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The Shearer Method Books 1-4

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…

A Salon Opera by Flauguissimo Duo

A Salon Opera by Flauguissimo DuoYu-Wei Hu (flute) & Johan Löfving (guitar)Resonus Classics 2019Flauguissimo Duo Website Buy or listen via Spotify, Amazon, iTunes “Taking its inspiration from the Viennese salon music from the first half of the nineteenth century, when…

Guitar Recital by Vojin Kocić

Guitar Recital by Vojin KocićNaxos Records 2019Artist Website Buy/Listen via iTunes, Amazon, Naxos, Spotify, et al. I’ve been really enjoying this new release by the amazing Swiss guitarist Vojin Kocić. Main highlights on the album include two of the great…

Frederick Noad - The Romantic Guitar Anthology

Frederick Noad Guitar Anthologies

I grew up with the Frederick Noad books, they were the first collections of classical guitar music I owned. With a mix of levels from easy to advanced, generally good fingering, and solid editing they are an excellent addition to…

John Cage Piano Music Arranged for Guitar

Piano Music Arranged for Guitarby John Cage, arranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanEdition Peters, 2017Sheet Music, Notation, 20 PagesBuy or Learn More at Edition Peters Also see his beautifully recorded album of this music and more via Amazon or iTunes on his…

Koonce - Bach Lute Suites for Guitar

Bach Lute Suites for Guitar

The Solo Lute Works of Johann Sebastian Bach for Guitar – Bach didn’t specifically write any works for the lute, at least not in practical terms. He likely composed the works on lute- harpsichord (lautenwerk), an uncommon instrument, and so…

Lección No. 84 by Sagreras – Lesson & Free PDF

Lección No. 84 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) for Classical Guitar. From his method Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra. PDF Download, Includes Both Notation-Only & Notation + TAB Editions. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 4). YouTube Lesson Link. Free Sheet Music and Free…

Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios

Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios – PDF or Hardcopy technique book with free video lessons for each exercise. Notation Only with Fingering, String Numbers, and Positions. PDF Download or Hardcopy, 122 Pages. 2019 Edition. By Bradford Werner…

Albeniz - Sheet Music for Guitar

Isaac Albeniz: 26 Pieces for Guitar (Sheet Music)

Stanley Yates has been publishing some great material as of late from technique books, Bach editions, to complete sonatas of Mateigka. So, I’ve come to trust him as an editor and player too. This book of work by Isaac Albéniz…