Student Retention: how to keep students positive & practicing
I’ve been pondering student retention in music lessons and here are some thoughts on the subject. Success & progress is the key The idea of keeping the student happy is…
Menino by Assad for Two Guitars & Cello
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo featuring Wendy Warner play Menino by Sérgio Assad for Two Guitars & Cello. You can also see this other video of Menino played by the Assad brothers themselves along…
Review: Paisajes by Gohar Vardanyan
Artist Website: goharvardanyan.com Tracks:1. Fantasie Hongroise – Johann K. Mertz2. Sevilla – Isaac Albéniz3. Invocación y Danza – Joaquín Rodrigo4. Andaluza – Regino Sainz de la Maza5. Primavera Porteña – Astor…
Eva Beneke plays Prelude by Frank Martin
Eva Beneke plays the Prelude from Quatre Pièces Brèves by Frank Martin on a 1948 Hermann Hauser I via Siccas Guitars on YouTube. I’ve always loved the Martin pieces for…
Eliot Fisk & Paco Peña: NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Eliot Fisk & Paco Peña: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertWhat a treat, Fisk and Peña together for a mini concert in NPR’s excellent tiny desk concert series. Here’s what they…
Lesson: Study No. 24, Op. 60 by Fernando Sor
This post is for my new PDF eBook: Ten Classical EtudesLesson: Study No. 24, Op. 60 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839)Includes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Performance and Lesson…
Strata Motion for Guitar Quartet by Richard Melkonian
A live performance of Strata Motion for Guitar Quartet by Richard Melkonian who is a composer and conductor currently studying at Guildhall School for Music & Drama. Performed by Remy Reber (Guitar I) Giacomo…
Petrit Ceku Plays Presto from BWV 1001 by Bach
I’m always on the lookout for new guitarists, that is, ones I haven’t heard of before. However, I should have known this one who won the Jack Marshall Prize and…
Quality Practice Sessions
Ideas on practicing music with a focus on quality. This not a ‘how to practice’ post but really just a reminder to students about the importance of quality in your…
Marcin Dylla Plays Ständchen by Schubert – Mertz
Marcin Dylla plays Ständchen by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) on a 1924 Hermann Hauser via Siccas Guitars and their Youtube channel. The arrangement is by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) who arranged many…
Changes Upon the Guitar by Frank Wallace
Changes Upon the Guitar from As It Could Be by Frank A. Wallacefor violin, viola and seven guitarsWritten: December, 2013 for Richard Provost and the Hartt School of MusicCommissioned by:…
Frank Wallace plays Fire from The Elements
Fire is the first of four movements from The Elements, written and performed by composer/guitarist Frank Wallace via his YouTube and Gyre Music Label. You can also check out this glowing…