I recently lent my Ergoplay Guitar Support to a student and realized that it worked as ‘training wheels’ for the student’s guitar position. In other words, because guitar supports essentially put the guitar at approximately a 45 degree angle, the student…
Tag: Artwork Basile de Loose (1809-1885)Tuning the guitarMedium: Oil on PanelDate: 1863
Vittorio Reggianini’s (Italian, 1858-1938) painting “An Amusing Song.” Vittorio Reggianini (Italian, 1858-1938)An Amusing SongOil on canvas Image Credit: artrenewal.org
Paul Gauguin: “The Guitar Player”Date: 1894Location: Paris, FrancePeriod: Paris periodoil on canvasGallery: Private CollectionImage Credit: wikipaintings.org Excerpt via Wiki: Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848 – 1903) was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his…
Francesco Trevisani (April 9, 1656 – July 30, 1746) was an Italian painter, active in the period called either early Rococo or late Baroque (barochetto). Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746)A Young Woman Playing The LutePrivate Collection Image via: www.klassiskgitar.net/trevisani-ayoungwoman
Photo Credit: July, 2013 in Barrio San Jeronimo, Asuncion, Paraguay (Photo/Zenoura) via NBCLatino Multi-award winning Berta Rojas is not only one of the top classical guitarists in the world… Her new album “Salsa Roja” was released globally this week, paying tribute to…
There is a really nice interview with luthier Daniel Friederich over at the GSI Blog. Go check it out. Here’s a small excerpt: AT: Maestro, I can’t help but ask you to comment on the technical questions regarding wood, dimensions and…
Some really interesting sculptures made mainly from bronze. ARMAN BIOGRAPHY (1928 – 2005) “I specialize very much in… everything,” the French-born American artist Arman told an interviewer in 1968. “I have never been — how do you say it? A…
Cordoba Folding Wood Folding Footstool I get a great deal of emails and search engine requests regarding wood foot stools for classical guitar. Sooo, here’s a nice wooden foot-stool via amazon. Classic. I think the security we feel with a foot-stool…
Ceriez, Theodore (1832-1904) – On the way to masquerade ball image source: klassiskgitar.net
New Biography of classical guitarist John Williams by William Starling. I love the down-to-Earth opinions that Williams interview give. He is very realistic about music study and regarding the importance of students experiencing music for themselves rather than enlisting in the musical military…
This is a Guest Post by Dario Bitetti These five studies were in danger of never being heard and of remaining locked in a drawer. The Sicilian musician, Giuseppe Torrisi, conceived his project Five Short Studies (Cinque Studi Brevi) for guitar, twenty years…