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…
Isaac Bustos Plays Asturias (Leyenda) by Albeniz
The fantastic guitarist Isaac Bustos plays Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). Another beautiful performance filled with amazing virtuosity and nice musical shaping. As Bustos said on Facebook “Asturias is…
Lesson: Odair’s Favorite Drill for Guitar
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…
Sly and Cicchillitti perform Schubert’s Standchen
Canadian musicians Philippe Sly (Baritone) and Adam Cicchillitti (guitar) perform the well known lieder Standchen (Serenade) by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). This work, originally for piano and voice, was also arranged by…
Six Melodies by John Cage, Arranged for Guitar and Violin
Six Melodies by John CageArranged for Guitar & ViolinArranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanPublished by Edition Peters Buy via Sheet Music Plus: Six Melodies for Violin and Guitar A few months ago…
Review: Cordoba C9 Parlor Classical Guitar
Review: Cordoba C9 Parlor Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Canadian cedar top, solid mahogany back & sidesIndian rosewood binding / Indian rosewood bridge7/8 body size, 50mm nut widthmother-of-pearl…
Nocturne No.1, Op.4 by Mertz (Lesson, PDF)
Nocturne No. 1, Op. 4 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) for Classical Guitar – PDF Sheet Music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and separate a tab…