16-year-old American guitarist Olivia Chiang plays Farewell by Harp Guitarist John Doan on a 2007 Aaron Green cedar and rosewood guitar. This comes via the excellent Guitar Salon International via their YouTube. John…
A full video lesson tutorial for Prelude No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) for classical guitar. I go through the four main sections, discussing the piece and demonstrating. This is a great…
Guitar LadiesClassical guitar music by women composersBy Heike MatthiesenRelease: September 2016 Listen to Samples or Buy: CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes Composers:Madame Sidney Pratten (1821-1895)Maria Luisa Anido (1907-1996)Ida Presti (1924-1967)Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931)Sylvie Bodorova (b.1954)Annette Kruisbrink…
Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays Milonga del Mar from Scènes panoramiques by Canadian composer Patrick Roux, recorded November 19, 2016 in Toronto. Video and audio by Drew Henderson. Milonga del…
Review: Cordoba C10 Parlor Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Canadian cedar topSolid Indian Rosewood back & sidesIndian rosewood binding / Indian rosewood bridge7/8 body size, 50mm nut widthmother-of-pearl…
Review: Cordoba C12 Classical GuitarCordoba ‘Luthier Series’ Line of GuitarsSolid Canadian Cedar TopSolid Indian Rosewood back & sides650mm scale lengthRaised (Elevated) FingerboardPrice range from $1650-$1850 USD Buy from Amazon.com for the best…
Lesson of the week: “The Spider” Left Hand Finger Independence and Stretch Exercise. This exercise comes from one of the most popular books for the classical guitar: Pumping Nylon by American guitarist…
Sanel Redžić plays Five Bagatelles (1971) by English composer William Walton (1902-1983). This comes via Redžić’s YouTube. Great video and awesome to have all five of the Walton pieces in one…
Always nice to feature youth players on the site as we might hear them again down the road and they deserve so much praise for their hard work. 12 year…
The amazing guitarist Isaac Bustos plays Lágrima [Tear] – Preludio by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). Beautiful performance of this short and sweet classic by Tarrega. Audio and video by the great Canadian guitarist and…
This is from my Lesson of the Week segment of the site. A lesson on shifts and string noise for classical guitar using Ricardo Iznaola’s Kitharologus: The Path to Virtuosity (Amazon).…
Belorussian guitarist Tatyana Ryzhkova gives a nice lesson on melodic work, tremolo, and other warm-up exercises. This comes via her popular YouTube Channel. I haven’t been posting her lesson videos but…