Rupert Boyd plays Prelude in E Major, BWV 1006a by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via his YouTube Channel. This recording is featured on Boyd’s upcoming release, The Guitar (Sono Luminus), available 04.26.2019. Pre-order via Amazon. I’ll doing a…
Kanahi Yamashita Plays Prelude BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Young Classicals on YouTube. Since her childhood in Nagasaki, Japan, Kanahi Yamashita was a member of Kazuhito Yamashita Family Quintet. I had the pleasure of meeting…
Bourrée from Suite in E Minor BWV 996 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). – PDF Sheet music for classical guitar. Includes a free sheet music edition or a premium TAB Edition. The level is Intermediate (Approximately Grade 6-7). Youtube Video…
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…
French guitarist Jérémy Jouve plays 3 Figures Fractales by Atanas Ourkouzounov (b.1970). This comes via the Ourkouzounov’s YouTube Channel. Jouve sounds fantastic as usual in this new challenging work. His excellent phrasing, dynamics, and momentum keep this piece focused and meditative. Dramatic work…
Etude (Maestoso) Op.1, Part 3, No.1 by Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829) – Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Free notation edition or Notation + TAB, Modern Fingering, PDF Download. Level: Intermediate (Grade 5 or 6). Youtube Lesson Link. Free Notation Only Edition Etude Op.1,…
The Beatles on classical guitar (books, sheet music, tab, videos). Just as classical pieces often have a melody and accompaniment, arrangements of The Beatles on classical guitar provide great melodies and accompaniment to recreate these well known songs. Below are…
Emmanuel Sowicz plays Quatre Pièces (pour la guitare) by Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great playing by Sowicz, filled with expressive but clean and clear articulations and ideas. Keep listening for the beautiful…
The Shearer Method Series Books 1-4by Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, and Alan HirshAlfred Publishing, Released 2012-2019 Buy the Books via Amazon, Aaron Shearer Foundation, Sheet Music Plus I recently looked at Book 4 from this series and was very pleased…
Botti Guitar Duo (Han Eun한은, Heo Yulim허유림) play Evening Dance by Andrew York (b.1958) on Walter Verreydt guitars. This comes via PARTITA Guitar Salon in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube channel. Listen all the way through for some great ensemble playing with some very…
Matthew McAllister plays the 3rd movement, Preludio e toccatina from Aquarelle by Sergio Assad (b.1952) during a session via Uroš Barič and Baros Records in Slovenia. This comes via McAllister’s YouTube channel. Great playing as usual and you can always…
Augustin Pesnon plays Notes Indiscrètes by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their amazing YouTube channel. Sound Engineer: Basile Segouin; Guitar: Greg Smallman & Sons 2011; shot in Paris, France. Directed by Dora Surdeau. Nice little piece with…