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Q&A Lesson: Left Hand Strength & Fatigue

Q&A Lesson of the Week Left Hand Strength & Fatigue on Classical GuitarThis is a Q&A via email by AlanYoutube Video Link The question asked was how to improve strength and avoid fatigue in the left hand. My answer mainly…

Lesson: Right Hand Thumb Position and Movement

Gohar Vardanyan gives a lesson on right hand thumb position and movement. Brought to you by Strings By Mail and their excellent YouTube channel. This is a great lesson for beginners and review for intermediates. As she outlines, make sure to start with…

Passepied by David Kellner (PDF & Lesson)

Passepied in A Major by David Kellner (1670–1748) – Sheet Music for Classical Guitar (originally for lute). Notation Edition & Notes + TAB Edition. Arranged by Bradford Werner. YouTube Video Link. David Kellner (1670–1748) was a German composer of the…

Q&A Lesson: Ornaments During Early Stages of Practice

Q&A Lesson of the Week – Ornaments During Slower and Early Stages of Learning a Piece. This was a Q&A via email from one of the site’s followers. Youtube Video Link. A discussion and lesson about adding ornaments during the…

Lesson: Left Hand Thumb Position

Lesson of the Week – Left hand thumb positionThis is a Q&A via email. Youtube Video Link. A discussion and lesson about the left hand thumb position for classical guitar. This is a question from Paul who wanted to know…

Right Hand Stability for Classical Guitar

Lesson: Right Hand Stability, stopping the right from bouncing while playing. This is a Q&A via a YouTube commenter. A discussion and lesson about right hand stability for classical guitar. The question was regarding a “bouncing right hand” issue. I…

Pastorel by David Kellner (PDF & Lesson)

Pastorel in A Major by David Kellner (1670–1748) – Sheet Music for Classical Guitar (originally for lute). Notation Edition & Notes + TAB Edition. Arranged by Bradford Werner. YouTube Video Link. This piece nicely placed in a set with Kellner’s…

Lesson: Guitarists Should Practice Triadic Arpeggios

Lesson /Discussion of the Week – Triadic Arpeggios for GuitarGuitarists should practice actual arpeggios more often.Youtube Video Link A discussion and lesson about the importance of practicing triadic arpeggios for classical guitar. Find more video lessons here, or check out pages for…

Duet Play-Along: Minuet by Petzold from Method Vol.1

Minuet in G by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) – From J.S. Bach’s Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach. – Duet Play-Along Video for beginner guitar from my Free Classical Guitar Method Volume 1. I’ll play the duet with Natasha and then play the student…

Brouwer Etude No. 11 and Lesson

Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 11 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 11 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a…

Brouwer Etude No. 10 and Lesson

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 10 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 10 from Estudios Sencillos. I play…

Brouwer Etude No. 9 and Lesson

Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 9 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 9 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson…