Review: Fretboard PhD by Ashkan Mashhour

Fretboard PhD: master the guitar fretboard through intervals by Ashkan MashhourPublisher: Pêle-Mêle Works156 pages, English Buy via Amazon: Fretboard PhD I was happy to receive a copy of this informative book…

Sabrina Vlaskalic plays Sonata Op. 47 by Ginastera

Serbian born guitarist Sabrina Vlaskalic, now teaching at The Prince Clause Conservatoire (The Hanze University) in Groningen, The Netherlands, plays Sonata Op. 47 by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983). This…

Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Lauro

Spanish guitarist Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Venezuelan composer/guitarist Antonio Lauro (1917–1986). This piece pretty much sums up what people want from South American guitar with sections of beautiful melody…

Duo Amaral Play Santórsola

Duo Amaral (Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral) performing the 4th movement Finale from Suite all’antica for 2 guitars (1975) by Brazilian-Uruguayan composer Guido Santórsola (1904–1994). Santórsola wrote a ton of…

Duo Vela (Guitar and Flute) Play Tedesco

Duo Vela, American flutist Marla Nistico and Australian guitarist Daniel Nistico, perform Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205 (1965) – I. Allegretto grazioso by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). The video mislabeled…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Music of Memory by Maw

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by British composer Nicholas Maw (1935–2009). One of the great works of the period (1989, rev. 1991), Viloteau pulls it off beautifully.…

Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical Guitarists

Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical GuitaristsYouTube Video Link This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page. This is a lesson for beginner classical guitarists.…

Lesson: Arpeggio Patterns on Single Strings

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Practicing Arpeggio Patterns on Open Strings The three main benefits of this are: 1. Increased Right Hand Accuracy, 2. Creation of a compact hand…

Canción y Tango for Guitar and Clarinet by Drozd

Jakub Kościuszko (guitar) & Jan Jakub Bokun (clarinet) play Canción y Tango op. 145A by Polish composer Gerard Drozd. This comes via Gerard Drozd’s YouTube Channel and was recorded live at…

Adam Levin Plays Espacio de Guitarra by Halffter

Guitarist Adam Levin plays a world premiere of Espacio de Guitarra by Spanish composer Cristobal Halffter. June 16, 2017 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Great performance filled with…