Spanish guitarist Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Venezuelan composer/guitarist Antonio Lauro (1917–1986). This piece pretty much sums up what people want from South American guitar with sections of beautiful melody but all the rhythm and chord changes that keep things…
This video lesson covers the question: Should beginner classical guitar students learn to play D and G in the first position (top strings) with the 4th finger or the 3rd finger? My answer is to use the 4th finger because…
Duo Amaral (Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral) performing the 4th movement Finale from Suite all’antica for 2 guitars (1975) by Brazilian-Uruguayan composer Guido Santórsola (1904–1994). Santórsola wrote a ton of music for solo guitar and a bunch of duos as…
Another new work: guitarist Adam Levin plays a world premiere of Trimountain by Antón García Abril. June 16, 2017 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. This one has some nice colourful textures and a sweet lingering melody with more…
Duo Vela, American flutist Marla Nistico and Australian guitarist Daniel Nistico, perform Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205 (1965) – I. Allegretto grazioso by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). The video mislabeled the opus number. Nevertheless, great performance by this young duo…
French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by British composer Nicholas Maw (1935–2009). One of the great works of the period (1989, rev. 1991), Viloteau pulls it off beautifully. Pretty nice sound too despite it’s just a small room.…
Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical GuitaristsYouTube Video Link This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page. This is a lesson for beginner classical guitarists. We’ve already looked at the sitting position, left and right…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Practicing Arpeggio Patterns on Open Strings The three main benefits of this are: 1. Increased Right Hand Accuracy, 2. Creation of a compact hand position, and 3. Reminding the thumb to play in front…
Jakub Kościuszko (guitar) & Jan Jakub Bokun (clarinet) play Canción y Tango op. 145A by Polish composer Gerard Drozd. This comes via Gerard Drozd’s YouTube Channel and was recorded live at the Gliwice Guitar Festival. I quite like the guitar clarinet combo…
Guitarist Adam Levin plays a world premiere of Espacio de Guitarra by Spanish composer Cristobal Halffter. June 16, 2017 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Great performance filled with great colours, articulations, and some intense angular rhythms, then lovely section…
French guitarist Gaëlle Solal plays Choros No. 1 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959). This comes via Gitaar, maar waar? and their great YouTube Channel. Great playing by the amazing Gaëlle Solal, this is one of the lighter Villa-Lobos works…
A Lesson on Muting Strings During Cross-String Trills – In this lesson I cover the difference in technique and sound between single-string trills and cross-string trills as well as the resulting pitch and harmonic intervals. Not muting your cross-string trills…