Category Lessons

Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga by David Kellner

Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga by David Kellner (1670-1748) PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar (originally for lute). Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. These pieces are approximately late-intermediate to advanced level…

The Rising of the Moon & Lesson

The Rising of the Moon (Irish Folk Song) arranged for classical guitar. This piece is from my Easy Folk Songs Volume 1 – For Solo Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. 25 folk songs from around the world. PDF or Hardcopy available. Each song…

Lesson: E Chromatic Scale in Octaves

E Chromatic Scale in Octaves – Practice in both solid form and broken. Use any logical right hand fingering such as p-i the entire time or alternating p-i-p-m. There are an endless number of exercises for finger independence and stretching…

Allemande, BWV 996 by Bach (Lesson, PDF)

Performance, Lesson, Sheet Music: Allemande from Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Bach Sheet Music, Tab, or Free Unfingered Edition Here’s the second lesson for my edition of the Suite in E Minor, BWV 996. In this video I…

Lesson: Slurs in Groups of Six and Rhythmic Accents

Closed Slurs in Groups of Six and Rhythmic Accents. Slurs (hammer-ons, pull-offs, in sextuplets) from page 89 in my technique book. Try to emphasize rhythmic groups of three in your accent pattern and follow the usual left hand technique advice…

Lesson: Practicing Technique Through Your Repertoire

Lesson: Practicing and creating technique exercises from your repertoire. How to create a small technique warmup for your pieces. As and example I’m using An Malvina by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). From Bardenklänge, Op.13. You can see the piece in…

An Malvina by Mertz from Bardenklänge, Op.13. PDF sheet music or tab for classical guitar.

An Malvina by Mertz (PDF, Lesson)

An Malvina by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). From Bardenklänge, Op.13, Héft 1, No.1. PDF sheet music for classical guitar and a free performance and lesson video. Includes both a notation-only edition and tab edition. The level is late-intermediate to advanced (grade 7-8).…

Minka by Mertz for Classical Guitar

Minka by Mertz for Guitar (Free PDF, Lesson)

Minka (Rysk Folkeina) arranged for guitar by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). Free Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a free Notation-Only Edition and TAB Edition. Left hand fingering. PDF Download. Level is early-intermediate (grade 3-4).. Free PDF Sheet Music or Tab  The subtitle on…

Left Hand Horizontal Alignment Exercise

A lesson on my Left Hand Horizontal Alignment Exercise (1-4-2-4-3-4) – From Horizontal Exercises (Page 57) in my technique book. I’ve notated the exercises on the third string, but play the pattern on all six strings. You don’t need to…