Positive Music Practice when Injured. I cut my fingertip on my left hand this week and this is how I’ve been dealing with it and still practicing is a positive way and getting good work done. This comes via my YouTube.…
Right hand movement when playing across the strings during scales and similar textures. When moving across all six strings there are three concepts that can be taught by instructors either exclusively or use in combination. This is for scale-like passages, not…
Benefits of Practicing Barre Exercises Everyday on Classical Guitar A lesson on the benefits of practicing barre exercises for classical guitar everyday. I discuss the benefits first and at the end of the video I run through a number of…
A lesson on practicing music at three tempos and the need to continue to practice slowly even if you’ve brought your exercise or repertoire to a high speed. This is all framed within the idea to always practice at a…
Partita No.15 in A Minor by Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (1690-1758). PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar with video performance and lesson. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level…
6 Common Technique Problems Solved with a Better Classical Guitar Position. In this lesson I cover six technique topics that are helped by a better guitar position including: 1. Wrist and Posture Ergonomics. 2. Horizontal Stretch or Reach. 3. Vertical…
First Dynamics and Etude No.3 (Sound Picture) from Method Book Volume 1 for Classical Guitar. This lesson in from my free pdf Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 1 and is the first introduction to playing dynamics on the classical guitar.…
7 Technique Categories to Practice Every Day on Classical Guitar and the importance of using hundreds of progressive and organized exercises designed to help you succeed. Here’s the YouTube Link if you want to watch it there. Although I already…
Question: Do you need to practice for hours and hours to improve at guitar? Not necessary, it’s the quality of your practice sessions and consistency each day that matters more than the amount of time you practice in a single…
Scales, triads, and chords in C Major. This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This section presents knowledge and technique practice for the key of C major. These will be helpful for the duets, pieces, and chord…
C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays the top part as a solo or duet. This work is originally for keyboard but arranged for…
Vals, No.1, Op.241 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This work comes from the C major section of the book so after practicing the scales and chords you’ll recognize some of the…