This is from my Lesson of the Week segment of the site. The idea of Extension and Contraction is so common for the left hand but rarely practiced in the right hand. I’m using Exercise 21 from Ricardo Iznaola’s Kitharologus:…
During my week of teaching I come across all sorts of repertoire and technique. These are my ramblings and teaching from the week which I’m categorizing as weekly technique tips. This week is a tremolo lesson around the intermediate to…
Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant has become one of the most popular technique books for classical and fingerstyle guitarists alike. It has great physical workouts to train muscles and gain finger independence and dexterity. It’s a very popular book due to its memorable exercises…
Lesson: Dreams by Richard Summers for Classical GuitarLevel: RCM Preparatory Grade (Post-Method, Easy, Beginner)Sheet Music Book: RCM Guitar Preparatory Book This lesson is for my graded repertoire lesson series which you can find halfway down the lesson archive page. When I…
This is a new type of post for site: weekly technique tips. For the first week I though I would use one of the most popular books for the classical guitar Pumping Nylon by American guitarist Scott Tennant. It’s a great…
The amazing Scottish guitarist and teacher Matthew McAllister gives a lesson on ascending and descending slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs) on guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their constantly updated YouTube channel. Bravo to both. 15 minute discussion and lesson including tips on technique, musical…
An impromptu lesson in rasgueado technique for guitar by Pepe Romero. Keep watching through to when he start playing. Romero has some impressive and strong rasgueado but keep close attention to his relaxation tips as that is the key! Watch…
A lesson on Practicing Difficult Passages brought to you by Strings By Mail (thanks!) and Gohar Vardanyan. This is a nice lesson for beginner to intermediate students who are trying to discover what is necessary in the practice room to accomplish pieces successfully.…
If you don’t already know about the excellent YouTube channel “CrashCourse“, they offer easy to absorb videos on complex science, physics, history, politics, psychology and more. This one is about sound and in collaboration with PBS. It has nothing to…
A free lesson on left hand technique with a focus on 4th finger (pinky) troubles. This lesson was request via YouTube comments. For beginner and intermediate students of classical guitar. In this lesson I talk about left hand alignment, guitar…
This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…
This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…