Phrasing in music: what is a musical phrase?
Let’s start with a definition from the Oxford’s Music Dictionary: phrase. Short section of music of a musical composition into which the music, whether vocal or instrumental, seems naturally to…
John Schneiderman Plays Tarantelle by Mertz
John Schneiderman plays Tarantelle by Hungarian guitarist and composer Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). Schneiderman is the real deal and certainly a multi-instrumentalist. Whether he’s on lute or guitar it’s always great…
Marko Topchii Plays Villa-Lobos Etude 7
Ukraine born guitarist Marko Topchii playing Etude No. 7 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959). Here Marko is playing the preliminary round at the 3rd Changsha International Guitar Competition 2014, Changsha,…
Lesson: Performance Anxiety in Music
As guitarist Scott Tennant states in his technique book “there’s no substitute for preparation.” That is true, you certainly don’t want to perform something you haven’t practiced well. The more you…
Dilbert on the ten thousand hour rule
Dilbert on the ten thousand hour rule. Works well for music! Link/ Source: You can check out this Dilbert comic and more of Scott Adams here: www.dilbert.com
Matt Palmer Plays La Joia by Vicente Asencio
Matt Palmer playing Vicente Asencio’s La Joia, from Collectici Intim, on a 2002 Edmund Blochinger classical guitar at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. I really like Palmer’s playing,…
Kaiser Schmidt Guitar Duo play Bach
Kaiser Schmidt Guitar Duo plays Sonata I (MVT1) Allegro Moderato BWV 525 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Nice arrangement and some very good ensemble skills displayed by this young duo.…
Omán Kaminsky plays Thème varié et Finale Ponce
Omán Kaminsky plays Thème varié et Finale by Manuel M. Ponce. Originally from Mexico City, Kaminsky later studied in Holland with Zoran Dukic. Kaminsky sounds great here as he plays…
Thomas Viloteau plays Suite Brasileira No.3 by Sergio Assad
Thomas Viloteau plays the last movement of the Suite Brasileira n°3 commissioned and dedicated to him by Sergio Assad. Intense and filled with Brazilian fun! Here’s some early biography of…
Nocturne No.2, Op.4 by Mertz
Nocturne No.2, Op.4 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Free video lesson. Includes both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Intermediate (Grade 6)…
Marcin Dylla plays Sonata Op. 168 by Diabelli
Marcin Dylla plays Sonata in F Major OP. 168, No. 1, 1st Movement by Anton Diabelli (1781–1858). Diabelli was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer and also played and taught…
Mahmoud Turkmani plays Soleá
A bit of flamenco for you today. Enjoy. Mahmoud Turkmani plays Soleá on a 1969 José Ramirez M.M. via Siccas Guitars. Interesting guy, he obviously does more than flamenco: “The…