Lesson: Extension and Contraction of the Right Hand
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…
Review: The Legend of Hagoromo by Aaron Larget-Caplan
The Legend of Hagoromo American & Japanese Music for Classical Guitarby Aaron Larget-CaplanStone Records 2015 I recently received this excellent recording, a mix of Japanese and American music performed by Aaron…
Roland Dyens Plays Sor, Reinhardt, and Piazzolla
Roland Dyens plays Fernando Sor’s Le Calme, Django Reinhardt’s Nuages, and Astor Piazzolla’s Oblivion + Libertango on a 1947 Bouchet guitar. Includes an excellent into about the guitar and the…
Pascal Valois Plays Magnien on Romantic Guitar
Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois plays Andante by Victor Magnien on a Romantic Guitar (Stauffer – Legnani guitar built by Gary Southwell). You can also see him playing Mertz’s Fingals-Höhle or…
Adam Kossler Plays Polka by Shostakovich
American guitarist Adam Kossler plays Polka from Dances of the Dolls by Russian (Soviet era) composer Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975). Arrangement by John Kossler (brother I assume). This comes via Kossler’s YouTube…
Matthew McAllister Plays Barrios on Four Guitars
Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister plays the third movement of La Catedral, Allegro solemne by Agustín Barrios (1885–1944) on four different guitars. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their constantly updated YouTube channel. Always a pleasure to…
Tremolo Lesson and Exercise for Classical Guitar
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.…
Pumping Nylon Video Lessons for Guitar
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…
Kang Min Ji (10yo) plays Prelude BWV 1006a by Bach
10-year-old Kang Min Ji plays the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 4, BWV 1006a by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA and…
Lesson: Dreams by Richard Summers (easy)
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…
Audio Comparison of Six Guitars by Sigurdson
A nice audio comparison of six different classical guitars by Canadian luthier Jeff Sigurdson on his Youtube channel. All are played by Drew Henderson and all with the same mic…
Marcin Dylla Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos
Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla plays all five Preludes by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959). It’s great to have all the preludes in one video and by such a great musician. This…