Why injury prevention is so important via The Strad
Check out the great article on preventing injury in music practice via The Strad. You are can read the article here. Some tips include: 1. Keep moving, 2. Be prepared and…
Lesson: Practicing Musically by Matthew McAllister
Matthew McAllister gives a lesson in practicing guitar musically. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Here’s a great lesson about listening and practicing in a musical way. Practicing…
Victoria Guitar Trio Play Aphex Twin
Here’s a video from one of my recent concerts with two of my best buddies. The Victoria Guitar Trio performs Avril 14th by Aphex Twin (arranged by Adrian Verdejo) in…
Review: Performing Baroque Music on Classical Guitar by Peter Croton
Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar: a practical handbook based on historical sourcesby Peter CrotonPaperback: 240 pagesPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 15, 2015)Author’s Website: peter-croton.com Look inside the…
Steve Cowan Plays Intermezzo by Jacques Hétu
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Prelude (Op. 41) and Intermezzo (Op. 80) by Canadian composer Jacques Hétu (1938-2010). The Prelude is from the suite of Op. 41 which is a…
Duo Luminoso Plays Paganini
Duo Luminoso (Latvian violinist Laura Zarina & German guitarist Heike Matthiesen) play Cantabile (Op.17 109) by Italian violinist, guitarist, and composer Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). You can check out a public…
Xuefei Yang Plays Nocturnal by Britten
The amazing Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang plays Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op.70 by English composer Benjamin Britten at the Boston Guitarfest 2015. This comes via their YouTube where the great vids…
Pavel Steidl Plays Hommage a Jimi Hendrix by Domeniconi
Fabulous Czech guitarist Pavel Steidl plays Hommage a Jimi Hendrix by Italian guitarist and composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) at the Fourth International Alexander Frauchi Festival, Moscow. Gnessins’ Academy of…
Rob MacDonald Plays Percussion Study I by Kampela
Canadian guitarist Rob MacDonald plays Percussion Study I by composer Arthur Kampela. Rob is a fantastic player and also has a great duo with Tracy Anne Smith called ChromaDuo. The…
3 Lutes and Voice setting of il Ballo di Mantova
Renata Fusco, Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela & Massimo Lonardi perform in a very pleasing setting of lutes, a vihuela (or some early guitar), and voice. I imagine this is their…
Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar – Volume 1
Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar Volume 1 – Solo Fingerstyle Arrangements with Lyrics & Chords. Includes Two Editions: Notation Only & Notation + TAB. Easy melody + bass notes +…
Liying Zhu Plays Etude No. 2 by Villa-Lobos
Liying Zhu plays Étude No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). I featured Liying Zhu last week playing Barrios tremolo. I’m so impressed with the combination of accuracy and musicality. Love…