Chad Ibison performs Unruhe from Bardenklänge, Op.13 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) on a 2023 Vladimir Druzhinin classical guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Great performance by Ibison with nice contrasts between extroverted and intimate sections along with excellent Romantic phrasing. Sheet…
Exploring the Fretboard No.36-38: Single String Exercises on the Fifth String, A Major with Triad, Bb Major, and B Chromatic from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book…
Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie performs Habanera from Twee stukken voor gitaar, Op.22 (1944) by Dutch composer Marius Flothuis (1914-2001) at the Royal Conservatory, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada. This comes via Beattie’s YouTube channel and Riddle Films. Flothuis is a major composer and, to my…
Bagatelle No.7 & No.8, Op.4 by Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861) – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Video performances and lessons for each piece. The level is intermediate…
Elizabeth Pallett performs Fantasia No.2 from El Masestro (1536) by Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561) on a Vihuela by Martin Haycock. This comes via Pallett’s YouTube channel called luteweb with performances on lute and vihuela. I’ve been preparing editions of the…
SoloDuo with Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela perform Italian Concerto, BWV 971 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Transcribed for two guitars by Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela in three movements: I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Presto. Always nice to hear the excellent SoloDuo…
Introduction to Rhythm via Brad Harrison on his fantastic YouTube channel. If you are beginner or late-beginner student watch this video to get an introduction to rhythm in music. There is a lot of information all at once so don’t…
Exploring the Fretboard No.34-35: Comparing 1st Position to 13th Position and Comparing Major and Minor Triads on the Fourth String, from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book…
Q&A Part 2 of 3: Practicing and Improvement Questions for Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. I held…
Tariq Harb performs movements I. Canto Primo and V. Serenata from Cello Suite No.1, Op.72 by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), arranged for classical guitar by Harb. This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube channel. You can buy his sheet music for this work here. I love Britten…
Q&A Part 1 of 3: General Questions for Classical Guitar and Music. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. I held…
Irina Kulikova performs Ständchen by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) on a 2022 Ramin Fallah classical guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. The arrangement is by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) who arranged many of Schubert’s lieder for solo guitar and often played guitar accompaniments…