Play Piazzolla for Classical Guitar
This book of Astor Piazzolla arrangments by Gary Ryan is super popular in my studio. The arrangements sound great slow or fast but are only rarely awkward or difficult. Although…
David Russell Plays El ultimo trémolo by Barrios
One of my students is playing El ultimo trémolo, also called Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios or El último canto by Agustín Barrios Mangoré so I was looking for good examples…
Review: Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson
Album Title: Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan JohansonArtist: Luke Trimble (guitar) and Matthew Keating (cello)Artist Website: www.luketrimble.com Buy or Listen to Samples via Amazon:Lines Color & Form: Music of Bryan…
Simple Major Scale Patterns for Students
Two free major scale patterns for classical guitar. These are great for students learning their first moveable patterns. Some beginner students just need to get playing their major scales and…
Jorge Caballero: A Lesson on Speed for Classical Guitar
An interesting video lesson by Jorge Caballero about how to play fast and increase your speed on classical guitar. I like his note about the different types of speed. Also,…
Tal Hurwitz plays I. Allegretto from Sonatina by Berkeley
Tal Hurwitz recently placed second at the Boston 2013 competition. Here he plays the excellent first movement from Lennox Berkley‘s Sonatina. Really nice video too, multiple angles and everything. Great performance…
Berta Rojas plays “Salsa Roja” by Vincent Lindsey-Clark
Berta Rojas plays “Salsa Roja” by Vincent Lindsey-Clark, this is also the title track of her new album full of South American music. Dancers: Marisol Moreno and Alfredo Pino. See…
Left Hand Pressure Exercise by Gohar Vardanyan
This lesson brought to you by Strings By Mail and Gohar Vardanyan is great, I wish more companies or artists would give online lessons. This one is regarding Left Hand Pressure…
Francesco Trevisani – Young Woman Playing The Lute
Francesco Trevisani (April 9, 1656 – July 30, 1746) was an Italian painter, active in the period called either early Rococo or late Baroque (barochetto). Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746)A Young Woman…
Berta Rojas and Paraguay’s “landfill” children’s orchestra
Photo Credit: July, 2013 in Barrio San Jeronimo, Asuncion, Paraguay (Photo/Zenoura) via NBCLatino Multi-award winning Berta Rojas is not only one of the top classical guitarists in the world… Her new album…
Prelude in G by Santiago de Murcia
This is a beautiful work by Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) and is by no means just a student work. In fact, some of the movements of the suite are quite…
Gig & Student Works: Georgia On My Mind
A new section of the site is Gig and Student Works where I’ll be making videos of some of my favorite material for my students for casual gigs. I like…