Tengyue ‘TY’ Zhang plays Hommage a Villa-Lobos (Tuhu) by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via Guitar Magazine on their Youtube channel. Zhang is the winner of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Concert Artist Competition last year. He is…
QuartettoCMantova and Giacomo Susani (guitar) perform Quintet written by Susani. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Susani is an Italian classical guitarist based in London. Some great ensemble work with all the precise group articulations. Refined playing and composing by Susani, very well…
A lesson on practicing slowly with a metronome. Do you actually practice slow enough? I guide you through the process and how I first practice a piece very very slowly. It’s also a way of pushing the tempo forward gradually…
Composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939) conducts his 1986 Concierto Elegiaco with Zaira Meneses playing the guitar. This was at the 2018 Boston GuitarFest at the New England Conservatory of Music and comes to us via Zaira Meneses and her great YouTube Channel. Great…
Joël Impérial (Viola) and Gilbert Impérial (Guitar) perform Sonata for viola and guitar in D minor I – Molto moderato by Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953). This comes via Gilbert Impérial’s YouTube channel with video & audio by Drew Henderson. Ferdinand Rebay…
In the 2nd vlog episode I show you a few pictures of where I live in Victoria, BC, Canada, talk about my trio CD, Erin’s Book, what I’ve been focusing on for teaching this week, and play a rough draft…
A left hand lesson on practicing in position blocks to organize the left hand and make pieces easier for classical guitar. Practicing pieces in position blocks is great because playing in position is generally easy. It’s shifting from one position…
Julia Trintschuk plays Allegro from Sonata Giocosa by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) on a 2016 Richard Newman guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Great playing by Trintschuk of this difficult but wonderful piece. Also see her past videos I’ve posted. She…
British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Asturias (Leyenda) – No. 5 from Suite Española, Op. 47 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). This comes via her YouTube channel. Nice clean and direct performance of the first section with a beautiful contrasting expressive section. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham back…
Armrests for Classical Guitar – I really like armrests on guitars. The idea seemed undesirable to me at first because the armrest further extends the guitar outward away from the shoulder(only millimetres though) which is an ergonomic problem for some…
Tariq Harb plays Danza Brazilera by Jorge Morel (b.1931). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel. Great playing as usual from Harb and I love seeing these somewhat casual videos where the playing is so extroverted and energetic. Cool shots of the right…
Dreams Laid Down by Alan RinehartRavello Records 2018& PARMA RecordingsBuy or Learn More at Ravello | Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Check out a great story and interview about Alan and the album via Parma. Congrats to Canadian guitarist Alan…