lessons

A lesson on practicing music at three tempos and the need to continue to practice slowly even if you’ve brought your exercise or repertoire to a high speed. This is all framed within the idea to always practice at a…

6 Common Technique Problems Solved with a Better Classical Guitar Position. In this lesson I cover six technique topics that are helped by a better guitar position including: 1. Wrist and Posture Ergonomics. 2. Horizontal Stretch or Reach. 3. Vertical…

First Dynamics and Etude No.3 (Sound Picture) from Method Book Volume 1 for Classical Guitar. This lesson in from my free pdf Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 1 and is the first introduction to playing dynamics on the classical guitar.…

7 Technique Categories to Practice Every Day on Classical Guitar and the importance of using hundreds of progressive and organized exercises designed to help you succeed. Here’s the YouTube Link if you want to watch it there. Although I already…

Do you need to practice for hours and hours to improve at guitar? In this lesson I explore how the quality of your practice is far more important than the amount of time you practice. Although I already have a…

Scales, triads, and chords in C Major. This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This section presents knowledge and technique practice for the key of C major. These will be helpful for the duets, pieces, and chord…

C Major Duet: Menuet en Rondeau by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays the top part as a solo or duet. This work is originally for keyboard but arranged for…

C Major Chord Song and Melody: Morning Has Broken, Hymn on a Scottish Tune. This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. The student plays chords on their own and the melody on its own. There are many…

Vals, No.1, Op.241 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) This lesson comes from my Classical Guitar Method Book Volume 2. This work comes from the C major section of the book so after practicing the scales and chords you’ll recognize some of the…