recording of the Mishima Quartet by Philip Glass. Short documentary film above via…
Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden continues to release a set of fantastic videos with the help of Henderson. Here he plays Eu sei que vou te amar by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), arr. McFadden. Recorded by Canadian guitarist/producer Drew Henderson at Church of St. Mary Magdalene in…
Cool vid How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines) by Brian Christian via TED-Ed on YouTube. “…all the time you spend prioritizing your work is time you aren’t spending doing it…sometimes, giving up on doing things in…
A great interview with David Tanenbaum. This comes via Strings by Mail and their YouTube channel in collaboration with tonebase. If you are not familiar with Tanenbaum, you should be! He is a champion of new music and the guitar,…
Canadian guitarists Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan play an excerpt of the 1st movement from Tonadilla by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999). Video by the amazing Drew Henderson. This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube Channel. Here’s his blurb: This is an excerpt of the 1st movement from Tonadilla by Joaquin Rodrigo.…
Kaiser-Schmidt Guitar Duo (Jessica Kaiser and Jakob Schmidt) play Valses Poéticos (Intro & Melodioso) by Enrique Granados (1867–1916). This comes via their YouTube Channel. You can also check their debut CD including this work via their website. Valses Poéticos is a set of…
Lesson: Replacing Tempo with Other Musical Elements“How to balance your performances with a well-rounded musicality”YouTube Video Link (4k) This is a lesson on replacing your tempo with other musical elements and ideas. When you drop your tempo to a slower…
Lesson: Right Hand Tone Production on Classical GuitarOr: How to get a good sound on classical guitarYouTube Video Link (4K) Exploring changes in timbre from tasto to ponticello, to subtle changes to fingernail angles, learning to control your sound is…
Guitarist Tariq Harb plays Capriccio Diabolico “Omaggio a Paganini”, Op.85 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). Video by Drew Henderson. This comes via his amazing YouTube Channel. He has a great blurb about the work on his YouTube: One of my absolute favourite…
Matt Palmer plays Julia Florida by Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. The guitar is a “La Leona” replica built by Michael Thames (spruce, cypress) that was one day old at the time of recording. “The…
Matthew McAllister plays Oleander Etude by Ralph Towner (b.1940). This comes via Uro Baric and Baros Records YouTube Channel. You can check McAllister’s new album American Collection over at Baros Records. “Matthew’s most ambitious album to date has just been released!…
Big round of applause for ten year old Linda Bernert playing Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). Linda is a student of the amazing Stefan Schmidt in Germany. This comes via his YouTube channel where he highlights some of his great students. Schmidt has a TON…