Theorbo Development in the 17th Century
Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it’s like to carry it around on the…
Grade 3 Lesson: Tanz by Fuhrmann
This lesson comes from my new book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3 – Seven pieces at the grade three level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Tanz – Supplement…
Grade 3 Lesson: Bella Gioiosa by Fabritio Caroso
This lesson comes from my new book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3 – Seven pieces at the grade three level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Bella Gioiosa from…
Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3 – PDF or hardcopy method book with dedicated lessons and pieces in notation with fingering. A TAB supplement at the end includes the pieces (not the…
Mari Mäntylä plays Finnish Rhapsody by Koshkin
Finnish guitarist Mari Mäntylä plays Finnish Rhapsody by Russian composer Nikita Koshkin (b.1956) on a 10-string guitar (decacorde). This comes via her great YouTube channel. I can’t find anything about…
Hanna Link plays Ivanov-Kramskoi
Hanna Link plays ПОРЬІВ (Pariv) by Aleksandr Ivanov-Kramskoi, in Russian: Александр Михайлович Иванов-Крамской (1912–1973). This comes via Link’s great YouTube channel. Great performance by Link with unrelenting determination in the…
Prelude in D minor, BWV 999 by Bach for Guitar
Prelude BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – PDF Sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both notation-only edition and tab edition. The level is mid to late intermediate…
Kjeldsberg-Cordover Play Folies Duet by Bevilacqua
Nova Vita Duo with Runar Kjeldsberg and Jacob Cordover play Variations pour deux guitares sur les Folies d´Espagne Op.48 by Matteo Bevilacqua (1772 – 1849). This comes via Kjeldsberg’s YouTube channel.…
Brasil Guitar Duo Play Preludes and Fugues by Drozd
The Brasil Guitar Duo (João Luiz and Douglas Lora) perform Prelude and Fugue in G# Minor and A minor from 24 Preludes and Fugues op. 204 by Polish composer Gerard Drozd.…
Haas and Malliaras Perform Sailor Boy by Britten
Aaron Haas (guitar) and Anastasia Malliaras (voice) performing Benjamin Britten’s folksong arrangement “Sailor Boy”. Hass is playing a classical guitar built by German Vazquez Rubio. This comes via Guitar Salon International and…
Lesson: Practicing the Right Hand Alone on Open Strings
Lesson: Practicing the Right Hand Alone on Open Strings for Classical Guitar (YouTube Lesson Link). The right hand is often neglected in practice and this video addresses that issue. The…
Lesson: Prelude No.1 by Villa-Lobos
Lesson: Prelude No.1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) for Classical Guitar – It’s a 30min video lesson so here’s the outline. The main thing I discuss is the form of the…