La Esfachata de Napoles by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). PDF sheet music for classical guitar with video performance and lesson. This comes from my Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2, a collection of six works that come with both a notation edition with…
Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2 – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Video performances and lessons for each piece. This is a PDF Download. Level: Intermediate…
Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister have a series called Duo Talk on McAllister’s YouTube and this week they had a special discussion on the great Roland Dyens (1955-2016). The discussion also includes Tracy Anne Smith, Louis Trépanier, Valentin Danisevicius, and Roland’s sister Laura…
João Luiz plays Mignoniana from 24 Studies for Guitar by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via Luiz’s YouTube channel. Great piece with all the weaving musical lines and rhythmic interest. Wonderful performance by Luiz with such a natural rhythmic momentum and motivic awareness. Here’s what…
3/4 Time Signatures and Dotted Half Notes (Rhythm Lesson and Exercises No.4-6). Follow the advice at the beginning for free but if you want to do all 60 rhythm exercises check out my Classical Guitar Method Volume 2. This lesson…
Learn every note on guitar with single-string chromatic scales. In this lesson you can learn every note on the guitar quite easily as long as you know the musical alphabet. This is a very important lesson that students often overlook.…
Bor Zuljan & Peter Croton perform Canaries by Ennemond (Vieux) Gaultier (c.1575-1651) from the manuscript Vaudry de Saizenay. This comes via Zuljan’s YouTube channel. Bor plays an 11-course lute by Jiri Cepelak (2018) Peter plays an 11-course lute by Michael…
Kevin Loh performs Etude No.5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) on classical guitar. This comes via Loh’s YouTube channel. This etude has always been one of my favourites from the set, exploring more of the polyphonic aspects of the instrument. Great control by…
Late-Beginner Collection for Classical Guitar. Free PDF sheet music with video lessons of 18 classical guitar works for the late-beginner to early-intermediate level. Collected as a repertoire supplement for Classical Guitar Method Volume 1 & 2. Designed for double sided…
Aliosha de Santis performs Allegro by Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) on a 1954 Hermann Hauser II Classical Guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. Very spirited performance with a rhythmic drive and Baroque momentum rarely heard on guitar. There was no reference…
Lorenzo Micheli performs Fuga Op.46, No.1 by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) on a 2023 Paula Lazzarini classical guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel and D’Addario for the video shoot in Cremona, Italy. Excellent and exciting performance by Micheli. Nice to hear this fugue by Diabelli…
The Irish Washerwoman (Melody), Traditional Celtic Jig. Free PDF sheet music, performance, and lesson video for beginner classical guitar. I recommend playing this work after my Method Book Volume 1. Free PDF Sheet Music Edition For this work I’ve presented the…