Thu Le performs Loi Lo Blend by Sergio Assad (b.1952) on classical guitar. This comes via Knobloch Strings and their YouTube channel. Amazing performance by Thu Le with impressive clarity to the intricate lines and an infectious rhythmic delivery. Great blending of musical styles by…
Salvatore Fortunato & Fabio Perciballi perform Bagatelle by Ida Presti (1924-1967). This comes via Siccas Guitars media program and their YouTube channel. Great performance of this exciting duo with excellent motivic attention and fun articulation throughout. They also have a recording of this work…
Performance and Lesson for Study No.14 in E Minor, Op.60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar: 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor. Fernando Sor’s Op.60 is one of…
Exploring the Fretboard No.45-53: Comparative unison passages and orientation to unison notes across the fretboard from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount…
Q&A Part 3 of 3: Technique & Articulation Questions for Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. I held…
Ariel Abramovich performs three Ricercars (or Fantasias) by Italian Renaissance lute composer Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) on vihuela de mano. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s great YouTube channel. Excellent performance by Abramovich with a lovely rhythmic feel and motivic attention. I love the…
Bacchanale for two prepared guitars by John Cage (1912-1992)Arranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanPublished by Edition Peters Score and recording info or purchase at Aaron Larget-Caplan’s Store. Big thanks to Aaron Larget-Caplan for sending me his arrangement of John Cage’s Bacchanale for…
Exploring the Fretboard No.39-40: Comparing 1st Position to 13th Position and Comparing Major and Minor Triads on the Fifth String from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book…
Exploring the Fretboard No.41-44: Single String Exercises on the 6th String from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of ordered material and…
Bozhana Pavlova performs Drei Tentos from Kammermusik (1958) by Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) on classical guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. I love the Drei Tentos and can’t help to feature them whenever they appear. The concise and lyrical writing…
Chad Ibison performs Unruhe from Bardenklänge, Op.13 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) on a 2023 Vladimir Druzhinin classical guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Great performance by Ibison with nice contrasts between extroverted and intimate sections along with excellent Romantic phrasing. Sheet…
Exploring the Fretboard No.36-38: Single String Exercises on the Fifth String, A Major with Triad, Bb Major, and B Chromatic from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book…