Canadian guitarist Ben Diamond plays Night Spirit Suite (2008) by Canadian composer Andrew Staniland (b.1977). This comes via Diamond’s YouTube. A well-title work for this Halloween night post! Staniland has written a number of solo and ensemble works for guitar including the excellent…
English guitarist Martin Bickerton plays Sonata in A by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). This comes via his YouTube Channel and his lesson series titled “Tuned Up”. He plays the sonata and then talks about the piece and also gives a lesson on exercises for: 1)…
Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones plays the last movement of the BWV 1001 violin sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) This comes via her great YouTube Channel. Fantastic playing as usual from this exciting young artist studying in Germany. 19th Century J.A Stauffer copy by…
Enjoy this wonderful set of 24 pieces for students, Klangbilder No.1-24 (Band 1 & 2) by Carlo Domeniconi (b.1947) for classical guitar, ranging from easy to early-intermediate, filled with a wealth of musical moods and motifs. Klangbilder essentially translates to…
Tengyue ‘TY’ Zhang plays Hommage a Villa-Lobos (Tuhu) by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via Guitar Magazine on their Youtube channel. Zhang is the winner of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Concert Artist Competition last year. He is…
QuartettoCMantova and Giacomo Susani (guitar) perform Quintet written by Susani. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Susani is an Italian classical guitarist based in London. Some great ensemble work with all the precise group articulations. Refined playing and composing by Susani, very well…
A lesson on practicing slowly with a metronome. Do you actually practice slow enough? I guide you through the process and how I first practice a piece very very slowly. It’s also a way of pushing the tempo forward gradually…
Composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939) conducts his 1986 Concierto Elegiaco with Zaira Meneses playing the guitar. This was at the 2018 Boston GuitarFest at the New England Conservatory of Music and comes to us via Zaira Meneses and her great YouTube Channel. Great…
Joël Impérial (Viola) and Gilbert Impérial (Guitar) perform Sonata for viola and guitar in D minor I – Molto moderato by Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953). This comes via Gilbert Impérial’s YouTube channel with video & audio by Drew Henderson. Ferdinand Rebay…
In the 2nd vlog episode I show you a few pictures of where I live in Victoria, BC, Canada, talk about my trio CD, Erin’s Book, what I’ve been focusing on for teaching this week, and play a rough draft…
A left hand lesson on practicing in position blocks to organize the left hand and make pieces easier for classical guitar. Practicing pieces in position blocks is great because playing in position is generally easy. It’s shifting from one position…
Julia Trintschuk plays Allegro from Sonata Giocosa by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) on a 2016 Richard Newman guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Great playing by Trintschuk of this difficult but wonderful piece. Also see her past videos I’ve posted. She…