Classical Guitar: Contemporary Concepts 1Way to Play Guitar Series by FJH Music Companyby Sean Thrower and Edited by Philip Groeber Buy the book via FJH Music or Amazon I was happy to receive this copy of Sean Thrower’s new book…
Weimar Guitar Quartet (Stephanie Jones, Hanna Link, Karmen Stendler, Jakob Schmidt) play Basque Songs by Jesús Guridi (1886 – 1961). You can read about the piece below via Stendler’s YouTube but also see my recent post about their fantastic debut album. Have fun…
This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…
Rupert Boyd – The GuitarArtist WebsiteSono Luminus Records 2019 Buy, Listen, Learn More: Sono Luminus | Amazon |Apple Music | Spotify Rupert Boyd has been featured on the site numerous times and has clearly established himself as a top notch…
The amazing Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Caprice No. 9 “The Hunt” from 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Love his smooth legato lines, witty articulations, and quick contrasts. Excellent write-up by Henderson on YouTube:…
This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…
Studying music theory – Classical music theory and musicianship is a long-term study that can take years but it’s well worth the effort. Most music schools and conservatories have music theory classes which are an affordable and comprehensive way to…
Buy or Learn more via Amazon The Solo Lute Works of Johann Sebastian Bach The Baroque Guitar In Spain and the New World Renaissance Vihuela & Guitar in Sixteenth-century Summary – I love these anthologies by Frank Koonce for a…
Daniel Shoskes, aka Kidney Kutter (he’s a Urologist) plays Fantasia #1 Quarto Tono & Duo Pleni Sun from Silva de Sirenas (1547) by Enríquez de Valderrábano (c. 1500-1557) on a gut strung renaissance Vihuela by Dan Larson. This comes via…
DUO Singer & Fischer – Sébastien Singer (cello) and André Fischer (guitar) play Dialogos de la Isla y el Mar (1. Movement) by Leo Brouwer (b.1939) with Fischer on a 1968 Daniel Friederich guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their…
This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…
Weimar Guitar QuartetStephanie Jones, Hanna Link, Karmen Stendler, Jakob SchmidtWeimar Guitar Quartet WebsiteDebut Album, Released 2019, Germany Buy or Learn More via their website, or Amazon, iTunes, el al. Having featured the Weimar Guitar Quartet and its members on the…