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 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 (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…
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…
This lesson comes from my Method Book Volume 2. Below is the technique lesson for Left Hand Exercises in Part 4.
This lesson comes from my Method Book Volume 2. Below is the technique lesson for Right Hand Exercises in Part 4.
This lesson comes from my Method Book Volume 2. Below is the lesson for G Major (Page 15) including the scales and chord progressions. The lesson for the Menuet by Bach (Page 16-17) starts 4:54 mins. The lesson for Kean…
A lesson on a C Major Scale in Sixths – Scales in 6ths follow the pattern of the harmonized major scale (same as the scale in 3rds). In this lesson I talk about the technique involved in playing the scale,…
Lesson: Prelude (Praeludio) and Presto from Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Bach Sheet Music, Tab, or Free Unfingered Edition Here’s the first lesson for my edition of the Suite in E Minor, BWV 996. In this video I…
Alignment and Closed Slurs (using fixed fingers) – This is from page 84 in my technique book (link below). Place the indicated fixed fingers on the third string and hold down for the entire line. Do not play the fixed…
C Major Scale in 3rds, Two Octaves for Classical Guitar – This is from page 102 in my technique book (link below). Scales in thirds are great for your technique, musical knowledge, and practice routine. There are an endless number…
Marche Funêbre and Bolero by Johann Gottfried Eduard Bayer (1822–1908). No. 21 and No.22 from his Guitarreschule. Free PDF Sheet Music or Premium Tab for Classical Guitar. Left hand fingering. Level: early-intermediate (Grade 3-4). These two works are from German composer…