I had a great time doing this interview for Matthew McAllister‘s excellent Gallery of Guitar YouTube channel. Go subscribe now because he’ll be interviewing and featuring more players and community…
Q&A Lesson: Practicing Music and Reaching Higher Levels on guitar or any instrument. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site.…
Classical vs Acoustic Guitars – What is the difference between classical guitars and acoustic guitars and what type of guitar should you play as a beginner? Technically, both instruments are…
Napoli 1810: Italian Romantic MusicBy Pascal Valois (romantic guitar) Analekta, 2021 Buy or Listen on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and more. Great to hear this new album of solo works played by Canadian guitarist Pascal…
João Luiz plays Fandango from Tres Piezas Españolas by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). This comes via his YouTube channel. Luiz has posted a number of semi-causal yet virtuosic home performances that I previously featured. Fantastic musicality with…
Lesson: Giuliani Arpeggios No. 1-3 and How they Relate to Repertoire Practice – From 120 Arpeggio Exercises for the Right Hand, Op.1 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). My lesson covers some…
Finnish guitarist Mari Mäntylä plays Orfeo (I.Adagio, II.Allegretto, III.Adagio) by Russian composer Nikita Koshkin (b.1956) on a 10-string guitar (decacorde). This comes via her great YouTube channel. Great playing by…
Etude No.13, Op.100 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – PDF or hardcopy sheet music and free video lesson for classical guitar. This performance and lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire…
Bach: Complete Lute Works on GuitarBy Andrew Wilder, Classical GuitarDecember, 2020 Buy or Listen on: Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, or iTunes Bach: Complete Lute Works on Guitar by Andrew Wilder is…
Raphaella Smits performs Elegie by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) on a period instrument, Mirecourt 1827. From a recent concert in Drongen, Belgium. This comes via her sponsor Strings By Mail and…
Using Large Technique Books: Maintenance and Exploration – Large technique books have hundreds of exercises, so how can you use them in a constructive way without feeling aimless? The key is to…
Study No.15, Op.35 by Fernando Sor (1778 – 1839). PDF sheet music and free lesson video for classical guitar. This performance and lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons…