Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 4 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music: Oeuvres pour guitare (guitar works) by Brouwer – Includes the classic Estudio Sencillos (all 4 books), Deux Airs populaires cubains, Deux Themes poulaires…
The amazing Jorge Caballero gives two lessons on tremolo technique for classical guitar. This comes via his great YouTube Channel. It’s particularly good how he first describes different musical contexts for tremolo and then proceeds to discuss alignment and technique.…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 2 & 3 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music: Oeuvres pour guitare (guitar works) by Brouwer – Includes the classic Estudio Sencillos (all 4 books), Deux Airs populaires cubains, Deux…
Lesson of the Week for Classical GuitarShould Beginners Use Rest or Free Stroke? This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page and is connected to my free PDF method book. This is a lesson for beginner…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 1 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel. Sheet Music: Oeuvres pour guitare (guitar works) by Brouwer – Includes the classic Estudio Sencillos (all 4 books), Deux Airs populaires cubains, Deux Themes…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar The main benefits of this are: 1. Accuracy Development 2. Reflex and Speed Development 3. Articulation 4. Security or Physical Confidence. It’s also a way to practice arpeggios in your right hand rather than just playing patterns…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Chromatic Scale Triplet Pattern The three main benefits of this are: 1. Left Hand Dexterity and workout 2. Right hand alternation and string crossings 3. synchronization of both hands. The book I mention can…
This video lesson covers the question: Should beginner classical guitar students learn to play D and G in the first position (top strings) with the 4th finger or the 3rd finger? My answer is to use the 4th finger because…
Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical GuitaristsYouTube Video Link This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page. This is a lesson for beginner classical guitarists. We’ve already looked at the sitting position, left and right…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Practicing Arpeggio Patterns on Open Strings The three main benefits of this are: 1. Increased Right Hand Accuracy, 2. Creation of a compact hand position, and 3. Reminding the thumb to play in front…
A Lesson on Muting Strings During Cross-String Trills – In this lesson I cover the difference in technique and sound between single-string trills and cross-string trills as well as the resulting pitch and harmonic intervals. Not muting your cross-string trills…
David Kellner (1670–1748) was a German composer of the baroque period and a contemporary of Bach. He wrote a sizeable amount of compositions for the lute but also theory of music and equal temperament. His diagram of the circle of…