Notturno No.1 and 2 by Bartolomeo Bortolazzi (1772-1846) – 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. This is a PDF Download. The level…
Graham Fitch gives a lesson on cadences, chords and harmony. This comes via Pianist Magazine on their YouTube channel. He gives a brief explanation of leading tones, the gravity of cadences, triads within a harmonized scale, chord progressions, and phrasing in general. This is…
Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister perform Concerto in D Major BWV 972 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) after Antonio Vivaldi and arranged by Katrin Klingeberg and Sebastian Montes. Recorded in June 2023 at the Cathedral Barn in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. This comes via McAllister’s YouTube channel.…
Gaspar Sanz Sheet Music for Classical Guitar – PDF Sheet Music or tab for Classical Guitar. Comes with notation editions with left hand fingering and separate tab editions. Free video performances and lessons for each piece. Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) was a Spanish…
João Luiz performs Los Guardianes de La Magia (dedicated to João Luiz) by Leo Brouwer (b.1939). This comes via his YouTube channel. You might already know João Luiz from the amazing Brasil Guitar Duo. This is the second video of…
Practicing Hands Separately on Classical Guitar. A lesson on the benefits of hands separate practice and some ways to help accomplish the breakdown and simplification of the left and right hands. You can check out my technique book here with…
Classical guitarist Cristina Galietto performs The Whistling Spider by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via Knobloch Strings and their YouTube channel. The piece was dedicated to Galietto and this is the premiere video. Wonderful performance by Galietto with so many fun articulation and zippy characters…
Counting Eighth Notes, 2/4 Time Signatures, Rhythm Lesson and Exercises No.13-19. This lesson covers three ways to count eighth notes (British: quaver) and 2/4 time signatures. Exercise No.13 is provided for free on the screen. If you want to practice all…
Sebastián Montes performs Allemande and Courante from Sonata in A major by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750) on classical guitar. This comes via his Duo KM on YouTube channel. Always a pleasure to hear Weiss who is one my favourite lute…
Marionas 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 left hand fingering and…
Marcello Fantoni performs Sinfonia dall’Italiana in Algeri di Rossini Op.2 by Luigi Legnani (1790-1877) on a period Johann Anton Stauffer (Vienna 1845 ca.) guitar. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s excellent YouTube channel. An amazing performance filled with an excellent contrast of showy flare and…
The Guitar in Stuart England: A Social and Musical HistoryChristopher PageYale University Press, 2017 Learn or Buy from Amazon Thanks to one of my followers once again for sending me this excellent read. It’s filled with a wealth of info…