Well, maybe it has to do with a bit of personal preference. The compositional style is within the context of…
It may be the pieces or the performance style or a combination of both but there seems little musically to…
So impressed by these pieces. I’m a big fan of Hans Haug’s Alba. Another non guitarist writing great guitar music.…
I’m a very late starter sight reading. These lessons make things clear and easy to understand
One thing I’ll say is that bracing pattern itself only accounts for a small part of the build design. The…
Fascinating article; thanks so much for sharing this. A few comments and observations: First, in my experience, an X-braced steel…
In terms of pitch (the sound) there is no difference between E# and F. However, in music notation when within…
Bradford, thank you for your lessons, I started on Book 1 some time back and I am on this piece…
My main advice is to just practice sight reading everyday. Maybe that means 2 minutes a day or 20 minutes…
Hi Brad, Firstly, thank you so much for the love and generosity in producing the material on your website. I…
Have you seen my Structured Curriculum Outline. Some of the things you are looking for are long term study projects…
As an admirer of your numerous excellent lessons I’d like to ask you if you could recommend one (or more)…
Not sure, without rhythm I’m not recognizing that melody.
Can you please tell me the name of the piece: BBBBAGGF#EEGB…..with arpeggios in between these notes? Many thanks Ann Peck
Yes, in general I’d say most pros play with it above eye level depending on the size of the guitar.…
I would recommend Augustine Regals or Imperials for the Recital and either the same for the concert or if you…
Just discovered your excellent review — thanks! I wonder if you could give me some more specific advice. I make…
Very Timely, and useful to see the various other professionals. I had just realised that my headstock was at eye…
In general, yes, there would have been lots of ornamentation and free embellishment. I think embellishment is a better word…
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been listening to different interpretations of this suite as I’m working on learning its components.…
Great to hear!
Hi Bradford Werner, The improvement has taken me to a brand new level. I started with your you tube channel…
Thanks for sharing. This is all great and sound like you are very organized and on the right track.
This is not uncommon and is usually, at least in part, caused by tension in the hand overall. Please do…
That is a great idea! I’ve used silent egg timers for students before, but something more dedicated is a good…
Hello Bradford Werner, I was having a problem keeping the correct time schedule for my routine. I have ADHD and…
Hi Bradford, when playing with ‘m’ and ‘a’ fingers, my ‘i’ finger flexes and so doesn’t match the curvature of…
As a beginner (Method Book 2) I found this Q&A really helpful and will be adopting the tips into my…
Thanks for sharing!
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