Scale Lesson and Exercise (Part 2 of 3): Rhythmic Vitality for Classical Guitar – This is Exercise No. 12 from my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips,…
Ioannis Theodoridis plays Variations on a Theme of Sor Op.15 by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great performance filled with everything from sensitive and sweet phrasing to contrasts of extroverted intensity. I like his very…
Giacomo Susani (guitar), Nora Braun (cello), and Constantin Riccardi (conductor) perform Nona Onda, a Serenade for Cello, Guitar and Orchestra written by Susani. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Susani is an Italian classical guitarist based in London. Beautiful and lush work…
Finnish classical guitarist Patrik Kleemola plays Preludio No.1 in D Minor and Preludio No.11 in D Major by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). This comes via his great Youtube channel. I’ve followed Kleemola for a few years on Youtube where he’s done…
Scale Lesson and Exercise (Part 1 of 3): Destination Points for Classical Guitar – This is Exercise No. 11 from my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips,…
The McGregor-Verdejo Duo with Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute) and Adrian Verdejo (guitar) perform Jocelyn Morlock‘s work for alto flute and guitar, Verdigris. This comes via McGregor’s YouTube channel. Verdejo is one of Canada’s most active guitarists in new music with…
Fandango by Azuline DuoEmma Rush, guitarSara Traficante, flute Listen or Buy via Azuline Duo, Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and more. Great to hear the new album, Fandango by the Azuline Duo featuring a variety of works for guitar and flute. The album…
What a fantastic project! Some of the world’s greatest professional guitarists team up to give us all 36 Caprices op. 20 by Luigi Legnani (1790–1877). It been a tough few months worldwide bit it’s also becoming a golden age of…
Ana Vidovic plays Capricho Árabe, Serenata para Guitarra, Al eminente maestra Tomas Breton by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Nice performance by Vidovic with good shaping and phrasing even through the more difficult passages.…
Lesson – Fixed Finger Position Exercise for the Left Hand for Classical Guitar – This is exercise No. 10 from my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips,…
The amazing Vietnamese guitarist Thu Le plays ensemble music with her daughters. These come from her great YouTube channel. Thu Le is a top notch player and it’s great to see her family is also so musical too. If you’re…
Before beginning my Volume 2 Method Book let’s review some ideas that we’ll be working on. You may not understand or remember everything below. You can go ahead and just work on my book without worrying about this but by…