Question: How do I not mute adjacent strings with the left hand when playing chords and arpeggios on classical guitar? More specifically, when practicing Giuliani Arpeggios, the 4th string D gets partially muted by my left hand 2nd finger that…
Carlo Fierens plays Andante et allegro by Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) performed on a rare 1855 René-François Lacôte seven-string guitar (Coste’s own model), generously lent by Adopt a Musician (Accornero Collection). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel (go subscribe). Amazing to hear these works,…
Question: How do I play through a simple mistake in music? For example, I have a habit of when I play a wrong note, I go back and correct it. It may not be a difficult passage, just a simple…
Dowland’s Foundry with Sami Brown on lute perform It was a time when silly bees could speak, No. 18 from the Third Book of Songs by John Dowland (1563-1626). This comes via The Lute Society on their YouTube in preparation…
Canadian classical guitarist Marc-Etienne Leclerc performs Grand Caprice, Op.60 by Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). This comes via his YouTube channel (go subscribe). Wonderful performance by Leclerc of this large rhapsodic work that includes…well, everything really. Leclerc released a number of great…
Classical guitarist Lorenzo Micheli performs his arrangement Geppetto by Fiorenzo Carpi (1918-1997). The work is a celebrated theme from the soundtrack for the 1972 tv show Le avventure di Pinocchio. This comes via Partita Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube channel (go subscribe). Beautiful playing and…
Voyager from Le Support – I was very excited to try out the new Voyager model guitar support from Le Support. You might have seen my past review of the Le Support Professional model which I absolutely loved. I’ve been…
New classical guitar albums, editions, gear, compositions, and more for 2026. Submit your content but beware that only a few submissions a year will make the list. I get tons of submissions but due to time constraints it’s pretty much…
Bradford Werner performs Studio No.6 “Soledad” (Omaggio a Francisco Goya) from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (1941-2022) on classical guitar. This comes via my YouTube channel. Published by Editions Bèrben. The sheet music edition can be…
A final word of advice for my book, Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria…
A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.66-68 which are the final case studies in the book. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic…
Question: What is the best way to learn a new piece on classical guitar? Answer Summary: There are many variables involved in learning a new piece such as understanding the composition itself, the guitar techniques involved, and the comprehension and skill…