The Guitar in Georgian England: A Social and Musical History Christopher PageYale University Press, 2020 Learn or Buy from Amazon Thanks to one of my followers for sending me this excellent read. It’s filled with a wealth of info on…
Rests: Quarter, Half, Whole, Dotted Half Note Rests (Rhythm Lesson and Exercises No.7-12). Follow the lesson and get the advice as well as the free exercise No.7 provided on the screen. If you want to practice all 60 rhythm exercises…
Matachin by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). PDF sheet music for classical guitar with video performance and lesson. This comes from my Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2, a collection of six works that come with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and…
Tariq Harb performs Prelude No.4, Op.28 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) on classical guitar, originally for piano. This comes via Harb’s YouTube Channel. He’s also made his sheet music edition available for free via Google Drive. Beautiful performance and arrangement with some nice pacing and…
Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie performs Sonata No.2 del Caminante by Leo Brouwer (b.1939) at Hailes Castle, Scotland. This comes via Beattie’s YouTube where you can see more info and credits. Sonata No.2 was written in 2007 and was dedicated to Odair Assad. Wonderful performance by Beattie with…
La Esfachata de Napoles by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). PDF sheet music for classical guitar with video performance and lesson. This comes from my Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2, a collection of six works that come with both a notation edition with…
Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2 – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Video performances and lessons for each piece. This is a PDF Download. Level: Intermediate…
Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister have a series called Duo Talk on McAllister’s YouTube and this week they had a special discussion on the great Roland Dyens (1955-2016). The discussion also includes Tracy Anne Smith, Louis Trépanier, Valentin Danisevicius, and Roland’s sister Laura…
João Luiz plays Mignoniana from 24 Studies for Guitar by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via Luiz’s YouTube channel. Great piece with all the weaving musical lines and rhythmic interest. Wonderful performance by Luiz with such a natural rhythmic momentum and motivic awareness. Here’s what…
3/4 Time Signatures and Dotted Half Notes (Rhythm Lesson and Exercises No.4-6). Follow the advice at the beginning for free but if you want to do all 60 rhythm exercises check out my Classical Guitar Method Volume 2. This lesson…
Learn every note on guitar with single-string chromatic scales. In this lesson you can learn every note on the guitar quite easily as long as you know the musical alphabet. This is a very important lesson that students often overlook.…
Bor Zuljan & Peter Croton perform Canaries by Ennemond (Vieux) Gaultier (c.1575-1651) from the manuscript Vaudry de Saizenay. This comes via Zuljan’s YouTube channel. Bor plays an 11-course lute by Jiri Cepelak (2018) Peter plays an 11-course lute by Michael…