British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham performs a concert including Domenico Scarlatti, Fernando Sor, Madame Sidney Pratten, Ernest Shand, Napoelon Coste, and Roberto Gerhard. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham way back to when she was 17. Cool to see…
How to Practice Sight-Reading Music on Classical Guitar – In this lesson I’ll examine ways to improve and practice your sight reading of sheet music notation on classical guitar. However, I think you find all the information relatable to any…
Sanel Redžić plays Suite BWV 996 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Redžić’s fantastic YouTube channel. Recorded in Schottenkirche Erfurt, Germany. Redzic has recorded almost all the lute suites at this point some of which I’ve previously featured. I’m guessing he’ll eventually record them…
Performance and Lesson for Study No.22 in E Minor, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Campanas del alba by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903-1982). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Another great video by Henderson after last week’s Paganini vid. First and foremost I love his exquisite performances but add to that pristine…
Goran Krivokapić performs Prelude No. 3 in A Minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Krivokapić is one of my favourite players partly for his solid musical balance but also his selected moments of brilliance and beauty. Nice to…
Lutenist Hopkinson Smith plays Italian and French Renaissance lute music including Dalza, Spinacino, and Attaingnant at the Conservatorio Vivaldi di Alessandria (Italy). This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s excellent YouTube channel. Beautiful playing and some of my favourite repertoire of the Renaissance. This…
How to Read Sheet Music on Classical Guitar – This is a lesson on how to go about learning to read sheet music notation from beginner to advanced levels. It’s a lesson on the process and elements as well as…
Fingerstyle Accompaniment Chord Songs and Lessons – From my free 100 page pdf Classical Guitar Method Volume 1 – First Fingerstyle Chord Accompaniment songs and lessons. For each song I show you how to play the song, how to count and play, and…
Air “On the G String” by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar. From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 arranged for classical guitar. Includes both a notation-only edition and TAB edition,…
Performance and Lesson for Study No.21 in C Major, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Caprice No. 20 from 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Henderson is one of my favourite players and really brings these works to justice on guitar. Beautiful opening section followed by virtuosic…