American Threads by Jamie BalmerArtist Website: jbalmer.comAlbum via Bandcamp: American Threads by Jamie Balmer American Threads features solo guitar music by Kevin Callahan, Phillip de Fremery, Frederic Hand, Thomas Schuttenhelm, and Frank Wallace alongside Jamie Balmer’s arrangements for solo guitar…
16-year-old American guitarist Olivia Chiang plays Farewell by Harp Guitarist John Doan on a 2007 Aaron Green cedar and rosewood guitar. This comes via the excellent Guitar Salon International via their YouTube. John Doan plays the twenty-string harp guitar but also has recordings…
A full video lesson tutorial for Prelude No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) for classical guitar. I go through the four main sections, discussing the piece and demonstrating. This is a great piece for both pros and students. In particular, I like…
Guitar LadiesClassical guitar music by women composersBy Heike MatthiesenRelease: September 2016 Listen to Samples or Buy: CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes Composers:Madame Sidney Pratten (1821-1895)Maria Luisa Anido (1907-1996)Ida Presti (1924-1967)Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931)Sylvie Bodorova (b.1954)Annette Kruisbrink (b.1958)Carmen Guzman (1925-2012)Tatiana Stachak (b.1973)Maria Linnemann (b.1947) Liner Note by…
Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays Milonga del Mar from Scènes panoramiques by Canadian composer Patrick Roux, recorded November 19, 2016 in Toronto. Video and audio by Drew Henderson. Milonga del Mar was premiered by Marlène Demers-Lemay and is published by…
Review: Cordoba C10 Parlor Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Canadian cedar topSolid Indian Rosewood back & sidesIndian rosewood binding / Indian rosewood bridge7/8 body size, 50mm nut widthmother-of-pearl weave rosette630 mm scale lengthPrice range from $1000-$1300 USD (via Amazon…
Review: Cordoba C12 Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Canadian Cedar TopSolid Indian Rosewood back & sides650mm scale lengthRaised (Elevated) FingerboardPrice range from $1650-$1850 USD Buy from Amazon.com for the best price: Cordoba C12 Classical GuitarCanadians go here. Bradford’s Option at…
Lesson of the week: “The Spider” Left Hand Finger Independence and Stretch Exercise. This exercise comes from one of the most popular books for the classical guitar: Pumping Nylon by American guitarist Scott Tennant. It’s a great reference/exercise book with short memorable…
Sanel Redžić plays Five Bagatelles (1971) by English composer William Walton (1902-1983). This comes via Redžić’s YouTube. Great video and awesome to have all five of the Walton pieces in one place. Same video location as his previous video of the…
Always nice to feature youth players on the site as we might hear them again down the road and they deserve so much praise for their hard work. 12 year old German guitarist Nina Bernert plays Phantasia D major by…
The amazing guitarist Isaac Bustos plays Lágrima [Tear] – Preludio by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). Beautiful performance of this short and sweet classic by Tarrega. Audio and video by the great Canadian guitarist and producer Drew Henderson – always a top quality production with…
This is from my Lesson of the Week segment of the site. A lesson on shifts and string noise for classical guitar using Ricardo Iznaola’s Kitharologus: The Path to Virtuosity (Amazon). This is exercise No. 37 in level 3. I’d put…